Penetration Testing Jobs in the North West

Penetration Testing
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West 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 249 268 258
Rank change year-on-year +19 -10 -47
Permanent jobs citing Penetration Testing 41 33 67
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.42% 0.41% 0.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.51% 0.43% 0.74%
Number of salaries quoted 32 27 44
10th Percentile £36,875 £42,500 £46,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £51,406
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £53,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.15% -23.57% +27.27%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £74,000 £74,500 -
England median annual salary £65,000 £67,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.70% +12.50% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

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 the North West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,037 7,688 9,007
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 83.22% 95.76% 95.33%
Number of salaries quoted 6,125 3,977 5,396
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.03%
75th Percentile £65,603 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Penetration Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Penetration Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Penetration Testing in the North West

Penetration Testing
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Penetration Testing in the North West.

Salary trend for Penetration Testing in the North West

Penetration Testing
Salary Histogram in the North West

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

Salary histogram for Penetration Testing in the North West

Penetration 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 Penetration Testing within the North West 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
Manchester +25 24 £57,500 - 10
Cheshire -3 10 £60,000 -0.83% 1
Cumbria -5 6 - -
Merseyside +8 1 £45,000 -15.89%
Penetration Testing
England

Penetration 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.44%) Apache
1 1 (2.44%) IIS
1 1 (2.44%) WebSphere
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.44%) Azure
1 1 (2.44%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 11 (26.83%) Firewall
2 3 (7.32%) Wireless
3 2 (4.88%) Intrusion Detection
3 2 (4.88%) Wireshark
4 1 (2.44%) TCP/IP
4 1 (2.44%) VPN
Development Applications
1 4 (9.76%) Burp Suite
2 3 (7.32%) Metasploit
General
1 25 (60.98%) Social Skills
2 9 (21.95%) Public Sector
3 6 (14.63%) Presentation Skills
4 5 (12.20%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (4.88%) Retail
6 1 (2.44%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (2.44%) Games
6 1 (2.44%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (2.44%) Law
6 1 (2.44%) Manufacturing
6 1 (2.44%) Pharmaceutical
6 1 (2.44%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 12 (29.27%) Analyst
1 12 (29.27%) Security Analyst
2 10 (24.39%) IT Manager
3 8 (19.51%) Vulnerability Manager
4 6 (14.63%) Business Development Manager
4 6 (14.63%) Business Manager
4 6 (14.63%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 6 (14.63%) Development Manager
4 6 (14.63%) Sales Business Development Manager
4 6 (14.63%) Sales Manager
5 4 (9.76%) Consultant
5 4 (9.76%) Penetration Tester
6 3 (7.32%) Information Security Specialist
6 3 (7.32%) Information Specialist
6 3 (7.32%) Security Manager
6 3 (7.32%) Security Specialist
6 3 (7.32%) Tester
7 2 (4.88%) Security Consultant
7 2 (4.88%) Senior
7 2 (4.88%) Test Manager
Miscellaneous
1 10 (24.39%) Cyber Threat
2 6 (14.63%) Onboarding
2 6 (14.63%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (9.76%) Analytical Mindset
4 3 (7.32%) IoT
4 3 (7.32%) Mobile App
4 3 (7.32%) Operational Technology
5 2 (4.88%) Anti-Spyware
6 1 (2.44%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 1 (2.44%) Cyberattack
6 1 (2.44%) Life Science
6 1 (2.44%) Management Information System
6 1 (2.44%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 3 (7.32%) Kali Linux
2 1 (2.44%) Linux
2 1 (2.44%) Mac OS
2 1 (2.44%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (82.93%) Cybersecurity
2 17 (41.46%) Information Security
3 11 (26.83%) Static Application Security Testing
4 9 (21.95%) Risk Assessment
4 9 (21.95%) Vulnerability Remediation
5 8 (19.51%) Impact Assessments
5 8 (19.51%) Patch Management
5 8 (19.51%) Vulnerability Management
6 7 (17.07%) Disaster Recovery
6 7 (17.07%) Incident Response
6 7 (17.07%) Internal Audit
6 7 (17.07%) Remediation Plan
6 7 (17.07%) Security Operations
6 7 (17.07%) Vulnerability Assessment
7 6 (14.63%) Business Development
7 6 (14.63%) Coaching
7 6 (14.63%) CRM
7 6 (14.63%) Lead Generation
7 6 (14.63%) Mentoring
7 6 (14.63%) OWASP
Programming Languages
1 4 (9.76%) Python
2 3 (7.32%) Java
2 3 (7.32%) JavaScript
3 1 (2.44%) Bash
3 1 (2.44%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 11 (26.83%) Security Cleared
2 8 (19.51%) CISSP
3 7 (17.07%) OSCP
4 6 (14.63%) DV Cleared
5 4 (9.76%) CEH
5 4 (9.76%) CompTIA Security+
5 4 (9.76%) CREST Certified
5 4 (9.76%) Degree
6 3 (7.32%) OSCE
6 3 (7.32%) SC Cleared
7 2 (4.88%) CISM
8 1 (2.44%) CISA
8 1 (2.44%) GCFA
8 1 (2.44%) GCFE
8 1 (2.44%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (26.83%) Cyber Essentials
2 9 (21.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 4 (9.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (7.32%) QA
5 2 (4.88%) NIST
5 2 (4.88%) PCI DSS
6 1 (2.44%) FISMA
6 1 (2.44%) HIPAA
6 1 (2.44%) HITRUST
6 1 (2.44%) NCSC
6 1 (2.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (2.44%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (2.44%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (12.20%) Nessus
2 3 (7.32%) Nmap
3 1 (2.44%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 10 (24.39%) Microsoft
2 6 (14.63%) HubSpot
3 3 (7.32%) Qualys
4 2 (4.88%) CrowdStrike