Penetration Tester Jobs in West Yorkshire

Penetration Tester
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire

As of 10 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Penetration Tester salary in West Yorkshire.

6 months to
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 105 145 245
Rank change year-on-year +40 +100 -16
Permanent jobs requiring a Penetration Tester 1 5 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Yorkshire 0.080% 0.17% 0.058%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.088% 0.17% 0.063%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 1
10th Percentile - £28,875 -
25th Percentile - £30,938 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £38,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -35.42% -17.24%
75th Percentile - £48,438 £67,500
90th Percentile - £51,625 -
Yorkshire median annual salary - £38,750 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -35.42% -17.24%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in West Yorkshire. 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 West Yorkshire with a recognized job title 1,138 2,880 4,791
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.82% 96.03% 93.14%
Number of salaries quoted 659 2,122 2,310
10th Percentile £28,850 £28,000 £31,569
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,563 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £77,500 £67,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,528 £83,750 £86,250
Yorkshire median annual salary £48,507 £49,205 £54,590
% change year-on-year -1.42% -9.86% +9.18%

Penetration Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

Job postings that featured Penetration Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Penetration Tester in West Yorkshire

Penetration Tester
Salary Trend in West Yorkshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Penetration Tester in West Yorkshire.

Salary trend for Penetration Tester in West Yorkshire

Penetration Tester
Job Locations in West Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Penetration Tester within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 10 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
Leeds +56 1 - -
Penetration Tester
Yorkshire

Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 10 May 2025, Penetration 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 across the West Yorkshire region featuring Penetration Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Nessus
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) OSCP
1 1 (100.00%) Burp Suite
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills

Penetration Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Burp Suite
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) OSCP
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Nessus