Penetration Testing Jobs in Central London

Penetration Testing
London > Central London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Central London with a requirement for Penetration Testing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Penetration Testing over the 6 months to 2 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 146 220 248
Rank change year-on-year +74 +28 -39
Permanent jobs citing Penetration Testing 43 28 50
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 1.14% 0.53% 0.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.23% 0.56% 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 40 27 47
10th Percentile - £42,266 £50,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £53,750 £51,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,250 £95,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.74% +63.79% +5.45%
75th Percentile £88,750 £100,000 £69,375
90th Percentile £105,000 £102,000 £88,000
London median annual salary £70,000 £81,928 £67,500
% change year-on-year -14.56% +21.37% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Central London

Penetration Testing is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Central London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,489 5,004 7,593
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 92.45% 94.75% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 2,726 4,153 6,352
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £45,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £55,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £93,750
90th Percentile £112,500 £112,500 £108,750
London median annual salary £70,000 £75,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% +7.14% -

Penetration Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings citing Penetration Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Penetration Testing in Central London

Penetration Testing
Salary Trend in Central London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Penetration Testing in Central London.

Salary trend for Penetration Testing in Central London

Penetration Testing
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Penetration Testing in Central London over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Penetration Testing in Central London

Penetration Testing
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Penetration Testing within the Central London region over the 6 months to 2 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London +59 34 £70,000 -27.46% 5
Penetration Testing
London

Penetration Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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:

Cloud Services
1 22 (51.16%) Microsoft 365
2 19 (44.19%) Azure
3 8 (18.60%) Google Workspace
4 5 (11.63%) AWS
5 4 (9.30%) Mimecast
6 3 (6.98%) GCP
7 2 (4.65%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 12 (27.91%) Firewall
2 9 (20.93%) DNS
3 8 (18.60%) Broadband
3 8 (18.60%) NAS
3 8 (18.60%) Wireless
4 4 (9.30%) DKIM
5 2 (4.65%) Network Security
6 1 (2.33%) DHCP
6 1 (2.33%) FTP
6 1 (2.33%) SMTP
6 1 (2.33%) SNMP
6 1 (2.33%) TCP/IP
6 1 (2.33%) VPN
6 1 (2.33%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 1 (2.33%) Bitbucket
1 1 (2.33%) Jenkins
General
1 14 (32.56%) Law
2 11 (25.58%) Legal
3 10 (23.26%) Games
4 9 (20.93%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (20.93%) Social Skills
5 6 (13.95%) Finance
6 3 (6.98%) Retail
6 3 (6.98%) Telecoms
7 2 (4.65%) Banking
8 1 (2.33%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (2.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 9 (20.93%) Penetration Tester
1 9 (20.93%) Tester
2 8 (18.60%) Consultant
2 8 (18.60%) IT Consultant
2 8 (18.60%) Lead
2 8 (18.60%) Security Engineer
3 4 (9.30%) Analyst
3 4 (9.30%) Information Manager
3 4 (9.30%) Information Security Manager
3 4 (9.30%) Security Analyst
3 4 (9.30%) Security Manager
4 3 (6.98%) Information Analyst
4 3 (6.98%) Information Security Analyst
4 3 (6.98%) Team Leader
4 3 (6.98%) Test Team Leader
5 2 (4.65%) Information Security Specialist
5 2 (4.65%) Information Specialist
5 2 (4.65%) Security Specialist
5 2 (4.65%) Senior Penetration Tester
5 2 (4.65%) Senior Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.33%) HTML
1 1 (2.33%) OAuth
1 1 (2.33%) OAuth2
1 1 (2.33%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 9 (20.93%) Onboarding
2 8 (18.60%) Video Conferencing
3 6 (13.95%) Mobile App
4 3 (6.98%) Management Information System
5 2 (4.65%) Cyberattack
6 1 (2.33%) CESG
6 1 (2.33%) Cyber Threat
6 1 (2.33%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (2.33%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 10 (23.26%) Windows
2 8 (18.60%) Mac OS
2 8 (18.60%) Windows Server
3 2 (4.65%) Android
3 2 (4.65%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (51.16%) Cybersecurity
2 15 (34.88%) Business Continuity
3 12 (27.91%) Incident Response
3 12 (27.91%) Information Security
4 10 (23.26%) Data Protection
4 10 (23.26%) Problem-Solving
5 9 (20.93%) Computer Science
5 9 (20.93%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 9 (20.93%) Vulnerability Scanning
6 8 (18.60%) Asset Management
6 8 (18.60%) Disaster Recovery
6 8 (18.60%) Identity Management
6 8 (18.60%) IT Audit
6 8 (18.60%) Mobile Device Management
6 8 (18.60%) OWASP
7 6 (13.95%) Key Management
8 5 (11.63%) Digital Forensics
8 5 (11.63%) Mentoring
8 5 (11.63%) Presales
9 4 (9.30%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 8 (18.60%) Bash
2 1 (2.33%) C#
2 1 (2.33%) C++
2 1 (2.33%) Go
2 1 (2.33%) Java
2 1 (2.33%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 13 (30.23%) CISSP
2 10 (23.26%) CISA
3 9 (20.93%) CEH
3 9 (20.93%) Degree
4 8 (18.60%) CREST Certified
5 7 (16.28%) CompTIA CySA+
5 7 (16.28%) CompTIA Security+
6 5 (11.63%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (6.98%) CISM
7 3 (6.98%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 1 (2.33%) AWS Certification
8 1 (2.33%) Azure Certification
8 1 (2.33%) CESG Certified Professional
8 1 (2.33%) Master's Degree
8 1 (2.33%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (46.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (41.86%) Cyber Essentials
3 8 (18.60%) SOC 2
4 7 (16.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 4 (9.30%) GRC
5 4 (9.30%) NIST
6 3 (6.98%) QA
7 1 (2.33%) GDPR
7 1 (2.33%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 1 (2.33%) NCSC
System Software
1 9 (20.93%) Active Directory
1 9 (20.93%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (9.30%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (2.33%) Docker
3 1 (2.33%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 8 (18.60%) Single Sign-On
2 4 (9.30%) CASB
2 4 (9.30%) DatAdvantage
2 4 (9.30%) QRadar
3 1 (2.33%) Kubernetes
3 1 (2.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 15 (34.88%) Microsoft
2 11 (25.58%) Google
3 9 (20.93%) VMware
4 8 (18.60%) Apple
5 4 (9.30%) Cisco
5 4 (9.30%) Darktrace
5 4 (9.30%) Kenna
5 4 (9.30%) Rapid7
5 4 (9.30%) Varonis