Security Penetration Tester Jobs in London

Penetration/Security Tester
England > London

As of 8 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Penetration/Security Tester salary in London.

6 months to
8 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 402 502 616
Rank change year-on-year +100 +114 +267
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Penetration Tester 1 7 22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.008% 0.030% 0.063%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.009% 0.032% 0.067%
Number of salaries quoted 0 7 20
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £57,500 £83,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £65,000 £87,500
Median % change year-on-year - -25.71% +60.55%
75th Percentile - £70,000 £121,563
90th Percentile - - £122,500
England median annual salary - £60,000 £87,500
% change year-on-year - -31.43% +60.55%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 11,591 22,195 33,076
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.08% 94.12% 95.02%
Number of salaries quoted 7,387 16,681 24,330
10th Percentile £41,250 £38,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £51,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £115,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Security Penetration Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Penetration Tester in London

Security Penetration Tester
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Security Penetration Tester in London

Security 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 Security Penetration Tester within the London region over the 6 months to 8 May 2025. 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 - 1 - -
Security Penetration Tester
England

Security Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 8 May 2025, Security 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 Security Penetration Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Nessus
1 1 (100.00%) Ethical Hacking
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Metasploit
1 1 (100.00%) OSCP
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Burp Suite
1 1 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Red Team
1 1 (100.00%) Offensive Security

Security 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Burp Suite
1 1 (100.00%) Metasploit
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Ethical Hacking
1 1 (100.00%) Offensive Security
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Red Team
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 1 (100.00%) OSCP
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Nessus