Offensive Security
UK > UK excluding London
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Offensive Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Offensive Security over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 741 | 677 | 831 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -64 | +154 | -125 |
| Permanent jobs citing Offensive Security | 29 | 56 | 32 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 0.038% | 0.099% | 0.043% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.047% | 0.10% | 0.046% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 20 | 9 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £56,000 | £64,750 | £47,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £60,000 | £67,500 | £54,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,000 | £70,000 | £87,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +28.57% | -20.00% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £93,250 | £105,625 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £110,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £72,500 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.38% | +1.59% | +21.15% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London
Offensive Security 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 | 62,321 | 53,973 | 69,823 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 81.77% | 95.48% | 94.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 42,680 | 28,676 | 41,266 |
| 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% | +9.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £70,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £82,500 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,899 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.69% | +1.50% | +9.09% |
Offensive Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings citing Offensive Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Offensive Security
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Offensive Security in the UK excluding London.
Offensive Security
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Offensive Security in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
Offensive Security
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 Offensive Security within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 2 June 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North of England | +42 | 15 | £90,000 | +56.52% | 4 |
| North West | -5 | 11 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 2 |
| South East | -15 | 5 | - | - | 2 |
| South West | -33 | 5 | £90,000 | +5.26% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +63 | 4 | £90,000 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | -82 | 3 | £90,000 | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | -18 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Midlands | -20 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
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Offensive Security
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: