Security Testing Jobs in the South East

Security Testing
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring Security Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Testing over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 377 330 352
Rank change year-on-year -47 +22 -25
Permanent jobs citing Security Testing 27 47 157
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.14% 0.35% 0.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.18% 0.38% 0.78%
Number of salaries quoted 20 34 79
10th Percentile £36,875 £37,875 £41,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £41,250 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,089 £50,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.82% -20.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £54,688 £61,250 £83,125
90th Percentile £63,250 £87,500 £89,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £75,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% +7.14% +7.69%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

Security Testing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15,283 12,518 20,186
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 81.98% 94.30% 94.65%
Number of salaries quoted 10,406 7,566 11,829
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Security Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Security Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Security Testing in the South East

Security Testing
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Testing in the South East.

Salary trend for Security Testing in the South East

Security Testing
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Testing in the South East over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Testing in the South East

Security Testing
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Testing within the South East 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
Surrey -14 12 £52,500 -8.70% 1
Thames Valley -5 10 £38,500 -14.44% 2
Berkshire +12 7 £38,500 -25.96%
Oxfordshire -6 3 £44,089 - 2
Sussex - 3 £32,500 -
Kent -23 1 £70,000 +34.62% 1
Hampshire -47 1 £60,000 +47.56% 2
Security Testing
England

Security Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (22.22%) Adobe Experience Manager
1 6 (22.22%) Confluence
2 2 (7.41%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (25.93%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 17 (62.96%) Azure
2 5 (18.52%) Azure DevOps
3 3 (11.11%) AWS
3 3 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (7.41%) GCP
4 2 (7.41%) IaaS
4 2 (7.41%) PaaS
5 1 (3.70%) SonarCloud
Communications & Networking
1 5 (18.52%) Firewall
2 2 (7.41%) LAN
2 2 (7.41%) Network Security
2 2 (7.41%) Remote Desktop
2 2 (7.41%) TCP/IP
2 2 (7.41%) VLAN
2 2 (7.41%) VoIP
2 2 (7.41%) VPN
2 2 (7.41%) WAN
2 2 (7.41%) Wireless
2 2 (7.41%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (18.52%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (22.22%) JIRA
2 5 (18.52%) eggPlant
General
1 11 (40.74%) Social Skills
2 9 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (29.63%) Retail
4 7 (25.93%) Public Sector
5 5 (18.52%) Aerospace
5 5 (18.52%) Automotive
6 1 (3.70%) Finance
Job Titles
1 7 (25.93%) Consultant
1 7 (25.93%) Cybersecurity Consultant
1 7 (25.93%) Security Consultant
2 6 (22.22%) Service Owner
2 6 (22.22%) Test Engineer
3 2 (7.41%) Analyst
3 2 (7.41%) Cybersecurity Manager
3 2 (7.41%) Infrastructure Analyst
3 2 (7.41%) Infrastructure Support
3 2 (7.41%) Infrastructure Support Analyst
3 2 (7.41%) Network Engineer
3 2 (7.41%) Security Manager
3 2 (7.41%) Support Analyst
4 1 (3.70%) DevSecOps Engineer
4 1 (3.70%) QA Engineer
4 1 (3.70%) QA Test Engineer
4 1 (3.70%) Security Assurance Manager
4 1 (3.70%) Technical Assurance Manager
4 1 (3.70%) Technical Manager
4 1 (3.70%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (7.41%) EDI
2 1 (3.70%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 9 (33.33%) Management Information System
2 7 (25.93%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (7.41%) Algorithms
3 2 (7.41%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (7.41%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (7.41%) Distributed Computing
3 2 (7.41%) Security Posture
4 1 (3.70%) Cloud Security Posture
4 1 (3.70%) Cyber Security Posture
4 1 (3.70%) Cyberattack
4 1 (3.70%) Mobile App
4 1 (3.70%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 7 (25.93%) Windows
2 5 (18.52%) Windows Server
2 5 (18.52%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (44.44%) Agile
2 11 (40.74%) Cybersecurity
2 11 (40.74%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (29.63%) Information Assurance
3 8 (29.63%) Project Management
3 8 (29.63%) Risk Management
3 8 (29.63%) Security Monitoring
4 7 (25.93%) Enterprise Architecture
4 7 (25.93%) SABSA
4 7 (25.93%) TOGAF
5 6 (22.22%) Software Testing
5 6 (22.22%) Test Automation
6 5 (18.52%) Collaborative Working
6 5 (18.52%) DevOps
6 5 (18.52%) Process Improvement
6 5 (18.52%) Test Assurance
7 3 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (11.11%) Customer Service
8 2 (7.41%) SIEM
8 2 (7.41%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (7.41%) Bash
1 2 (7.41%) PowerShell
1 2 (7.41%) Python
2 1 (3.70%) C#
2 1 (3.70%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 14 (51.85%) Security Cleared
2 9 (33.33%) CISSP
2 9 (33.33%) Degree
3 7 (25.93%) CESG Certified Professional
3 7 (25.93%) CISMP
3 7 (25.93%) CREST Certified
3 7 (25.93%) SC Cleared
4 5 (18.52%) DV Cleared
5 2 (7.41%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (7.41%) CCNA
5 2 (7.41%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (7.41%) CISM
5 2 (7.41%) Network+ Certification
6 1 (3.70%) CASP
6 1 (3.70%) CEH
6 1 (3.70%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (3.70%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (29.63%) GRC
3 7 (25.93%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 6 (22.22%) QA
5 2 (7.41%) GDPR
6 1 (3.70%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 1 (3.70%) NCSC
6 1 (3.70%) NIST
System Software
1 2 (7.41%) Active Directory
2 1 (3.70%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 14 (51.85%) Microsoft
2 6 (22.22%) Adobe
2 6 (22.22%) MuleSoft
2 6 (22.22%) Salesforce
3 2 (7.41%) Barracuda Networks
3 2 (7.41%) Meraki
4 1 (3.70%) SonicWALL
4 1 (3.70%) Splunk