Security Testing Jobs in Central London

Security Testing
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Central London requiring Security Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Testing over the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 183 192 270
Rank change year-on-year +9 +78 -12
Permanent jobs citing Security Testing 25 5 30
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 0.68% 0.14% 0.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.71% 0.15% 0.40%
Number of salaries quoted 10 5 22
10th Percentile £52,375 - £77,500
25th Percentile £58,750 £56,250 £83,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 £75,000 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -16.67% +24.14%
75th Percentile £109,063 £95,000 £106,250
90th Percentile £113,750 £98,000 £115,000
London median annual salary £65,000 £75,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year -13.33% -11.76% +25.93%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Central London

Security Testing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Central London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,508 3,389 7,539
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 94.89% 95.09% 95.83%
Number of salaries quoted 1,941 2,865 5,919
10th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £45,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £53,750 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £73,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -1.36% +5.00%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £110,000
London median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year - +3.45% +3.57%

Security Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings citing Security Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Security Testing in Central London

Security Testing
Salary Trend in Central London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Testing in Central London.

Salary trend for Security Testing in Central London

Security Testing
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Testing in Central London over the 6 months to 31 October 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Testing in Central London

Security Testing
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Testing within the Central London region over the 6 months to 31 October 2024. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London +16 18 £87,500 +16.67% 4
City of Westminster - 3 - -
Lambeth - 3 - -
Southwark - 3 - -
Camden - 1 - -
Security Testing
London

Security Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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 1 (4.00%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 7 (28.00%) Azure
2 3 (12.00%) Cloudflare
2 3 (12.00%) GitHub
3 2 (8.00%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (4.00%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (32.00%) Intrusion Detection
2 7 (28.00%) Wireless
3 5 (20.00%) Network Security
4 4 (16.00%) Broadband
4 4 (16.00%) VoIP
4 4 (16.00%) Wireshark
5 1 (4.00%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 7 (28.00%) Burp Suite
2 4 (16.00%) Metasploit
3 3 (12.00%) Jenkins
4 1 (4.00%) JIRA
General
1 16 (64.00%) Social Skills
2 11 (44.00%) Analytical Skills
2 11 (44.00%) Finance
3 6 (24.00%) Presentation Skills
4 5 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 4 (16.00%) Games
5 4 (16.00%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (16.00%) Telecoms
6 2 (8.00%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 7 (28.00%) Penetration Tester
1 7 (28.00%) Tester
2 4 (16.00%) Architect
2 4 (16.00%) DevSecOps Engineer
2 4 (16.00%) Security Architect
3 3 (12.00%) Senior
3 3 (12.00%) Senior Penetration Tester
3 3 (12.00%) Senior Tester
4 2 (8.00%) Security Engineer
4 2 (8.00%) Software Engineer
5 1 (4.00%) Applications Engineer
5 1 (4.00%) Cybersecurity Specialist
5 1 (4.00%) IT Manager
5 1 (4.00%) IT Security Manager
5 1 (4.00%) JavaScript Engineer
5 1 (4.00%) Lead
5 1 (4.00%) Mid-Level Software Engineer
5 1 (4.00%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (16.00%) HTML
2 2 (8.00%) .NET
2 2 (8.00%) Kafka
2 2 (8.00%) Node.js
3 1 (4.00%) React
Miscellaneous
1 8 (32.00%) Cyberattack
2 7 (28.00%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (20.00%) Cyber Threat
4 4 (16.00%) Blog
4 4 (16.00%) IoT
4 4 (16.00%) Management Information System
4 4 (16.00%) Mobile App
5 3 (12.00%) PKI
6 2 (8.00%) Linux Command Line
6 2 (8.00%) Security Posture
7 1 (4.00%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 9 (36.00%) Linux
2 4 (16.00%) Kali Linux
3 1 (4.00%) Android
3 1 (4.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (52.00%) Cybersecurity
1 13 (52.00%) Penetration Testing
1 13 (52.00%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (48.00%) Test Automation
3 8 (32.00%) Creative Thinking
3 8 (32.00%) Incident Response
4 7 (28.00%) DevSecOps
4 7 (28.00%) Information Security
5 6 (24.00%) Application Security
5 6 (24.00%) Mentoring
5 6 (24.00%) Risk Management
5 6 (24.00%) Security Architecture
5 6 (24.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 5 (20.00%) CI/CD
6 5 (20.00%) Cloud Security
6 5 (20.00%) Red Team
6 5 (20.00%) SDLC
6 5 (20.00%) Test Strategy
7 4 (16.00%) Open Source
7 4 (16.00%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 2 (8.00%) C#
1 2 (8.00%) Java
1 2 (8.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (8.00%) PowerShell
1 2 (8.00%) Python
2 1 (4.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 7 (28.00%) CREST Certified
1 7 (28.00%) GIAC
2 6 (24.00%) OSCP
3 4 (16.00%) CISSP
3 4 (16.00%) Cyber Scheme
3 4 (16.00%) DV Cleared
3 4 (16.00%) GPEN
3 4 (16.00%) OSWP
3 4 (16.00%) Security Cleared
4 3 (12.00%) CHECK Team Leader
4 3 (12.00%) GSEC
5 2 (8.00%) CHECK Team Member
6 1 (4.00%) CISA
6 1 (4.00%) CISM
6 1 (4.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (20.00%) PCI DSS
2 4 (16.00%) QA
3 2 (8.00%) Actionable Recommendations
3 2 (8.00%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (8.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 2 (8.00%) GDPR
3 2 (8.00%) GRC
3 2 (8.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (8.00%) NIST
System Software
1 2 (8.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (16.00%) Nessus
1 4 (16.00%) Nmap
2 3 (12.00%) Ansible
2 3 (12.00%) Terraform
3 2 (8.00%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 3 (12.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (12.00%) New Relic
2 2 (8.00%) Dynatrace