OSCP Jobs in England

Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for OSCP qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 758 822 1025
Rank change year-on-year +64 +203 -264
Permanent jobs citing OSCP 86 125 122
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.10% 0.14% 0.092%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.35% 0.42% 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 59 72 72
10th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% - -
75th Percentile £72,500 £92,688 £83,750
90th Percentile £76,750 £95,725 £101,425
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - - -11.86%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

OSCP is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications 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 academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 24,300 29,996 35,025
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 28.51% 32.56% 26.41%
Number of salaries quoted 15,772 13,618 16,810
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £42,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,526 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.60% +8.23% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £54,000 £59,526 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.28% +8.23% -

OSCP
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for OSCP in England

OSCP
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for OSCP in England

OSCP
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing OSCP in England over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Salary histogram for OSCP in England

OSCP
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OSCP within the England region over the 6 months to 5 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 +109 31 £70,000 -17.65% 16
North of England +46 18 £60,000 +60.00% 3
South West -23 16 - - 6
Midlands +14 13 £55,000 -17.91% 3
North West +19 11 £57,500 +2.22% 2
West Midlands +17 10 £55,000 -17.91% 1
Yorkshire +80 7 £65,000 +85.71% 1
South East +15 6 £65,000 +13.04% 6
East Midlands -10 3 - - 2
OSCP
UK

OSCP
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (2.33%) IIS
1 2 (2.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.16%) Apache
2 1 (1.16%) nginx
Cloud Services
1 14 (16.28%) Azure
2 9 (10.47%) AWS
3 5 (5.81%) GCP
4 4 (4.65%) Serverless
5 3 (3.49%) PaaS
6 2 (2.33%) SaaS
7 1 (1.16%) Cloudflare
7 1 (1.16%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 16 (18.60%) Wireless
2 14 (16.28%) Firewall
3 7 (8.14%) Wireshark
4 5 (5.81%) TCP/IP
5 4 (4.65%) Network Security
5 4 (4.65%) Wireless Security
6 3 (3.49%) Internet
7 2 (2.33%) Intrusion Detection
8 1 (1.16%) HTTP
8 1 (1.16%) HTTPS
8 1 (1.16%) Reverse Proxy
8 1 (1.16%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.33%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 12 (13.95%) Metasploit
2 10 (11.63%) Burp Suite
General
1 33 (38.37%) Social Skills
2 15 (17.44%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (13.95%) Legal
4 10 (11.63%) Marketing
5 9 (10.47%) Presentation Skills
6 6 (6.98%) Public Sector
6 6 (6.98%) Retail
7 5 (5.81%) Law
8 4 (4.65%) Games
9 3 (3.49%) Finance
10 1 (1.16%) Aerospace
10 1 (1.16%) Banking
10 1 (1.16%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (1.16%) Military
Job Titles
1 48 (55.81%) Penetration Tester
1 48 (55.81%) Tester
2 17 (19.77%) Senior
3 14 (16.28%) Lead
3 14 (16.28%) Security Penetration Tester
3 14 (16.28%) Security Tester
4 13 (15.12%) Consultant
4 13 (15.12%) Security Consultant
5 9 (10.47%) Security Specialist
5 9 (10.47%) Senior Penetration Tester
5 9 (10.47%) Senior Tester
5 9 (10.47%) Team Leader
6 8 (9.30%) Analyst
6 8 (9.30%) Cybersecurity Consultant
7 5 (5.81%) Security Analyst
8 4 (4.65%) Information Specialist
8 4 (4.65%) Junior
8 4 (4.65%) Senior Consultant
8 4 (4.65%) Senior Security Consultant
8 4 (4.65%) Test Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.16%) OAuth
1 1 (1.16%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 15 (17.44%) Security Posture
2 14 (16.28%) Mobile App
3 7 (8.14%) IoT
4 6 (6.98%) Onboarding
5 4 (4.65%) Cyber Threat
6 3 (3.49%) Cyberattack
6 3 (3.49%) Embedded Systems
6 3 (3.49%) Operational Technology
6 3 (3.49%) Virtual Team
7 2 (2.33%) Client/Server
7 2 (2.33%) Cloud Native
7 2 (2.33%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (1.16%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 1 (1.16%) PKI
8 1 (1.16%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 13 (15.12%) Windows
2 9 (10.47%) Kali Linux
2 9 (10.47%) Linux
3 4 (4.65%) Unix
4 2 (2.33%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (72.09%) Cybersecurity
2 59 (68.60%) Penetration Testing
3 37 (43.02%) Information Security
4 33 (38.37%) Problem-Solving
5 23 (26.74%) OWASP
6 22 (25.58%) Incident Response
6 22 (25.58%) Red Team
7 20 (23.26%) Security Testing
8 17 (19.77%) Data Privacy
8 17 (19.77%) Ethical Hacking
8 17 (19.77%) Offensive Security
9 16 (18.60%) Cloud Security
10 14 (16.28%) Application Security
10 14 (16.28%) Vulnerability Assessment
11 13 (15.12%) Social Engineering
12 12 (13.95%) Computer Science
12 12 (13.95%) Risk Analysis
13 11 (12.79%) Test Strategy
14 10 (11.63%) Security Architecture
14 10 (11.63%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 18 (20.93%) Python
2 10 (11.63%) Bash
3 4 (4.65%) Java
3 4 (4.65%) JavaScript
3 4 (4.65%) PowerShell
4 3 (3.49%) C#
5 2 (2.33%) SQL
6 1 (1.16%) C++
Qualifications
1 28 (32.56%) CEH
2 27 (31.40%) CREST Certified
3 23 (26.74%) Degree
4 21 (24.42%) CISSP
5 20 (23.26%) CHECK Team Member
6 11 (12.79%) Cisco Certification
7 9 (10.47%) GIAC
7 9 (10.47%) OSCE
8 8 (9.30%) CISM
8 8 (9.30%) CompTIA Security+
9 7 (8.14%) CHECK Team Leader
10 6 (6.98%) AWS Certification
10 6 (6.98%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 6 (6.98%) Cyber Scheme
10 6 (6.98%) GCIH
10 6 (6.98%) GPEN
10 6 (6.98%) PCI QSA
10 6 (6.98%) SC Cleared
10 6 (6.98%) Security Cleared
10 6 (6.98%) Tigerscheme
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (16.28%) GRC
2 13 (15.12%) NIST
3 7 (8.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (8.14%) PCI DSS
4 6 (6.98%) Actionable Recommendations
5 4 (4.65%) GDPR
6 2 (2.33%) QA
7 1 (1.16%) NCSC
System Software
1 2 (2.33%) VMware ESXi
1 2 (2.33%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (1.16%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 9 (10.47%) Nessus
1 9 (10.47%) Nmap
2 7 (8.14%) CSIRT
3 3 (3.49%) CASB
4 1 (1.16%) Ansible
4 1 (1.16%) Terraform
Vendors
1 6 (6.98%) Qualys
2 4 (4.65%) Microsoft
3 3 (3.49%) VMware
4 2 (2.33%) Cisco
4 2 (2.33%) Citrix
5 1 (1.16%) Imperva
5 1 (1.16%) Red Hat