GPEN Jobs in the West Midlands

GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN)
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for GPEN qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 241 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing GPEN 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.014% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.056% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
England median annual salary £65,000 £90,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -27.78% +63.64% +4.76%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Midlands

GPEN is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,783 2,860 2,159
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 25.20% 41.56% 29.71%
Number of salaries quoted 1,261 976 1,151
10th Percentile £25,500 £28,000 £28,321
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,000 £35,575
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £66,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £54,700 £57,780 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.33% +5.05% -

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Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing GPEN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for GPEN in the West Midlands

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Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing GPEN in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for GPEN in the West Midlands

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Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GPEN within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 19 April 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
Warwickshire - 1 - -
GPEN
England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) 802.11
1 1 (100.00%) Bluetooth
1 1 (100.00%) ZigBee
General
1 1 (100.00%) Automotive
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber-Physical System
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Security Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) CAN bus
1 1 (100.00%) IoT
1 1 (100.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CEH
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA CySA+
1 1 (100.00%) ECSA