What is Penetration testing?

Attacking a company’s own systems, with permission, to find weak spots. 599 open roles on Jobs Every Hour ask for it as of Nov 15, 2026.

How many Penetration testing jobs are open right now?

There are 599 open Penetration testing jobs at 265 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 57 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.

Which companies have the most Penetration testing jobs?

Right now the most openings are at CertiK (23), 10a Labs (18), Anthropic (17), Faculty (16) and OpenAI (15). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.

Are there remote Penetration testing jobs?

201 of the 599 open Penetration testing jobs (34%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.

What do Penetration testing jobs pay in euros?

13 of the open postings state a yearly range in euros: the median midpoint is €80,000, and the middle half advertise €70,000 to €86,000. These are advertised ranges as each employer wrote them, not verified pay.

What do Penetration testing jobs pay?

The median advertised salary is $213K, based on 243 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $170K and $264K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.

Is it hard to get a Penetration testing job?

21 of the 599 open Penetration testing jobs (4%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 300 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 265 companies are hiring and 57 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.

How is AI changing Penetration testing jobs?

217 of the 599 open Penetration testing jobs (36%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often LLM, Machine Learning, AI. Employers still list 599 such roles today at 265 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.

What skills do Penetration testing jobs ask for?

Most often Penetration testing (100%), Python (50%), Application security (41%), AWS (35%), Incident response (35%) of the 599 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.

Which job titles come up most in Penetration testing jobs?

Security Engineer (27), Senior Security Engineer (21), Software Engineer (11), Staff Product Security Engineer (11), Senior Product Security Engineer (10): the most common titles among the 599 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.

Are Penetration testing jobs in demand in 2026?

599 Penetration testing jobs are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 265 companies, 0.4% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 57 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $213K. 201 (34%) can be done remotely.

How do I apply for Penetration testing jobs?

Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Jobs Every Hour needs no account and charges nothing for applying.

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Penetration testing: attacking a company’s own systems, with permission, to find weak spots. CertiK, 10a Labs, Anthropic, Faculty and OpenAI have the most open roles mentioning Penetration testing right now.

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599 open roles · 57 posted in the last 7 days · 34% remote · 265 companies hiring · $213K median advertised salary · checked Nov 15 against employer career pages

Job titles in Penetration testing roles

Cybersecurity301 · 50%Security engineer244 · 41%Application security engineer101 · 17%Penetration tester74 · 12%Staff and principal engineer69 · 12%Information security analyst42 · 7%Software engineer41 · 7%

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Where Penetration testing roles are

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What Penetration testing roles pay, by level

Level in the title	Median advertised salary	Roles counted
No level in the title	$196K	115
Senior	$189K	59
Lead and above	$260K	67

Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.

Jobs you can get with Penetration testing

Kind of work	Open jobs asking for Penetration testing	Median advertised pay
Cybersecurity	301	$210K
Security engineer	244	$213K
Application security engineer	101	$228K
Penetration tester	74	$202K
Information security analyst	42	$203K
Software engineer	41	$254K
Security analyst and incident response	38	$142K
Research scientist	26	$239K

Skills asked together with Penetration testing

Python (50%), Application security (41%), AWS (35%), Incident response (35%), Vulnerability management (34%), Threat modeling (33%), CI/CD (27%), LLM (26%) of the 599 open postings that name Penetration testing.

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Questions about Penetration testing jobs

What is Penetration testing?: Attacking a company’s own systems, with permission, to find weak spots. 599 open roles on Jobs Every Hour ask for it as of Nov 15, 2026.
How many Penetration testing jobs are open right now?: There are 599 open Penetration testing jobs at 265 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 57 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
Which companies have the most Penetration testing jobs?: Right now the most openings are at CertiK (23), 10a Labs (18), Anthropic (17), Faculty (16) and OpenAI (15). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote Penetration testing jobs?: 201 of the 599 open Penetration testing jobs (34%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
What do Penetration testing jobs pay in euros?: 13 of the open postings state a yearly range in euros: the median midpoint is €80,000, and the middle half advertise €70,000 to €86,000. These are advertised ranges as each employer wrote them, not verified pay.
What do Penetration testing jobs pay?: The median advertised salary is $213K, based on 243 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $170K and $264K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
Is it hard to get a Penetration testing job?: 21 of the 599 open Penetration testing jobs (4%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 300 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 265 companies are hiring and 57 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
How is AI changing Penetration testing jobs?: 217 of the 599 open Penetration testing jobs (36%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often LLM, Machine Learning, AI. Employers still list 599 such roles today at 265 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
What skills do Penetration testing jobs ask for?: Most often Penetration testing (100%), Python (50%), Application security (41%), AWS (35%), Incident response (35%) of the 599 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
Which job titles come up most in Penetration testing jobs?: Security Engineer (27), Senior Security Engineer (21), Software Engineer (11), Staff Product Security Engineer (11), Senior Product Security Engineer (10): the most common titles among the 599 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
Are Penetration testing jobs in demand in 2026?: 599 Penetration testing jobs are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 265 companies, 0.4% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 57 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $213K. 201 (34%) can be done remotely.
How do I apply for Penetration testing jobs?: Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Jobs Every Hour needs no account and charges nothing for applying.