Security Penetration Tester Contracts in the Thames Valley

Penetration/Security Tester
South East > Thames Valley

As of 19 April 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Penetration/Security Tester daily rate in the Thames Valley.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 88 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Penetration Tester 54 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 1.96% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.10% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South East median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the Thames Valley with a recognized job title 2,577 2,795 3,369
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.51% 93.85% 96.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,467 1,936 2,294
10th Percentile £212 £313 £188
25th Percentile £367 £406 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £675 £685 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £488
% change year-on-year - +2.56% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 193 73 102
10th Percentile £15.85 £17.19 £10.77
25th Percentile £19.25 £20.00 £12.50
Median hourly rate £45.00 £45.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year - +157.14% -16.86%
75th Percentile £62.50 £66.21 £24.69
90th Percentile £83.47 £79.19 £65.53
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £45.00 £21.00
% change year-on-year +5.56% +114.29% -15.15%

Security Penetration Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings that featured Security Penetration Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Security Penetration Tester in the Thames Valley

Security Penetration Tester
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Penetration Tester in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Security Penetration Tester in the Thames Valley

Security Penetration Tester
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Penetration Tester within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 19 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Berkshire - 54 - -
Security Penetration Tester
South East

Security Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, Security Penetration Tester contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Thames Valley region featuring Security Penetration Tester in the job title.

1 54 (100.00%) Web Services
1 54 (100.00%) Broadband
1 54 (100.00%) Law
1 54 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 54 (100.00%) GIAC
1 54 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 54 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 54 (100.00%) PCI DSS
1 54 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 54 (100.00%) OWASP
1 54 (100.00%) SaaS
1 54 (100.00%) PaaS
1 54 (100.00%) GPEN
1 54 (100.00%) OSCP
1 54 (100.00%) IaaS
1 54 (100.00%) Mobile App
1 54 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 54 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 54 (100.00%) SANS
1 54 (100.00%) Virgin Media
1 54 (100.00%) 5G
1 54 (100.00%) GDPR
1 54 (100.00%) NCSC
1 54 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 54 (100.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
1 54 (100.00%) Application Security

Security Penetration Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 54 (100.00%) IaaS
1 54 (100.00%) PaaS
1 54 (100.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 54 (100.00%) 5G
1 54 (100.00%) Broadband
General
1 54 (100.00%) Law
1 54 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (100.00%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 54 (100.00%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (100.00%) Application Security
1 54 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 54 (100.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
1 54 (100.00%) OWASP
1 54 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 54 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 54 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 54 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 54 (100.00%) GIAC
1 54 (100.00%) GPEN
1 54 (100.00%) OSCP
1 54 (100.00%) SANS
1 54 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (100.00%) GDPR
1 54 (100.00%) NCSC
1 54 (100.00%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 54 (100.00%) Virgin Media