Offensive Security Job Trends in Reading

Offensive Security
Berkshire > Reading

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Reading requiring Offensive Security skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 111
Rank change year-on-year - - 0
Permanent jobs citing Offensive Security 0 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading - - 0.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Berkshire median annual salary £76,250 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Reading

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 Reading.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 863 437 1,425
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 73.07% 85.02% 83.68%
Number of salaries quoted 587 233 949
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,100 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,250 £39,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -13.60%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,500 £80,000
Berkshire median annual salary £50,001 £60,000 £52,550
% change year-on-year -16.67% +14.18% -12.42%

Offensive Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Offensive Security job vacancy trend in Reading

Offensive Security
Salary Trend in Reading

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Offensive Security.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Offensive Security