Penetration Tester Jobs in West Yorkshire

Penetration Tester
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire

The median Penetration Tester salary in West Yorkshire is £38,750 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 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
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 153 244 220
Rank change year-on-year +91 -24 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Penetration Tester 5 4 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Yorkshire 0.17% 0.076% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.081% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 2 2 5
10th Percentile £28,875 £52,875 £48,500
25th Percentile £30,938 £53,438 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,750 £63,750 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -39.22% -12.07% -
75th Percentile £48,438 £75,938 £78,750
90th Percentile £51,625 £77,625 £79,500
Yorkshire median annual salary £38,750 £60,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year -35.42% -17.24% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Yorkshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in West Yorkshire. 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 West Yorkshire with a recognized job title 2,909 4,916 4,520
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.04% 93.34% 97.06%
Number of salaries quoted 2,128 2,376 3,183
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £38,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +6.06%
75th Percentile £68,163 £73,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £86,250 £81,250
Yorkshire median annual salary £49,000 £54,882 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.72% +9.76% +5.26%

Penetration Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Penetration Tester in West Yorkshire

Penetration Tester
Salary Trend in West Yorkshire

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

Salary trend for Penetration Tester in West Yorkshire

Penetration Tester
Salary Histogram in West Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Penetration Tester in West Yorkshire over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Penetration Tester in West Yorkshire

Penetration Tester
Job Locations in West Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Penetration Tester within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 25 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
Leeds +52 5 £38,750 -39.22%
Penetration Tester
Yorkshire

Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 25 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 West Yorkshire region featuring Penetration Tester in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (80.00%) Law
2 4 (80.00%) Mobile App
3 3 (60.00%) OSCP
4 2 (40.00%) Penetration Testing
5 1 (20.00%) Android
5 1 (20.00%) Apple iOS
5 1 (20.00%) Games
5 1 (20.00%) Offensive Security

Penetration Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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 4 (80.00%) Law
2 1 (20.00%) Games
Miscellaneous
1 4 (80.00%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (20.00%) Android
1 1 (20.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (40.00%) Penetration Testing
3 1 (20.00%) Offensive Security
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) OSCP