Penetration Testing
Scotland > Glasgow
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Glasgow requiring Penetration Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Penetration Testing over the 6 months leading up to 2 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 212 | 113 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -99 | -15 |
| Permanent jobs citing Penetration Testing | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow | - | 0.20% | 0.74% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 0.21% | 0.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £35,900 | £46,875 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £46,750 | £53,438 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £70,000 | £66,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.66% | +1.92% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £72,500 | £78,438 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £75,000 | £84,625 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £70,000 | £60,000 | £55,683 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.67% | +7.75% | -14.33% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Glasgow
Penetration 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 Glasgow.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 664 | 3,379 | 1,442 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow | 89.37% | 94.54% | 97.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 278 | 903 | 643 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,000 | £30,000 | £32,675 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £41,250 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,033 | £53,772 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.92% | -2.23% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £65,800 | £68,125 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £80,000 | £75,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £51,645 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.63% | -4.55% | - |
Penetration Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Job postings citing Penetration Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
Penetration Testing
Salary Trend in Glasgow
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Penetration Testing in Glasgow.