Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for OSCP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 731 688 1035
Rank change year-on-year -43 +347 -100
Permanent jobs citing OSCP 74 124 160
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.090% 0.19% 0.10%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.30% 0.59% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 35 113 114
10th Percentile £48,500 £32,500 £46,625
25th Percentile £50,000 £42,500 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £56,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.07% -25.33% +7.14%
75th Percentile £91,250 £72,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £77,500 £99,625
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% -40.00% +25.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

OSCP falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 24,291 21,060 43,231
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 29.43% 32.92% 28.12%
Number of salaries quoted 9,951 12,252 19,036
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.98% +6.36% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,750 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +5.00% +5.26%

OSCP
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for OSCP in the UK

OSCP
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for OSCP in the UK

OSCP
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing OSCP over the 6 months to 20 September 2024.

Salary histogram for OSCP in the UK

OSCP
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OSCP within the UK over the 6 months to 20 September 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
England -30 66 £66,250 +10.42% 22
UK excluding London -87 36 £55,000 +22.22% 11
London +32 30 £70,000 -1.75% 12
Work from Home -11 22 £52,500 -19.23% 17
Midlands -18 15 £55,000 -25.42% 2
South West +4 11 - -
West Midlands -16 10 £55,000 -26.67% 2
South East -23 6 £60,000 +20.00% 3
East Midlands -28 5 - -
North of England -29 4 £58,750 +30.56% 5
Yorkshire -10 2 - - 1
North West -19 2 £58,750 +2.17% 4

OSCP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 2 (2.70%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (2.70%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 12 (16.22%) AWS
2 11 (14.86%) GCP
3 7 (9.46%) Azure
4 4 (5.41%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 17 (22.97%) Network Security
2 9 (12.16%) Firewall
3 8 (10.81%) Wireless
4 5 (6.76%) HTTP
4 5 (6.76%) Internet
4 5 (6.76%) SSH
5 4 (5.41%) SSL
6 3 (4.05%) NGFW
6 3 (4.05%) TCP/IP
7 2 (2.70%) Wireshark
8 1 (1.35%) ADSL
8 1 (1.35%) DNS
8 1 (1.35%) FTP
8 1 (1.35%) Modbus
8 1 (1.35%) SMTP
Development Applications
1 18 (24.32%) Burp Suite
1 18 (24.32%) Metasploit
General
1 44 (59.46%) Social Skills
2 24 (32.43%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (10.81%) Law
3 8 (10.81%) Legal
4 5 (6.76%) Banking
4 5 (6.76%) Finance
4 5 (6.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 5 (6.76%) Marketing
4 5 (6.76%) Retail
5 4 (5.41%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (1.35%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 31 (41.89%) Penetration Tester
1 31 (41.89%) Tester
2 18 (24.32%) Analyst
3 14 (18.92%) Security Analyst
4 10 (13.51%) Consultant
4 10 (13.51%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 10 (13.51%) Security Consultant
5 8 (10.81%) Security Penetration Tester
5 8 (10.81%) Security Tester
5 8 (10.81%) Senior
6 6 (8.11%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 6 (8.11%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 6 (8.11%) IT Analyst
6 6 (8.11%) IT Security Analyst
6 6 (8.11%) Lead
6 6 (8.11%) Security Engineer
7 4 (5.41%) Applications Architect
7 4 (5.41%) Junior
7 4 (5.41%) Security Architect
7 4 (5.41%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.35%) CSS
1 1 (1.35%) HTML
1 1 (1.35%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 20 (27.03%) Security Posture
2 12 (16.22%) Cyberattack
3 9 (12.16%) IoT
3 9 (12.16%) Management Information System
4 6 (8.11%) Mobile App
5 5 (6.76%) Cyber Threat
6 4 (5.41%) Smart City
7 3 (4.05%) Driving Licence
7 3 (4.05%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (2.70%) Client/Server
8 2 (2.70%) Cybercrime
8 2 (2.70%) Greenfield Project
8 2 (2.70%) Onboarding
9 1 (1.35%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (1.35%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 1 (1.35%) Hedge funds
9 1 (1.35%) Insider Threat
9 1 (1.35%) Linux Command Line
9 1 (1.35%) Operational Technology
9 1 (1.35%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 17 (22.97%) Linux
1 17 (22.97%) Windows
2 9 (12.16%) Kali Linux
3 5 (6.76%) Android
3 5 (6.76%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (95.95%) Cybersecurity
2 58 (78.38%) Penetration Testing
3 42 (56.76%) Problem-Solving
4 35 (47.30%) Computer Science
5 30 (40.54%) Information Security
6 27 (36.49%) Incident Response
7 22 (29.73%) Application Security
8 17 (22.97%) Security Testing
9 16 (21.62%) Red Team
9 16 (21.62%) Threat Modelling
9 16 (21.62%) Vulnerability Management
10 14 (18.92%) Offensive Security
11 13 (17.57%) Security Architecture
12 12 (16.22%) Cloud Security
12 12 (16.22%) Vulnerability Assessment
13 11 (14.86%) Data Loss Prevention
13 11 (14.86%) Fintech
13 11 (14.86%) Risk Analysis
14 10 (13.51%) Agile
14 10 (13.51%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 22 (29.73%) Python
2 19 (25.68%) Bash
2 19 (25.68%) PowerShell
3 6 (8.11%) Go
3 6 (8.11%) Java
4 2 (2.70%) JavaScript
4 2 (2.70%) Ruby
5 1 (1.35%) C++
Qualifications
1 41 (55.41%) Degree
2 35 (47.30%) CEH
3 25 (33.78%) CISSP
4 22 (29.73%) CREST Certified
5 18 (24.32%) Computer Science Degree
6 13 (17.57%) OSCE
7 12 (16.22%) CHECK Team Member
8 11 (14.86%) Cisco Certification
9 9 (12.16%) Security Cleared
10 7 (9.46%) CISM
10 7 (9.46%) Master's Degree
11 6 (8.11%) CCSP
11 6 (8.11%) GCIH
11 6 (8.11%) SC Cleared
12 4 (5.41%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 4 (5.41%) CSSLP
12 4 (5.41%) GPEN
13 2 (2.70%) CHECK Team Leader
13 2 (2.70%) GIAC
13 2 (2.70%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (9.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (6.76%) GDPR
3 4 (5.41%) GRC
3 4 (5.41%) NIST
3 4 (5.41%) NIST 800
3 4 (5.41%) SOC 2
4 3 (4.05%) Accessibility
5 2 (2.70%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (2.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (2.70%) PCI DSS
6 1 (1.35%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (1.35%) HIPAA
System Software
1 5 (6.76%) Active Directory
2 4 (5.41%) Docker
3 2 (2.70%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 14 (18.92%) Nmap
2 7 (9.46%) Nessus
3 6 (8.11%) CASB
3 6 (8.11%) CSIRT
4 5 (6.76%) Kubernetes
5 1 (1.35%) Oracle Identity Management
5 1 (1.35%) RSA Security Analytics
Vendors
1 5 (6.76%) Qualys
2 4 (5.41%) Google
3 3 (4.05%) Microsoft
3 3 (4.05%) Zscaler
4 1 (1.35%) ArcSight
4 1 (1.35%) Aveksa
4 1 (1.35%) Oracle
4 1 (1.35%) Progress