Offensive Security Jobs in London

Offensive Security
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London 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 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 355 478 549
Rank change year-on-year +123 +71 +319
Permanent jobs citing Offensive Security 37 34 62
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.30% 0.14% 0.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.31% 0.16% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 23 22 25
10th Percentile £61,000 £47,500 £46,250
25th Percentile £82,500 £62,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £72,500 £85,500
Median % change year-on-year +24.14% -15.20% +0.59%
75th Percentile £108,750 £98,750 £97,500
90th Percentile £130,000 £105,000 £98,000
England median annual salary £90,000 £72,500 £85,500
% change year-on-year +24.14% -15.20% +0.59%

All Process and Methodology Skills
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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,045 21,522 31,580
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 96.26% 90.48% 95.32%
Number of salaries quoted 6,842 15,847 22,804
10th Percentile £42,000 £37,500 £42,874
25th Percentile £56,250 £51,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -6.67% +7.14%
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £125,000 £115,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Offensive Security
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Offensive Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Offensive Security in London

Offensive Security
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Offensive Security in London.

Salary trend for Offensive Security in London

Offensive Security
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Offensive Security in London over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Offensive Security in London

Offensive Security
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Offensive Security within the London region over the 6 months to 28 May 2025. 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
Central London - 1 - - 1
Offensive Security
England

Offensive Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 11 (29.73%) AWS
2 8 (21.62%) Azure
2 8 (21.62%) GCP
3 3 (8.11%) SaaS
4 2 (5.41%) IaaS
4 2 (5.41%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.41%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.70%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 3 (8.11%) Metasploit
2 1 (2.70%) Burp Suite
General
1 16 (43.24%) Finance
2 10 (27.03%) Banking
2 10 (27.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 9 (24.32%) Social Skills
4 8 (21.62%) Retail Banking
5 7 (18.92%) Legal
6 5 (13.51%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (5.41%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 14 (37.84%) Senior
2 11 (29.73%) Architect
3 10 (27.03%) Senior Architect
3 10 (27.03%) Senior Solutions Architect
3 10 (27.03%) Solutions Architect
4 7 (18.92%) Consultant
4 7 (18.92%) Security Consultant
5 5 (13.51%) Incident Manager
6 4 (10.81%) Lead
7 3 (8.11%) Penetration Tester
7 3 (8.11%) Security Engineer
7 3 (8.11%) Security Specialist
7 3 (8.11%) Tester
8 2 (5.41%) Infrastructure Tester
8 2 (5.41%) Lead Consultant
8 2 (5.41%) Lead Security Consultant
9 1 (2.70%) Cyber Threat Manager
9 1 (2.70%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 1 (2.70%) Head of Security
9 1 (2.70%) Security Tester
Miscellaneous
1 6 (16.22%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 5 (13.51%) Cyber Threat
2 5 (13.51%) Fixed Income
2 5 (13.51%) Management Information System
2 5 (13.51%) Virtual Team
3 2 (5.41%) Equities
3 2 (5.41%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 1 (2.70%) Distributed Systems
4 1 (2.70%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (62.16%) Cybersecurity
2 17 (45.95%) Red Team
3 15 (40.54%) Customer-Centricity
3 15 (40.54%) Penetration Testing
4 10 (27.03%) Agile
4 10 (27.03%) Architecture Governance
4 10 (27.03%) Asset Management
4 10 (27.03%) Business Development
4 10 (27.03%) Coaching
4 10 (27.03%) Customer Experience
4 10 (27.03%) Identity Access Management
4 10 (27.03%) Security Architecture
4 10 (27.03%) Software Delivery
4 10 (27.03%) Target Operating Model
5 9 (24.32%) Blue Team
6 8 (21.62%) Incident Response
6 8 (21.62%) Purple Team
7 7 (18.92%) Computer Science
7 7 (18.92%) Information Security
7 7 (18.92%) Security Testing
Programming Languages
1 5 (13.51%) Python
2 2 (5.41%) JavaScript
2 2 (5.41%) Ruby
2 2 (5.41%) SQL
3 1 (2.70%) Bash
3 1 (2.70%) Go
3 1 (2.70%) Java
3 1 (2.70%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 12 (32.43%) OSCP
2 10 (27.03%) CREST Certified
3 8 (21.62%) CCSAS
4 7 (18.92%) Degree
5 5 (13.51%) CISSP
5 5 (13.51%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (13.51%) GCIA
5 5 (13.51%) GCIH
5 5 (13.51%) OSCE
5 5 (13.51%) Six Sigma Black Belt
5 5 (13.51%) Six Sigma Green Belt
6 3 (8.11%) CCSAM
6 3 (8.11%) CHECK Team Leader
6 3 (8.11%) OSWP
6 3 (8.11%) SC Cleared
6 3 (8.11%) Security Cleared
7 2 (5.41%) CCNA
7 2 (5.41%) CCNP
7 2 (5.41%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (16.22%) QA
2 1 (2.70%) NIST
System Software
1 6 (16.22%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (13.51%) CSIRT
2 1 (2.70%) Nessus
Vendors
1 2 (5.41%) Cisco
1 2 (5.41%) F5
1 2 (5.41%) Fortinet
1 2 (5.41%) Palo Alto