Security Penetration Tester Jobs in the UK excluding London

Penetration/Security Tester
UK > UK excluding London

As of 21 June 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Penetration/Security Tester salary in the UK excluding London.

6 months to
21 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 574 752 704
Rank change year-on-year +178 -48 +180
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Penetration Tester 1 15 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.003% 0.018% 0.015%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% 0.019% 0.017%
Number of salaries quoted 0 5 2
10th Percentile - £31,500 -
25th Percentile - £37,500 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £60,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year - -11.11% +68.75%
75th Percentile - £65,000 £78,750
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary - £65,000 £87,500
% change year-on-year - -25.71% +60.55%

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 35,633 77,637 48,417
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.21% 94.93% 88.78%
Number of salaries quoted 18,422 54,293 28,964
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -6.54% +6.63%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £80,627
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Security Penetration Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Security Penetration Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Security Penetration Tester in the UK excluding London

Security Penetration Tester
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Salary trend for Security Penetration Tester in the UK excluding London

Security 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 Security Penetration Tester within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 21 June 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
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 4
Security Penetration Tester
UK

Security Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 21 June 2025, Security Penetration 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 UK excluding London region featuring Security Penetration Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Nessus
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) OWASP
1 1 (100.00%) Metasploit
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Burp Suite
1 1 (100.00%) Kali Linux
1 1 (100.00%) CHECK Team Leader
1 1 (100.00%) CHECK Team Member
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology

Security Penetration Tester Skill Set
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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Burp Suite
1 1 (100.00%) Metasploit
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Kali Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) OWASP
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CHECK Team Leader
1 1 (100.00%) CHECK Team Member
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Nessus