Penetration Testing Job Trends in Newport

Penetration Testing
South Wales > Newport

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Newport requiring Penetration Testing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
20 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Penetration Testing 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Newport 0.88% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.33% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £51,375 - -
25th Percentile £52,734 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
75th Percentile £55,436 - -
90th Percentile £55,698 - -
South Wales median annual salary £55,000 £75,574 £90,000
% change year-on-year -27.22% -16.03% +60.71%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Newport

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 Newport.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 226 71 125
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newport 66.67% 95.95% 65.10%
Number of salaries quoted 132 40 102
10th Percentile £39,238 £35,875 £26,700
25th Percentile £45,000 £50,813 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,171 £63,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.60% +26.00% +11.23%
75th Percentile £55,873 £68,875 £60,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £70,640 £65,900
South Wales median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £46,802
% change year-on-year -4.76% +12.18% -1.47%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

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

Penetration Testing job vacancy trend in Newport

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Salary Trend in Newport

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Penetration Testing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Penetration Testing

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport 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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Threat and Vulnerability Manager
1 3 (100.00%) Vulnerability Manager
2 1 (33.33%) SEO Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Hybrid Cloud
1 3 (100.00%) Security Posture
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Defence
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Threat
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Application Security
1 3 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 3 (100.00%) SDLC
1 3 (100.00%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
1 3 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
2 2 (66.67%) Cyber Intelligence
2 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) Identity Management
2 2 (66.67%) Open Source
2 2 (66.67%) Risk Management
2 2 (66.67%) Security Operations
2 2 (66.67%) Security Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (66.67%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) SEO
3 1 (33.33%) Vulnerability Remediation
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