Kali Linux Jobs in England

Kali Linux
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Kali Linux skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Kali Linux over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 788 894 1081
Rank change year-on-year +106 +187 -240
Permanent jobs citing Kali Linux 51 24 74
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.059% 0.027% 0.056%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.41% 0.17% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 45 13 29
10th Percentile £47,500 £47,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £67,500 £55,000 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £90,000 £68,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +32.35% +18.26%
75th Percentile £82,500 £98,000 £77,500
90th Percentile - - £101,400
UK median annual salary £75,000 £90,000 £68,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +32.35% +18.26%

All Operating Systems
England

Kali Linux is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 12,517 14,436 25,613
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 14.57% 16.07% 19.24%
Number of salaries quoted 9,893 9,945 14,962
10th Percentile £25,759 £26,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% - +5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £95,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +5.00%

Kali Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Kali Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Kali Linux in England

Kali Linux
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Kali Linux in England.

Salary trend for Kali Linux in England

Kali Linux
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Kali Linux in England over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Kali Linux in England

Kali Linux
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Kali Linux within the England region over the 6 months to 11 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +141 33 £75,000 -22.28% 2
North of England +45 7 £50,000 -9.09%
North West +11 7 £50,000 -9.09%
South West -25 6 £60,000 +20.00% 2
South East - 5 £120,000 -
Kali Linux
UK

Kali Linux
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 9 (17.65%) AWS
1 9 (17.65%) Azure
2 5 (9.80%) Cloud Computing
3 4 (7.84%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 36 (70.59%) Network Security
2 11 (21.57%) Firewall
3 9 (17.65%) Intrusion Detection
3 9 (17.65%) Wireless
4 7 (13.73%) Internet
5 5 (9.80%) VPN
6 4 (7.84%) Wireshark
7 2 (3.92%) TCP/IP
7 2 (3.92%) Wireless Security
Development Applications
1 37 (72.55%) Burp Suite
1 37 (72.55%) Metasploit
2 4 (7.84%) IDA Disassembler
3 1 (1.96%) Vagrant
General
1 33 (64.71%) Social Skills
2 31 (60.78%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (7.84%) Marketing
4 3 (5.88%) Public Sector
4 3 (5.88%) Retail
5 2 (3.92%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (1.96%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 34 (66.67%) Penetration Tester
1 34 (66.67%) Tester
2 5 (9.80%) Architect
2 5 (9.80%) Security Architect
3 4 (7.84%) Security Researcher
3 4 (7.84%) Security Specialist
3 4 (7.84%) Senior
4 3 (5.88%) Consultant
4 3 (5.88%) Infrastructure Security Specialist
4 3 (5.88%) Infrastructure Specialist
4 3 (5.88%) Security Consultant
4 3 (5.88%) Senior Consultant
4 3 (5.88%) Senior Security Consultant
4 3 (5.88%) Senior Testing Consultant
4 3 (5.88%) Testing Consultant
5 1 (1.96%) Cybersecurity Specialist
5 1 (1.96%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 1 (1.96%) Senior Penetration Tester
5 1 (1.96%) Senior Tester
5 1 (1.96%) Telecoms Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (9.80%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 9 (17.65%) Mobile App
2 8 (15.69%) Management Information System
3 7 (13.73%) IoT
4 6 (11.76%) Security Posture
5 5 (9.80%) Cyber Threat
5 5 (9.80%) Data Centre
5 5 (9.80%) Hybrid Cloud
6 3 (5.88%) Operational Technology
6 3 (5.88%) Smart Energy
7 2 (3.92%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 33 (64.71%) Linux
2 6 (11.76%) Windows
3 4 (7.84%) Ubuntu
3 4 (7.84%) Windows 10
3 4 (7.84%) Windows Server 2016
4 2 (3.92%) Unix
5 1 (1.96%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (82.35%) Cybersecurity
1 42 (82.35%) Penetration Testing
2 37 (72.55%) Red Team
3 35 (68.63%) Problem-Solving
4 34 (66.67%) Security Testing
5 33 (64.71%) Application Security
5 33 (64.71%) Computer Science
6 31 (60.78%) Information Security
6 31 (60.78%) Vulnerability Scanning
7 30 (58.82%) Malware Analysis
7 30 (58.82%) Reverse Engineering
8 28 (54.90%) Critical Thinking
9 12 (23.53%) OWASP
10 11 (21.57%) Cryptography
11 10 (19.61%) Incident Response
12 9 (17.65%) Threat Modelling
13 7 (13.73%) Social Engineering
14 5 (9.80%) Identity Access Management
14 5 (9.80%) Patch Management
14 5 (9.80%) Secure Coding
Programming Languages
1 11 (21.57%) Python
2 5 (9.80%) PowerShell
3 4 (7.84%) C
3 4 (7.84%) C++
4 3 (5.88%) Bash
4 3 (5.88%) Java
4 3 (5.88%) JavaScript
5 2 (3.92%) C#
6 1 (1.96%) Perl
Qualifications
1 35 (68.63%) Degree
2 29 (56.86%) Computer Science Degree
3 9 (17.65%) CREST Certified
3 9 (17.65%) OSCP
4 7 (13.73%) OSCE
4 7 (13.73%) Security Cleared
5 5 (9.80%) AWS Certification
5 5 (9.80%) Azure Certification
5 5 (9.80%) CISSP
6 4 (7.84%) DV Cleared
7 3 (5.88%) SC Cleared
8 2 (3.92%) CHECK Team Member
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (15.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 8 (15.69%) NIST
2 5 (9.80%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
2 5 (9.80%) PCI DSS
3 3 (5.88%) GDPR
System Software
1 5 (9.80%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (7.84%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 9 (17.65%) Nmap
2 7 (13.73%) Nessus
3 5 (9.80%) Suricata
4 4 (7.84%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (5.88%) SELinux
6 1 (1.96%) Ansible
6 1 (1.96%) Progress Chef
6 1 (1.96%) Puppet
6 1 (1.96%) Terraform
Vendors
1 9 (17.65%) Cisco
1 9 (17.65%) Microsoft
2 7 (13.73%) Qualys
3 5 (9.80%) Juniper
3 5 (9.80%) Palo Alto
3 5 (9.80%) Splunk
3 5 (9.80%) VMware
4 1 (1.96%) Red Hat