Penetration Testing Jobs in the UK excluding London

Penetration Testing
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Penetration Testing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Penetration Testing over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 515 465 457
Rank change year-on-year -50 -8 -59
Permanent jobs citing Penetration Testing 248 321 447
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.35% 0.52% 0.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.42% 0.55% 0.67%
Number of salaries quoted 169 177 336
10th Percentile £35,800 £40,450 £34,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year - -5.17% +5.45%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,000 £84,375
UK median annual salary £62,500 £67,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.41% +12.50% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Penetration Testing is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 59,303 58,729 66,662
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.44% 95.63% 94.06%
Number of salaries quoted 41,097 30,137 41,486
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%

Penetration Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Penetration Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Penetration Testing in the UK excluding London

Penetration Testing
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Penetration Testing in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Penetration Testing in the UK excluding London

Penetration Testing
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Penetration Testing in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Penetration Testing in the UK excluding London

Penetration Testing
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 Penetration Testing within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 29 April 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
South East -11 64 £43,750 -35.19% 22
South West +6 56 £55,000 +7.84% 17
Midlands +4 54 £55,000 -8.33% 9
North of England +11 53 £57,500 +9.00% 10
North West +15 40 £60,000 +12.15% 5
West Midlands +5 33 £55,000 -8.33% 3
East Midlands +2 21 £65,000 - 6
Yorkshire +65 12 £44,250 -15.71% 4
East of England 0 8 £41,250 -25.00% 3
Scotland -73 7 £60,000 - 1
Wales +9 4 £74,000 +23.33% 3
Northern Ireland +29 1 £80,000 +10.34% 2
North East -7 1 - - 1
Channel Islands - 1 £100,000 -
Penetration Testing
UK

Penetration Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (2.02%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.81%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.40%) Apache
3 1 (0.40%) IIS
3 1 (0.40%) WebSphere
Cloud Services
1 48 (19.35%) Azure
2 29 (11.69%) AWS
3 13 (5.24%) Microsoft 365
4 12 (4.84%) Cloud Computing
5 8 (3.23%) Amazon ECS
5 8 (3.23%) Cloudflare
6 6 (2.42%) Azure Sentinel
7 4 (1.61%) Entra ID
7 4 (1.61%) GCP
7 4 (1.61%) SaaS
8 3 (1.21%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (1.21%) Azure Service Bus
8 3 (1.21%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 3 (1.21%) Dynamics 365
8 3 (1.21%) Power Platform
8 3 (1.21%) PowerApps
9 2 (0.81%) Amazon GuardDuty
9 2 (0.81%) AWS CloudTrail
9 2 (0.81%) AWS Control Tower
9 2 (0.81%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 64 (25.81%) Firewall
2 35 (14.11%) Network Security
3 19 (7.66%) Wireless
4 18 (7.26%) Intrusion Detection
4 18 (7.26%) TCP/IP
5 13 (5.24%) DNS
6 12 (4.84%) VPN
7 10 (4.03%) Internet
8 9 (3.63%) SSL
9 7 (2.82%) Wireshark
10 6 (2.42%) BGP
10 6 (2.42%) LAN
10 6 (2.42%) SAN
11 5 (2.02%) HTTP
11 5 (2.02%) IPsec
11 5 (2.02%) NGFW
11 5 (2.02%) OSPF
11 5 (2.02%) VLAN
11 5 (2.02%) WAN
11 5 (2.02%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.02%) NoSQL
1 5 (2.02%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.21%) Data Lake
3 2 (0.81%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 11 (4.44%) Burp Suite
2 8 (3.23%) Metasploit
3 4 (1.61%) Git
4 2 (0.81%) JIRA
5 1 (0.40%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.40%) GitLab
5 1 (0.40%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.40%) Selenium
5 1 (0.40%) Snyk
General
1 77 (31.05%) Social Skills
2 35 (14.11%) Analytical Skills
3 26 (10.48%) Finance
4 21 (8.47%) Aerospace
4 21 (8.47%) Legal
5 16 (6.45%) Telecoms
6 14 (5.65%) Military
6 14 (5.65%) Presentation Skills
7 13 (5.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 11 (4.44%) Games
8 11 (4.44%) Retail
9 10 (4.03%) Influencing Skills
9 10 (4.03%) Public Sector
10 8 (3.23%) Law
10 8 (3.23%) Manufacturing
11 7 (2.82%) Automotive
11 7 (2.82%) Aviation
11 7 (2.82%) Pharmaceutical
12 6 (2.42%) Marketing
13 3 (1.21%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 42 (16.94%) Analyst
2 40 (16.13%) Tester
3 39 (15.73%) Penetration Tester
4 31 (12.50%) Security Analyst
5 28 (11.29%) Lead
6 27 (10.89%) Senior
7 21 (8.47%) Consultant
7 21 (8.47%) Security Manager
8 18 (7.26%) Security Consultant
9 15 (6.05%) Security Engineer
10 14 (5.65%) Architect
10 14 (5.65%) Security Architect
11 13 (5.24%) Security Penetration Tester
11 13 (5.24%) Security Tester
12 12 (4.84%) Business Development Manager
12 12 (4.84%) Business Manager
12 12 (4.84%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 12 (4.84%) Development Manager
12 12 (4.84%) IT Manager
13 11 (4.44%) Cybersecurity Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.63%) OAuth
2 8 (3.23%) Laravel
3 6 (2.42%) OAuth2
4 4 (1.61%) EDI
5 3 (1.21%) Web Services
6 2 (0.81%) OpenID
6 2 (0.81%) SAML
7 1 (0.40%) CSS
7 1 (0.40%) Django
7 1 (0.40%) HTML
7 1 (0.40%) React
7 1 (0.40%) Spring
7 1 (0.40%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 36 (14.52%) Cyber Threat
2 25 (10.08%) Security Posture
3 22 (8.87%) Self-Motivation
4 21 (8.47%) Operational Technology
5 17 (6.85%) Management Information System
6 14 (5.65%) Data Centre
7 13 (5.24%) Cyberattack
7 13 (5.24%) Mobile App
8 11 (4.44%) Cyber Defence
8 11 (4.44%) Hybrid Cloud
9 10 (4.03%) IoT
10 8 (3.23%) Embedded Systems
11 5 (2.02%) Algorithms
11 5 (2.02%) Data Structures
11 5 (2.02%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 5 (2.02%) Onboarding
11 5 (2.02%) Security Operations Centre
12 4 (1.61%) Analytical Mindset
13 3 (1.21%) Cyber Security Posture
13 3 (1.21%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 45 (18.15%) Windows
2 23 (9.27%) Linux
3 11 (4.44%) Windows Server
4 10 (4.03%) Android
4 10 (4.03%) Apple iOS
4 10 (4.03%) Kali Linux
5 4 (1.61%) Unix
6 3 (1.21%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.40%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 187 (75.40%) Cybersecurity
2 66 (26.61%) Incident Response
2 66 (26.61%) Information Security
3 50 (20.16%) Computer Science
4 42 (16.94%) Vulnerability Management
5 41 (16.53%) Problem-Solving
6 34 (13.71%) Application Security
6 34 (13.71%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 34 (13.71%) Vulnerability Scanning
7 32 (12.90%) Red Team
7 32 (12.90%) SIEM
8 30 (12.10%) Security Operations
9 29 (11.69%) Mentoring
9 29 (11.69%) OWASP
10 28 (11.29%) Patch Management
11 27 (10.89%) Vulnerability Remediation
12 25 (10.08%) Risk Management
13 22 (8.87%) Software Engineering
14 19 (7.66%) Agile
14 19 (7.66%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 42 (16.94%) Python
2 18 (7.26%) Bash
3 8 (3.23%) PHP
3 8 (3.23%) Rust
4 6 (2.42%) JavaScript
5 4 (1.61%) C#
5 4 (1.61%) Java
5 4 (1.61%) PowerShell
5 4 (1.61%) SQL
6 2 (0.81%) Ruby
7 1 (0.40%) C++
7 1 (0.40%) Go
Qualifications
1 58 (23.39%) Degree
2 47 (18.95%) CISSP
3 35 (14.11%) OSCP
4 30 (12.10%) CISM
5 23 (9.27%) Security Cleared
6 22 (8.87%) CREST Certified
7 19 (7.66%) Computer Science Degree
8 13 (5.24%) Cisco Certification
8 13 (5.24%) GIAC
8 13 (5.24%) SC Cleared
9 12 (4.84%) CHECK Team Member
10 11 (4.44%) CompTIA Security+
11 10 (4.03%) CEH
12 8 (3.23%) DV Cleared
12 8 (3.23%) GPEN
13 7 (2.82%) CISA
14 5 (2.02%) CCIE
14 5 (2.02%) CCNA
14 5 (2.02%) CCNP
14 5 (2.02%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (21.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 29 (11.69%) NIST
3 26 (10.48%) Cyber Essentials
4 17 (6.85%) GRC
5 16 (6.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 11 (4.44%) GDPR
7 9 (3.63%) QA
8 7 (2.82%) DO-254
8 7 (2.82%) NCSC
9 6 (2.42%) NIST 800
10 5 (2.02%) PCI DSS
11 4 (1.61%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 4 (1.61%) SOC 2
12 3 (1.21%) HIPAA
12 3 (1.21%) JTAG
13 2 (0.81%) Disclosure Scotland
14 1 (0.40%) Accessibility
14 1 (0.40%) FISMA
14 1 (0.40%) HITRUST
14 1 (0.40%) JSP 440
System Software
1 23 (9.27%) Active Directory
2 8 (3.23%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.61%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.81%) Docker
4 2 (0.81%) Firmware
4 2 (0.81%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.81%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 15 (6.05%) Nessus
2 11 (4.44%) WSUS
3 8 (3.23%) Nmap
4 7 (2.82%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 6 (2.42%) Kubernetes
6 5 (2.02%) Ansible
7 3 (1.21%) FortiGate
7 3 (1.21%) HP Fortify
7 3 (1.21%) Progress Chef
7 3 (1.21%) Suricata
8 2 (0.81%) CSIRT
9 1 (0.40%) Anchore
9 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 37 (14.92%) Microsoft
2 10 (4.03%) Cisco
2 10 (4.03%) Qualys
3 8 (3.23%) Splunk
3 8 (3.23%) VMware
4 6 (2.42%) HubSpot
4 6 (2.42%) Palo Alto
5 4 (1.61%) HP
6 3 (1.21%) Juniper
6 3 (1.21%) Lauterbach
6 3 (1.21%) Nimble Storage
6 3 (1.21%) Red Hat
6 3 (1.21%) ServiceNow
6 3 (1.21%) Veeam
6 3 (1.21%) Veracode
7 2 (0.81%) CrowdStrike
7 2 (0.81%) Forcepoint
8 1 (0.40%) Aruba
8 1 (0.40%) Databricks
8 1 (0.40%) SolarWinds