Penetration Testing
Staffordshire > Stoke-on-Trent
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent requiring Penetration Testing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 16 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Penetration Testing | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Stoke-on-Trent | - | - | 1.75% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 2.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £613 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £625 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Staffordshire median daily rate | - | - | £625 |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Stoke-on-Trent
Penetration Testing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Stoke-on-Trent.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 8 | 19 | 47 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent | 66.67% | 57.58% | 82.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 8 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | £189 | £303 | £390 |
| 25th Percentile | £200 | £370 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £260 | £387 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -32.82% | -22.60% | +29.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £422 | £488 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £521 | £625 |
| Staffordshire median daily rate | £210 | £413 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -49.09% | -17.50% | +5.75% |
Penetration Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Stoke-on-Trent
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Penetration Testing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent.
