Penetration Tester Jobs in the West Midlands

Penetration Tester
England > West Midlands

The median Penetration Tester salary in the West Midlands is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 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
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 245 252 286
Rank change year-on-year +7 +34 -59
Permanent jobs requiring a Penetration Tester 8 15 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.11% 0.24% 0.014%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.27% 0.014%
Number of salaries quoted 8 6 1
10th Percentile - £54,375 -
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% -21.88% +77.78%
75th Percentile £60,000 £73,438 -
90th Percentile - £75,000 -
England median annual salary £70,000 £66,250 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.66% +10.42% +9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 7,064 5,646 7,004
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.38% 90.15% 94.97%
Number of salaries quoted 5,270 3,235 4,749
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,966 £37,762
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £78,750
England median annual salary £53,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.83% +1.33% +9.09%

Penetration Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Penetration Tester in the West Midlands

Penetration Tester
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for Penetration Tester in the West Midlands

Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 19 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 across the West Midlands region featuring Penetration Tester in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Legal
1 8 (100.00%) Information Security
1 8 (100.00%) Ethical Hacking
1 8 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 8 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 8 (100.00%) OSCP
1 8 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 8 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 8 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 8 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 8 (100.00%) API Testing
1 8 (100.00%) GRC
1 8 (100.00%) Security Posture

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

General
1 8 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 8 (100.00%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 8 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) API Testing
1 8 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 8 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 8 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 8 (100.00%) Ethical Hacking
1 8 (100.00%) Information Security
1 8 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 8 (100.00%) Test Strategy
Qualifications
1 8 (100.00%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (100.00%) GRC