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Penetration Tester / Red Team Specialist Market Demand in Poland

Hiring outlook, remote working rates, and which companies are actively recruiting.

Hiring outlook
Growing

Penetration Tester Red Team Specialist hiring in Poland is being driven by global banks and insurers scaling up the security operations they already run out of their Kraków and Wrocław centres, with demand concentrated in Kraków and, increasingly, Wrocław. UBS and Standard Chartered GBS are among the more consistent hirers, and Poland's deep EU-wide talent pool, combined with the B2B contracting model most Polish IT specialists use, has made it comparatively easy for employers to scale teams up or down as demand shifts.

Remote / hybrid
34%

Share of Poland Penetration Tester / Red Team Specialist roles advertising remote or hybrid working.

Pay trend
+7.5%

Year-on-year salary movement in Poland. Positive movement signals active market competition.

What's driving Penetration Tester / Red Team Specialist demand in Poland

Strongest in: the global business services centres and shared security operations hubs that global banks and insurers run out of Kraków and Wrocław, led by employers such as State Street and UBS

Penetration Tester Red Team Specialist hiring in Poland is being driven by global banks and insurers scaling up the security operations they already run out of their Kraków and Wrocław centres, with demand concentrated in Kraków and, increasingly, Wrocław. UBS and Standard Chartered GBS are among the more consistent hirers, and Poland's deep EU-wide talent pool, combined with the B2B contracting model most Polish IT specialists use, has made it comparatively easy for employers to scale teams up or down as demand shifts.

Skills commanding the biggest premium right now

Salary premium over the Poland median for Penetration Tester / Red Team Specialists who list these skills.

Red team / adversary simulation+21%
Exploit development+16%
OSCP/OSCE-level offensive skills+13%

Top employers hiring in Poland

Companies with consistent or active Penetration Tester / Red Team Specialist hiring in Poland.

State StreetUBSStandard Chartered GBSNordeaOrange PolskaT-Mobile Polska

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