Penetration Tester Jobs in Kent

Penetration Tester
South East > Kent

The median Penetration Tester salary in Kent is £70,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 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
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 105 97 -
Rank change year-on-year -8 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Penetration Tester 1 4 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 0.068% 0.34% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.073% 0.40% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £43,750 -
Median % change year-on-year +60.00% - -
South East median annual salary £57,500 £47,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +22.34% -21.67% +71.43%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Kent

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title 1,369 999 1,214
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.00% 85.60% 94.77%
Number of salaries quoted 1,022 555 722
10th Percentile £25,000 £26,850 £26,275
25th Percentile £30,813 £33,500 £33,469
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,250 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.05% +5.00% +12.50%
75th Percentile £58,750 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £68,750 £75,000 £80,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Penetration Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Job vacancy trend for Penetration Tester in Kent

Penetration Tester
Salary Trend in Kent

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

Salary trend for Penetration Tester in Kent

Penetration Tester
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Penetration Tester within the Kent region over the 6 months to 23 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
Chatham +6 1 £70,000 +72.84%
Penetration Tester
South East

Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 1 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, 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 Kent region featuring Penetration Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing

Penetration Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing