Security Tester Jobs in Bristol

Security Tester
South West > Bristol

The median Security Tester salary in Bristol is £45,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 30 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
30 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 151 168 -
Rank change year-on-year +17 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Tester 10 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 0.32% 0.075% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.33% 0.081% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37,500 £56,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £67,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% - -
75th Percentile £52,500 £78,750 -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £45,000 £67,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year -33.33% +125.00% -

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 2,462 3,218
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.91% 92.80% 97.96%
Number of salaries quoted 2,249 1,546 2,210
10th Percentile £33,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,710 £40,000
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 £74,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £85,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%

Security Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Tester in Bristol

Security Tester
Salary Trend in Bristol

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

Salary trend for Security Tester in Bristol

Security Tester Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 30 April 2024, Security 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 Security Tester in the job title.

1 10 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
2 8 (80.00%) Degree
2 8 (80.00%) Computer Science
2 8 (80.00%) Risk Analysis
2 8 (80.00%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 8 (80.00%) Incident Response
3 7 (70.00%) CHECK Team Member
3 7 (70.00%) OSCP
4 2 (20.00%) Security Testing
4 2 (20.00%) Android
4 2 (20.00%) Apple iOS
4 2 (20.00%) Law
4 2 (20.00%) Mobile App
4 2 (20.00%) Red Team
5 1 (10.00%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (10.00%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (10.00%) Security Posture
5 1 (10.00%) Software Testing
5 1 (10.00%) Mentoring

Security 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:

General
1 8 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (20.00%) Law
3 1 (10.00%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (20.00%) Mobile App
2 1 (10.00%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 2 (20.00%) Android
1 2 (20.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
2 8 (80.00%) Computer Science
2 8 (80.00%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (80.00%) Incident Response
2 8 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (80.00%) Risk Analysis
3 2 (20.00%) Red Team
3 2 (20.00%) Security Testing
4 1 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (10.00%) Mentoring
4 1 (10.00%) Software Testing
Qualifications
1 8 (80.00%) Degree
2 7 (70.00%) CHECK Team Member
2 7 (70.00%) OSCP
3 1 (10.00%) Computer Science Degree