The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West requiring Security Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Testing over the 6 months leading up to 19 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 19 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
293
267
260
Rank change year-on-year
-26
-7
+15
Permanent jobs citing Security Testing
8
29
40
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West
Security 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 the North West.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
7,723
8,221
7,368
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West
95.81%
82.40%
95.55%
Number of salaries quoted
4,001
6,231
3,872
10th Percentile
£25,750
£27,500
£31,064
25th Percentile
£40,000
£37,500
£41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£50,055
£50,000
£55,000
Median % change year-on-year
+0.11%
-9.09%
+4.76%
75th Percentile
£61,000
£65,000
£70,000
90th Percentile
£77,500
£80,000
£81,475
England median annual salary
£57,500
£55,000
£62,500
% change year-on-year
+4.55%
-12.00%
+4.17%
Security Testing Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Job postings citing Security Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.
Security Testing Salary Trend in the North West
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Testing in the North West.
Security Testing Salary Histogram in the North West
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Testing in the North West over the 6 months to 19 May 2025.
Security Testing Job Locations in the North West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Testing within the North West region over the 6 months to 19 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.
Security Testing Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West
For the 6 months to 19 May 2025, job vacancies citing Security Testing also mentioned 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 North West region with a requirement for Security Testing.
Security Testing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:
