The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Staffordshire requiring Offensive Security skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Staffordshire.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
527
625
370
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire
85.83%
84.35%
91.58%
Number of salaries quoted
194
378
313
10th Percentile
£27,000
£28,119
£25,100
25th Percentile
£30,580
£31,250
£31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£42,500
£45,000
£41,500
Median % change year-on-year
-5.56%
+8.43%
-7.78%
75th Percentile
£57,500
£58,750
£53,750
90th Percentile
£68,375
£66,967
£65,000
West Midlands median annual salary
£50,000
£55,000
£50,000
% change year-on-year
-9.09%
+10.00%
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Offensive Security Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Offensive Security relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.
Offensive Security Salary Trend in Staffordshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Staffordshire citing Offensive Security.
Offensive Security Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire
For the 6 months to 28 October 2025, job vacancies citing Offensive Security also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Staffordshire region with a requirement for Offensive Security.
Offensive Security Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire 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:
