Red Teaming
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 632 832 1091
Rank change year-on-year +200 +259 -257
Permanent jobs citing Red Team 266 138 141
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.27% 0.13% 0.091%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.32% 0.14% 0.096%
Number of salaries quoted 77 72 78
10th Percentile £47,250 £52,500 £40,125
25th Percentile £57,000 £53,750 £52,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £68,750 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.45% -1.79% +5.66%
75th Percentile £82,500 £87,750 £81,875
90th Percentile - £97,500 £101,625
UK excluding London median annual salary £59,000 £64,250 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.17% +18.98% +13.68%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,305 100,095 147,310
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.99% 95.64% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 59,591 58,745 83,129
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Red Team
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Red Team in the UK

Red Team
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Red Team in the UK

Red Team
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Red Team over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Red Team in the UK

Red Team
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Red Team within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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 +241 260 £72,500 +7.41% 22
UK excluding London +169 196 £59,000 -8.17% 14
South East +168 150 £65,750 +14.35% 8
London +115 62 £75,000 -6.25% 5
Work from Home +75 35 £57,000 -15.24% 15
West Midlands +49 27 - -
Midlands +28 27 - - 1
South West +5 10 £62,500 - 1
North of England +48 9 £53,750 -15.35% 2
North West +10 6 £53,750 -12.96%
Yorkshire +92 3 - - 2

Red Team
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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (1.50%) Azure
2 3 (1.13%) Entra ID
3 1 (0.38%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 36 (13.53%) Network Security
2 10 (3.76%) Wireless
3 6 (2.26%) Firewall
4 5 (1.88%) TCP/IP
5 4 (1.50%) HTTP
5 4 (1.50%) Internet
5 4 (1.50%) SMTP
5 4 (1.50%) SSL
5 4 (1.50%) Wireless Security
6 3 (1.13%) Wireshark
Development Applications
1 41 (15.41%) Metasploit
2 38 (14.29%) Burp Suite
General
1 161 (60.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 41 (15.41%) Social Skills
3 33 (12.41%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (4.51%) Games
5 11 (4.14%) Finance
5 11 (4.14%) Law
6 8 (3.01%) Telecoms
7 6 (2.26%) Public Sector
8 5 (1.88%) Legal
9 4 (1.50%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (1.13%) Marketing
11 2 (0.75%) Retail
12 1 (0.38%) Banking
Job Titles
1 122 (45.86%) Data Scientist
2 59 (22.18%) Penetration Tester
2 59 (22.18%) Tester
3 38 (14.29%) Data Engineer
4 27 (10.15%) Security Engineer
5 22 (8.27%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 17 (6.39%) Senior
7 15 (5.64%) Security Manager
8 12 (4.51%) Computer Scientist
8 12 (4.51%) Consultant
8 12 (4.51%) Research Scientist
9 10 (3.76%) Lead
9 10 (3.76%) Research Engineer
9 10 (3.76%) Security Assurance Manager
9 10 (3.76%) Security Consultant
10 9 (3.38%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 7 (2.63%) Senior Consultant
12 6 (2.26%) Senior Security Consultant
12 6 (2.26%) Senior Tester
12 6 (2.26%) Testing Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 122 (45.86%) Algorithms
2 16 (6.02%) Cyber Threat
2 16 (6.02%) Mobile App
3 14 (5.26%) Cyberattack
3 14 (5.26%) Operational Technology
4 9 (3.38%) SCADA
5 8 (3.01%) Self-Motivation
6 7 (2.63%) Security Posture
7 6 (2.26%) IoT
8 4 (1.50%) Cyber Defence
8 4 (1.50%) Embedded Systems
9 3 (1.13%) Cyber Security Posture
10 2 (0.75%) Client/Server
10 2 (0.75%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 2 (0.75%) Greenfield Project
10 2 (0.75%) Management Information System
10 2 (0.75%) Onboarding
11 1 (0.38%) Cloud Security Posture
11 1 (0.38%) Cybercrime
11 1 (0.38%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 38 (14.29%) Kali Linux
2 30 (11.28%) Linux
3 6 (2.26%) Windows
4 5 (1.88%) Unix
5 4 (1.50%) Android
5 4 (1.50%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.38%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 231 (86.84%) Cybersecurity
2 196 (73.68%) Problem-Solving
3 175 (65.79%) Mentoring
4 164 (61.65%) Computer Science
5 163 (61.28%) Coaching
5 163 (61.28%) Data Science
6 124 (46.62%) Mathematics
7 122 (45.86%) Data Analysis
7 122 (45.86%) Decision-Making
7 122 (45.86%) Digital Forensics
7 122 (45.86%) Statistical Modelling
8 89 (33.46%) Penetration Testing
9 49 (18.42%) Security Testing
10 44 (16.54%) Application Security
10 44 (16.54%) Information Security
11 40 (15.04%) Analytics
12 38 (14.29%) Data Engineering
12 38 (14.29%) Data Modelling
13 37 (13.91%) Vulnerability Scanning
14 33 (12.41%) Reverse Engineering
Programming Languages
1 8 (3.01%) Python
2 5 (1.88%) Bash
3 4 (1.50%) C#
4 3 (1.13%) Java
4 3 (1.13%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.38%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 206 (77.44%) Degree
2 35 (13.16%) CREST Certified
3 30 (11.28%) Computer Science Degree
4 23 (8.65%) OSCP
5 18 (6.77%) GIAC
6 16 (6.02%) CISSP
7 14 (5.26%) GPEN
8 11 (4.14%) Security Cleared
9 10 (3.76%) CISM
9 10 (3.76%) SC Cleared
10 9 (3.38%) CHECK Team Member
10 9 (3.38%) OSCE
11 8 (3.01%) CEH
12 7 (2.63%) Cyber Scheme
13 6 (2.26%) CompTIA Security+
14 4 (1.50%) Master's Degree
15 3 (1.13%) CHECK Team Leader
15 3 (1.13%) GCIH
16 2 (0.75%) CASP
16 2 (0.75%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (14.29%) Data Quality
2 10 (3.76%) GRC
3 8 (3.01%) GDPR
4 6 (2.26%) NIST
4 6 (2.26%) NIST 800
5 4 (1.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 2 (0.75%) NCSC
System Software
1 5 (1.88%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.75%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (5.64%) Nessus
2 10 (3.76%) Nmap
3 9 (3.38%) QRadar
4 6 (2.26%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 16 (6.02%) Microsoft
2 12 (4.51%) Qualys
3 9 (3.38%) Darktrace
4 1 (0.38%) Intel
4 1 (0.38%) Red Hat