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 1 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 729 | 801 | 1160 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +72 | +359 | -288 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Penetration Tester | 180 | 146 | 101 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.17% | 0.15% | 0.060% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.18% | 0.17% | 0.062% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 137 | 74 | 81 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,975 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £52,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £67,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.70% | +12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £90,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £102,000 | £87,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +33.33% |
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 | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
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 1 June 2024.
Penetration Tester
Top 15 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 1 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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| England | +73 | 151 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 21 |
| London | +163 | 87 | £70,000 | -20.00% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +19 | 81 | £57,500 | -13.21% | 21 |
| UK excluding London | -58 | 66 | £60,000 | - | 11 |
| South West | -20 | 24 | £62,500 | +31.58% | 5 |
| North of England | +40 | 21 | £90,000 | +50.00% | 4 |
| North West | -1 | 11 | £90,000 | +41.18% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +68 | 10 | £90,000 | +50.00% | 2 |
| Midlands | -20 | 10 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 2 |
| West Midlands | -21 | 9 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 2 |
| Scotland | -78 | 6 | £90,000 | +50.00% | 1 |
| South East | -21 | 3 | £56,250 | +12.50% | |
| Northern Ireland | +20 | 1 | - | - | |
| Wales | +9 | 1 | - | - | |
| East Midlands | -18 | 1 | £60,000 | - |
Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 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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