Hybrid/Remote Junior Penetration Tester Job Trends

Junior Penetration Tester
UK > Work from Home

As of 27 November 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Junior Penetration Tester salary in Work from Home.

6 months to
27 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 371 472 474
Rank change year-on-year +101 +2 +307
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Penetration Tester 1 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.007% 0.005% 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% 0.005% 0.005%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +14.29%
75th Percentile - £45,000 £42,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary - £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year - - +14.29%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 14,323 19,211 19,962
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.58% 96.49% 95.82%
Number of salaries quoted 9,184 12,047 16,321
10th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% -0.83% -3.20%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -

Junior Penetration Tester
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Junior Penetration Tester' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Junior Penetration Tester job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Junior Penetration Tester
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Junior Penetration Tester job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Junior Penetration Tester job vacancies

Junior Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 27 November 2025, Junior 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Junior Penetration Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CHECK Team Leader
1 1 (100.00%) CHECK Team Member
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) OSCP
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Protective Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management

Junior Penetration Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Protective Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CHECK Team Leader
1 1 (100.00%) CHECK Team Member
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) OSCP
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001