Red Team Jobs in London

Red Teaming
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London requiring Red Team skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Red Team over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 354 439 542
Rank change year-on-year +85 +103 +278
Permanent jobs citing Red Team 39 64 77
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.30% 0.27% 0.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.32% 0.30% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 28 56 44
10th Percentile £59,625 £62,500 £52,500
25th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 £75,000 £78,750
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £112,500 £82,500 £96,563
90th Percentile £130,000 - £98,000
England median annual salary £85,000 £75,000 £67,250
% change year-on-year +13.33% +11.52% -3.93%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

Red Team 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 12,355 21,533 32,716
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 96.13% 91.15% 95.35%
Number of salaries quoted 7,443 15,983 23,548
10th Percentile £42,500 £37,719 £43,411
25th Percentile £56,250 £51,858 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,555 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.30% -5.93% +7.14%
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £123,750 £115,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Red Team
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Red Team in London

Red Team
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Red Team in London

Red Team
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Red Team in London over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Red Team in London

Red Team
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Red Team within the London region over the 6 months to 11 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 +32 2 - - 7
Red Team
England

Red Team
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:

Applications
1 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (2.56%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.56%) Azure
1 1 (2.56%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 6 (15.38%) Wi-Fi
2 3 (7.69%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.56%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (7.69%) Metasploit
2 1 (2.56%) Burp Suite
General
1 11 (28.21%) Social Skills
2 6 (15.38%) Manufacturing
2 6 (15.38%) Retail
3 4 (10.26%) Finance
4 2 (5.13%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (5.13%) Dutch Language
4 2 (5.13%) Finnish Language
4 2 (5.13%) Games
4 2 (5.13%) Norwegian Language
4 2 (5.13%) Telecoms
5 1 (2.56%) Law
Job Titles
1 11 (28.21%) Senior
2 10 (25.64%) Consultant
2 10 (25.64%) Security Consultant
3 8 (20.51%) Lead
3 8 (20.51%) Penetration Tester
3 8 (20.51%) Tester
4 6 (15.38%) Trainer
5 5 (12.82%) Senior Penetration Tester
5 5 (12.82%) Senior Tester
6 3 (7.69%) Security Specialist
6 3 (7.69%) Senior Consultant
6 3 (7.69%) Senior Manager
6 3 (7.69%) Senior Security Consultant
6 3 (7.69%) Team Leader
7 2 (5.13%) Analyst
7 2 (5.13%) Information Assurance Leader
7 2 (5.13%) Lead Consultant
7 2 (5.13%) Lead Security Consultant
7 2 (5.13%) Senior Service Manager
7 2 (5.13%) Service Manager
Miscellaneous
1 9 (23.08%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 6 (15.38%) Robotics
3 4 (10.26%) Mobile App
4 3 (7.69%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (5.13%) Cyber Defence
5 2 (5.13%) Data Centre
5 2 (5.13%) Management Information System
6 1 (2.56%) Cloud Native
6 1 (2.56%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.56%) Android
1 1 (2.56%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (56.41%) Penetration Testing
2 19 (48.72%) Offensive Security
3 14 (35.90%) Security Testing
4 12 (30.77%) Blue Team
5 11 (28.21%) Purple Team
6 10 (25.64%) Cybersecurity
6 10 (25.64%) Mentoring
6 10 (25.64%) Presales
7 8 (20.51%) Problem-Solving
8 7 (17.95%) Actionable Insight
8 7 (17.95%) Application Security
9 6 (15.38%) Artificial Intelligence
9 6 (15.38%) Generative AI
9 6 (15.38%) LLM
9 6 (15.38%) Machine Learning
10 4 (10.26%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 4 (10.26%) Data Privacy
10 4 (10.26%) Information Security
10 4 (10.26%) Risk Management
10 4 (10.26%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.13%) Python
2 1 (2.56%) Go
2 1 (2.56%) Kusto Query Language
2 1 (2.56%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 19 (48.72%) CREST Certified
2 12 (30.77%) CCSAS
3 11 (28.21%) CHECK Team Leader
4 8 (20.51%) SC Cleared
4 8 (20.51%) Security Cleared
5 7 (17.95%) Degree
5 7 (17.95%) OSCP
6 5 (12.82%) CCSAM
7 3 (7.69%) CHECK Team Member
7 3 (7.69%) Cyber Scheme
7 3 (7.69%) OSWP
8 1 (2.56%) CEH
8 1 (2.56%) CISSP
8 1 (2.56%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (28.21%) QA
2 3 (7.69%) NIST
3 2 (5.13%) ISO/IEC 17025
3 2 (5.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (5.13%) NCSC
3 2 (5.13%) NIST 800
System Software
1 6 (15.38%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.56%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (2.56%) Ansible
1 1 (2.56%) Kubernetes
1 1 (2.56%) Nessus
1 1 (2.56%) Terraform
Vendors
1 6 (15.38%) Adobe
1 6 (15.38%) Databricks
1 6 (15.38%) Google