Penetration Test Consultant Jobs in England

Penetration Testing Consultant
UK > England

The median Penetration Testing Consultant salary in England is £85,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 817 - 1127
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Penetration Test Consultant 5 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.006% - 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% - 0.004%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 5
10th Percentile £61,500 - £68,000
25th Percentile £82,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 - £80,000
75th Percentile £87,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £85,000 - £80,000

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 80,251 85,470 125,579
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 91.57% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 60,137 54,051 75,614
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,626 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,899 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.15% +1.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,991 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,686 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.19% - +9.09%

Penetration Test Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Penetration Test Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Penetration Test Consultant in England

Penetration Test Consultant
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Penetration Test Consultant in England.

Salary trend for Penetration Test Consultant in England

Penetration Test Consultant
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Penetration Test Consultant in England over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Penetration Test Consultant in England

Penetration Test Consultant
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Penetration Test Consultant within the England region over the 6 months to 26 April 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
London - 4 £85,000 -
North West - 1 £50,000 -
North of England - 1 £50,000 -
Penetration Test Consultant
UK

Penetration Test Consultant Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, Penetration Test Consultant job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Penetration Test Consultant in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (80.00%) GAP Analysis
2 4 (80.00%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (80.00%) OSINT
2 4 (80.00%) Cyber Scheme
2 4 (80.00%) CREST Certified
2 4 (80.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (80.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (20.00%) Law
3 1 (20.00%) QA

Penetration Test Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

General
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Law
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
2 4 (80.00%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (80.00%) GAP Analysis
2 4 (80.00%) OSINT
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Requirements
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (80.00%) CREST Certified
2 4 (80.00%) Cyber Scheme
2 4 (80.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (80.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (20.00%) QA