Red Team Jobs in London

Red Teaming
England > London

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

6 months to
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 444 553 813
Rank change year-on-year +109 +260 -239
Permanent jobs citing Red Team 63 77 64
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.27% 0.22% 0.096%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.29% 0.23% 0.099%
Number of salaries quoted 55 43 44
10th Percentile £62,500 £52,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £67,500 £55,000 £55,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £80,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +14.29% -
75th Percentile £82,500 £96,875 £88,125
90th Percentile - £98,000 £105,875
England median annual salary £73,750 £67,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +9.26% -3.57% +5.66%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

Red Team is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 21,556 33,737 64,507
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 91.32% 95.35% 96.86%
Number of salaries quoted 16,061 24,162 34,305
10th Percentile £38,000 £43,750 £42,500
25th Percentile £52,000 £55,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +7.14% -
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £92,500
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £111,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Red Team
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Red Team as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Red Team in London

Red Team
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Red Team in London.

Salary trend for Red Team in London

Red Team
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Red Team in London over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Red Team in London

Red Team
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Red Team within the London region over the 6 months to 2 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
Central London +50 2 £55,000 -41.49%
Red Team
England

Red Team
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 4 (6.35%) Azure
2 3 (4.76%) Entra ID
3 1 (1.59%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 28 (44.44%) Network Security
2 3 (4.76%) Wireless
2 3 (4.76%) Wireshark
3 2 (3.17%) Firewall
4 1 (1.59%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 34 (53.97%) Metasploit
2 31 (49.21%) Burp Suite
General
1 39 (61.90%) Social Skills
2 30 (47.62%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (15.87%) Games
4 6 (9.52%) Law
5 4 (6.35%) Legal
6 3 (4.76%) Marketing
6 3 (4.76%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.59%) Banking
7 1 (1.59%) Finance
Job Titles
1 40 (63.49%) Penetration Tester
1 40 (63.49%) Tester
2 15 (23.81%) Senior
3 5 (7.94%) Consultant
3 5 (7.94%) Lead
3 5 (7.94%) Security Consultant
3 5 (7.94%) Senior Consultant
3 5 (7.94%) Senior Penetration Tester
3 5 (7.94%) Senior Security Consultant
3 5 (7.94%) Senior Tester
3 5 (7.94%) Senior Testing Consultant
3 5 (7.94%) Testing Consultant
4 4 (6.35%) Operational Security Manager
4 4 (6.35%) Operations Manager
4 4 (6.35%) Security Manager
4 4 (6.35%) Security Operations Manager
4 4 (6.35%) SOC Manager
4 4 (6.35%) Team Leader
4 4 (6.35%) Test Team Leader
5 3 (4.76%) Threat Hunter
Miscellaneous
1 10 (15.87%) Cyber Threat
2 8 (12.70%) Operational Technology
2 8 (12.70%) SCADA
3 5 (7.94%) Cyberattack
3 5 (7.94%) Mobile App
4 3 (4.76%) Cyber Defence
4 3 (4.76%) IoT
5 2 (3.17%) Client/Server
5 2 (3.17%) Greenfield Project
5 2 (3.17%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.59%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 1 (1.59%) Cybercrime
6 1 (1.59%) PKI
6 1 (1.59%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 31 (49.21%) Kali Linux
2 29 (46.03%) Linux
3 1 (1.59%) Unix
3 1 (1.59%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (79.37%) Penetration Testing
2 45 (71.43%) Cybersecurity
3 37 (58.73%) Security Testing
4 32 (50.79%) Information Security
5 31 (49.21%) Problem-Solving
5 31 (49.21%) Vulnerability Scanning
6 30 (47.62%) Computer Science
7 28 (44.44%) Application Security
7 28 (44.44%) Critical Thinking
7 28 (44.44%) Malware Analysis
7 28 (44.44%) Reverse Engineering
8 15 (23.81%) Security Operations
9 13 (20.63%) Incident Response
10 11 (17.46%) Project Management
11 10 (15.87%) Social Engineering
12 9 (14.29%) Mentoring
12 9 (14.29%) SIEM
12 9 (14.29%) SOAR
13 8 (12.70%) MITRE ATT&CK
13 8 (12.70%) Offensive Security
Qualifications
1 32 (50.79%) Degree
2 28 (44.44%) Computer Science Degree
3 14 (22.22%) CREST Certified
3 14 (22.22%) OSCP
4 6 (9.52%) CEH
5 5 (7.94%) CompTIA Security+
5 5 (7.94%) GPEN
5 5 (7.94%) OSCE
6 4 (6.35%) CISSP
6 4 (6.35%) GIAC
7 2 (3.17%) Master's Degree
7 2 (3.17%) PhD
8 1 (1.59%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 1 (1.59%) CCSAS
8 1 (1.59%) CCSP
8 1 (1.59%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (1.59%) CISM
8 1 (1.59%) GCIH
8 1 (1.59%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.59%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 3 (4.76%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.59%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (12.70%) QRadar
2 6 (9.52%) Nessus
3 3 (4.76%) Nmap
Vendors
1 14 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 8 (12.70%) Darktrace
3 3 (4.76%) Qualys
4 1 (1.59%) Intel