The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Reading requiring Ethical Hacking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Ethical Hacking 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 Reading.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
430
943
949
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading
86.52%
80.74%
93.96%
Number of salaries quoted
262
443
587
10th Percentile
£28,000
£36,400
£32,500
25th Percentile
£36,250
£48,750
£38,790
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£50,402
£60,000
£55,000
Median % change year-on-year
-16.00%
+9.09%
-8.33%
75th Percentile
£67,500
£78,750
£68,750
90th Percentile
£85,000
£87,500
£83,750
Berkshire median annual salary
£47,500
£62,500
£55,000
% change year-on-year
-24.00%
+13.64%
-4.35%
Ethical Hacking Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Ethical Hacking relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Ethical Hacking Salary Trend in Reading
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Ethical Hacking.
Ethical Hacking Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 15 November 2025, job vacancies citing Ethical Hacking also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Reading region with a requirement for Ethical Hacking.
Ethical Hacking Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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:
