Security Penetration Tester Jobs in England

Penetration/Security Tester
UK > England

The median Penetration/Security Tester salary in England is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 30 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
30 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 830 871 1163
Rank change year-on-year +41 +292 -275
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Penetration Tester 20 32 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.022% 0.038% 0.015%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.024% 0.041% 0.016%
Number of salaries quoted 10 23 21
10th Percentile £36,500 £56,250 -
25th Percentile £57,500 £83,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £87,500 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -31.43% +60.55% +40.65%
75th Percentile £68,750 £121,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £122,500 -
UK median annual salary £62,500 £87,500 £54,500
% change year-on-year -28.57% +60.55% -31.88%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 85,024 77,807 134,432
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.66% 91.35% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 62,911 50,222 74,971
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,029 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,567 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.32% +0.95% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Security Penetration Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Penetration Tester in England

Security Penetration Tester
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Penetration Tester in England.

Salary trend for Security Penetration Tester in England

Security Penetration Tester
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Penetration Tester in England over the 6 months to 30 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Penetration Tester in England

Security Penetration Tester
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Penetration Tester within the England region over the 6 months to 30 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
South West -14 10 £45,000 -33.33%
London +96 7 £65,000 -25.71% 1
North of England +45 2 £30,000 -55.56%
Yorkshire +80 1 £30,000 -
North West 0 1 - -
Midlands -15 1 £60,000 -
East Midlands - 1 £60,000 -
Security Penetration Tester
UK

Security Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 30 May 2024, Security 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 England region featuring Security Penetration Tester in the job title.

1 19 (95.00%) Penetration Testing
2 18 (90.00%) Cybersecurity
3 15 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
4 14 (70.00%) CHECK Team Member
4 14 (70.00%) OSCP
5 9 (45.00%) Degree
5 9 (45.00%) Computer Science
5 9 (45.00%) Risk Analysis
5 9 (45.00%) Social Skills
5 9 (45.00%) Incident Response
6 7 (35.00%) Security Testing
6 7 (35.00%) Presentation Skills
6 7 (35.00%) CREST Certified
7 6 (30.00%) Actionable Insight
7 6 (30.00%) Actionable Recommendations
7 6 (30.00%) Thought Leadership
7 6 (30.00%) NIST
7 6 (30.00%) Application Security
7 6 (30.00%) Tigerscheme
7 6 (30.00%) Cyber Scheme
7 6 (30.00%) CHECK Team Leader
7 6 (30.00%) Cloud Security
7 6 (30.00%) GRC
7 6 (30.00%) PCI DSS
7 6 (30.00%) PCI QSA
7 6 (30.00%) Information Security
7 6 (30.00%) Firewall
7 6 (30.00%) Wireless
7 6 (30.00%) Data Privacy
7 6 (30.00%) Vulnerability Assessment

Security Penetration Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 6 (30.00%) Firewall
1 6 (30.00%) Wireless
General
1 9 (45.00%) Social Skills
2 7 (35.00%) Presentation Skills
3 6 (30.00%) Marketing
4 1 (5.00%) Games
4 1 (5.00%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.00%) Mobile App
1 1 (5.00%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.00%) Android
1 1 (5.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (95.00%) Penetration Testing
2 18 (90.00%) Cybersecurity
3 15 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
4 9 (45.00%) Computer Science
4 9 (45.00%) Incident Response
4 9 (45.00%) Risk Analysis
5 7 (35.00%) Security Testing
6 6 (30.00%) Actionable Insight
6 6 (30.00%) Application Security
6 6 (30.00%) Cloud Security
6 6 (30.00%) Data Privacy
6 6 (30.00%) Information Security
6 6 (30.00%) OWASP
6 6 (30.00%) Security Architecture
6 6 (30.00%) Thought Leadership
6 6 (30.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
7 1 (5.00%) Collaborative Working
7 1 (5.00%) Fintech
7 1 (5.00%) Mentoring
7 1 (5.00%) Red Team
Qualifications
1 14 (70.00%) CHECK Team Member
1 14 (70.00%) OSCP
2 9 (45.00%) Degree
3 7 (35.00%) CREST Certified
4 6 (30.00%) CHECK Team Leader
4 6 (30.00%) Cyber Scheme
4 6 (30.00%) PCI QSA
4 6 (30.00%) Tigerscheme
5 1 (5.00%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (30.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 6 (30.00%) GRC
1 6 (30.00%) NIST
1 6 (30.00%) PCI DSS