Junior Penetration Tester Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Junior Penetration Tester
UK > UK excluding London

As of 27 November 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Junior Penetration Tester salary in the UK excluding London.

6 months to
27 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 509 600 534
Rank change year-on-year +91 -66 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Penetration Tester 1 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.003% 0.002% 0.007%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% 0.002% 0.007%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £40,000 -
UK median annual salary - £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year - - +14.29%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 33,736 44,210 27,987
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.22% 94.16% 95.61%
Number of salaries quoted 21,348 23,622 21,181
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £32,750 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.65% -0.95% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -

Junior Penetration Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Junior Penetration Tester' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Junior Penetration Tester job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Junior Penetration Tester
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Junior Penetration Tester job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Junior Penetration Tester job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Junior Penetration Tester
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Penetration Tester within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 27 November 2025. 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
South East - 1 - - 1
Junior Penetration Tester
UK

Junior Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 27 November 2025, Junior Penetration Tester job roles required 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 UK excluding London region featuring Junior Penetration Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CHECK Team Leader
1 1 (100.00%) CHECK Team Member
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) OSCP
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Protective Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management

Junior Penetration Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Protective Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CHECK Team Leader
1 1 (100.00%) CHECK Team Member
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) OSCP
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001