Penetration Tester
UK
The median Penetration Tester salary in the UK is £76,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 October 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 696 | 706 | 1038 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | +332 | -21 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Penetration Tester | 94 | 55 | 96 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.12% | 0.095% | 0.069% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.13% | 0.100% | 0.072% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 54 | 44 | 77 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £44,500 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £54,531 | £50,000 | £60,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £76,250 | £67,500 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.96% | -15.63% | +33.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £79,688 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £90,000 | £103,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £90,000 | £75,000 | £80,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -6.25% | +33.33% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 71,968 | 55,098 | 132,518 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.73% | 95.65% | 95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37,505 | 40,133 | 78,004 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £31,604 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £42,750 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,525 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.79% | - | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,750 | £97,500 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,404 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.99% | - | +5.00% |
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 31 October 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 31 October 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 | -14 | 75 | £85,000 | +25.93% | 19 |
| Work from Home | +47 | 58 | £62,500 | -16.67% | 9 |
| UK excluding London | +9 | 57 | £90,000 | +20.00% | 9 |
| London | +17 | 23 | £62,875 | -6.85% | 10 |
| North of England | -6 | 21 | £90,000 | +50.00% | 4 |
| South West | +14 | 20 | £90,000 | +20.00% | |
| North West | -31 | 13 | £90,000 | +56.52% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +31 | 8 | £90,000 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | -36 | 7 | £52,500 | -30.00% | 3 |
| Scotland | - | 6 | £90,000 | - | |
| West Midlands | -32 | 5 | £52,500 | -30.00% | 3 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Northern Ireland | +17 | 1 | - | - | |
| South East | -30 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Wales | - | 1 | - | - |
Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 October 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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