Penetration Tester
UK > England
The median Penetration Tester salary in England is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 709 | 782 | 1104 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +73 | +322 | -242 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Penetration Tester | 154 | 112 | 82 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.16% | 0.14% | 0.057% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.17% | 0.15% | 0.059% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 120 | 62 | 71 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £38,800 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £52,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.00% | -3.85% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £91,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £119,625 | £90,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £70,000 | £67,500 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.70% | +8.00% | -6.02% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title | 90,431 | 74,847 | 138,483 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.19% | 95.86% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 65,915 | 49,353 | 75,297 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £43,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,713 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.53% | +1.19% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £81,250 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £97,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
Penetration Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Penetration Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Penetration Tester
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Penetration Tester in England.
Penetration Tester
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Penetration Tester in England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.
Penetration Tester
Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Penetration Tester within the England region over the 6 months to 12 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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| London | +142 | 85 | £70,000 | -20.00% | 8 |
| South West | -31 | 27 | £90,000 | +151.24% | 1 |
| North of England | +21 | 23 | £90,000 | +50.00% | 2 |
| North West | -19 | 12 | £90,000 | +41.18% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +73 | 11 | £90,000 | +50.00% | 1 |
| Midlands | -44 | 10 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 2 |
| West Midlands | -17 | 9 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 2 |
| South East | -43 | 3 | £56,250 | +8.17% | |
| East Midlands | -29 | 1 | £60,000 | - | |
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Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 12 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 across the England region featuring Penetration Tester in the job title.
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Penetration Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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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