Security Tester Job Trends in Horsham

Security Tester
West Sussex > Horsham

The median Security Tester salary in Horsham is £92,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 May 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
21 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Tester 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Horsham 1.12% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.22% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £91,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £92,500 - -
75th Percentile £93,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Sussex median annual salary £92,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Horsham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Horsham. 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 Horsham with a recognized job title 82 29 89
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.13% 74.36% 97.80%
Number of salaries quoted 58 14 58
10th Percentile £24,000 £38,500 £26,900
25th Percentile £31,250 £42,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £49,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.68% -1.50% -9.09%
75th Percentile £85,000 £55,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £57,500 £67,500
West Sussex median annual salary £55,000 £53,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +2.80% +12.63% -13.64%

Security Tester Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Horsham

For the 6 months to 21 May 2026, Security Tester job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Horsham region featuring Security Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
1 1 (100.00%) Offensive Security
1 1 (100.00%) OWASP
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Purple Team
1 1 (100.00%) Red Team
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
1 1 (100.00%) Yeoman

Security Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Horsham by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Yeoman
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
1 1 (100.00%) Offensive Security
1 1 (100.00%) OWASP
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Purple Team
1 1 (100.00%) Red Team
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS