Penetration Tester Jobs in Birmingham

Penetration Tester
West Midlands > Birmingham

As of 22 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Penetration Tester salary in Birmingham.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 101 - 117
Rank change year-on-year - - +64
Permanent jobs requiring a Penetration Tester 3 0 15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 0.23% - 0.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% - 0.86%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 6
10th Percentile - - £54,375
25th Percentile - - £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -21.88%
75th Percentile - - £73,438
90th Percentile - - £75,000
West Midlands median annual salary - £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - -12.00% -21.88%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 1,257 2,637 1,752
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.44% 94.41% 93.09%
Number of salaries quoted 712 2,142 1,348
10th Percentile £31,615 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,991 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £84,964 £81,251
West Midlands median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Penetration Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for Penetration Tester in Birmingham

Penetration Tester
Salary Trend in Birmingham

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

Salary trend for Penetration Tester in Birmingham

Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 22 May 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 Birmingham region featuring Penetration Tester in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) 3GPP
1 3 (100.00%) Telecoms
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) 5G
1 3 (100.00%) NCSC
1 3 (100.00%) Vulnerability Research

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

Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) 3GPP
1 3 (100.00%) 5G
General
1 3 (100.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Vulnerability Research
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) NCSC