Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual (OSSTMM)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for OSSTMM skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited OSSTMM over the 6 months to 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 13 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 1232 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -315 |
| Permanent jobs citing OSSTMM | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | - | - | 0.003% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 0.003% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £51,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £54,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -27.33% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £57,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | - | - |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK
OSSTMM 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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 84,735 | 96,775 | 152,013 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 85.57% | 95.60% | 95.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 59,708 | 57,079 | 82,921 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £34,000 | £33,740 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £45,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £61,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.84% | +1.67% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £81,250 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +4.76% | +9.38% |
OSSTMM
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing OSSTMM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
OSSTMM
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing OSSTMM.