Penetration Testing Jobs in England

Penetration Testing
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Penetration Testing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Penetration Testing over the 6 months to 30 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 410 468 547
Rank change year-on-year +58 +79 -129
Permanent jobs citing Penetration Testing 484 584 787
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.57% 0.63% 0.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.66% 0.66% 0.62%
Number of salaries quoted 377 396 578
10th Percentile £38,750 £42,988 £37,483
25th Percentile £47,500 £50,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% +12.50% -
75th Percentile £82,500 £91,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £103,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £67,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.41% +12.50% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Penetration 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 England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 73,142 88,488 126,280
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 85.85% 95.63% 95.68%
Number of salaries quoted 53,950 52,292 73,824
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,250 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,000 £44,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £101,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%

Penetration Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Penetration Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Penetration Testing in England

Penetration Testing
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Penetration Testing in England

Penetration Testing
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Penetration Testing in England over the 6 months to 30 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Penetration Testing in England

Penetration Testing
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 Testing within the England region over the 6 months to 30 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 +84 239 £70,000 -14.56% 49
South East 0 64 £43,750 -35.19% 22
South West +11 55 £55,000 +7.84% 17
North of England +20 53 £57,500 +9.00% 10
Midlands -15 53 £55,000 -8.33% 9
North West +21 40 £60,000 +12.15% 5
West Midlands -5 32 £55,000 -8.33% 3
East Midlands -4 21 £65,000 - 6
Yorkshire +60 12 £44,250 -15.71% 4
East of England -2 8 £41,250 -25.00% 3
North East -8 1 - - 1
Penetration Testing
UK

Penetration Testing
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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (1.03%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (0.83%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.41%) Apache
4 1 (0.21%) Drupal
4 1 (0.21%) IIS
4 1 (0.21%) nginx
4 1 (0.21%) WebSphere
4 1 (0.21%) WordPress
Business Applications
1 1 (0.21%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 102 (21.07%) Azure
2 70 (14.46%) AWS
3 46 (9.50%) Microsoft 365
4 21 (4.34%) GCP
5 17 (3.51%) Cloud Computing
6 10 (2.07%) Entra ID
6 10 (2.07%) Google Workspace
7 9 (1.86%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (1.65%) Amazon ECS
8 8 (1.65%) Cloudflare
8 8 (1.65%) SaaS
9 7 (1.45%) Dynamics 365
9 7 (1.45%) PaaS
10 6 (1.24%) Azure Sentinel
10 6 (1.24%) IaaS
11 4 (0.83%) Azure Service Bus
11 4 (0.83%) Mimecast
12 3 (0.62%) AWS Control Tower
12 3 (0.62%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 3 (0.62%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 127 (26.24%) Firewall
2 70 (14.46%) Network Security
3 37 (7.64%) Wireless
4 31 (6.40%) DNS
5 30 (6.20%) Intrusion Detection
6 19 (3.93%) TCP/IP
7 18 (3.72%) Wi-Fi
8 14 (2.89%) VPN
9 10 (2.07%) Broadband
9 10 (2.07%) Internet
9 10 (2.07%) NAS
9 10 (2.07%) Wireshark
10 9 (1.86%) SSL
11 7 (1.45%) LAN
12 6 (1.24%) BGP
12 6 (1.24%) SAN
13 5 (1.03%) IPsec
13 5 (1.03%) OSPF
13 5 (1.03%) SMTP
13 5 (1.03%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (2.27%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.24%) NoSQL
3 3 (0.62%) Data Lake
4 2 (0.41%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.21%) Redis
Development Applications
1 41 (8.47%) Burp Suite
1 41 (8.47%) Metasploit
2 9 (1.86%) Jenkins
3 8 (1.65%) Git
4 5 (1.03%) JIRA
5 4 (0.83%) Cucumber
6 3 (0.62%) SpecFlow
7 2 (0.41%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.41%) GitLab
7 2 (0.41%) Selenium
8 1 (0.21%) JMeter
8 1 (0.21%) Snyk
General
1 155 (32.02%) Social Skills
2 90 (18.60%) Analytical Skills
3 70 (14.46%) Finance
4 44 (9.09%) Legal
5 34 (7.02%) Law
6 30 (6.20%) Presentation Skills
7 25 (5.17%) Retail
7 25 (5.17%) Telecoms
8 24 (4.96%) Games
9 21 (4.34%) Aerospace
10 20 (4.13%) Public Sector
11 18 (3.72%) Banking
11 18 (3.72%) Marketing
12 14 (2.89%) Military
13 13 (2.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 12 (2.48%) Influencing Skills
15 7 (1.45%) Automotive
15 7 (1.45%) Aviation
16 5 (1.03%) Documentation Skills
17 4 (0.83%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 120 (24.79%) Tester
2 117 (24.17%) Penetration Tester
3 77 (15.91%) Analyst
4 68 (14.05%) Lead
5 66 (13.64%) Senior
6 58 (11.98%) Security Analyst
7 41 (8.47%) Consultant
8 34 (7.02%) Team Leader
9 29 (5.99%) Security Engineer
10 28 (5.79%) Security Consultant
10 28 (5.79%) Security Manager
11 26 (5.37%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 22 (4.55%) Senior Penetration Tester
12 22 (4.55%) Senior Tester
13 21 (4.34%) Security Tester
13 21 (4.34%) Test Team Leader
14 20 (4.13%) Security Penetration Tester
15 19 (3.93%) Architect
16 17 (3.51%) Security Specialist
17 15 (3.10%) Cybersecurity Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.27%) OAuth
2 8 (1.65%) Laravel
2 8 (1.65%) OAuth2
3 5 (1.03%) .NET
4 4 (0.83%) EDI
4 4 (0.83%) OpenID
5 3 (0.62%) RESTful
5 3 (0.62%) Web Services
5 3 (0.62%) WPF
6 2 (0.41%) React
6 2 (0.41%) SAML
6 2 (0.41%) Spring
6 2 (0.41%) Spring Boot
7 1 (0.21%) HTML
7 1 (0.21%) Kafka
7 1 (0.21%) Loki
7 1 (0.21%) SignalR
7 1 (0.21%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 62 (12.81%) Cyber Threat
2 35 (7.23%) Management Information System
2 35 (7.23%) Security Posture
3 31 (6.40%) Cyberattack
4 30 (6.20%) Mobile App
5 25 (5.17%) Onboarding
6 24 (4.96%) Self-Motivation
7 19 (3.93%) Operational Technology
8 15 (3.10%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 14 (2.89%) Cyber Defence
9 14 (2.89%) Data Centre
10 13 (2.69%) IoT
11 12 (2.48%) Hybrid Cloud
12 10 (2.07%) Video Conferencing
13 8 (1.65%) Cyber Security Posture
13 8 (1.65%) Data Protection Act
13 8 (1.65%) Embedded Systems
14 5 (1.03%) Product Ownership
14 5 (1.03%) Security Operations Centre
14 5 (1.03%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 77 (15.91%) Windows
2 60 (12.40%) Linux
3 41 (8.47%) Kali Linux
4 25 (5.17%) Windows Server
5 21 (4.34%) Apple iOS
6 20 (4.13%) Android
7 11 (2.27%) Mac OS
7 11 (2.27%) Unix
8 3 (0.62%) Mac OS X
9 2 (0.41%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 352 (72.73%) Cybersecurity
2 147 (30.37%) Information Security
3 115 (23.76%) Computer Science
4 110 (22.73%) Problem-Solving
5 95 (19.63%) Incident Response
6 87 (17.98%) Application Security
6 87 (17.98%) Vulnerability Scanning
7 84 (17.36%) Red Team
8 72 (14.88%) SIEM
9 68 (14.05%) Security Testing
10 61 (12.60%) Mentoring
11 58 (11.98%) Vulnerability Assessment
11 58 (11.98%) Vulnerability Management
12 56 (11.57%) Security Operations
13 49 (10.12%) OWASP
14 43 (8.88%) Malware Analysis
14 43 (8.88%) Patch Management
14 43 (8.88%) Risk Management
15 38 (7.85%) Data Protection
16 37 (7.64%) Reverse Engineering
Programming Languages
1 51 (10.54%) Python
2 31 (6.40%) Bash
3 13 (2.69%) PowerShell
4 11 (2.27%) C#
4 11 (2.27%) SQL
5 10 (2.07%) Java
6 9 (1.86%) PHP
7 8 (1.65%) JavaScript
7 8 (1.65%) Rust
8 4 (0.83%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.41%) Go
9 2 (0.41%) Ruby
10 1 (0.21%) Bicep
10 1 (0.21%) C++
10 1 (0.21%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 121 (25.00%) Degree
2 101 (20.87%) CISSP
3 73 (15.08%) CREST Certified
4 65 (13.43%) Computer Science Degree
5 59 (12.19%) OSCP
6 51 (10.54%) CISM
7 42 (8.68%) Security Cleared
8 41 (8.47%) CompTIA Security+
9 32 (6.61%) CEH
10 31 (6.40%) SC Cleared
11 29 (5.99%) Cisco Certification
12 28 (5.79%) CompTIA CySA+
13 27 (5.58%) CISA
14 25 (5.17%) CHECK Team Leader
15 23 (4.75%) GIAC
16 21 (4.34%) CHECK Team Member
17 19 (3.93%) (ISC)2 CCSP
17 19 (3.93%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
17 19 (3.93%) CCSP
17 19 (3.93%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (19.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 57 (11.78%) Cyber Essentials
2 57 (11.78%) NIST
3 30 (6.20%) GRC
4 29 (5.99%) QA
4 29 (5.99%) SOC 2
5 28 (5.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 22 (4.55%) PCI DSS
7 20 (4.13%) GDPR
8 10 (2.07%) NCSC
9 7 (1.45%) Actionable Recommendations
9 7 (1.45%) DO-254
10 6 (1.24%) NIST 800
11 5 (1.03%) Accessibility
11 5 (1.03%) COBIT
12 4 (0.83%) HIPAA
12 4 (0.83%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 4 (0.83%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 3 (0.62%) JTAG
14 2 (0.41%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 46 (9.50%) Active Directory
2 26 (5.37%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (1.65%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (1.24%) Docker
5 3 (0.62%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.41%) Firmware
6 2 (0.41%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.21%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 21 (4.34%) Nessus
2 13 (2.69%) WSUS
3 11 (2.27%) Ansible
3 11 (2.27%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 11 (2.27%) Kubernetes
4 10 (2.07%) Nmap
4 10 (2.07%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (1.45%) Microsoft Intune
5 7 (1.45%) QRadar
5 7 (1.45%) SCCM
6 5 (1.03%) Terraform
7 4 (0.83%) CASB
7 4 (0.83%) DatAdvantage
7 4 (0.83%) HP Fortify
8 3 (0.62%) FortiGate
8 3 (0.62%) Progress Chef
8 3 (0.62%) Suricata
9 2 (0.41%) CSIRT
10 1 (0.21%) Anchore
10 1 (0.21%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 81 (16.74%) Microsoft
2 26 (5.37%) VMware
3 21 (4.34%) Qualys
4 19 (3.93%) Google
5 17 (3.51%) Cisco
6 11 (2.27%) Splunk
7 10 (2.07%) Apple
8 6 (1.24%) HubSpot
8 6 (1.24%) Palo Alto
9 5 (1.03%) Rapid7
9 5 (1.03%) ServiceNow
9 5 (1.03%) Veeam
10 4 (0.83%) Alibaba
10 4 (0.83%) Darktrace
10 4 (0.83%) HP
10 4 (0.83%) IBM
10 4 (0.83%) Kenna
10 4 (0.83%) Varonis
11 3 (0.62%) Juniper
11 3 (0.62%) Red Hat