Penetration Testing Jobs in the City of London

Penetration Testing
Central London > City of London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of 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 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 146 204 241
Rank change year-on-year +58 +37 -55
Permanent jobs citing Penetration Testing 36 26 44
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 1.08% 0.57% 0.61%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.17% 0.59% 0.64%
Number of salaries quoted 33 25 39
10th Percentile - £42,178 £50,900
25th Percentile £47,500 £53,750 £51,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £98,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% +68.97% +6.73%
75th Percentile £82,500 £100,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £105,000 £111,000 £77,750
Central London median annual salary £78,750 £98,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year -19.64% +68.97% +8.05%

All Process and Methodology Skills
City of 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 the City of London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,074 4,370 6,917
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 91.95% 95.19% 95.50%
Number of salaries quoted 2,417 3,651 5,588
10th Percentile £41,250 £42,750 £45,242
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.45% -
75th Percentile £95,000 £98,000 £93,921
90th Percentile £112,500 £115,000 £110,000
Central London median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year -3.33% +3.45% +3.57%

Penetration Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for Penetration Testing in the City of London

Penetration Testing
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Penetration Testing in the City of London.

Salary trend for Penetration Testing in the City of London

Penetration Testing
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Penetration Testing in the City of London over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Penetration Testing in the City of London

Penetration Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.78%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 16 (44.44%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (36.11%) Azure
3 8 (22.22%) Google Workspace
4 5 (13.89%) AWS
5 4 (11.11%) Mimecast
6 3 (8.33%) GCP
7 2 (5.56%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (2.78%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (2.78%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (2.78%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 11 (30.56%) Firewall
2 8 (22.22%) Broadband
2 8 (22.22%) DNS
2 8 (22.22%) NAS
2 8 (22.22%) Wireless
3 5 (13.89%) Network Security
4 4 (11.11%) DKIM
5 1 (2.78%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (2.78%) VPN
Development Applications
1 1 (2.78%) Bitbucket
1 1 (2.78%) Jenkins
1 1 (2.78%) JIRA
General
1 12 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 10 (27.78%) Games
3 9 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (19.44%) Finance
5 6 (16.67%) Law
6 3 (8.33%) Legal
6 3 (8.33%) Retail
6 3 (8.33%) Telecoms
7 1 (2.78%) Banking
7 1 (2.78%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (2.78%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 10 (27.78%) Security Engineer
2 9 (25.00%) Penetration Tester
2 9 (25.00%) Tester
3 8 (22.22%) Consultant
3 8 (22.22%) IT Consultant
4 3 (8.33%) Lead
4 3 (8.33%) Team Leader
4 3 (8.33%) Test Team Leader
5 2 (5.56%) Analyst
5 2 (5.56%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 2 (5.56%) Information Analyst
5 2 (5.56%) Information Security Analyst
5 2 (5.56%) Security Analyst
5 2 (5.56%) Security Manager
5 2 (5.56%) Senior
5 2 (5.56%) Senior Penetration Tester
5 2 (5.56%) Senior Tester
6 1 (2.78%) CISSP Manager
6 1 (2.78%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 1 (2.78%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.78%) HTML
1 1 (2.78%) Kafka
1 1 (2.78%) OAuth
1 1 (2.78%) OAuth2
1 1 (2.78%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 9 (25.00%) Onboarding
2 8 (22.22%) Video Conferencing
3 7 (19.44%) Mobile App
4 2 (5.56%) Management Information System
5 1 (2.78%) CESG
5 1 (2.78%) Cyberattack
5 1 (2.78%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (2.78%) Linux Command Line
5 1 (2.78%) Security Posture
5 1 (2.78%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 8 (22.22%) Mac OS
1 8 (22.22%) Windows
1 8 (22.22%) Windows Server
2 3 (8.33%) Android
2 3 (8.33%) Apple iOS
3 1 (2.78%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (61.11%) Cybersecurity
2 11 (30.56%) Computer Science
3 10 (27.78%) Data Protection
3 10 (27.78%) Problem-Solving
4 9 (25.00%) Vulnerability Scanning
5 8 (22.22%) Asset Management
5 8 (22.22%) Business Continuity
5 8 (22.22%) Identity Management
5 8 (22.22%) IT Audit
5 8 (22.22%) Mobile Device Management
5 8 (22.22%) Vulnerability Management
6 7 (19.44%) Digital Forensics
7 6 (16.67%) Change Control
8 5 (13.89%) Information Security
8 5 (13.89%) Mentoring
8 5 (13.89%) Presales
9 4 (11.11%) Project Management
9 4 (11.11%) SIEM
10 3 (8.33%) Data Privacy
10 3 (8.33%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 9 (25.00%) Bash
2 2 (5.56%) Python
3 1 (2.78%) C#
3 1 (2.78%) C++
3 1 (2.78%) Go
3 1 (2.78%) Java
3 1 (2.78%) JavaScript
3 1 (2.78%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 11 (30.56%) Degree
2 8 (22.22%) CREST Certified
3 5 (13.89%) CISSP
3 5 (13.89%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (8.33%) CISM
5 2 (5.56%) CEH
5 2 (5.56%) CISA
5 2 (5.56%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 1 (2.78%) AWS Certification
6 1 (2.78%) Azure Certification
6 1 (2.78%) CESG Certified Professional
6 1 (2.78%) Master's Degree
6 1 (2.78%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (27.78%) Cyber Essentials
3 8 (22.22%) SOC 2
4 3 (8.33%) NIST
4 3 (8.33%) QA
5 2 (5.56%) GDPR
5 2 (5.56%) GRC
6 1 (2.78%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 1 (2.78%) NCSC
System Software
1 8 (22.22%) Active Directory
1 8 (22.22%) VMware Infrastructure
2 6 (16.67%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (5.56%) Docker
Systems Management
1 8 (22.22%) Single Sign-On
2 6 (16.67%) CASB
2 6 (16.67%) QRadar
3 4 (11.11%) DatAdvantage
4 2 (5.56%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 16 (44.44%) Microsoft
2 11 (30.56%) Google
3 8 (22.22%) Apple
3 8 (22.22%) VMware
4 6 (16.67%) Cisco
4 6 (16.67%) Kenna
4 6 (16.67%) Rapid7
5 4 (11.11%) Darktrace
5 4 (11.11%) Varonis
6 2 (5.56%) IBM