Penetration Tester
UK > Wales
The median Penetration Tester salary in Wales is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 September 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to 14 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 130 | - | 88 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Penetration Tester | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Wales | 0.32% | - | 0.066% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.34% | - | 0.072% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £73,500 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.33% | -7.69% | -3.70% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Wales
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title | 2,916 | 702 | 1,393 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.07% | 84.78% | 92.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,842 | 527 | 973 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £25,087 | £28,025 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,750 | £33,250 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £48,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.09% | +7.78% | -1.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £69,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £73,750 | £70,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.27% | - | -8.33% |
Penetration Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Penetration Tester' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.
Penetration Tester
Salary Trend in Wales
Salary distribution trend for Penetration Tester job vacancies in Wales.
Penetration Tester
Job Locations in Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Penetration Tester within the Wales region over the 6 months to 14 September 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Wales | - | 10 | £80,000 | - | 7 |
| Penetration Tester UK |
|||||
Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales
For the 6 months to 14 September 2026, Penetration Tester job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Wales region featuring Penetration Tester in the job title.
|
Penetration Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||