Security Tester Jobs in Scotland

Security Tester
UK > Scotland

The median Security Tester salary in Scotland is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 283 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Tester 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.030% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.031% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
UK median annual salary £60,000 £87,500 £54,500
% change year-on-year -31.43% +60.55% -31.88%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 6,481 4,165 5,557
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.92% 89.92% 96.11%
Number of salaries quoted 2,614 2,262 2,986
10th Percentile £27,825 £31,394 £28,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £39,659
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £56,868 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.68% +8.32% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,253
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Security Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured Security Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Security Tester in Scotland

Security Tester
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Tester in Scotland.

Salary trend for Security Tester in Scotland

Security Tester
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Tester within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 7 May 2024. 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
Edinburgh - 2 £65,000 -
Security Tester
UK

Security Tester Skill Set
Top 2 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 7 May 2024, 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 Scotland region featuring Security Tester in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Security Testing

Security Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Security Testing