Penetration Testing Jobs in Manchester

Penetration Testing
North West > Manchester

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for Penetration Testing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Penetration Testing over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 195 220 211
Rank change year-on-year +25 -9 -36
Permanent jobs citing Penetration Testing 24 26 44
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 0.47% 0.51% 0.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.54% 0.53% 0.80%
Number of salaries quoted 22 20 35
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £46,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £51,406
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £70,400
Median % change year-on-year - -18.32% +28.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,625 £90,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,625 -
North West median annual salary £60,000 £53,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +12.15% -23.57% +27.27%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Manchester

Penetration Testing is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,408 4,898 5,477
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 86.84% 96.70% 96.24%
Number of salaries quoted 3,393 2,600 3,684
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £32,403
25th Percentile £41,250 £43,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £85,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.03%

Penetration Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings citing Penetration Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Penetration Testing in Manchester

Penetration Testing
Salary Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Penetration Testing in Manchester.

Salary trend for Penetration Testing in Manchester

Penetration Testing
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Penetration Testing in Manchester over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Penetration Testing in Manchester

Penetration Testing
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Penetration Testing within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 24 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
Altrincham - 9 £60,000 - 1
Penetration Testing
North West

Penetration Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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 1 (4.17%) Azure
1 1 (4.17%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (12.50%) Firewall
1 3 (12.50%) Wireless
2 2 (8.33%) Wireshark
3 1 (4.17%) Intrusion Detection
Development Applications
1 4 (16.67%) Burp Suite
2 3 (12.50%) Metasploit
General
1 11 (45.83%) Social Skills
2 9 (37.50%) Public Sector
3 6 (25.00%) Presentation Skills
4 4 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (4.17%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (4.17%) Games
5 1 (4.17%) Law
Job Titles
1 6 (25.00%) Analyst
1 6 (25.00%) Business Development Manager
1 6 (25.00%) Business Manager
1 6 (25.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 6 (25.00%) Development Manager
1 6 (25.00%) Sales Business Development Manager
1 6 (25.00%) Sales Manager
1 6 (25.00%) Security Analyst
2 4 (16.67%) Consultant
2 4 (16.67%) Penetration Tester
3 3 (12.50%) Information Security Specialist
3 3 (12.50%) Information Specialist
3 3 (12.50%) Security Specialist
3 3 (12.50%) Tester
4 2 (8.33%) IT Manager
4 2 (8.33%) IT Security Manager
4 2 (8.33%) Security Consultant
4 2 (8.33%) Security Manager
4 2 (8.33%) Senior
5 1 (4.17%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 6 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (16.67%) Analytical Mindset
2 4 (16.67%) Cyber Threat
3 3 (12.50%) IoT
3 3 (12.50%) Mobile App
3 3 (12.50%) Operational Technology
4 2 (8.33%) Anti-Spyware
5 1 (4.17%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 1 (4.17%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 3 (12.50%) Kali Linux
2 1 (4.17%) Linux
2 1 (4.17%) Mac OS
2 1 (4.17%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (83.33%) Cybersecurity
2 10 (41.67%) Information Security
3 7 (29.17%) Incident Response
4 6 (25.00%) Business Development
4 6 (25.00%) CRM
4 6 (25.00%) Lead Generation
4 6 (25.00%) OWASP
4 6 (25.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 5 (20.83%) Red Team
5 5 (20.83%) Security Testing
5 5 (20.83%) SIEM
6 4 (16.67%) Cloud Security
6 4 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
6 4 (16.67%) Security Monitoring
6 4 (16.67%) Threat Detection
7 3 (12.50%) Data Privacy
7 3 (12.50%) Microservices
7 3 (12.50%) Risk Assessment
7 3 (12.50%) Social Engineering
7 3 (12.50%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 4 (16.67%) Python
2 3 (12.50%) Java
2 3 (12.50%) JavaScript
3 1 (4.17%) Bash
3 1 (4.17%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 7 (29.17%) CISSP
1 7 (29.17%) OSCP
2 5 (20.83%) Security Cleared
3 4 (16.67%) CEH
3 4 (16.67%) CompTIA Security+
3 4 (16.67%) CREST Certified
3 4 (16.67%) Degree
4 3 (12.50%) OSCE
4 3 (12.50%) SC Cleared
5 2 (8.33%) CISM
6 1 (4.17%) GCFA
6 1 (4.17%) GCFE
6 1 (4.17%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (16.67%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (12.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (8.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (4.17%) NCSC
4 1 (4.17%) NIST
4 1 (4.17%) PCI DSS
4 1 (4.17%) QA
System Software
1 1 (4.17%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (20.83%) Nessus
2 3 (12.50%) Nmap
Vendors
1 6 (25.00%) HubSpot
2 3 (12.50%) Qualys
3 2 (8.33%) CrowdStrike
3 2 (8.33%) Microsoft