Senior Penetration Tester Jobs

Senior Penetration Tester
UK

The median Senior Penetration Tester salary in the UK is £70,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 13 May 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
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 848 934 1216
Rank change year-on-year +86 +282 -304
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Penetration Tester 30 38 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.030% 0.038% 0.013%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.032% 0.041% 0.014%
Number of salaries quoted 23 26 16
10th Percentile £58,000 £68,125 £63,750
25th Percentile £65,000 £83,750 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £87,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +16.67% -6.25%
75th Percentile £76,875 £117,188 £83,125
90th Percentile £80,000 £122,500 £86,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £71,250 £77,500
% change year-on-year -8.77% -8.06% -

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 93,699 92,665 152,640
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.54% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 67,079 58,510 84,912
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,611
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,719 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,173
% change year-on-year -5.66% +5.64% +5.63%

Senior Penetration Tester
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Penetration Tester in the UK

Senior Penetration Tester
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Penetration Tester.

Salary trend for Senior Penetration Tester in the UK

Senior Penetration Tester
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Penetration Tester over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior Penetration Tester in the UK

Senior Penetration Tester
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Penetration Tester within the UK over the 6 months to 13 May 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
England +97 28 £70,000 -20.00% 3
London +112 26 £70,000 -20.00% 2
Work from Home +75 16 £70,000 -20.00% 5
UK excluding London -12 3 £65,000 -8.77%
Scotland - 2 £65,000 -
Midlands -2 1 £60,000 -14.29%
East Midlands - 1 £60,000 -

Senior Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 13 May 2024, Senior 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 Senior Penetration Tester in the job title.

1 23 (76.67%) Penetration Testing
2 18 (60.00%) CREST Certified
3 13 (43.33%) Cybersecurity
4 12 (40.00%) Security Testing
5 10 (33.33%) OSCP
6 9 (30.00%) OWASP
6 9 (30.00%) Mobile App
7 8 (26.67%) Information Security
7 8 (26.67%) Vulnerability Assessment
8 7 (23.33%) Marketing
8 7 (23.33%) Wireless
8 7 (23.33%) CHECK Team Leader
8 7 (23.33%) Red Team
9 6 (20.00%) GRC
9 6 (20.00%) Presentation Skills
9 6 (20.00%) Application Security
9 6 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
9 6 (20.00%) Thought Leadership
9 6 (20.00%) NIST
9 6 (20.00%) CHECK Team Member
9 6 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
9 6 (20.00%) Actionable Recommendations
9 6 (20.00%) Cloud Security
9 6 (20.00%) Firewall
9 6 (20.00%) PCI DSS
9 6 (20.00%) PCI QSA
9 6 (20.00%) Security Architecture
9 6 (20.00%) Data Privacy
9 6 (20.00%) Presales
9 6 (20.00%) Tigerscheme

Senior 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (13.33%) Azure
1 4 (13.33%) Dynamics 365
1 4 (13.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 7 (23.33%) Wireless
2 6 (20.00%) Firewall
3 1 (3.33%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 1 (3.33%) Burp Suite
1 1 (3.33%) Metasploit
General
1 7 (23.33%) Marketing
2 6 (20.00%) Presentation Skills
3 4 (13.33%) Law
3 4 (13.33%) Public Sector
3 4 (13.33%) Retail
4 2 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (3.33%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 9 (30.00%) Mobile App
2 5 (16.67%) Cyber Threat
3 4 (13.33%) Cyber Security Posture
3 4 (13.33%) Cyberattack
3 4 (13.33%) Onboarding
4 1 (3.33%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.33%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (76.67%) Penetration Testing
2 13 (43.33%) Cybersecurity
3 12 (40.00%) Security Testing
4 9 (30.00%) OWASP
5 8 (26.67%) Information Security
5 8 (26.67%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 7 (23.33%) Red Team
7 6 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
7 6 (20.00%) Application Security
7 6 (20.00%) Cloud Security
7 6 (20.00%) Data Privacy
7 6 (20.00%) Presales
7 6 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
7 6 (20.00%) Security Architecture
7 6 (20.00%) Thought Leadership
8 4 (13.33%) Ethical Hacking
8 4 (13.33%) Identity Management
8 4 (13.33%) Process Improvement
8 4 (13.33%) Threat Management
8 4 (13.33%) Vulnerability Scanning
Qualifications
1 18 (60.00%) CREST Certified
2 10 (33.33%) OSCP
3 7 (23.33%) CHECK Team Leader
4 6 (20.00%) CHECK Team Member
4 6 (20.00%) Cyber Scheme
4 6 (20.00%) PCI QSA
4 6 (20.00%) Tigerscheme
5 5 (16.67%) SC Cleared
5 5 (16.67%) Security Cleared
6 4 (13.33%) BPSS Clearance
6 4 (13.33%) CCSAM
7 1 (3.33%) CCNA
7 1 (3.33%) CCNP
7 1 (3.33%) CEH
7 1 (3.33%) CISA
7 1 (3.33%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (3.33%) CISM
7 1 (3.33%) CISSP
7 1 (3.33%) Degree
7 1 (3.33%) OSCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (20.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 6 (20.00%) GRC
1 6 (20.00%) NIST
1 6 (20.00%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 4 (13.33%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 1 (3.33%) Nessus
2 1 (3.33%) Nmap
Vendors
1 4 (13.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.33%) Qualys