Security Tester
UK
The median Security Tester salary in the UK is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 888 | 927 | 1210 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +39 | +283 | -321 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Tester | 26 | 37 | 25 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.026% | 0.036% | 0.016% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.028% | 0.039% | 0.017% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 14 | 28 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,750 | £55,500 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,125 | £65,000 | £36,563 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £87,500 | £54,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.43% | +60.55% | -31.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £109,063 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £122,500 | £75,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £67,500 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -33.33% | +68.75% | +14.29% |
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 | 93,221 | 94,676 | 150,515 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.51% | 96.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,838 | 59,581 | 85,408 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Security Tester
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Tester
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Tester.
Security Tester
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Tester over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
Security Tester
Top 11 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Tester within the UK over the 6 months to 5 May 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 |
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| England | +90 | 24 | £60,000 | -31.43% | 1 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 18 | £45,000 | -33.33% | |
| Work from Home | +51 | 11 | £65,000 | -25.71% | 1 |
| South West | -17 | 11 | £45,000 | -33.33% | |
| London | +111 | 8 | £65,000 | -25.71% | |
| Midlands | +20 | 4 | £45,000 | - | |
| West Midlands | +22 | 3 | £45,000 | - | |
| Scotland | - | 2 | £65,000 | - | |
| Yorkshire | +84 | 1 | £30,000 | - | |
| North of England | +40 | 1 | £30,000 | -54.72% | |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £60,000 | - |
Security Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, Security 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 Security Tester in the job title.
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Security 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: