Offensive Security Job Trends in London

Offensive Security
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring Offensive Security skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 351 396 424
Rank change year-on-year +45 +28 +157
Permanent jobs citing Offensive Security 23 32 19
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.16% 0.21% 0.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.19% 0.22% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 10 17 5
10th Percentile - £54,925 £53,750
25th Percentile - £65,000 £68,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £80,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -37.50% +14.29% -18.13%
75th Percentile £95,000 £112,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £97,375 £121,500 -
England median annual salary £52,500 £78,750 £67,500
% change year-on-year -33.33% +16.67% -21.05%

All Process & 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 12,365 14,682 16,817
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 87.68% 94.64% 92.38%
Number of salaries quoted 7,912 8,070 13,469
10th Percentile £36,250 £43,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £56,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £117,500 £120,125 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Offensive Security
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Offensive Security job vacancy trend in London

Offensive Security
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Offensive Security.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Offensive Security

Offensive Security
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Offensive Security in London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

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 14 January 2026. 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 +54 16 £50,000 -
Offensive Security
England

Offensive Security
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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 9 (39.13%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 5 (21.74%) Burp Suite
1 5 (21.74%) Metasploit
General
1 13 (56.52%) Finance
2 2 (8.70%) Banking
3 1 (4.35%) Investment Banking
3 1 (4.35%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (26.09%) Security Tester
1 6 (26.09%) Senior
1 6 (26.09%) Tester
2 5 (21.74%) Analyst
2 5 (21.74%) Digital Analyst
2 5 (21.74%) Security Analyst
3 4 (17.39%) Security Manager
4 3 (13.04%) Consultant
4 3 (13.04%) Security Consultant
4 3 (13.04%) Security Researcher
4 3 (13.04%) Senior Analyst
4 3 (13.04%) Senior Digital Analyst
4 3 (13.04%) Senior Security Analyst
5 2 (8.70%) Lead
5 2 (8.70%) Team Leader
6 1 (4.35%) Test Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 9 (39.13%) Mobile App
2 8 (34.78%) Cyber Defence
2 8 (34.78%) Security Posture
3 6 (26.09%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (4.35%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (4.35%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.35%) Linux
1 1 (4.35%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (86.96%) Red Team
2 14 (60.87%) Cybersecurity
2 14 (60.87%) Penetration Testing
3 12 (52.17%) Agile
3 12 (52.17%) Business Strategy
3 12 (52.17%) Business Transformation
3 12 (52.17%) Coaching
3 12 (52.17%) Creative Thinking
3 12 (52.17%) Internal Audit
3 12 (52.17%) Mentoring
4 11 (47.83%) Purple Team
5 9 (39.13%) API Testing
5 9 (39.13%) Application Security
5 9 (39.13%) Collaborative Culture
5 9 (39.13%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (26.09%) Ethical Hacking
7 5 (21.74%) Incident Response
8 4 (17.39%) Digital Forensics
9 3 (13.04%) Vulnerability Management
10 2 (8.70%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 6 (26.09%) Bash
1 6 (26.09%) PowerShell
1 6 (26.09%) Python
2 1 (4.35%) C
2 1 (4.35%) C++
Qualifications
1 12 (52.17%) CREST Certified
1 12 (52.17%) OSCP
2 9 (39.13%) CCSAM
2 9 (39.13%) CHECK Team Leader
2 9 (39.13%) CHECK Team Member
3 4 (17.39%) Degree
4 3 (13.04%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.35%) NIST
System Software
1 1 (4.35%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (21.74%) Nessus