Offensive Security Contracts with Work from Home Options

Offensive Security
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Offensive Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Offensive Security over the 6 months to 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 337 460 604
Rank change year-on-year +123 +144 -127
Contract jobs citing Offensive Security 10 6 18
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.066% 0.024% 0.041%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.076% 0.027% 0.045%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 3 4
10th Percentile £525 - -
25th Percentile £550 - £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £700 £513
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +36.59% +33.99%
75th Percentile £675 - £543
90th Percentile £688 - £554
UK median daily rate £650 £675 £606
% change year-on-year -3.70% +11.34% +58.50%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Offensive Security is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,242 22,482 39,977
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 88.03% 89.72% 91.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,878 15,879 28,991
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +7.69%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £631
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 571 516 542
10th Percentile £15.00 £18.66 £13.78
25th Percentile £25.50 £30.00 £20.29
Median hourly rate £43.00 £55.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.82% +57.14% +41.16%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.75 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.25 £80.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.25 £25.68
% change year-on-year +0.69% +41.16% +4.82%

Offensive Security
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Offensive Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Offensive Security trend for jobs with a WFH option

Offensive Security
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Offensive Security.

Offensive Security daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Offensive Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 3 (30.00%) Azure
1 3 (30.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (10.00%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 3 (30.00%) Wireless
General
1 3 (30.00%) Finance
2 2 (20.00%) Banking
3 1 (10.00%) Legal
3 1 (10.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (50.00%) Penetration Tester
1 5 (50.00%) Tester
2 3 (30.00%) Security Engineer
3 2 (20.00%) Cyber Threat Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) Analyst
4 1 (10.00%) Applications Tester
4 1 (10.00%) IT Analyst
4 1 (10.00%) IT Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) IT Security Analyst
4 1 (10.00%) IT Security Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) Security Analyst
4 1 (10.00%) Senior
4 1 (10.00%) Senior Analyst
4 1 (10.00%) Senior IT Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) Senior IT Security Analyst
4 1 (10.00%) Senior Security Analyst
4 1 (10.00%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (10.00%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 4 (40.00%) Mobile App
2 3 (30.00%) Cyberattack
2 3 (30.00%) Operational Technology
3 2 (20.00%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (10.00%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 8 (80.00%) Windows
2 3 (30.00%) Linux
3 2 (20.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (70.00%) Cybersecurity
1 7 (70.00%) Penetration Testing
2 5 (50.00%) Security Operations
3 4 (40.00%) Red Team
4 3 (30.00%) Application Security
4 3 (30.00%) Ethical Hacking
4 3 (30.00%) Incident Response
4 3 (30.00%) Task Automation
4 3 (30.00%) Threat Intelligence
4 3 (30.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
5 2 (20.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
5 2 (20.00%) Threat Detection
6 1 (10.00%) Actionable Insight
6 1 (10.00%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (30.00%) C++
1 3 (30.00%) JavaScript
1 3 (30.00%) PowerShell
1 3 (30.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (50.00%) CREST Certified
2 4 (40.00%) OSCP
3 3 (30.00%) CEH
3 3 (30.00%) GIAC
3 3 (30.00%) GPEN
3 3 (30.00%) SC Cleared
3 3 (30.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (30.00%) NIST
2 1 (10.00%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 6 (60.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (30.00%) CrowdStrike
1 3 (30.00%) Microsoft