Security Testing Jobs

Security Testing
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Security Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Testing over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 402 699 566
Rank change year-on-year +297 -133 -31
Permanent jobs citing Security Testing 323 210 442
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.58% 0.20% 0.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.62% 0.24% 0.48%
Number of salaries quoted 126 182 237
10th Percentile £43,750 £38,600 £41,250
25th Percentile £53,750 £47,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,250 £60,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.42% -20.00% +7.14%
75th Percentile £90,938 £77,188 £93,750
90th Percentile £137,500 £82,500 £106,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +30.00% -16.67% -4.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Security 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 52,256 87,133 91,481
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.58% 84.04% 95.51%
Number of salaries quoted 25,854 60,896 54,581
10th Percentile £28,822 £29,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £55,000 £60,899
Median % change year-on-year +3.64% -9.69% +1.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,564 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.13% -9.09% +4.76%

Security Testing
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Security Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Security Testing in the UK

Security Testing
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Testing.

Salary trend for Security Testing in the UK

Security Testing
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Testing over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Testing in the UK

Security Testing
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Testing within the UK over the 6 months to 31 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
England +255 304 £71,500 +16.82% 143
UK excluding London +278 225 £65,000 +30.00% 86
Midlands +160 148 £45,000 -10.00% 11
West Midlands +124 98 - - 9
London +108 80 £85,000 +21.43% 66
East Midlands +86 50 £45,000 -14.29% 2
Work from Home +109 44 £62,500 +2.11% 72
South East +91 39 £63,750 +27.50% 19
North of England +15 22 £60,000 - 22
Yorkshire +56 16 £80,000 +60.00% 9
Scotland +127 7 £66,250 +1.92% 4
South West +110 7 £77,500 +6.90% 16
North West -21 6 £55,000 -10.14% 10
East of England +51 2 £71,500 +10.00% 5

Security Testing
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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (2.48%) Apache Spark
1 8 (2.48%) CMS
1 8 (2.48%) WordPress
2 5 (1.55%) Apache Airflow
2 5 (1.55%) Appian
3 3 (0.93%) Cloud Foundry
4 2 (0.62%) TPMS
5 1 (0.31%) Apache
5 1 (0.31%) Confluence
5 1 (0.31%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 86 (26.63%) Azure
2 67 (20.74%) AWS
3 43 (13.31%) Azure DevOps
4 24 (7.43%) PaaS
5 23 (7.12%) GCP
6 19 (5.88%) Power Platform
7 16 (4.95%) Microsoft 365
8 14 (4.33%) Amazon EC2
9 8 (2.48%) Amazon S3
10 6 (1.86%) GitHub
11 5 (1.55%) Azure Data Factory
11 5 (1.55%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 5 (1.55%) Dynamics 365
11 5 (1.55%) MinIO
12 4 (1.24%) IaaS
12 4 (1.24%) SaaS
12 4 (1.24%) Serverless
13 3 (0.93%) Entra ID
13 3 (0.93%) GitHub Actions
13 3 (0.93%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 13 (4.02%) Firewall
2 12 (3.72%) Network Security
3 5 (1.55%) Wi-Fi
4 4 (1.24%) VPN
5 2 (0.62%) Wireless
6 1 (0.31%) 4G
6 1 (0.31%) 5G
6 1 (0.31%) Bluetooth
6 1 (0.31%) IPsec
6 1 (0.31%) VLAN
6 1 (0.31%) VoIP
6 1 (0.31%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (6.50%) PostgreSQL
2 11 (3.41%) Power BI
3 6 (1.86%) NoSQL
4 5 (1.55%) MySQL
5 4 (1.24%) Big Data
5 4 (1.24%) Delta Lake
6 2 (0.62%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.62%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.31%) Airbyte
7 1 (0.31%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.31%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.31%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 37 (11.46%) Selenium
2 27 (8.36%) JMeter
3 25 (7.74%) Postman
4 16 (4.95%) JIRA
5 15 (4.64%) Cypress.io
6 14 (4.33%) IntelliJ
7 12 (3.72%) Git
8 11 (3.41%) Appium
8 11 (3.41%) LoadRunner
9 10 (3.10%) Jenkins
9 10 (3.10%) Robot Framework
10 8 (2.48%) REST Assured
11 7 (2.17%) Burp Suite
11 7 (2.17%) Gatling
11 7 (2.17%) SoapUI
12 6 (1.86%) GitLab
12 6 (1.86%) JUnit
12 6 (1.86%) Locust
12 6 (1.86%) TestRail
13 5 (1.55%) Snyk
General
1 43 (13.31%) Social Skills
2 38 (11.76%) Finance
3 20 (6.19%) Law
4 16 (4.95%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (2.48%) Banking
5 8 (2.48%) Cantonese Language
5 8 (2.48%) Mandarin Language
6 6 (1.86%) Public Sector
7 5 (1.55%) Financial Institution
7 5 (1.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 5 (1.55%) Telecoms
8 3 (0.93%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (0.93%) Games
8 3 (0.93%) Health Technology
8 3 (0.93%) Legal
9 2 (0.62%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.31%) Aviation
10 1 (0.31%) Retail
Job Titles
1 176 (54.49%) Security Engineer
2 147 (45.51%) Principal Engineer
2 147 (45.51%) Principal Security Engineer
3 99 (30.65%) Analyst
4 92 (28.48%) Security Analyst
5 87 (26.93%) Principal Security Analyst
5 87 (26.93%) Product Analyst
6 60 (18.58%) Product Engineer
7 37 (11.46%) Senior
8 33 (10.22%) Lead
9 19 (5.88%) Test Engineer
9 19 (5.88%) Tester
10 17 (5.26%) Developer
11 14 (4.33%) Java Engineer
11 14 (4.33%) Senior Java Engineer
12 12 (3.72%) Security Specialist
13 10 (3.10%) Full-Stack Developer
13 10 (3.10%) Penetration Tester
13 10 (3.10%) QA Engineer
14 9 (2.79%) Cybersecurity Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (7.43%) YAML
2 22 (6.81%) REST
3 17 (5.26%) React
4 9 (2.79%) Playwright
5 8 (2.48%) Laravel
6 7 (2.17%) Kafka
7 6 (1.86%) pytest
8 5 (1.55%) .NET
8 5 (1.55%) .NET Framework
8 5 (1.55%) Apache NiFi
8 5 (1.55%) JWT
8 5 (1.55%) Node.js
8 5 (1.55%) OAuth
9 4 (1.24%) AngularJS
9 4 (1.24%) Jest
9 4 (1.24%) RESTful
9 4 (1.24%) SAML
9 4 (1.24%) Swagger
9 4 (1.24%) Web Services
10 3 (0.93%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 19 (5.88%) Security Posture
2 10 (3.10%) Cloud Native
2 10 (3.10%) Mobile App
3 9 (2.79%) Data Protection Act
4 8 (2.48%) Cyber Threat
5 6 (1.86%) Cyberattack
5 6 (1.86%) Low-Code
5 6 (1.86%) Product Ownership
6 5 (1.55%) Distributed Systems
6 5 (1.55%) Operational Technology
7 3 (0.93%) Public Cloud
7 3 (0.93%) SCADA
8 2 (0.62%) Algorithms
8 2 (0.62%) Cyber Defence
8 2 (0.62%) Data Centre
8 2 (0.62%) Data Structures
8 2 (0.62%) Embedded Systems
8 2 (0.62%) Greenfield Project
8 2 (0.62%) Management Information System
8 2 (0.62%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 10 (3.10%) Windows
2 6 (1.86%) Linux
3 2 (0.62%) Android
3 2 (0.62%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 189 (58.51%) Cybersecurity
2 168 (52.01%) Information Security
3 159 (49.23%) Risk Management
4 148 (45.82%) Project Management
5 147 (45.51%) Cyber Resilience
6 76 (23.53%) CI/CD
7 75 (23.22%) Test Automation
8 71 (21.98%) Agile
9 67 (20.74%) Application Security
10 53 (16.41%) DevOps
11 49 (15.17%) Penetration Testing
12 46 (14.24%) OWASP
13 43 (13.31%) Vulnerability Management
14 42 (13.00%) SDLC
15 39 (12.07%) DevSecOps
15 39 (12.07%) Software Testing
16 35 (10.84%) Problem-Solving
17 31 (9.60%) Creative Thinking
17 31 (9.60%) Threat Modelling
18 30 (9.29%) Performance Testing
Programming Languages
1 45 (13.93%) Python
2 40 (12.38%) Java
3 32 (9.91%) JavaScript
4 29 (8.98%) SQL
5 23 (7.12%) PowerShell
6 10 (3.10%) C#
7 9 (2.79%) PHP
8 8 (2.48%) Go
8 8 (2.48%) TypeScript
9 5 (1.55%) Bash
10 3 (0.93%) Scala
10 3 (0.93%) X++
11 2 (0.62%) C++
11 2 (0.62%) Ruby
11 2 (0.62%) Rust
Qualifications
1 191 (59.13%) Degree
2 162 (50.15%) CISSP
3 154 (47.68%) CISM
4 152 (47.06%) BPSS Clearance
5 147 (45.51%) CESG Certified Professional
6 35 (10.84%) Master's Degree
7 28 (8.67%) ISTQB
8 24 (7.43%) Security Cleared
9 21 (6.50%) SC Cleared
10 18 (5.57%) Computer Science Degree
11 15 (4.64%) CREST Certified
12 14 (4.33%) PhD
13 10 (3.10%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
14 7 (2.17%) Azure Certification
14 7 (2.17%) SANS
15 6 (1.86%) CEH
15 6 (1.86%) CHECK Team Leader
16 5 (1.55%) DV Cleared
17 4 (1.24%) OSCP
18 3 (0.93%) OSWP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 185 (57.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 180 (55.73%) NIST
3 147 (45.51%) JSP 440
3 147 (45.51%) RMADS
4 28 (8.67%) QA
5 23 (7.12%) NCSC
6 16 (4.95%) GDPR
7 10 (3.10%) Cyber Essentials
8 8 (2.48%) Accessibility
9 7 (2.17%) PCI DSS
10 6 (1.86%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 4 (1.24%) SLA
12 2 (0.62%) COBIT
12 2 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 17025
12 2 (0.62%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.62%) SOC 2
13 1 (0.31%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 1 (0.31%) NIST 800
System Software
1 26 (8.05%) Docker
2 4 (1.24%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.24%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.31%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 29 (8.98%) Kubernetes
2 14 (4.33%) Terraform
3 8 (2.48%) Ansible
4 5 (1.55%) HP Fortify
4 5 (1.55%) HP Quality Center
5 2 (0.62%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.62%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.31%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.31%) Grafana
6 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.31%) Nessus
6 1 (0.31%) Nmap
Vendors
1 41 (12.69%) Microsoft
2 5 (1.55%) BiZZdesign
2 5 (1.55%) Black Duck
2 5 (1.55%) Databricks
2 5 (1.55%) UiPath
2 5 (1.55%) VMware
3 4 (1.24%) Oracle
4 2 (0.62%) Checkmarx
4 2 (0.62%) Cisco
4 2 (0.62%) F5
4 2 (0.62%) ForgeRock
4 2 (0.62%) Fortinet
4 2 (0.62%) Palo Alto
4 2 (0.62%) Ping Identity
4 2 (0.62%) Splunk
5 1 (0.31%) Blue Prism
5 1 (0.31%) Coverity
5 1 (0.31%) CrowdStrike
5 1 (0.31%) Google
5 1 (0.31%) HP