Ethical Hacker Contracts

Ethical Hacker
UK

As of 27 July 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Ethical Hacker daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
27 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 570 675
Rank change year-on-year - +105 +177
Contract jobs requiring an Ethical Hacker 0 2 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK - 0.005% 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category - 0.005% 0.004%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 2
10th Percentile - - £559
25th Percentile - £406 £561
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £413 £568
Median % change year-on-year - -27.31% -29.06%
75th Percentile - £419 £572
90th Percentile - - £572
UK excluding London median daily rate - £413 £568
% change year-on-year - -27.31% -29.06%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 30,223 37,356 51,391
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.56% 93.01% 94.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,209 24,199 35,553
10th Percentile £285 £300 £306
25th Percentile £400 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £535
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -1.87% -0.47%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,466 2,247 1,538
10th Percentile £13.72 £13.86 £14.47
25th Percentile £17.30 £18.32 £19.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £42.03 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year -40.16% -2.26% +67.45%
75th Percentile £55.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £75.00 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £39.55
% change year-on-year -41.51% +8.72% +85.68%

Ethical Hacker
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Ethical Hacker in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Ethical Hacker in the UK

Ethical Hacker
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Ethical Hacker.

Daily rate trend for Ethical Hacker in the UK