Security Penetration Tester Jobs in Belfast

Penetration/Security Tester
County Antrim > Belfast

As of 14 June 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Penetration/Security Tester salary in Belfast.

6 months to
14 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Penetration Tester 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Belfast 0.55% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.63% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
County Antrim median annual salary - - -

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 159 556 719
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.89% 95.86% 94.61%
Number of salaries quoted 43 289 410
10th Percentile £40,500 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £40,000 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,276 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +14.55% +5.26%
75th Percentile £73,379 £68,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £93,000 £90,000 £73,750
County Antrim median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% +5.26%

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

For the 6 months to 14 June 2025, 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 across the Belfast region featuring Security Penetration Tester in the job title.

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

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