The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Birmingham requiring Offensive Security skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Offensive Security over the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 15 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
99
124
106
Rank change year-on-year
+25
-18
-
Permanent jobs citing Offensive Security
1
2
6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham
Offensive Security falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Birmingham.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
1,233
1,801
1,514
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham
90.93%
75.45%
95.28%
Number of salaries quoted
783
1,276
1,189
10th Percentile
£32,500
£34,000
£31,750
25th Percentile
£42,500
£42,500
£42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£55,000
£56,500
£55,000
Median % change year-on-year
-2.65%
+2.73%
-4.35%
75th Percentile
£72,061
£71,991
£70,000
90th Percentile
£83,750
£86,250
£81,251
West Midlands median annual salary
£51,424
£52,500
£52,500
% change year-on-year
-2.05%
-
+5.00%
Offensive Security Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Offensive Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Offensive Security Salary Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Offensive Security in Birmingham.
Offensive Security Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 15 August 2025, job vacancies citing Offensive Security also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for Offensive Security.
Offensive Security Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:
