GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN)
UK > Work from Home
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) with a requirement for GPEN qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 6 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 571 | 655 | 834 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +84 | +179 | -265 |
| Permanent jobs citing GPEN | 12 | 7 | 10 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option | 0.035% | 0.017% | 0.015% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.13% | 0.065% | 0.064% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10 | 3 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,500 | £59,500 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £70,000 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £90,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.78% | +38.46% | -35.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £92,500 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £74,600 | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £90,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.78% | +63.64% | +1.38% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home
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 with a WFH option and a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 9,494 | 10,762 | 15,566 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option | 28.04% | 25.39% | 22.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5,921 | 6,582 | 8,639 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £35,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £77,715 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £95,000 | £93,150 |
| UK median annual salary | £54,000 | £59,526 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.28% | +8.23% | - |
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Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with a work from home option citing GPEN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing GPEN.
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Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option
Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing GPEN over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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: