Penetration Tester Jobs in London

Penetration Tester
England > London

The median Penetration Tester salary in London is £70,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 May 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
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 424 590 836
Rank change year-on-year +166 +246 -244
Permanent jobs requiring a Penetration Tester 81 43 42
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.34% 0.12% 0.063%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.37% 0.13% 0.065%
Number of salaries quoted 74 33 40
10th Percentile £50,000 £55,500 £36,800
25th Percentile £56,563 £83,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £87,500 £61,250
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +42.86% -9.93%
75th Percentile £82,500 £96,250 £80,000
90th Percentile - £122,500 £83,500
England median annual salary £67,500 £67,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +12.50% +9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 22,181 33,417 64,405
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.11% 95.02% 96.34%
Number of salaries quoted 16,675 24,567 34,955
10th Percentile £38,084 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -
75th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £91,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

Penetration Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Penetration Tester in London

Penetration Tester
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Penetration Tester in London

Penetration Tester
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Penetration Tester in London over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Penetration Tester in London

Penetration Tester
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Penetration Tester within the London region over the 6 months to 5 May 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
Central London +52 9 £55,000 -42.11%
West London - 3 £50,000 - 1
Penetration Tester
England

Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 5 May 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 London region featuring Penetration Tester in the job title.

1 75 (92.59%) Penetration Testing
2 60 (74.07%) Cybersecurity
3 45 (55.56%) Problem-Solving
4 41 (50.62%) Social Skills
5 40 (49.38%) Red Team
6 38 (46.91%) Security Testing
7 37 (45.68%) Information Security
8 34 (41.98%) Application Security
9 32 (39.51%) Vulnerability Scanning
10 31 (38.27%) Degree
10 31 (38.27%) Metasploit
11 30 (37.04%) Computer Science
11 30 (37.04%) Analytical Skills
12 29 (35.80%) Network Security
13 28 (34.57%) Reverse Engineering
13 28 (34.57%) Malware Analysis
13 28 (34.57%) Linux
13 28 (34.57%) Burp Suite
13 28 (34.57%) Kali Linux
13 28 (34.57%) Critical Thinking
13 28 (34.57%) Computer Science Degree
14 22 (27.16%) CREST Certified
15 17 (20.99%) OSCP
16 14 (17.28%) PCI DSS
16 14 (17.28%) Firewall
16 14 (17.28%) Presentation Skills
17 12 (14.81%) Azure
17 12 (14.81%) Mobile App
18 11 (13.58%) Offensive Security
18 11 (13.58%) Mentoring

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

Cloud Services
1 12 (14.81%) Azure
2 8 (9.88%) AWS
3 7 (8.64%) GCP
4 4 (4.94%) Dynamics 365
4 4 (4.94%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 29 (35.80%) Network Security
2 14 (17.28%) Firewall
3 8 (9.88%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (7.41%) Wireless
5 3 (3.70%) Wireshark
Development Applications
1 31 (38.27%) Metasploit
2 28 (34.57%) Burp Suite
General
1 41 (50.62%) Social Skills
2 30 (37.04%) Analytical Skills
3 14 (17.28%) Presentation Skills
4 8 (9.88%) Law
5 7 (8.64%) Public Sector
6 6 (7.41%) Marketing
7 4 (4.94%) Retail
8 2 (2.47%) Games
9 1 (1.23%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 12 (14.81%) Mobile App
2 6 (7.41%) Onboarding
3 4 (4.94%) Cyber Security Posture
3 4 (4.94%) Cyber Threat
3 4 (4.94%) Cyberattack
4 3 (3.70%) Virtual Team
5 2 (2.47%) Client/Server
5 2 (2.47%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 28 (34.57%) Kali Linux
1 28 (34.57%) Linux
2 10 (12.35%) Android
2 10 (12.35%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (92.59%) Penetration Testing
2 60 (74.07%) Cybersecurity
3 45 (55.56%) Problem-Solving
4 40 (49.38%) Red Team
5 38 (46.91%) Security Testing
6 37 (45.68%) Information Security
7 34 (41.98%) Application Security
8 32 (39.51%) Vulnerability Scanning
9 30 (37.04%) Computer Science
10 28 (34.57%) Critical Thinking
10 28 (34.57%) Malware Analysis
10 28 (34.57%) Reverse Engineering
11 11 (13.58%) Mentoring
11 11 (13.58%) Offensive Security
12 10 (12.35%) Ethical Hacking
13 8 (9.88%) OWASP
13 8 (9.88%) Project Management
13 8 (9.88%) Vulnerability Assessment
14 7 (8.64%) Presales
15 6 (7.41%) Thought Leadership
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.70%) Bash
1 3 (3.70%) Python
Qualifications
1 31 (38.27%) Degree
2 28 (34.57%) Computer Science Degree
3 22 (27.16%) CREST Certified
4 17 (20.99%) OSCP
5 7 (8.64%) CEH
5 7 (8.64%) CHECK Team Leader
6 6 (7.41%) CHECK Team Member
6 6 (7.41%) Cyber Scheme
6 6 (7.41%) GIAC
6 6 (7.41%) GPEN
6 6 (7.41%) PCI QSA
6 6 (7.41%) Tigerscheme
7 4 (4.94%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (4.94%) CCSAM
7 4 (4.94%) CISSP
7 4 (4.94%) SC Cleared
7 4 (4.94%) Security Cleared
8 3 (3.70%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (2.47%) Master's Degree
9 2 (2.47%) OSCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (17.28%) PCI DSS
2 9 (11.11%) NIST
3 6 (7.41%) Actionable Recommendations
3 6 (7.41%) GRC
4 3 (3.70%) GDPR
4 3 (3.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
Systems Management
1 4 (4.94%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 3 (3.70%) Nessus
Vendors
1 7 (8.64%) Microsoft
2 4 (4.94%) Google