Penetration Testing
UK > UK excluding London
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Penetration Testing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Penetration Testing over the 6 months to 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 9 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 547 | 448 | 487 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -99 | +39 | -52 |
| Permanent jobs citing Penetration Testing | 242 | 290 | 445 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 0.31% | 0.52% | 0.59% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.38% | 0.55% | 0.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 165 | 171 | 324 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,100 | £41,250 | £34,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £47,500 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,750 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.82% | -8.33% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £70,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £85,000 | £87,125 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +8.33% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London
Penetration Testing is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 64,107 | 53,150 | 71,511 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 81.14% | 95.49% | 94.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 43,360 | 28,415 | 41,497 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £30,500 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £40,000 | £38,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +4.76% | +9.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £70,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £82,500 | £80,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,800 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.54% | +1.33% | +9.09% |
Penetration Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings citing Penetration Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Penetration Testing
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Penetration Testing in the UK excluding London.
Penetration Testing
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Penetration Testing in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.
Penetration Testing
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 Penetration Testing within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 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 |
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| South East | -8 | 68 | £47,500 | -21.49% | 15 |
| Midlands | -29 | 56 | £55,000 | - | 13 |
| North of England | -1 | 48 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 20 |
| South West | -17 | 47 | £65,000 | +31.98% | 8 |
| North West | -1 | 36 | £60,000 | +17.07% | 14 |
| West Midlands | -23 | 34 | £55,000 | - | 11 |
| East Midlands | -18 | 22 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +36 | 12 | £44,250 | -15.71% | 6 |
| Scotland | -77 | 12 | £60,000 | +7.75% | 7 |
| East of England | -24 | 7 | £40,000 | -27.27% | 3 |
| Wales | +10 | 3 | £90,000 | +60.71% | 1 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | £100,000 | - | |
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Penetration Testing
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:
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