Junior Penetration Tester Jobs

Junior Penetration Tester
UK

As of 26 April 2024, 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.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 892 987 1202
Rank change year-on-year +95 +215 -315
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Penetration Tester 2 6 10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.002% 0.006% 0.006%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% 0.006% 0.007%
Number of salaries quoted 0 5 7
10th Percentile - - £27,400
25th Percentile - - £28,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £24,146 £31,500
Median % change year-on-year - -23.35% -28.41%
75th Percentile - - £44,375
90th Percentile - £26,908 £45,000
UK excluding London median annual salary - £24,146 £45,000
% change year-on-year - -46.34% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 92,901 95,961 148,050
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.57% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 66,751 60,281 85,224
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,686 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.19% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,495
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Junior Penetration Tester
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Junior Penetration Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Junior Penetration Tester in the UK

Junior Penetration Tester
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior Penetration Tester.

Salary trend for Junior Penetration Tester in the UK

Junior Penetration Tester
Top 5 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 26 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
England +115 2 - -
UK excluding London -8 2 - -
South West -27 1 - -
Yorkshire - 1 - -
North of England - 1 - -

Junior Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, Junior 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 featuring Junior Penetration Tester in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Law
1 2 (100.00%) OSCP
2 1 (50.00%) Mobile App
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Offensive Security
2 1 (50.00%) Penetration Testing

Junior Penetration Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Offensive Security
1 1 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) OSCP