Security Tester Job Trends in the Thames Valley
Security Tester
South East > Thames Valley
The median Security Tester salary in the Thames Valley is £59,500 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 | 211 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent Security Tester jobs | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley | 0.026% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.028% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £59,100 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £59,250 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,500 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £59,750 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £59,900 | - | - |
| South East median annual salary | £60,000 | £28,000 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +114.29% | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Thames Valley
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in the Thames Valley 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 the Thames Valley matching a recognised job title | 7,206 | 3,174 | 4,116 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.29% | 91.26% | 95.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5,036 | 1,706 | 2,108 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,250 | £35,000 | £41,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £45,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -18.18% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £47,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -13.64% | +0.43% |
Security Tester Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Security Tester job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
Security Tester Salary Trend in the Thames Valley
Salary distribution trend for Security Tester job vacancies in the Thames Valley.
Security Tester Job Locations in the Thames Valley
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Security Tester jobs within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 6 November 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire | - | 2 | £59,500 | - | 3 |
| Security Tester South East |
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Security Tester Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley
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 Thames Valley region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Application Security | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | CISSP | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Cybersecurity | 100.0% | 2 |
| 4 | AI | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | CISA | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | COBIT | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Collaborative Working | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Computer Science | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Continuous Improvement | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | COSO | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | CRISC | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Cryptography | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Cyber Threat Intelligence | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Data Privacy | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Degree | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Fuzz Testing | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Identity Access Management | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Information Security | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | ISO 27001 Lead Auditor | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | IT Audit | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Java | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | LangChain | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | LlamaIndex | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Machine Learning | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Master's Degree | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Penetration Testing | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Python | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | PyTorch | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Red Team | 50.0% | 1 |
Security Tester Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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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