Security Tester
UK
The median Security Tester salary in the UK is £46,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 710 | 859 | 939 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +149 | +80 | +276 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Tester | 8 | 25 | 37 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.014% | 0.025% | 0.037% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.016% | 0.026% | 0.041% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 14 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £39,750 | £55,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,750 | £48,125 | £62,188 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £46,500 | £60,000 | £87,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.50% | -31.43% | +60.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £47,250 | £65,000 | £109,063 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £70,000 | £122,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | £45,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -33.33% | +35.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 50,627 | 94,635 | 91,055 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.61% | 94.71% | 91.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,942 | 67,569 | 57,579 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,444 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,750 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,564 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.13% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
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 6 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 21 May 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 |
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| England | +150 | 8 | £46,500 | -22.50% | 10 |
| UK excluding London | +162 | 6 | - | - | 12 |
| Work from Home | +109 | 6 | - | - | 15 |
| Midlands | +63 | 6 | - | - | 3 |
| West Midlands | +60 | 6 | - | - | 3 |
| London | +118 | 2 | £46,500 | -28.46% | 4 |
Security Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 21 May 2025, 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: