Penetration Tester
UK
The median Penetration Tester daily rate in the UK is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 June 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 526 | 553 | 664 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +27 | +111 | +174 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Penetration Tester | 13 | 27 | 27 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.043% | 0.062% | 0.049% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.047% | 0.067% | 0.052% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 18 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £425 | £485 | £441 |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | £509 | £491 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £613 | £558 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.37% | +9.87% | +3.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £697 | £672 |
| 90th Percentile | £550 | £746 | £798 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £600 | £558 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +7.62% | +2.76% |
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 | 27,656 | 40,547 | 52,404 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.13% | 92.93% | 94.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,731 | 25,981 | 36,472 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £281 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +2.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.60% | -1.45% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,204 | 2,979 | 1,502 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.80 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £16.37 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.36 | £37.50 | £44.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.03% | -14.77% | +76.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £62.50 | £65.57 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £74.00 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | -1.23% | +102.50% |
Penetration Tester
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Penetration Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Penetration Tester.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Penetration Tester over the 6 months to 23 June 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Penetration Tester.
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Top 6 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 23 June 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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| England | +61 | 12 | £500 | -23.08% | 162 |
| London | +50 | 7 | £475 | -34.48% | 79 |
| UK excluding London | +34 | 4 | £500 | -16.67% | 97 |
| Work from Home | +23 | 4 | £450 | -24.96% | 130 |
| South West | +44 | 2 | - | - | 15 |
| South East | - | 2 | £500 | - | 28 |
Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 June 2025, 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: