Security Tester Jobs in Northern Ireland

Security Tester
UK > Northern Ireland

As of 12 June 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Security Tester salary in Northern Ireland.

6 months to
12 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Tester 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 0.39% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.45% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median annual salary £46,500 £60,000 £87,500
% change year-on-year -22.50% -31.43% +60.55%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Northern Ireland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Northern Ireland. 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 Northern Ireland with a recognized job title 220 741 796
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.27% 95.61% 94.99%
Number of salaries quoted 66 366 456
10th Percentile £23,504 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £32,188 £38,750 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £70,938 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £87,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Security Tester
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Tester within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 12 June 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
County Antrim - 1 - - 4
Security Tester
UK

Security Tester Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland

For the 6 months to 12 June 2025, Security 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 Northern Ireland region featuring Security Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Nessus
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) OWASP
1 1 (100.00%) Metasploit
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Burp Suite
1 1 (100.00%) Kali Linux
1 1 (100.00%) CHECK Team Leader
1 1 (100.00%) CHECK Team Member
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology

Security Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Kali Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) OWASP
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CHECK Team Leader
1 1 (100.00%) CHECK Team Member
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Nessus