Senior Penetration Tester Jobs in Bristol

Senior Penetration Tester
South West > Bristol

The median Senior Penetration Tester salary in Bristol is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 104 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Penetration Tester 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 0.16% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 - -
75th Percentile £73,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £67,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 1,198 3,009 2,463
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.00% 97.03% 92.70%
Number of salaries quoted 812 2,254 1,548
10th Percentile £34,500 £33,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £47,231 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £57,905
Median % change year-on-year - -0.70% +9.02%
75th Percentile £71,250 £71,250 £73,776
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,125 £87,500
South West median annual salary £52,600 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.20% -4.76% +5.00%

Senior Penetration Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Penetration Tester in Bristol

Senior Penetration Tester
Salary Trend in Bristol

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

Salary trend for Senior Penetration Tester in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 7 May 2025, Senior 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 Senior Penetration Tester in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 2 (100.00%) Internet
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Firewall
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 2 (100.00%) Telecoms
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Cryptography
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
1 2 (100.00%) Nmap
1 2 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Metasploit
1 2 (100.00%) Bash
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Burp Suite
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
1 2 (100.00%) CHECK Team Member
1 2 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 2 (100.00%) Master's Degree

Senior 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 2 (100.00%) Firewall
1 2 (100.00%) Internet
1 2 (100.00%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Burp Suite
1 2 (100.00%) Metasploit
General
1 2 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Cryptography
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Red Team
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Bash
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CHECK Team Member
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) Nmap