Red Teaming
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 646 826 1069
Rank change year-on-year +180 +243 -217
Permanent jobs citing Red Team 265 133 155
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.27% 0.13% 0.098%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.31% 0.14% 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 79 72 83
10th Percentile £48,000 £52,500 £40,250
25th Percentile £59,750 £53,750 £52,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £67,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.41% -3.57% +3.70%
75th Percentile £82,500 £87,750 £81,000
90th Percentile - £97,500 £101,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £59,000 £63,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year -7.09% +17.59% +13.68%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,952 96,876 150,957
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.57% 95.60% 95.70%
Number of salaries quoted 59,894 57,115 82,331
10th Percentile £29,002 £34,000 £33,515
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%

Red Team
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Red Team as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Red Team in the UK

Red Team
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Red Team.

Salary trend for Red Team in the UK

Red Team
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Red Team over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Red Team in the UK

Red Team
Top 11 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 12 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
England +220 259 £75,000 +11.52% 27
UK excluding London +146 193 £59,000 -7.09% 19
South East +149 150 £65,750 +14.35% 8
London +115 64 £75,000 -4.76% 8
Work from Home +68 33 £59,000 -9.23% 18
West Midlands +46 26 - -
Midlands +15 26 - - 1
North of England +49 9 £53,750 -15.35% 4
South West -20 8 £62,500 +26.90% 2
North West +2 6 £53,750 -12.96% 2
Yorkshire +81 3 - - 2

Red Team
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (1.51%) Azure
2 3 (1.13%) Entra ID
3 1 (0.38%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 36 (13.58%) Network Security
2 9 (3.40%) Wireless
3 4 (1.51%) Firewall
3 4 (1.51%) HTTP
3 4 (1.51%) SMTP
3 4 (1.51%) SSL
4 3 (1.13%) TCP/IP
4 3 (1.13%) Wireshark
5 2 (0.75%) Internet
5 2 (0.75%) Wireless Security
Development Applications
1 40 (15.09%) Metasploit
2 37 (13.96%) Burp Suite
General
1 161 (60.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 42 (15.85%) Social Skills
3 33 (12.45%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (4.53%) Games
5 11 (4.15%) Finance
6 10 (3.77%) Law
7 8 (3.02%) Telecoms
8 6 (2.26%) Public Sector
9 5 (1.89%) Legal
10 4 (1.51%) Marketing
11 2 (0.75%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (0.75%) Retail
12 1 (0.38%) Banking
Job Titles
1 122 (46.04%) Data Scientist
2 57 (21.51%) Penetration Tester
2 57 (21.51%) Tester
3 38 (14.34%) Data Engineer
4 27 (10.19%) Security Engineer
5 22 (8.30%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 19 (7.17%) Senior
7 15 (5.66%) Security Manager
8 12 (4.53%) Computer Scientist
8 12 (4.53%) Research Scientist
9 11 (4.15%) Consultant
10 10 (3.77%) Lead
10 10 (3.77%) Research Engineer
10 10 (3.77%) Security Assurance Manager
11 9 (3.40%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 9 (3.40%) Security Consultant
12 7 (2.64%) Senior Consultant
12 7 (2.64%) Senior Penetration Tester
12 7 (2.64%) Senior Tester
13 6 (2.26%) Testing Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 122 (46.04%) Algorithms
2 17 (6.42%) Cyber Threat
3 14 (5.28%) Cyberattack
3 14 (5.28%) Mobile App
3 14 (5.28%) Operational Technology
4 9 (3.40%) SCADA
5 8 (3.02%) Self-Motivation
6 7 (2.64%) IoT
6 7 (2.64%) Security Posture
7 4 (1.51%) Cyber Defence
8 3 (1.13%) Cyber Security Posture
9 2 (0.75%) Client/Server
9 2 (0.75%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 2 (0.75%) Embedded Systems
9 2 (0.75%) Greenfield Project
9 2 (0.75%) Management Information System
9 2 (0.75%) Onboarding
10 1 (0.38%) Cloud Security Posture
10 1 (0.38%) Cybercrime
10 1 (0.38%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 37 (13.96%) Kali Linux
2 30 (11.32%) Linux
3 4 (1.51%) Windows
4 3 (1.13%) Android
4 3 (1.13%) Apple iOS
4 3 (1.13%) Unix
5 1 (0.38%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 230 (86.79%) Cybersecurity
2 194 (73.21%) Problem-Solving
3 175 (66.04%) Mentoring
4 163 (61.51%) Coaching
4 163 (61.51%) Data Science
5 162 (61.13%) Computer Science
6 124 (46.79%) Mathematics
7 122 (46.04%) Data Analysis
7 122 (46.04%) Decision-Making
7 122 (46.04%) Digital Forensics
7 122 (46.04%) Statistical Modelling
8 88 (33.21%) Penetration Testing
9 49 (18.49%) Security Testing
10 44 (16.60%) Application Security
11 42 (15.85%) Information Security
12 40 (15.09%) Analytics
13 38 (14.34%) Data Engineering
13 38 (14.34%) Data Modelling
14 37 (13.96%) Vulnerability Scanning
15 31 (11.70%) Reverse Engineering
Programming Languages
1 6 (2.26%) Python
2 3 (1.13%) Bash
2 3 (1.13%) Java
2 3 (1.13%) JavaScript
3 2 (0.75%) C#
4 1 (0.38%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 204 (76.98%) Degree
2 34 (12.83%) CREST Certified
3 28 (10.57%) Computer Science Degree
4 22 (8.30%) OSCP
5 18 (6.79%) GIAC
6 16 (6.04%) CISSP
7 14 (5.28%) GPEN
8 11 (4.15%) Security Cleared
9 10 (3.77%) CISM
9 10 (3.77%) OSCE
9 10 (3.77%) SC Cleared
10 8 (3.02%) CEH
11 7 (2.64%) CHECK Team Member
12 6 (2.26%) CompTIA Security+
12 6 (2.26%) Cyber Scheme
13 3 (1.13%) CCSAS
13 3 (1.13%) GCIH
14 2 (0.75%) CHECK Team Leader
14 2 (0.75%) Master's Degree
14 2 (0.75%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (14.34%) Data Quality
2 10 (3.77%) GRC
3 8 (3.02%) GDPR
4 6 (2.26%) NIST
4 6 (2.26%) NIST 800
5 2 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 2 (0.75%) NCSC
6 1 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 5 (1.89%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.75%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 16 (6.04%) Nessus
2 9 (3.40%) Nmap
2 9 (3.40%) QRadar
3 6 (2.26%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 16 (6.04%) Microsoft
2 13 (4.91%) Qualys
3 9 (3.40%) Darktrace
4 1 (0.38%) Intel
4 1 (0.38%) Red Hat