Penetration Tester Jobs in Belfast

Penetration Tester
County Antrim > Belfast

The median Penetration Tester salary in Belfast is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 55 -
Rank change year-on-year +26 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Penetration Tester 2 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Belfast 0.87% 0.20% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.98% 0.20% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - -
County Antrim median annual salary £70,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Belfast

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Belfast. 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 Belfast with a recognized job title 205 489 686
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.74% 96.83% 94.36%
Number of salaries quoted 83 264 318
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £31,100
25th Percentile £48,750 £40,000 £36,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,138 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.88% +12.28% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £62,688
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £76,250
County Antrim median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% +10.00% +5.26%

Penetration Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

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

Job vacancy trend for Penetration Tester in Belfast

Penetration Tester
Salary Trend in Belfast

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

Salary trend for Penetration Tester in Belfast

Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast

For the 6 months to 1 August 2025, 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 Belfast region featuring Penetration Tester in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) NCSC
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Operational Technology
2 1 (50.00%) Burp Suite
2 1 (50.00%) Kali Linux
2 1 (50.00%) CHECK Team Leader
2 1 (50.00%) CHECK Team Member
2 1 (50.00%) Manual Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) OWASP
2 1 (50.00%) Metasploit
2 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) Nessus
2 1 (50.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) Linux

Penetration Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Burp Suite
1 1 (50.00%) Metasploit
General
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Kali Linux
1 1 (50.00%) Linux
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Manual Testing
2 1 (50.00%) OWASP
2 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) CHECK Team Leader
1 1 (50.00%) CHECK Team Member
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) NCSC
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Nessus