Red Team Jobs in the UK excluding London

Red Teaming
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Red Team skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Red Team over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 573 733 784
Rank change year-on-year +160 +51 -109
Permanent jobs citing Red Team 192 37 67
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.26% 0.063% 0.092%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.32% 0.066% 0.098%
Number of salaries quoted 14 20 26
10th Percentile £45,000 £40,625 £34,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £53,750 £46,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,875 £61,250 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.88% +12.39% +14.74%
75th Percentile £75,625 £72,813 £77,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £78,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £72,500 £67,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +7.41% -3.57% +7.69%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Red Team is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 60,251 56,179 68,558
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 83.03% 95.60% 94.21%
Number of salaries quoted 41,534 28,920 41,183
10th Percentile £27,300 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +9.09%

Red Team
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Red Team in the UK excluding London

Red Team
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Salary trend for Red Team in the UK excluding London

Red Team
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Red Team in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Red Team in the UK excluding London

Red Team
Job Locations in the UK excluding 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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 23 May 2024. 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
South East +147 150 £65,750 +14.35% 6
West Midlands +30 26 - - 1
Midlands +10 26 - - 2
North of England +37 8 £50,000 -19.03% 3
South West -12 8 £62,500 +26.90% 2
North West -1 5 £50,000 -16.67% 2
Yorkshire +81 3 - - 1
Red Team
UK

Red Team
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding 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:

Communications & Networking
1 8 (4.17%) Network Security
2 5 (2.60%) Wireless
3 4 (2.08%) HTTP
3 4 (2.08%) SMTP
3 4 (2.08%) SSL
4 2 (1.04%) Firewall
4 2 (1.04%) Internet
4 2 (1.04%) TCP/IP
4 2 (1.04%) Wireless Security
Development Applications
1 5 (2.60%) Burp Suite
1 5 (2.60%) Metasploit
General
1 161 (83.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 10 (5.21%) Finance
3 8 (4.17%) Telecoms
4 3 (1.56%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (1.56%) Law
4 3 (1.56%) Public Sector
5 2 (1.04%) Games
5 2 (1.04%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (1.04%) Retail
5 2 (1.04%) Social Skills
6 1 (0.52%) Legal
Job Titles
1 122 (63.54%) Data Scientist
2 38 (19.79%) Data Engineer
3 27 (14.06%) Security Engineer
4 22 (11.46%) Cybersecurity Engineer
5 12 (6.25%) Computer Scientist
5 12 (6.25%) Research Scientist
6 11 (5.73%) Security Manager
7 10 (5.21%) Penetration Tester
7 10 (5.21%) Research Engineer
7 10 (5.21%) Security Assurance Manager
7 10 (5.21%) Tester
8 9 (4.69%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 5 (2.60%) Lead
10 3 (1.56%) Consultant
11 2 (1.04%) Security Consultant
11 2 (1.04%) Technical Assurance Manager
11 2 (1.04%) Technical Manager
11 2 (1.04%) Telecoms Manager
12 1 (0.52%) Security Penetration Tester
12 1 (0.52%) Senior
Miscellaneous
1 122 (63.54%) Algorithms
2 9 (4.69%) Cyberattack
3 8 (4.17%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (3.65%) Mobile App
5 6 (3.13%) Cyber Threat
5 6 (3.13%) Operational Technology
5 6 (3.13%) Security Posture
6 3 (1.56%) Cyber Security Posture
6 3 (1.56%) IoT
7 2 (1.04%) Embedded Systems
7 2 (1.04%) Management Information System
8 1 (0.52%) Cloud Security Posture
8 1 (0.52%) Cyber Defence
8 1 (0.52%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 1 (0.52%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 5 (2.60%) Kali Linux
2 3 (1.56%) Windows
3 2 (1.04%) Android
3 2 (1.04%) Apple iOS
3 2 (1.04%) Unix
4 1 (0.52%) Linux
4 1 (0.52%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 184 (95.83%) Cybersecurity
2 165 (85.94%) Mentoring
3 163 (84.90%) Problem-Solving
4 160 (83.33%) Coaching
4 160 (83.33%) Data Science
5 133 (69.27%) Computer Science
6 122 (63.54%) Data Analysis
6 122 (63.54%) Decision-Making
6 122 (63.54%) Digital Forensics
6 122 (63.54%) Mathematics
6 122 (63.54%) Statistical Modelling
7 40 (20.83%) Analytics
8 38 (19.79%) Data Engineering
8 38 (19.79%) Data Modelling
9 29 (15.10%) Penetration Testing
10 17 (8.85%) Purple Team
11 15 (7.81%) Vulnerability Management
12 11 (5.73%) Application Security
12 11 (5.73%) Incident Response
12 11 (5.73%) OWASP
Programming Languages
1 6 (3.13%) Python
2 3 (1.56%) Bash
2 3 (1.56%) Java
2 3 (1.56%) JavaScript
3 2 (1.04%) C#
4 1 (0.52%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 173 (90.10%) Degree
2 14 (7.29%) GIAC
3 13 (6.77%) CREST Certified
4 11 (5.73%) CISSP
5 9 (4.69%) CISM
6 8 (4.17%) GPEN
7 7 (3.65%) OSCP
8 6 (3.13%) Security Cleared
9 5 (2.60%) SC Cleared
10 3 (1.56%) CHECK Team Member
10 3 (1.56%) OSCE
11 2 (1.04%) CASP
11 2 (1.04%) CCSAS
11 2 (1.04%) GCIH
12 1 (0.52%) CCSAM
12 1 (0.52%) CEH
12 1 (0.52%) Computer Science Degree
12 1 (0.52%) Cyber Scheme
12 1 (0.52%) GCFA
12 1 (0.52%) GCFE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (19.79%) Data Quality
2 10 (5.21%) GRC
3 8 (4.17%) GDPR
4 6 (3.13%) NIST
4 6 (3.13%) NIST 800
5 2 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 2 (1.04%) NCSC
System Software
1 2 (1.04%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.52%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 9 (4.69%) Nessus
2 6 (3.13%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 5 (2.60%) Nmap
4 1 (0.52%) QRadar
Vendors
1 9 (4.69%) Qualys
2 2 (1.04%) Microsoft
3 1 (0.52%) Darktrace
3 1 (0.52%) Red Hat