Top skills for Penetration Tester jobs
Based on 57 active Penetration Tester postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of Penetration Tester postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Remediation59%
- Networks49%
- Cybersecurity43%
- Computer Science41%
- Burp Suite33%
- OWASP Top 1033%
- Scripting33%
- Nmap31%
- Information Security29%
- Design25%
- Innovation22%
- Automation20%
- Authentication18%
- Cloud Security18%
- Inclusion18%
- JavaScript18%
- Vulnerability Assessments18%
- Driven16%
- Ethical Hacking16%
- Kali Linux16%
- Linux16%
- Mitigation16%
- Mobile Applications16%
- Programming Languages16%
- Coaching14%
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