Security Penetration Tester Jobs in the Midlands

Penetration/Security Tester
England > Midlands

The median Penetration/Security Tester salary in the Midlands is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 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
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 317 317 -
Rank change year-on-year 0 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Penetration Tester 2 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.017% 0.010% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.018% 0.012% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
England median annual salary £60,000 £87,500 £54,500
% change year-on-year -31.43% +60.55% +55.71%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 10,985 8,560 10,301
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.28% 89.46% 94.83%
Number of salaries quoted 8,223 4,758 7,103
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,925 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,706
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £60,741 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,567 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.67% +0.95% +9.09%

Security Penetration Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings that featured Security Penetration Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Security Penetration Tester in the Midlands

Security Penetration Tester
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Penetration Tester in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Security Penetration Tester in the Midlands

Security Penetration Tester
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Penetration Tester within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 28 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
West Midlands +26 1 - -
East Midlands - 1 £60,000 -
Security Penetration Tester
England

Security Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 28 April 2024, Security Penetration Tester 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 Midlands region featuring Security Penetration Tester in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (50.00%) Mobile App
1 1 (50.00%) Fintech
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Scheme
1 1 (50.00%) CHECK Team Leader
1 1 (50.00%) CREST Certified
1 1 (50.00%) Red Team
1 1 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Android
1 1 (50.00%) Law

Security Penetration Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 1 (50.00%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Android
1 1 (50.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Fintech
1 1 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Red Team
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) CHECK Team Leader
1 1 (50.00%) CREST Certified
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Scheme