Fuzz Testing Job Trends

Fuzz Testing (Fuzzing)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Fuzz Testing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 647 707 724
Rank change year-on-year +60 +17 +269
Permanent jobs citing Fuzz Testing 4 5 13
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.007% 0.009% 0.023%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.008% 0.010% 0.026%
Number of salaries quoted 4 2 11
10th Percentile - - £47,533
25th Percentile £30,165 £50,000 £50,641
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,330 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -43.04% -8.33% -22.58%
75th Percentile £32,494 £60,000 £73,125
90th Percentile - - £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £31,330 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -43.04% -8.33% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Fuzz Testing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 48,315 48,345 50,335
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 81.00% 90.62% 89.96%
Number of salaries quoted 28,473 23,469 38,401
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £78,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +5.77% -5.45%

Fuzz Testing
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Fuzz Testing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Fuzz Testing job vacancy trend in the UK

Fuzz Testing
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Fuzz Testing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Fuzz Testing

Fuzz Testing
Top 4 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Fuzz Testing within the UK over the 6 months to 13 January 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +70 4 £31,330 -43.04% 36
Work from Home +68 4 £31,330 -43.04%
UK excluding London +65 4 £31,330 -43.04% 39
South West +12 4 £31,330 -43.04% 8

Fuzz Testing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (100.00%) Ethernet
1 4 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 4 (100.00%) Wireshark
General
1 4 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (100.00%) Electronics
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Analyst
1 4 (100.00%) Data Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 4 (100.00%) Cyber Defence
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 4 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 4 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 4 (100.00%) Systems Thinking
1 4 (100.00%) Technical Analysis
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) C
1 4 (100.00%) C++
1 4 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
1 4 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared