Security Testing Jobs in the City of London

Security Testing
Central London > City of London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for Security Testing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Security Testing over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 175 218 261
Rank change year-on-year +43 +43 -55
Permanent jobs citing Security Testing 4 9 30
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 0.12% 0.19% 0.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.13% 0.20% 0.44%
Number of salaries quoted 3 7 29
10th Percentile - £74,000 £45,750
25th Percentile £52,500 £76,875 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £90,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -38.89% +24.14% -3.33%
75th Percentile £76,250 £100,625 £88,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £106,250 £91,000
Central London median annual salary £55,000 £90,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year -38.89% +24.14% -3.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
City of London

Security Testing is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,090 4,410 6,848
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 92.07% 95.23% 95.47%
Number of salaries quoted 2,446 3,687 5,616
10th Percentile £41,250 £43,515 £45,506
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.45% -
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £112,500 £112,500 £110,000
Central London median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year -3.33% +3.45% +3.57%

Security Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Testing in the City of London

Security Testing
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Testing in the City of London.

Salary trend for Security Testing in the City of London

Security Testing
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Testing in the City of London over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Testing in the City of London

Security Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of 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 (25.00%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (25.00%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) JIRA
General
1 3 (75.00%) Finance
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (25.00%) Legal
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity Specialist
2 1 (25.00%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Cyber Threat
1 2 (50.00%) Security Posture
2 1 (25.00%) Cyber Security Posture
2 1 (25.00%) Linux Command Line
2 1 (25.00%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Android
1 1 (25.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (25.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (50.00%) Application Security
2 2 (50.00%) Culture Change
2 2 (50.00%) Information Security
2 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) BCP
3 1 (25.00%) Business Continuity
3 1 (25.00%) Business Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) CI/CD
3 1 (25.00%) Coaching
3 1 (25.00%) Containerisation
3 1 (25.00%) Fintech
3 1 (25.00%) Incident Management
3 1 (25.00%) Penetration Testing
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Project Management
3 1 (25.00%) Secure Coding
3 1 (25.00%) Security Operations
3 1 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (25.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) Python
2 1 (25.00%) C++
2 1 (25.00%) Java
2 1 (25.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) CEH
1 1 (25.00%) CISSP
1 1 (25.00%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) GDPR
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) Kubernetes