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Penetration testing jobs on Hacker News - Who is hiring, and how demand trends

How demand for Penetration testing trended in Hacker News 'Who is hiring?' posts since 2011: a live monthly mention chart in share and raw counts, plus the real job postings behind every bar.

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Postings mentioning it
202
This month (Oct 2026 so far)
1
Peak month
Jul 2015 (6)
Mention remote
28%
202
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Job postings

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Monthly Penetration testing job postings in the Hacker News Who is hiring? thread, one bar per calendar month since 2011. Narrow the window, add another skill to compare, and click any month to read the postings behind the bar.

Penetration testing job postings for October 2026 (so far)

  1. human8e · hiring in Oct 2026 · read the thread · view on HN

    …specific questions answered in writing. Not an open-ended audit or a penetration test. The person I'm looking for has either published on protocol security or reviews protocols professionally; being good with crypto libraries isn't quite the same thing. One piece of contract…

Some popular Penetration testing job postings

The Penetration testing job postings that drew the most discussion in 2026.

  1. jordichacon · hiring in Jul 2026 · 1 reply · read the thread · view on HN

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  2. jbhatab · hiring in Aug 2026 · 1 reply · read the thread · view on HN

    …on Glassdoor). Distru is at an inflection point. We have deep market penetration in cannabis ERP, a new commerce layer (Distru Commerce, a B2B wholesale marketplace) live and growing, and a roadmap with a growing AI component. Our live AI Order Agent already lets buyers submit…

  3. WHITEHATWOLF · hiring in Jun 2026 · 1 reply · read the thread · view on HN

    …seeking Information Security Analyst, Cyber Security Analyst, Penetration Tester, or SOC Analyst roles. Location: Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India Open to: Remote IST overlap Willing to relocate: Within India for strong opportunities Cybersecurity graduate with hands-on…

  4. ali7776 · hiring in May 2026 · read the thread · view on HN

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What the Penetration testing hiring trend shows

This page charts how often Penetration testing appears in the monthly Hacker News 'Who is hiring?' thread, one bar per calendar month across the whole history. Switch between share mode - Penetration testing's slice of the market each month - and raw counts for absolute hiring volume, narrow the window to the last year, 5 or 10 years, and click any month to read the actual postings that mention Penetration testing: the companies, the seniority, and the rest of the stack they ask for.

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