Penetration Tester
UK
The median Penetration Tester daily rate in the UK is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 531 | 651 | 833 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +120 | +182 | -103 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Penetration Tester | 41 | 26 | 20 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.10% | 0.048% | 0.022% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | 0.051% | 0.023% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21 | 17 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £438 | £415 | £452 |
| 25th Percentile | £510 | £463 | £496 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £550 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | +3.77% | +11.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £613 | £631 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £798 | £638 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £558 | £543 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.62% | +2.76% | +3.33% |
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 | 37,355 | 51,390 | 85,225 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.01% | 94.57% | 95.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,199 | 35,553 | 60,100 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £306 | £320 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £535 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.87% | -0.47% | +7.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +2.56% | +8.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,247 | 1,538 | 1,903 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.86 | £14.47 | £13.17 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.32 | £19.00 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.03 | £43.00 | £25.68 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.26% | +67.45% | +28.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £65.00 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £77.50 | £67.20 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.00 | £39.55 | £21.30 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.72% | +85.68% | +20.00% |
Penetration Tester
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Penetration Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Penetration Tester
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Penetration Tester.
Penetration Tester
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Penetration Tester over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.
Penetration Tester
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Penetration Tester.
Penetration Tester
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Penetration Tester within the UK over the 6 months to 26 July 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 |
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| England | +92 | 33 | £625 | +12.11% | 4 |
| UK excluding London | +61 | 22 | £600 | +7.62% | 4 |
| Work from Home | +118 | 17 | £600 | +4.35% | 2 |
| London | +88 | 12 | £725 | +1.40% | 2 |
| North of England | - | 10 | £625 | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 6 | £625 | - | |
| South West | +8 | 4 | £600 | +20.00% | 1 |
| East of England | +11 | 2 | £413 | -25.00% | |
| Midlands | - | 2 | £500 | - | |
| North East | - | 2 | £625 | - | |
| North West | - | 2 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | £500 | - | |
| South East | +27 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Wales | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Scotland | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, 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 featuring Penetration Tester in the job title.
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Penetration Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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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