Security Tester Jobs in the UK excluding London

Security Tester
UK > UK excluding London

The median Security Tester salary in the UK excluding London is £45,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 753 723 851
Rank change year-on-year -30 +128 -138
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Tester 17 10 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.022% 0.018% 0.016%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.023% 0.020% 0.017%
Number of salaries quoted 7 4 10
10th Percentile £33,500 £36,125 £34,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £49,063 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £67,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +68.75% +14.29%
75th Percentile £62,500 £78,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £65,000 - £80,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £87,500 £54,500
% change year-on-year -31.43% +60.55% -31.88%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 72,397 50,271 70,852
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.99% 88.93% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 50,949 29,577 42,673
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,500 £50,238
Median % change year-on-year -6.54% +6.49% +5.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £67,000
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Security Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Security Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Security Tester in the UK excluding London

Security Tester
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Tester in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Security Tester in the UK excluding London

Security Tester
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Tester in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Tester in the UK excluding London

Security Tester
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Tester within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 2 June 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
South West -20 10 £45,000 -33.33%
Midlands -8 4 £45,000 -
West Midlands -8 3 £45,000 -
Scotland - 2 £65,000 -
Yorkshire +60 1 £30,000 -
North of England +29 1 £30,000 -55.56%
East Midlands - 1 £60,000 -
Security Tester
UK

Security Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, Security 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 UK excluding London region featuring Security Tester in the job title.

1 12 (70.59%) Penetration Testing
2 11 (64.71%) Cybersecurity
3 10 (58.82%) Problem-Solving
4 9 (52.94%) Incident Response
4 9 (52.94%) Social Skills
4 9 (52.94%) Degree
4 9 (52.94%) Computer Science
4 9 (52.94%) Risk Analysis
5 8 (47.06%) OSCP
5 8 (47.06%) CHECK Team Member
6 4 (23.53%) Security Testing
7 3 (17.65%) Security Cleared
7 3 (17.65%) Telecoms
7 3 (17.65%) 5G
8 2 (11.76%) Information Security
8 2 (11.76%) 4G
9 1 (5.88%) Mobile App
9 1 (5.88%) Mentoring
9 1 (5.88%) Diameter Protocol
9 1 (5.88%) Fintech
9 1 (5.88%) Android
9 1 (5.88%) SCTP
9 1 (5.88%) Test Automation
9 1 (5.88%) Apple iOS
9 1 (5.88%) SC Cleared
9 1 (5.88%) Software Testing
9 1 (5.88%) 3GPP
9 1 (5.88%) HTTP
9 1 (5.88%) Law
9 1 (5.88%) Games

Security Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 3 (17.65%) 5G
2 2 (11.76%) 4G
3 1 (5.88%) 3GPP
3 1 (5.88%) Diameter Protocol
3 1 (5.88%) HTTP
3 1 (5.88%) SCTP
General
1 9 (52.94%) Social Skills
2 3 (17.65%) Telecoms
3 1 (5.88%) Games
3 1 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (5.88%) Law
3 1 (5.88%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.88%) Mobile App
1 1 (5.88%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.88%) Android
1 1 (5.88%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (70.59%) Penetration Testing
2 11 (64.71%) Cybersecurity
3 10 (58.82%) Problem-Solving
4 9 (52.94%) Computer Science
4 9 (52.94%) Incident Response
4 9 (52.94%) Risk Analysis
5 4 (23.53%) Security Testing
6 2 (11.76%) Information Security
7 1 (5.88%) Collaborative Working
7 1 (5.88%) Fintech
7 1 (5.88%) Fuzz Testing
7 1 (5.88%) Mentoring
7 1 (5.88%) Red Team
7 1 (5.88%) Software Testing
7 1 (5.88%) Test Automation
7 1 (5.88%) Vulnerability Research
Qualifications
1 9 (52.94%) Degree
2 8 (47.06%) CHECK Team Member
2 8 (47.06%) OSCP
3 3 (17.65%) Security Cleared
4 1 (5.88%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (5.88%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.88%) NCSC