The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in West London requiring Security Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Security Testing over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
23
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Security Testing
8
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in West London
Security Testing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in West London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
186
312
529
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West London
88.57%
87.89%
93.30%
Number of daily rates quoted
119
223
383
10th Percentile
£231
£215
£350
25th Percentile
£339
£316
£463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£400
£475
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-15.79%
-13.64%
+7.84%
75th Percentile
£483
£575
£638
90th Percentile
£628
£650
£700
London median daily rate
£550
£550
£590
% change year-on-year
-
-6.78%
+2.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted
19
23
49
10th Percentile
£18.99
£16.25
£29.60
25th Percentile
£20.24
£16.56
£52.00
Median hourly rate
£22.27
£30.16
£64.00
Median % change year-on-year
-26.16%
-52.88%
+176.58%
75th Percentile
£30.79
£50.13
£75.00
90th Percentile
£53.10
£59.50
£85.00
London median hourly rate
£31.67
£29.50
£38.13
% change year-on-year
+7.36%
-22.62%
+5.90%
Security Testing Job Vacancy Trend in West London
Job postings citing Security Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West London.
Security Testing Contractor Daily Rate Trend in West London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Testing in West London.
Security Testing Contract Job Locations in West London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Testing within the West London 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
Security Testing Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West London
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Security Testing also mentioned 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 West London region with a requirement for Security Testing.
Security Testing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West London 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:
