Penetration Testing
South East > Berkshire
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Berkshire 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 23 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 150 | 158 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +8 | +15 |
| Permanent jobs citing Penetration Testing | 0 | 17 | 33 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire | - | 0.55% | 1.07% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 0.64% | 1.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £76,875 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £57,500 | £77,813 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £72,500 | £86,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -15.94% | +30.19% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £73,750 | £100,313 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £101,500 | £104,625 |
| South East median annual salary | £70,000 | £43,750 | £58,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +60.00% | -25.21% | -10.00% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Berkshire
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 Berkshire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,497 | 2,646 | 2,941 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire | 92.81% | 85.66% | 95.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 528 | 1,788 | 1,587 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £30,000 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,183 | £38,603 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £53,263 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.96% | -11.23% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,000 | £75,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £85,000 | £95,000 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,283 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.57% | -9.09% | - |
Penetration Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Job postings citing Penetration Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
Penetration Testing
Salary Trend in Berkshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Penetration Testing in Berkshire.