Penetration Tester Jobs in Bristol

Penetration Tester
South West > Bristol

The median Penetration Tester salary in Bristol is £45,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 143 162 184
Rank change year-on-year +19 +22 -6
Permanent jobs requiring a Penetration Tester 20 13 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 0.64% 0.48% 0.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.66% 0.52% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 5 5 8
10th Percentile - £45,250 £47,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £55,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.00% +4.17% +41.18%
75th Percentile £52,500 £75,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £66,750 £77,250 £70,000
South West median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% -20.83% +23.08%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 3,008 2,503 3,222
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.75% 92.94% 97.93%
Number of salaries quoted 2,242 1,573 2,237
10th Percentile £33,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,750 £42,500 £40,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,810 £53,112
Median % change year-on-year -0.54% +8.85% +14.22%
75th Percentile £71,250 £73,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £85,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £51,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.91% +3.00% +11.11%

Penetration Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Penetration Tester in Bristol

Penetration Tester
Salary Trend in Bristol

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

Salary trend for Penetration Tester in Bristol

Penetration Tester
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Penetration Tester in Bristol over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Penetration Tester in Bristol

Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, 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 Bristol region featuring Penetration Tester in the job title.

1 20 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
2 16 (80.00%) Degree
2 16 (80.00%) Cybersecurity
2 16 (80.00%) Incident Response
3 14 (70.00%) Social Skills
3 14 (70.00%) Problem-Solving
4 13 (65.00%) Computer Science
5 12 (60.00%) Risk Analysis
6 11 (55.00%) OSCP
6 11 (55.00%) CHECK Team Member
7 8 (40.00%) Presentation Skills
7 8 (40.00%) Red Team
8 7 (35.00%) Security Posture
8 7 (35.00%) Mobile App
9 6 (30.00%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (25.00%) CREST Certified
10 5 (25.00%) Mentoring
10 5 (25.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
11 4 (20.00%) Nmap
11 4 (20.00%) C#
11 4 (20.00%) Unix
11 4 (20.00%) Windows
11 4 (20.00%) Python
11 4 (20.00%) TCP/IP
11 4 (20.00%) Internet
11 4 (20.00%) Firewall
11 4 (20.00%) Wireless
11 4 (20.00%) Embedded Systems
11 4 (20.00%) Wireless Security
11 4 (20.00%) Metasploit

Penetration Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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 4 (20.00%) Firewall
1 4 (20.00%) Internet
1 4 (20.00%) TCP/IP
1 4 (20.00%) Wireless
1 4 (20.00%) Wireless Security
Development Applications
1 4 (20.00%) Burp Suite
1 4 (20.00%) Metasploit
General
1 14 (70.00%) Social Skills
2 8 (40.00%) Presentation Skills
3 4 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (15.00%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 7 (35.00%) Mobile App
1 7 (35.00%) Security Posture
2 4 (20.00%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 4 (20.00%) Kali Linux
1 4 (20.00%) Unix
1 4 (20.00%) Windows
2 3 (15.00%) Android
2 3 (15.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
2 16 (80.00%) Cybersecurity
2 16 (80.00%) Incident Response
3 14 (70.00%) Problem-Solving
4 13 (65.00%) Computer Science
5 12 (60.00%) Risk Analysis
6 8 (40.00%) Red Team
7 5 (25.00%) Mentoring
7 5 (25.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
8 4 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
8 4 (20.00%) Cryptography
8 4 (20.00%) Malware Analysis
8 4 (20.00%) Mobile Application Development
8 4 (20.00%) Reverse Engineering
8 4 (20.00%) Software Testing
9 2 (10.00%) Critical Thinking
9 2 (10.00%) Information Security
9 2 (10.00%) Security Testing
Programming Languages
1 4 (20.00%) Bash
1 4 (20.00%) C#
1 4 (20.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 16 (80.00%) Degree
2 11 (55.00%) CHECK Team Member
2 11 (55.00%) OSCP
3 6 (30.00%) Computer Science Degree
4 5 (25.00%) CREST Certified
5 2 (10.00%) Master's Degree
6 1 (5.00%) CHECK Team Leader
6 1 (5.00%) Cyber Scheme
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (10.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Systems Management
1 4 (20.00%) Nmap