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When do Penetration Testing jobs post on Upwork

Timezone

Penetration Testing jobs peak between 10am and 12pm ET, with Tuesday the busiest day to apply.

10am to 12pm
PEAK HOUR
Tuesday
BEST DAY
45
JOBS PER WEEK
United States
TOP COUNTRY
Hour of day

What hours do Penetration Testing jobs post?

Based on 573 Penetration Testing jobs over the last 90 days, shown in ET.

Number of jobs

Most Penetration Testing jobs post around 10am to 12pm ET.

Day and hour

When do Penetration Testing jobs post, by day and hour?

The darker the cell, the more jobs posted that hour.

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
FewerMore
Day of week

What are the best days to find Penetration Testing jobs?

The days of the week with the most Penetration Testing job posts.

Tuesday posts roughly 1.7x as many Penetration Testing jobs as Saturday.

Top 10 countries

Where do Penetration Testing jobs come from?

Top client countries, last 90 days.

  • United States
    30% (171)
  • India
    10% (58)
  • United Kingdom
    7% (41)
  • Australia
    6% (36)
  • Canada
    4% (21)
  • Pakistan
    3% (19)
  • United Arab Emirates
    2% (14)
  • Germany
    2% (10)
  • Singapore
    2% (9)
  • Malaysia
    1% (8)
Job volumeLand
Budget and rate

What do Penetration Testing jobs pay on Upwork?

Based on observed Penetration Testing job budgets and hourly profiles.

Median

$35/hr

Typical range

$12 to $60/hr

Fixed-price median

$170

Hourly rate distribution for Penetration Testing

Demand trend and job mix

Is Penetration Testing demand growing on Upwork?

How Penetration Testing demand has moved week to week, with the job-type and experience mix.

Weekly job demand

Down 7% over 12 weeks

Jobs per week

Penetration Testing job type

Hourly

62%

Fixed

38%

Penetration Testing experience level

Entry

3%

Intermediate

63%

Expert

34%

How we calculate this

  • We analyzed 573 Penetration Testing job posts from the last 90 days
  • Peak hour is the 60-minute window with the highest average posting volume
  • All times are shown in your selected timezone

Analysis by Shajeel Afzal · Founder & CEO at UpAlerts

Source: UpAlerts · 573 jobs analyzed · Updated June 24, 2026

Hourly breakdown

Hourly posting volume for Penetration Testing jobs, with each hour's share of the full day.
HourJobsShare
9am183%
10am417%
11am346%
12pm315%
1pm326%
2pm295%
3pm254%
4pm305%
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Penetration Testing report

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