Offensive Security Job Trends in the City of London

Offensive Security
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Offensive Security skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 122 161 -
Rank change year-on-year +39 - -
Permanent jobs citing Offensive Security 14 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.62% 0.038% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.72% 0.039% -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - -
Central London median annual salary £50,000 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
City of London

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 the City of London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,943 2,536 2,693
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 86.28% 95.55% 94.79%
Number of salaries quoted 1,422 1,623 2,410
10th Percentile £42,500 £47,000 £40,750
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,125 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% - -
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £113,750 £117,500 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +3.33% - -

Offensive Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Offensive Security relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Offensive Security job vacancy trend in the City of London

Offensive Security
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Offensive Security.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Offensive Security

Offensive Security
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 6 (42.86%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 3 (21.43%) Burp Suite
1 3 (21.43%) Metasploit
General
1 9 (64.29%) Finance
Job Titles
1 5 (35.71%) Security Tester
1 5 (35.71%) Tester
2 3 (21.43%) Analyst
2 3 (21.43%) Consultant
2 3 (21.43%) Digital Analyst
2 3 (21.43%) Security Analyst
2 3 (21.43%) Security Consultant
2 3 (21.43%) Security Manager
2 3 (21.43%) Senior
2 3 (21.43%) Senior Analyst
2 3 (21.43%) Senior Digital Analyst
2 3 (21.43%) Senior Security Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 6 (42.86%) Cyber Defence
1 6 (42.86%) Mobile App
1 6 (42.86%) Security Posture
2 5 (35.71%) Greenfield Project
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (100.00%) Red Team
2 9 (64.29%) Agile
2 9 (64.29%) Business Strategy
2 9 (64.29%) Business Transformation
2 9 (64.29%) Coaching
2 9 (64.29%) Creative Thinking
2 9 (64.29%) Internal Audit
2 9 (64.29%) Mentoring
2 9 (64.29%) Penetration Testing
3 8 (57.14%) Cybersecurity
4 6 (42.86%) API Testing
4 6 (42.86%) Application Security
4 6 (42.86%) Collaborative Culture
4 6 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (42.86%) Purple Team
5 3 (21.43%) Digital Forensics
5 3 (21.43%) Ethical Hacking
5 3 (21.43%) Incident Response
5 3 (21.43%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (21.43%) Bash
1 3 (21.43%) PowerShell
1 3 (21.43%) Python
Qualifications
1 9 (64.29%) CREST Certified
1 9 (64.29%) OSCP
2 6 (42.86%) CCSAM
2 6 (42.86%) CHECK Team Leader
2 6 (42.86%) CHECK Team Member
3 3 (21.43%) CEH
3 3 (21.43%) Degree
Systems Management
1 3 (21.43%) Nessus