Security Testing Job Trends in Cheltenham

Security Testing
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cheltenham requiring Security Testing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 - 51
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Security Testing 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheltenham 0.12% - 0.61%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.15% - 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £92,750
25th Percentile £51,250 - £93,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - £97,500
75th Percentile £53,750 - £103,125
90th Percentile - - £104,250
Gloucestershire median annual salary £50,000 - £97,500

All Process & Methodology Skills
Cheltenham

Security Testing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Cheltenham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 670 112 304
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheltenham 81.51% 84.85% 92.97%
Number of salaries quoted 466 70 211
10th Percentile £40,000 £27,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,563 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +16.67% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £93,125 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £87,500
Gloucestershire median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +20.00% -4.76% -8.70%

Security Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Security Testing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham.

Security Testing job vacancy trend in Cheltenham

Security Testing
Salary Trend in Cheltenham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheltenham citing Security Testing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheltenham citing Security Testing

Security Testing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Tester
1 1 (100.00%) Tester
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CHECK Team Member
1 1 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory