Security Tester Jobs with Work from Home Options

Security Tester
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Tester salary for remote or hybrid work is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 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
11 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 591 608 881
Rank change year-on-year +17 +273 -286
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Tester 11 27 10
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.031% 0.072% 0.013%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.032% 0.075% 0.014%
Number of salaries quoted 9 20 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 £121,563 £60,000
90th Percentile - £122,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £87,500 £54,500
% change year-on-year -31.43% +60.55% -21.01%

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 34,116 36,108 73,498
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.27% 95.94% 97.29%
Number of salaries quoted 25,883 26,404 42,665
10th Percentile £33,250 £36,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,000 £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 Tester
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Security Tester trend for jobs with a WFH option

Security 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 Tester.

Security Tester salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Security Tester
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Security Tester over the 6 months to 11 June 2024.

Security Tester salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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

For the 6 months to 11 June 2024, Security 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 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%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (72.73%) Cybersecurity
4 7 (63.64%) Presentation Skills
4 7 (63.64%) Cloud Security
4 7 (63.64%) OSCP
4 7 (63.64%) CREST Certified
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%) 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%) Thought Leadership
5 6 (54.55%) NIST
5 6 (54.55%) Actionable Insight
5 6 (54.55%) Actionable Recommendations
5 6 (54.55%) Security Architecture
5 6 (54.55%) Data Privacy
5 6 (54.55%) Application Security
5 6 (54.55%) GRC
6 2 (18.18%) Computer Science
6 2 (18.18%) Mobile App

Security 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%) Mentoring
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