Penetration Tester
UK
The median Penetration Tester salary in the UK is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 May 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 18 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 736 | 826 | 1143 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +90 | +317 | -290 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Penetration Tester | 155 | 151 | 101 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.16% | 0.15% | 0.063% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.16% | 0.17% | 0.065% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 124 | 77 | 83 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £42,700 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,750 | £52,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £67,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.70% | +12.50% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £91,250 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £99,750 | £85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +41.18% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 94,593 | 90,744 | 154,424 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.69% | 91.51% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,603 | 57,335 | 84,442 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,521 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Penetration Tester
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Penetration Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Penetration Tester
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Penetration Tester.
Penetration Tester
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Penetration Tester over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.
Penetration Tester
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Penetration Tester within the UK over the 6 months to 18 May 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 |
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| England | +104 | 134 | £70,000 | +5.66% | 21 |
| London | +154 | 86 | £70,000 | -20.00% | 7 |
| Work from Home | +27 | 65 | £55,000 | -18.52% | 20 |
| UK excluding London | -74 | 48 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 12 |
| South West | -24 | 20 | £45,000 | -5.26% | 4 |
| North of England | +49 | 12 | £50,000 | -16.67% | 4 |
| Midlands | -17 | 9 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +5 | 8 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +84 | 6 | £47,500 | -20.83% | 2 |
| North West | +2 | 6 | £50,000 | -23.08% | 2 |
| South East | -12 | 3 | £57,500 | +15.00% | |
| Scotland | -78 | 3 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | +20 | 1 | £57,500 | -20.69% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -8 | 1 | £60,000 | - |
Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 May 2024, 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 featuring Penetration Tester in the job title.
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Penetration Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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