Penetration Tester
Penetration Tester — a cybersecurity role focused on security-engineering, incident-response.
$128,000 medianDemand 82/100growingRemote-friendlyCybersecurity
Core skills
What matters in this role
Security EngineeringIncident Response
Move from here
Where Penetration Testers go next
easy76% overlap
Penetration Tester → Security Engineer
Natural progression from penetration-tester to security-engineer — same track, higher scope and compensation.
8 mo+21% salary
moderate58% overlap
Penetration Tester → Security Architect
Fast-track jump from penetration-tester to security-architect — ambitious but very achievable with focused skill-building.
15 mo+39% salary
Employers
Top employers hiring Penetration Testers
Bishop FoxNCC GroupIBM
Countries
USAUKCanadaGermanyIndiaSingaporeUAEAustralia
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