OSCP Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for OSCP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 169 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing OSCP 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.050% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.18% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
South East median annual salary - £65,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year - +22.64% -21.48%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Thames Valley

OSCP falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,123 1,481 1,729
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 27.85% 43.76% 43.68%
Number of salaries quoted 437 495 1,104
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £33,500 £45,000 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.33% +9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £95,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -12.50% +14.29% +0.96%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing OSCP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

OSCP job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

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Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing OSCP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing OSCP

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Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OSCP within the Thames Valley 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
Berkshire - 2 - - 3
OSCP
South East

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Banking
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Junior
1 2 (100.00%) Junior Penetration Tester
1 2 (100.00%) Junior Tester
1 2 (100.00%) Penetration Tester
1 2 (100.00%) Tester
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Protective Monitoring
1 2 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CHECK Team Leader
1 2 (100.00%) CHECK Team Member
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR
1 2 (100.00%) GRC
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001