Penetration Testing
UK > UK excluding London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Penetration Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Penetration Testing over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 269 | 287 | 376 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +18 | +89 | +42 |
| Contract jobs citing Penetration Testing | 67 | 113 | 86 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 0.52% | 0.54% | 0.36% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.58% | 0.64% | 0.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 42 | 68 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £403 | £425 | £450 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £491 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £537 | £560 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.52% | -4.20% | -3.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £683 | £669 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £784 | £679 | £738 |
| UK median daily rate | £550 | £586 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.18% | -2.29% | +4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £51.25 | £81.75 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £52.50 | £83.50 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -37.13% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £53.75 | £85.25 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £52.50 | £83.50 | £80.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | +4.38% | - |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London
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 the UK excluding London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 11,543 | 17,602 | 21,544 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 90.42% | 84.74% | 89.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,249 | 10,520 | 14,947 |
| 10th Percentile | £235 | £250 | £255 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £380 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £483 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.50% | - | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £662 | £688 | £688 |
| UK median daily rate | £520 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.95% | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 825 | 2,048 | 1,307 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.33 | £11.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £15.28 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.50 | £37.34 | £36.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.35% | +3.72% | +80.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.50 | £60.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £72.98 |
| UK median hourly rate | £29.00 | £35.65 | £37.30 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.65% | -4.42% | +49.20% |
Penetration Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings citing Penetration Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Penetration Testing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Penetration Testing in the UK excluding London.
Penetration Testing
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Penetration Testing in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Penetration Testing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Penetration Testing in the UK excluding London.
Penetration Testing
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Penetration Testing within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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 |
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| South East | +37 | 26 | £658 | +24.06% | 188 |
| Scotland | +15 | 19 | £535 | +3.88% | 36 |
| North of England | +6 | 12 | £525 | -19.23% | 172 |
| North West | +7 | 9 | £575 | -13.66% | 88 |
| Midlands | +17 | 6 | £569 | +3.41% | 133 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 6 | £569 | -12.50% | 73 |
| East of England | +25 | 3 | £775 | +10.71% | 104 |
| Wales | +2 | 2 | £650 | +79.31% | 22 |
| South West | +25 | 1 | - | - | 97 |
| Yorkshire | +5 | 1 | - | - | 68 |
| North East | -1 | 1 | £550 | -12.00% | 16 |
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Penetration Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:
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