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Penetration Testing & Ethical Hacking
A skill group in Cybersecurity › Offensive Security & Vulnerability Management: 15 skills, 14 of them carrying a SynapseScope Skill Rating, named in 16,814 open US roles at the latest reading.
| Skill | Organisation rating | Open roles | Median salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penetration testing | Invest | 8,623 | $92,500 |
| Red Team Penetration Testing | Invest | 2,664 | $172,500 |
| Ethical Hacking | Invest | 1,092 | $152,500 |
| Bug Bounty | Invest | 1,070 | $197,500 |
| Metasploit | Maintain | 892 | $132,500 |
| Responsible Disclosure | Invest | 768 | $72,500 |
| Kali Linux | Invest | 562 | $117,500 |
| Penetration Testing Tools | Invest | 511 | $142,500 |
| Social Engineering | Not rated | 337 | $152,500 |
| Autonomous Network Penetration Testing | Invest | 217 | $112,500 |
| Password cracking | Maintain | 37 | $67,500 |
| BackTrack | Obsolete | 35 | $12,500 |
| Electronic Eavesdropping | Maintain | 4 | — |
| Hashcat | Maintain | 2 | — |
| Automated Penetration Test Reporting | Invest | — | — |
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