Penetration Tester Jobs in the South East

Penetration Tester
England > South East

The median Penetration Tester salary in the South East is £57,500 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 382 396 464
Rank change year-on-year +14 +68 -94
Permanent jobs requiring a Penetration Tester 3 18 24
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.018% 0.12% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.019% 0.13% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 3 7 17
10th Percentile £41,250 £34,050 £45,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £39,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £47,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.34% -21.67% +71.43%
75th Percentile £66,875 £59,125 £71,250
90th Percentile £68,750 £61,250 £75,750
England median annual salary £65,000 £67,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.70% +12.50% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 15,620 13,675 18,997
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.89% 90.62% 96.39%
Number of salaries quoted 11,331 8,566 12,620
10th Percentile £27,500 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,750 £39,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,899 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.15% +1.50% +9.09%

Penetration Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Penetration Tester in the South East

Penetration Tester
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Penetration Tester in the South East.

Salary trend for Penetration Tester in the South East

Penetration Tester
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Penetration Tester in the South East over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Penetration Tester in the South East

Penetration Tester
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Penetration Tester within the South East 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
Kent -1 1 £70,000 +60.00%
Surrey - 1 £57,500 -
Penetration Tester
England

Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, 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 South East region featuring Penetration Tester in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Penetration Testing
1 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (66.67%) Security Testing
1 2 (66.67%) OSCP
2 1 (33.33%) Mobile App
2 1 (33.33%) Wireless Security
2 1 (33.33%) IoT
2 1 (33.33%) Social Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) CHECK Team Leader
2 1 (33.33%) CHECK Team Member
2 1 (33.33%) CREST Certified
2 1 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Application Security
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) JavaScript
2 1 (33.33%) Python
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Wireless
2 1 (33.33%) Games
2 1 (33.33%) Vulnerability Assessment

Penetration Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Wireless
1 1 (33.33%) Wireless Security
General
1 1 (33.33%) Games
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) IoT
1 1 (33.33%) Mobile App
1 1 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (66.67%) Penetration Testing
1 2 (66.67%) Security Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Application Security
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Social Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) JavaScript
1 1 (33.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) OSCP
2 1 (33.33%) CHECK Team Leader
2 1 (33.33%) CHECK Team Member
2 1 (33.33%) CREST Certified
2 1 (33.33%) Degree