Security Penetration Tester Contract Job Trends in West Yorkshire

Penetration/Security Tester
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire

As of 9 April 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Penetration/Security Tester daily rate in West Yorkshire.

6 months to
9 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 84 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Penetration Tester 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in West Yorkshire 0.094% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.099% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Yorkshire median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
West Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West Yorkshire. 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 West Yorkshire with a recognized job title 1,009 488 961
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.39% 95.87% 92.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 652 323 583
10th Percentile £298 £258 £268
25th Percentile £406 £350 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £588
90th Percentile £635 £638 £675
Yorkshire median daily rate £480 £463 £463
% change year-on-year +3.78% - -11.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 16 26
10th Percentile £13.24 £19.61 £11.75
25th Percentile £14.25 £22.14 £12.32
Median hourly rate £19.00 £24.82 £15.20
Median % change year-on-year -23.45% +63.29% -53.23%
75th Percentile £46.25 £55.29 £22.55
90th Percentile £74.00 £100.28 £53.75
Yorkshire median hourly rate £42.50 £21.24 £14.50
% change year-on-year +100.09% +46.48% -37.63%

Security Penetration Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Security Penetration Tester' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire.

Security Penetration Tester job vacancy trend in West Yorkshire

Security Penetration Tester
Contract Job Locations in West Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Penetration Tester within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 9 April 2026. 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
Leeds - 1 - -
Security Penetration Tester
Yorkshire

Security Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 9 April 2026, Security Penetration Tester contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the West Yorkshire region featuring Security Penetration Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Claude Code
1 1 (100.00%) Offensive Security
1 1 (100.00%) Red Team
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing

Security Penetration Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Claude Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Offensive Security
1 1 (100.00%) Red Team
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing