Penetration Testing
South West > Wiltshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Wiltshire requiring Penetration Testing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 72 | - | 74 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +3 |
| Contract jobs citing Penetration Testing | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Wiltshire | 0.15% | - | 0.24% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.18% | - | 0.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £519 | - | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | - | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £556 | - | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £400 | - | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -8.33% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Wiltshire
Penetration 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 Wiltshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 559 | 385 | 700 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wiltshire | 81.73% | 87.30% | 84.85% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 378 | 253 | 503 |
| 10th Percentile | £411 | £313 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £510 | £459 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £706 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £725 |
| South West median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £545 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -3.67% | +1.40% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 33 | 3 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.50 | £22.23 | £14.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.60 | £36.40 | £14.54 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.01 | £60.00 | £18.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -64.98% | +228.77% | -72.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.50 | - | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.15 | - | £74.00 |
| South West median hourly rate | £51.21 | £65.00 | £55.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.22% | +17.12% | -9.76% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Wiltshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Penetration Testing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Wiltshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Wiltshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wiltshire citing Penetration Testing.
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Contract Job Locations in Wiltshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Penetration Testing within the Wiltshire region over the 6 months to 25 January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corsham | - | 1 | £538 | - | 6 |
| Penetration Testing South West |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wiltshire 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: