Static Application Security Testing Job Trends in Reading

Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
Berkshire > Reading

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Reading requiring Static Application Security Testing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Static Application Security Testing 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 0.13% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.19% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £56,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 - -
75th Percentile £58,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median annual salary £57,500 - £65,000

All Process & Methodology Skills
Reading

Static Application 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 Reading.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,061 445 1,182
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 68.94% 82.71% 80.96%
Number of salaries quoted 782 276 690
10th Percentile £35,000 £28,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £44,106 £39,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £71,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £87,500 £82,500
Berkshire median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -13.79% +5.36%

Static Application Security Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Static Application Security Testing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Static Application Security Testing job vacancy trend in Reading

Static Application Security Testing
Salary Trend in Reading

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Static Application Security Testing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Static Application Security Testing

Static Application Security Testing
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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Application Security Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Security Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Application Security
1 2 (100.00%) Coaching
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Cryptography
1 2 (100.00%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Open Source
1 2 (100.00%) OWASP
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) SDLC
1 2 (100.00%) Secure Coding
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) QA