Modeled career paths · Offensive security

Where does a Junior Penetration Tester go next?

What employers are asking a Junior Penetration Tester for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Typical advancement

Penetration Tester+42% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

75% of modeled moves out of Junior Penetration Tester go here

progression100% of modeled exits move upward from there

Senior Offensive Security Engineer+87% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

25% of modeled moves out of Junior Penetration Tester go here

progression86% of modeled exits move upward from there

Management path

Red Team Lead+139% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical

reachable via Penetration Tester. 19% joint modeled share

leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there

Director of Offensive Security+220% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical

reachable via Senior Offensive Security Engineer. 5% joint modeled share

leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there

Career pivot

Senior GRC Analyst+66% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Senior Offensive Security Engineer. 2% joint modeled share

pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

Senior Incident Response Engineer+80% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Senior Offensive Security Engineer. 2% joint modeled share

pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

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