Penetration/Security Tester
UK
The median Penetration/Security Tester salary in the UK is £62,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 30 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 30 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 873 | 955 | 1186 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +82 | +231 | -276 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Penetration Tester | 23 | 33 | 20 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.023% | 0.032% | 0.013% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.025% | 0.035% | 0.013% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12 | 24 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,500 | £56,250 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £83,750 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £87,500 | £54,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.57% | +60.55% | -45.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,250 | £121,250 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £122,500 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £67,500 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.11% | +68.75% | +14.29% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 93,176 | 95,124 | 149,724 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.52% | 96.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,877 | 59,832 | 85,287 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,507 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,750 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.08% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Security Penetration Tester
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Penetration Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Penetration Tester
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Penetration Tester.
Security Penetration Tester
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Penetration Tester over the 6 months to 30 April 2024.
Security Penetration Tester
Top 12 Job Locations
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 UK 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 |
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| England | +115 | 21 | £60,000 | -31.43% | 1 |
| UK excluding London | -17 | 16 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 1 |
| Work from Home | +63 | 12 | £65,000 | -25.71% | |
| South West | 0 | 10 | £45,000 | -33.33% | 1 |
| London | +113 | 7 | £65,000 | -25.71% | |
| North of England | +36 | 2 | £30,000 | -55.56% | |
| Midlands | -2 | 2 | £60,000 | - | |
| Scotland | - | 2 | £65,000 | - | |
| Yorkshire | +84 | 1 | £30,000 | - | |
| West Midlands | +21 | 1 | - | - | |
| North West | +10 | 1 | - | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £60,000 | - |
Security Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 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 featuring Security Penetration Tester in the job title.
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Security Penetration Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: