Penetration Testing Job Trends in Glasgow

Penetration Testing
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Glasgow requiring Penetration Testing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 66 -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Penetration Testing 0 25 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow - 2.31% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 2.66% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 6 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £70,000 -
Scotland median annual salary £90,000 £70,750 £70,000
% change year-on-year +27.21% +1.07% +7.69%

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 708 941 693
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 90.54% 86.89% 96.92%
Number of salaries quoted 295 474 538
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £32,851 £38,563 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £75,000
Scotland median annual salary £38,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -30.91% +4.76% -4.55%

Penetration Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Penetration Testing job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Penetration Testing
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Penetration Testing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Penetration Testing