Penetration Testing Jobs in Gloucestershire

Penetration Testing
South West > Gloucestershire

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Gloucestershire 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 18 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 118 122 117
Rank change year-on-year +4 -5 -16
Permanent jobs citing Penetration Testing 21 5 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 1.20% 0.37% 0.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.37% 0.38% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 3 2 3
10th Percentile £58,000 - £33,250
25th Percentile £70,000 £45,000 £41,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £50,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +80.00% -20.00% +54.32%
75th Percentile £97,500 £55,000 £69,375
90th Percentile £102,000 - £69,750
South West median annual salary £55,000 £50,500 £70,400
% change year-on-year +8.91% -28.27% +56.44%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Gloucestershire

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 Gloucestershire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,538 1,328 1,207
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 87.64% 97.29% 96.48%
Number of salaries quoted 1,082 534 739
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £28,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £72,500 £63,375
90th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £71,250
South West median annual salary £51,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.86% +5.00% +7.53%

Penetration Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire

Job postings citing Penetration Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.

Job vacancy trend for Penetration Testing in Gloucestershire

Penetration Testing
Salary Trend in Gloucestershire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Penetration Testing in Gloucestershire.

Salary trend for Penetration Testing in Gloucestershire

Penetration Testing
Salary Histogram in Gloucestershire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Penetration Testing in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 18 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Penetration Testing in Gloucestershire

Penetration Testing
Job Locations in Gloucestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Penetration Testing within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 18 April 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
Gloucester - 11 - -
Filton - 6 - -
Cheltenham - 4 £90,000 - 2
Penetration Testing
South West

Penetration Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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 (28.57%) Network Security
General
1 17 (80.95%) Aerospace
2 6 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (28.57%) Aviation
2 6 (28.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 6 (28.57%) Influencing Skills
2 6 (28.57%) Military
3 1 (4.76%) Finance
3 1 (4.76%) Law
3 1 (4.76%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 11 (52.38%) Senior
2 2 (9.52%) Lead
2 2 (9.52%) Team Leader
2 2 (9.52%) Test Team Leader
3 1 (4.76%) Consultant
3 1 (4.76%) Cybersecurity Consultant
3 1 (4.76%) Junior
3 1 (4.76%) Junior Penetration Tester
3 1 (4.76%) Junior Tester
3 1 (4.76%) Penetration Tester
3 1 (4.76%) Security Consultant
3 1 (4.76%) Tester
Miscellaneous
1 11 (52.38%) Cyber Defence
1 11 (52.38%) Operational Technology
2 1 (4.76%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (4.76%) Insider Threat
2 1 (4.76%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 11 (52.38%) Linux
1 11 (52.38%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (95.24%) Cybersecurity
2 11 (52.38%) Digital Forensics
2 11 (52.38%) Malware Analysis
2 11 (52.38%) OSINT
2 11 (52.38%) Prototyping
3 6 (28.57%) Computer Science
3 6 (28.57%) Decision-Making
3 6 (28.57%) Digital Engineering
3 6 (28.57%) Line Management
3 6 (28.57%) Server Management
3 6 (28.57%) Software Testing
3 6 (28.57%) Technical Analysis
3 6 (28.57%) Vulnerability Scanning
4 1 (4.76%) Coaching
4 1 (4.76%) Customer Engagement
4 1 (4.76%) Cyber Resilience
4 1 (4.76%) ISMS
4 1 (4.76%) Mentoring
4 1 (4.76%) Security Auditing
4 1 (4.76%) Security Testing
Programming Languages
1 11 (52.38%) Bash
1 11 (52.38%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (9.52%) DV Cleared
1 2 (9.52%) SC Cleared
1 2 (9.52%) Security Cleared
2 1 (4.76%) CESG Certified Professional
2 1 (4.76%) CHECK Team Leader
2 1 (4.76%) CISA
2 1 (4.76%) CISM
2 1 (4.76%) CISSP
2 1 (4.76%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (4.76%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
2 1 (4.76%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (28.57%) DO-254
2 1 (4.76%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (4.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (4.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (4.76%) NCSC
Systems Management
1 1 (4.76%) Computer Emergency Response Teams