Penetration Tester
UK > Wales
The median Penetration Tester daily rate in Wales is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 41 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Penetration Tester | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales | 0.68% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.72% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £600 | £613 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | -2.04% | +8.89% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Wales
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title | 276 | 352 | 601 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 94.20% | 89.11% | 94.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 200 | 250 | 463 |
| 10th Percentile | £160 | £187 | £172 |
| 25th Percentile | £255 | £350 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £450 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.11% | - | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £550 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| UK median daily rate | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 27 | 28 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.00 | £11.75 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.29 | £13.06 | £15.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.01 | £19.09 | £18.14 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.09% | +5.21% | -8.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.25 | £31.02 | £19.98 |
| 90th Percentile | £45.00 | £86.54 | £45.75 |
| UK median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
Penetration Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Job postings that featured Penetration Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.
Penetration Tester
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Penetration Tester in Wales.
Penetration Tester
Contract Job Locations in Wales
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 Wales region over the 6 months to 1 May 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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| South Wales | - | 2 | £600 | - | 12 |
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Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 across the Wales region featuring Penetration Tester in the job title.
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Penetration Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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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