Penetration Testing
Scotland > Aberdeen
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Aberdeen requiring Penetration Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Penetration Testing over the 6 months leading up to 24 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 33 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| DemandTrendPermanent jobs citing Penetration Testing | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Aberdeen | - | 0.33% | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 0.51% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £71,500 | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £75,882 | £70,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.40% | +12.00% | -3.85% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Aberdeen
Penetration Testing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Aberdeen.
| DemandTrendPermanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 41 | 198 | 189 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Aberdeen | 87.23% | 65.78% | 96.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 124 | 67 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,375 | £25,750 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,938 | £37,875 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £47,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -13.64% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £53,125 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £55,000 | £76,875 | £72,500 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £49,433 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.12% | - | - |
Penetration Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen
Job postings citing Penetration Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen.
