Penetration Testing Job Trends in Kingston Upon Thames

Penetration Testing
South London > Kingston Upon Thames

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Kingston Upon Thames requiring Penetration Testing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Penetration Testing 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Kingston Upon Thames 0.72% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.81% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - -
75th Percentile £47,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £50,950
% change year-on-year -10.00% -1.86% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Kingston Upon Thames

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 Kingston Upon Thames.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 123 111 87
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kingston Upon Thames 89.13% 95.69% 97.75%
Number of salaries quoted 57 41 70
10th Percentile £42,000 £27,000 £37,375
25th Percentile £50,000 £42,881 £45,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,000 £60,750
Median % change year-on-year +5.77% -14.40% +10.45%
75th Percentile £67,500 £66,500 £71,875
90th Percentile £81,750 £67,500 £77,550
South London median annual salary £42,500 £52,656 £57,500
% change year-on-year -19.29% -8.42% +4.55%

Penetration Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Kingston Upon Thames

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

Penetration Testing job vacancy trend in Kingston Upon Thames

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Salary Trend in Kingston Upon Thames

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kingston Upon Thames citing Penetration Testing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kingston Upon Thames citing Penetration Testing

Penetration Testing
Job Locations in Kingston Upon Thames

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Penetration Testing within the Kingston Upon Thames region over the 6 months to 10 January 2026. 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
New Malden - 1 £45,000 - 1
Penetration Testing
South London

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kingston Upon Thames 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DMARC
General
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Account Manager
1 1 (100.00%) IT Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Veeam