Senior Penetration Tester Jobs in Central London

Senior Penetration Tester
London > Central London

As of 28 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior Penetration Tester salary in Central London.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 158 196 237
Rank change year-on-year +38 +41 +65
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Penetration Tester 1 2 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 0.043% 0.053% 0.020%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.046% 0.055% 0.020%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £95,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £100,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +53.85%
75th Percentile - - £105,000
90th Percentile - - -
London median annual salary £85,000 £70,000 £87,500
% change year-on-year +21.43% -20.00% +25.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 2,159 3,607 4,891
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.79% 95.42% 95.98%
Number of salaries quoted 1,516 2,783 4,066
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £54,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £72,500 £73,210
Median % change year-on-year - -0.97% +0.98%
75th Percentile £96,250 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £120,000 £112,500 £112,500
London median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% -3.45% +3.57%

Senior Penetration Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Penetration Tester in Central London

Senior Penetration Tester
Salary Trend in Central London

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

Salary trend for Senior Penetration Tester in Central London

Senior Penetration Tester
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 Senior Penetration Tester within the Central London region over the 6 months to 28 May 2025. 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
West End of London - 1 - -
Senior Penetration Tester
London

Senior Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 28 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 Central London region featuring Senior Penetration Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Nessus
1 1 (100.00%) Ethical Hacking
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Metasploit
1 1 (100.00%) OSCP
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Burp Suite
1 1 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Red Team
1 1 (100.00%) Offensive Security

Senior Penetration Tester Skill Set
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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Burp Suite
1 1 (100.00%) Metasploit
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Ethical Hacking
1 1 (100.00%) Offensive Security
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Red Team
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 1 (100.00%) OSCP
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Nessus