Security Penetration Tester Jobs with Work from Home Options

Penetration/Security Tester
UK > Work from Home

The median Penetration/Security Tester salary for remote or hybrid work is £65,000 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 591 607 891
Rank change year-on-year +16 +284 -293
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Penetration Tester 11 26 10
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.031% 0.069% 0.013%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.032% 0.072% 0.014%
Number of salaries quoted 9 19 10
10th Percentile £53,500 £56,250 £51,200
25th Percentile £57,500 £83,750 £51,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £87,500 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -25.71% +60.55% -31.88%
75th Percentile £70,000 £121,875 £60,000
90th Percentile - £122,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £87,500 £54,500
% change year-on-year -28.57% +60.55% -31.88%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 34,224 35,954 73,616
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.28% 95.93% 97.29%
Number of salaries quoted 25,903 26,270 42,683
10th Percentile £33,250 £36,875 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,447 £45,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Security Penetration Tester
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option which featured Security Penetration Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Security Penetration Tester trend for jobs with a WFH option

Security Penetration Tester
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Security Penetration Tester.

Security Penetration Tester salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Security Penetration Tester
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Security Penetration Tester over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Security Penetration Tester salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Security Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Security 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 jobs with remote work options featuring Security Penetration Tester in the job title.

1 10 (90.91%) Security Testing
2 9 (81.82%) Penetration Testing
3 8 (72.73%) Information Security
3 8 (72.73%) Cybersecurity
3 8 (72.73%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (63.64%) Presentation Skills
4 7 (63.64%) Cloud Security
4 7 (63.64%) CREST Certified
4 7 (63.64%) OSCP
4 7 (63.64%) Wireless
4 7 (63.64%) Marketing
4 7 (63.64%) OWASP
5 6 (54.55%) PCI DSS
5 6 (54.55%) PCI QSA
5 6 (54.55%) Firewall
5 6 (54.55%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 6 (54.55%) Security Architecture
5 6 (54.55%) Data Privacy
5 6 (54.55%) Actionable Insight
5 6 (54.55%) Actionable Recommendations
5 6 (54.55%) Thought Leadership
5 6 (54.55%) NIST
5 6 (54.55%) Tigerscheme
5 6 (54.55%) Cyber Scheme
5 6 (54.55%) CHECK Team Leader
5 6 (54.55%) CHECK Team Member
5 6 (54.55%) Application Security
5 6 (54.55%) GRC
6 2 (18.18%) Computer Science
6 2 (18.18%) Mobile App

Security Penetration Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (9.09%) AWS
1 1 (9.09%) Azure
1 1 (9.09%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 7 (63.64%) Wireless
2 6 (54.55%) Firewall
3 1 (9.09%) HTTP
3 1 (9.09%) SSH
3 1 (9.09%) SSL
Development Applications
1 1 (9.09%) Burp Suite
1 1 (9.09%) Metasploit
General
1 7 (63.64%) Marketing
1 7 (63.64%) Presentation Skills
2 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 2 (18.18%) Mobile App
2 1 (9.09%) IoT
2 1 (9.09%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (9.09%) Android
1 1 (9.09%) Apple iOS
1 1 (9.09%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (90.91%) Security Testing
2 9 (81.82%) Penetration Testing
3 8 (72.73%) Cybersecurity
3 8 (72.73%) Information Security
3 8 (72.73%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (63.64%) Cloud Security
4 7 (63.64%) OWASP
5 6 (54.55%) Actionable Insight
5 6 (54.55%) Application Security
5 6 (54.55%) Data Privacy
5 6 (54.55%) Security Architecture
5 6 (54.55%) Thought Leadership
5 6 (54.55%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 2 (18.18%) Computer Science
6 2 (18.18%) Red Team
7 1 (9.09%) Collaborative Working
7 1 (9.09%) Risk Analysis
7 1 (9.09%) Social Engineering
7 1 (9.09%) Software Testing
7 1 (9.09%) Threat Modelling
Qualifications
1 7 (63.64%) CREST Certified
1 7 (63.64%) OSCP
2 6 (54.55%) CHECK Team Leader
2 6 (54.55%) CHECK Team Member
2 6 (54.55%) Cyber Scheme
2 6 (54.55%) PCI QSA
2 6 (54.55%) Tigerscheme
3 1 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (9.09%) Degree
3 1 (9.09%) OSCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (54.55%) Actionable Recommendations
1 6 (54.55%) GRC
1 6 (54.55%) NIST
1 6 (54.55%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (9.09%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (9.09%) Nessus
1 1 (9.09%) Nmap
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) Google
1 1 (9.09%) Qualys