Security Tester
UK
The median Security Tester salary in the UK is £63,750 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 December 2023.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 9 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 719 | 1038 | 1048 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +319 | +10 | -302 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Tester | 10 | 40 | 22 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.019% | 0.033% | 0.017% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.020% | 0.034% | 0.018% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8 | 37 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,500 | £56,250 | £48,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,188 | £62,500 | £51,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £63,750 | £75,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.00% | +25.00% | -33.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,938 | £82,500 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,750 | £90,500 | £85,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £61,250 | £80,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.44% | +33.33% | +15.38% |
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 | 49,748 | 116,938 | 121,615 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.41% | 95.42% | 95.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 36,451 | 73,675 | 84,434 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,750 | £32,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £98,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +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
Top 9 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 9 December 2023. 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 | +325 | 10 | £63,750 | -15.00% | 9 |
| UK excluding London | +241 | 8 | £61,250 | -23.44% | 12 |
| West Midlands | +131 | 6 | £62,500 | -21.88% | 2 |
| Midlands | +130 | 6 | £62,500 | -21.88% | 3 |
| Work from Home | +236 | 4 | £67,500 | -10.00% | 14 |
| London | +241 | 2 | £67,500 | -10.00% | 4 |
| North of England | +137 | 1 | £60,000 | -25.00% | |
| North West | +125 | 1 | £60,000 | -25.00% | |
| South West | +82 | 1 | - | - |
Security Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 December 2023, 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: