Ethical Hacker
UK
As of 26 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 26 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 578 | 678 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +100 | +193 |
| 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 | 30,196 | 37,595 | 51,597 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.56% | 93.05% | 94.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,193 | 24,367 | 35,690 |
| 10th Percentile | £284 | £300 | £308 |
| 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 | 1,458 | 2,277 | 1,552 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.73 | £13.69 | £14.57 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £18.27 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £41.81 | £43.32 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -39.85% | -3.47% | +68.67% |
| 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 | £39.03 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.51% | +10.19% | +83.65% |
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.