The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Salford requiring Security Testing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Salford.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
74
128
38
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Salford
83.15%
84.21%
97.44%
Number of salaries quoted
48
43
34
10th Percentile
£26,500
£28,400
£41,250
25th Percentile
£30,750
£42,000
£42,664
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£45,000
£59,430
£51,250
Median % change year-on-year
-24.28%
+15.96%
+7.89%
75th Percentile
£55,938
£74,144
£63,174
90th Percentile
£78,455
£80,000
£75,625
Manchester median annual salary
£51,625
£55,000
£60,000
% change year-on-year
-6.14%
-8.33%
+9.09%
Security Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Salford
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Security Testing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Salford.
Security Testing Salary Trend in Salford
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Salford citing Security Testing.
Security Testing Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Salford
For the 6 months to 23 October 2025, job vacancies citing Security Testing 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 Salford region with a requirement for Security Testing.
Security Testing Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Salford 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:
