Security Tester Job Trends in Reading
Security Tester
Berkshire > Reading
The median Security Tester salary in Reading is £59,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 89 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent Security Tester jobs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Reading | 0.060% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.063% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,000 | - | - |
| Berkshire median annual salary | £59,500 | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Reading
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Reading matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 6 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in Reading matching a recognised job title | 1,581 | 455 | 1,104 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 94.16% | 93.05% | 94.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,173 | 278 | 550 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £28,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £35,000 | £41,263 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £50,803 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.10% | -11.65% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £67,500 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| Berkshire median annual salary | £55,000 | £47,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -20.83% | +10.09% |
Security Tester Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Security Tester job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Security Tester Salary Trend in Reading
Salary distribution trend for Security Tester job vacancies in Reading.
Security Tester Skill Set Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 6 November 2026, Security Tester job ads cited 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 Security Tester job ads across the Reading region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Application Security | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | CISA | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | CISSP | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | COBIT | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Collaborative Working | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Continuous Improvement | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | COSO | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | CRISC | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Cryptography | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Cyber Threat Intelligence | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Cybersecurity | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Identity Access Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Information Security | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ISO 27001 Lead Auditor | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | IT Audit | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Risk Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Security Architecture | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Security Testing | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Test Scripting | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Threat and Vulnerability Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Threat Intelligence | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Vulnerability Management | 100.0% | 1 |
Security Tester Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
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