Hybrid/Remote GXPN Contract Job Trends

GIAC Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester (GXPN)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work with a requirement for GXPN qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 311 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing GXPN 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.010% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.029% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - -
UK median daily rate £525 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

GXPN falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,467 3,003 4,775
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 34.11% 25.69% 27.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,367 1,904 3,068
10th Percentile £350 £330 £350
25th Percentile £425 £430 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -2.78% -1.82%
75th Percentile £623 £625 £638
90th Percentile £713 £725 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 93 88 194
10th Percentile £29.61 £18.20 £19.99
25th Percentile £35.00 £22.00 £33.77
Median hourly rate £45.46 £37.75 £57.75
Median % change year-on-year +20.42% -34.63% -11.16%
75th Percentile £65.00 £67.14 £70.00
90th Percentile £97.00 £75.00 £84.81
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £41.25 £53.50
% change year-on-year -39.03% -22.90% +18.89%

GXPN
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing GXPN and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

GXPN job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

GXPN
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing GXPN.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing GXPN

GXPN
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
General
1 1 (100.00%) Military
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Tester
1 1 (100.00%) Tester
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Unix
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Bash
1 1 (100.00%) C-shell
1 1 (100.00%) Go
1 1 (100.00%) Korn
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 1 (100.00%) GPEN
1 1 (100.00%) GWAPT
1 1 (100.00%) OSCE
1 1 (100.00%) OSCP
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared