Security Testing Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Security Testing
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work 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 23 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 255 276 384
Rank change year-on-year +21 +108 +92
Contract jobs citing Security Testing 55 65 80
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.56% 0.44% 0.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.61% 0.51% 0.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 40 67
10th Percentile £287 £425 £450
25th Percentile £375 £525 £489
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £476 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -17.22% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £650 £609 £650
90th Percentile £700 £658 £743
UK median daily rate £525 £600 £588
% change year-on-year -12.50% +2.13% +6.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £48.75 -
UK median hourly rate £52.50 £48.75 -
% change year-on-year +7.69% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,966 12,779 21,313
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 91.62% 86.96% 89.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,079 8,594 15,108
10th Percentile £325 £325 £363
25th Percentile £413 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% -2.78% +2.37%
75th Percentile £630 £638 £650
90th Percentile £763 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £502 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.33% -4.55% +1.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 235 572 503
10th Percentile £13.50 £15.02 £17.70
25th Percentile £18.52 £23.94 £25.63
Median hourly rate £35.00 £43.00 £52.13
Median % change year-on-year -18.60% -17.51% +30.33%
75th Percentile £65.25 £60.00 £67.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £74.45 £79.10
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £37.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year -32.93% +7.14% +34.62%

Security Testing
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Security Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Security Testing trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Security Testing
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Security Testing.

Security Testing daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Security Testing
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Security Testing over the 6 months to 23 June 2025.

Security Testing daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Security Testing
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Security Testing.

Security Testing hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Security Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (3.64%) Confluence
1 2 (3.64%) SAS
Applications
1 1 (1.82%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (1.82%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 19 (34.55%) Azure
2 14 (25.45%) AWS
3 8 (14.55%) GitHub
4 7 (12.73%) Azure DevOps
5 6 (10.91%) GCP
5 6 (10.91%) Power Platform
6 3 (5.45%) Azure Sentinel
6 3 (5.45%) Entra ID
6 3 (5.45%) GitHub Actions
6 3 (5.45%) Microsoft 365
7 2 (3.64%) BrowserStack
7 2 (3.64%) IaaS
7 2 (3.64%) SaaS
8 1 (1.82%) Asana
8 1 (1.82%) Azure AKS
8 1 (1.82%) Azure Key Vault
8 1 (1.82%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (1.82%) OCI
8 1 (1.82%) Sauce Labs
8 1 (1.82%) SonarCloud
Communications & Networking
1 4 (7.27%) Firewall
2 1 (1.82%) HTTP
2 1 (1.82%) Network Security
2 1 (1.82%) SSL
2 1 (1.82%) Wireless
2 1 (1.82%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (9.09%) Power BI
1 5 (9.09%) Tableau
2 1 (1.82%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 7 (12.73%) Jenkins
1 7 (12.73%) REST Assured
2 6 (10.91%) Postman
2 6 (10.91%) Selenium
3 5 (9.09%) Cypress.io
4 4 (7.27%) JIRA
4 4 (7.27%) JMeter
5 3 (5.45%) Appium
5 3 (5.45%) Burp Suite
5 3 (5.45%) GitLab
5 3 (5.45%) JUnit
5 3 (5.45%) Metasploit
6 2 (3.64%) Gatling
6 2 (3.64%) Git
6 2 (3.64%) NUnit
6 2 (3.64%) SonarQube
6 2 (3.64%) TestNG
7 1 (1.82%) Snyk
7 1 (1.82%) TestRail
7 1 (1.82%) Travis CI
General
1 29 (52.73%) Social Skills
2 10 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
2 10 (18.18%) Public Sector
3 8 (14.55%) Finance
4 5 (9.09%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (5.45%) Legal
6 2 (3.64%) Banking
6 2 (3.64%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (3.64%) Law
6 2 (3.64%) Military
7 1 (1.82%) Automotive
7 1 (1.82%) Retail
Job Titles
1 7 (12.73%) Analyst
1 7 (12.73%) Lead
2 6 (10.91%) Cybersecurity Analyst
2 6 (10.91%) Security Analyst
2 6 (10.91%) Senior
3 5 (9.09%) Architect
3 5 (9.09%) Consultant
3 5 (9.09%) Report Analyst
3 5 (9.09%) Security Architect
3 5 (9.09%) Security Consultant
3 5 (9.09%) Test Engineer
3 5 (9.09%) Tester
4 4 (7.27%) Cybersecurity Engineer
4 4 (7.27%) Security Engineer
4 4 (7.27%) Senior Test Engineer
5 3 (5.45%) Automation Tester
5 3 (5.45%) Information Security Consultant
5 3 (5.45%) Java Engineer
5 3 (5.45%) Senior Java Engineer
5 3 (5.45%) Test Automation Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (20.00%) Playwright
2 5 (9.09%) REST
3 3 (5.45%) Jest
3 3 (5.45%) Node.js
4 1 (1.82%) .NET
4 1 (1.82%) ADO
4 1 (1.82%) GraphQL
4 1 (1.82%) Kafka
4 1 (1.82%) pytest
4 1 (1.82%) React
4 1 (1.82%) RESTful
4 1 (1.82%) web3js
Miscellaneous
1 10 (18.18%) Security Posture
2 6 (10.91%) Product Ownership
3 4 (7.27%) Cyber Security Posture
3 4 (7.27%) SCADA
4 3 (5.45%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (3.64%) Cloud Native
5 2 (3.64%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (3.64%) Mobile App
5 2 (3.64%) PKI
6 1 (1.82%) Algorithms
6 1 (1.82%) Blockchain
6 1 (1.82%) Embedded Systems
6 1 (1.82%) EPoS
6 1 (1.82%) Industrial Internet of Things
6 1 (1.82%) IoT
6 1 (1.82%) Management Information System
6 1 (1.82%) Operational Technology
6 1 (1.82%) Web3
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.64%) Android
1 2 (3.64%) Apple iOS
1 2 (3.64%) Linux
2 1 (1.82%) Kali Linux
2 1 (1.82%) Unix
2 1 (1.82%) Windows
2 1 (1.82%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (45.45%) Agile
2 24 (43.64%) CI/CD
2 24 (43.64%) Test Automation
3 18 (32.73%) Cybersecurity
4 16 (29.09%) Application Security
4 16 (29.09%) DevOps
5 14 (25.45%) Penetration Testing
6 13 (23.64%) Performance Testing
7 12 (21.82%) Cloud Security
7 12 (21.82%) DevSecOps
7 12 (21.82%) OWASP
7 12 (21.82%) Problem-Solving
7 12 (21.82%) Test Strategy
7 12 (21.82%) Threat Modelling
8 11 (20.00%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
8 11 (20.00%) Static Application Security Testing
9 10 (18.18%) Non-Functional Testing
9 10 (18.18%) Test Scripting
9 10 (18.18%) Vulnerability Management
10 8 (14.55%) Test Management
Programming Languages
1 15 (27.27%) Python
2 9 (16.36%) Java
3 7 (12.73%) JavaScript
4 5 (9.09%) SQL
5 4 (7.27%) Bash
5 4 (7.27%) PowerShell
6 3 (5.45%) C#
7 2 (3.64%) C++
7 2 (3.64%) Perl
7 2 (3.64%) TypeScript
8 1 (1.82%) Go
8 1 (1.82%) PHP
8 1 (1.82%) Rust
8 1 (1.82%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 12 (21.82%) Security Cleared
2 10 (18.18%) SC Cleared
3 7 (12.73%) CREST Certified
4 5 (9.09%) CEH
4 5 (9.09%) ISTQB
5 4 (7.27%) CISSP
5 4 (7.27%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (7.27%) Degree
5 4 (7.27%) OSCP
6 3 (5.45%) Azure Certification
7 2 (3.64%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (3.64%) CHECK Team Member
7 2 (3.64%) DV Cleared
7 2 (3.64%) GIAC
7 2 (3.64%) OSCE
7 2 (3.64%) Tigerscheme
8 1 (1.82%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 1 (1.82%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (1.82%) ISEB
8 1 (1.82%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (25.45%) QA
2 7 (12.73%) NIST
3 4 (7.27%) Accessibility
3 4 (7.27%) Disclosure Scotland
3 4 (7.27%) NCSC
4 3 (5.45%) GDPR
4 3 (5.45%) PCI DSS
4 3 (5.45%) WCAG
5 2 (3.64%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (3.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (3.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (1.82%) HIPAA
6 1 (1.82%) SOC 2
6 1 (1.82%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 4 (7.27%) Docker
2 2 (3.64%) Active Directory
3 1 (1.82%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 4 (7.27%) Kubernetes
2 3 (5.45%) Nmap
3 2 (3.64%) Nessus
4 1 (1.82%) Grafana
4 1 (1.82%) Kibana
4 1 (1.82%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (1.82%) SCCM
4 1 (1.82%) Terraform
Vendors
1 4 (7.27%) Microsoft
2 3 (5.45%) Google
3 2 (3.64%) Oracle
3 2 (3.64%) Veracode
4 1 (1.82%) Qualys
4 1 (1.82%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.82%) SAP
4 1 (1.82%) ServiceNow