Ethical Hacker
UK
As of 24 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 24 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 583 | 669 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +86 | +205 |
| 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 | 29,979 | 38,003 | 51,963 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.57% | 93.06% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,060 | 24,608 | 35,955 |
| 10th Percentile | £284 | £298 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £536 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.02% | -0.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £727 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,438 | 2,371 | 1,561 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £13.60 | £14.65 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £18.17 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.94 | £43.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -38.57% | -6.42% | +70.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £75.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £42.91 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.39% | +7.28% | +90.48% |
Ethical Hacker
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Ethical Hacker in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Ethical Hacker
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Ethical Hacker.