Red Team Jobs in England

Red Teaming
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England 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 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 584 821 1000
Rank change year-on-year +237 +179 -215
Permanent jobs citing Red Team 260 126 118
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.31% 0.13% 0.090%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.36% 0.14% 0.095%
Number of salaries quoted 71 68 60
10th Percentile £45,000 £52,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £63,750 £53,750 £52,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £67,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.41% -3.57% +7.69%
75th Percentile £82,500 £90,625 £84,063
90th Percentile - £97,650 £105,000
UK median annual salary £72,500 £67,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +7.41% -3.57% +5.66%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

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 advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 72,981 89,600 124,867
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 85.92% 95.65% 95.66%
Number of salaries quoted 53,915 52,820 73,594
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,250 £33,306
25th Percentile £39,750 £46,000 £44,186
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £101,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,700 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.86% +2.83% +9.09%

Red Team
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Red Team in England

Red Team
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Red Team in England

Red Team
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Red Team in England over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Red Team in England

Red Team
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Red Team within the England region over the 6 months to 25 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
South East +157 150 £65,750 +14.35% 12
London +109 62 £75,000 -6.25% 12
West Midlands +42 27 - -
Midlands +28 27 - -
South West -14 10 £62,500 - 1
North of England +38 9 £53,750 -15.35% 5
North West +10 6 £53,750 -12.96% 2
Yorkshire +86 3 - - 3
Red Team
UK

Red Team
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 (1.54%) Azure
2 3 (1.15%) Entra ID
3 1 (0.38%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 36 (13.85%) Network Security
2 10 (3.85%) Wireless
3 6 (2.31%) Firewall
4 5 (1.92%) TCP/IP
5 4 (1.54%) HTTP
5 4 (1.54%) Internet
5 4 (1.54%) SMTP
5 4 (1.54%) SSL
5 4 (1.54%) Wireless Security
6 3 (1.15%) Wireshark
Development Applications
1 41 (15.77%) Metasploit
2 38 (14.62%) Burp Suite
General
1 161 (61.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 40 (15.38%) Social Skills
3 33 (12.69%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (4.62%) Games
5 11 (4.23%) Finance
5 11 (4.23%) Law
6 8 (3.08%) Telecoms
7 6 (2.31%) Public Sector
8 5 (1.92%) Legal
9 4 (1.54%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (1.15%) Marketing
11 2 (0.77%) Retail
12 1 (0.38%) Banking
Job Titles
1 122 (46.92%) Data Scientist
2 54 (20.77%) Penetration Tester
2 54 (20.77%) Tester
3 38 (14.62%) Data Engineer
4 27 (10.38%) Security Engineer
5 22 (8.46%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 16 (6.15%) Senior
7 15 (5.77%) Security Manager
8 12 (4.62%) Computer Scientist
8 12 (4.62%) Research Scientist
9 11 (4.23%) Consultant
10 10 (3.85%) Lead
10 10 (3.85%) Research Engineer
10 10 (3.85%) Security Assurance Manager
10 10 (3.85%) Security Consultant
11 9 (3.46%) Cybersecurity Manager
12 6 (2.31%) Senior Consultant
12 6 (2.31%) Senior Penetration Tester
12 6 (2.31%) Senior Security Consultant
12 6 (2.31%) Senior Tester
Miscellaneous
1 122 (46.92%) Algorithms
2 16 (6.15%) Cyber Threat
2 16 (6.15%) Mobile App
3 14 (5.38%) Operational Technology
4 13 (5.00%) Cyberattack
5 9 (3.46%) SCADA
6 8 (3.08%) Self-Motivation
7 7 (2.69%) Security Posture
8 6 (2.31%) IoT
9 4 (1.54%) Cyber Defence
9 4 (1.54%) Embedded Systems
10 3 (1.15%) Cyber Security Posture
11 2 (0.77%) Client/Server
11 2 (0.77%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 2 (0.77%) Greenfield Project
11 2 (0.77%) Management Information System
11 2 (0.77%) Onboarding
12 1 (0.38%) Cloud Security Posture
12 1 (0.38%) Cybercrime
12 1 (0.38%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 38 (14.62%) Kali Linux
2 30 (11.54%) Linux
3 6 (2.31%) Windows
4 5 (1.92%) Unix
5 4 (1.54%) Android
5 4 (1.54%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.38%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 231 (88.85%) Cybersecurity
2 196 (75.38%) Problem-Solving
3 174 (66.92%) Mentoring
4 164 (63.08%) Computer Science
5 163 (62.69%) Data Science
6 162 (62.31%) Coaching
7 124 (47.69%) Mathematics
8 122 (46.92%) Data Analysis
8 122 (46.92%) Decision-Making
8 122 (46.92%) Digital Forensics
8 122 (46.92%) Statistical Modelling
9 83 (31.92%) Penetration Testing
10 43 (16.54%) Information Security
10 43 (16.54%) Security Testing
11 40 (15.38%) Analytics
12 39 (15.00%) Application Security
13 38 (14.62%) Data Engineering
13 38 (14.62%) Data Modelling
14 37 (14.23%) Vulnerability Scanning
15 33 (12.69%) Reverse Engineering
Programming Languages
1 8 (3.08%) Python
2 5 (1.92%) Bash
3 4 (1.54%) C#
4 3 (1.15%) Java
4 3 (1.15%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.38%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 206 (79.23%) Degree
2 30 (11.54%) Computer Science Degree
3 29 (11.15%) CREST Certified
4 23 (8.85%) OSCP
5 18 (6.92%) GIAC
6 15 (5.77%) CISSP
7 13 (5.00%) GPEN
8 10 (3.85%) CISM
9 9 (3.46%) OSCE
10 7 (2.69%) CEH
11 6 (2.31%) Security Cleared
12 5 (1.92%) CompTIA Security+
12 5 (1.92%) SC Cleared
13 4 (1.54%) CHECK Team Member
13 4 (1.54%) Master's Degree
14 3 (1.15%) CHECK Team Leader
14 3 (1.15%) GCIH
15 2 (0.77%) CASP
15 2 (0.77%) Cyber Scheme
15 2 (0.77%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (14.62%) Data Quality
2 10 (3.85%) GRC
3 8 (3.08%) GDPR
4 6 (2.31%) NIST
4 6 (2.31%) NIST 800
5 4 (1.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 2 (0.77%) NCSC
System Software
1 5 (1.92%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.77%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (5.77%) Nessus
2 10 (3.85%) Nmap
3 9 (3.46%) QRadar
4 6 (2.31%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 16 (6.15%) Microsoft
2 12 (4.62%) Qualys
3 9 (3.46%) Darktrace
4 1 (0.38%) Intel
4 1 (0.38%) Red Hat