Red Team Jobs in England

Red Teaming
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring Red Team skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Red Team over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 604 791 1052
Rank change year-on-year +187 +261 -202
Permanent jobs citing Red Team 263 103 134
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.28% 0.13% 0.093%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.33% 0.13% 0.097%
Number of salaries quoted 74 56 58
10th Percentile £46,125 £46,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £65,000 £52,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £67,500 £73,750
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -8.47% +13.46%
75th Percentile £82,500 £87,750 £84,688
90th Percentile - £98,000 £103,250
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
England

Red Team falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 78,968 78,333 138,622
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 82.62% 95.44% 95.96%
Number of salaries quoted 56,258 48,146 73,664
10th Percentile £29,383 £34,308 £33,349
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,775 £44,178
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £102,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,899 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +9.09%

Red Team
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Red Team in England

Red Team
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Red Team in England

Red Team
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Red Team in England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Red Team in England

Red Team
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Red Team within the England region over the 6 months to 12 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
South East +113 150 £65,750 +14.35% 3
London +99 67 £75,000 -2.28% 13
West Midlands +13 27 - - 1
Midlands -16 27 - - 1
South West -35 9 £62,500 +73.61% 1
North of England +8 8 £50,000 -21.26% 3
North West -24 5 £50,000 -19.03% 2
Yorkshire +64 3 - - 1
Red Team
UK

Red Team
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 6 (2.28%) Azure
2 3 (1.14%) AWS
2 3 (1.14%) Entra ID
2 3 (1.14%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 34 (12.93%) Network Security
2 12 (4.56%) Wireless
3 7 (2.66%) HTTP
3 7 (2.66%) SSL
4 4 (1.52%) SMTP
5 3 (1.14%) SSH
5 3 (1.14%) Wireshark
6 2 (0.76%) Firewall
6 2 (0.76%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.38%) Internet
7 1 (0.38%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.38%) Wireless Security
Development Applications
1 40 (15.21%) Metasploit
2 37 (14.07%) Burp Suite
General
1 161 (61.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 43 (16.35%) Social Skills
3 35 (13.31%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (5.32%) Finance
5 12 (4.56%) Games
6 8 (3.04%) Law
6 8 (3.04%) Telecoms
7 7 (2.66%) Marketing
8 6 (2.28%) Public Sector
9 5 (1.90%) Legal
10 4 (1.52%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (1.14%) Banking
12 2 (0.76%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.76%) Retail
Job Titles
1 122 (46.39%) Data Scientist
2 53 (20.15%) Penetration Tester
2 53 (20.15%) Tester
3 38 (14.45%) Data Engineer
4 28 (10.65%) Security Engineer
5 22 (8.37%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 17 (6.46%) Senior
7 16 (6.08%) Security Manager
8 12 (4.56%) Computer Scientist
8 12 (4.56%) Research Scientist
9 11 (4.18%) Lead
10 10 (3.80%) Research Engineer
10 10 (3.80%) Security Assurance Manager
11 9 (3.42%) Consultant
11 9 (3.42%) Cybersecurity Manager
12 8 (3.04%) Security Consultant
12 8 (3.04%) Senior Penetration Tester
12 8 (3.04%) Senior Tester
13 5 (1.90%) Operational Security Manager
13 5 (1.90%) Testing Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 122 (46.39%) Algorithms
2 17 (6.46%) Cyber Threat
3 16 (6.08%) Mobile App
4 15 (5.70%) Cyberattack
5 14 (5.32%) Operational Technology
6 10 (3.80%) IoT
7 9 (3.42%) SCADA
8 8 (3.04%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (2.28%) Cyber Defence
10 5 (1.90%) Security Posture
11 3 (1.14%) Cyber Security Posture
12 2 (0.76%) Client/Server
12 2 (0.76%) Cyber Kill Chain
12 2 (0.76%) Greenfield Project
12 2 (0.76%) Management Information System
12 2 (0.76%) Onboarding
13 1 (0.38%) Cloud Security Posture
13 1 (0.38%) Cybercrime
13 1 (0.38%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 37 (14.07%) Kali Linux
2 27 (10.27%) Linux
3 2 (0.76%) Android
3 2 (0.76%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.76%) Windows
4 1 (0.38%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.38%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 232 (88.21%) Cybersecurity
2 196 (74.52%) Problem-Solving
3 174 (66.16%) Mentoring
4 166 (63.12%) Computer Science
5 163 (61.98%) Data Science
6 160 (60.84%) Coaching
7 124 (47.15%) Mathematics
8 123 (46.77%) Digital Forensics
9 122 (46.39%) Data Analysis
9 122 (46.39%) Decision-Making
9 122 (46.39%) Statistical Modelling
10 84 (31.94%) Penetration Testing
11 44 (16.73%) Security Testing
12 40 (15.21%) Analytics
13 39 (14.83%) Application Security
14 38 (14.45%) Data Engineering
14 38 (14.45%) Data Modelling
14 38 (14.45%) Information Security
15 35 (13.31%) Vulnerability Scanning
16 28 (10.65%) Reverse Engineering
Programming Languages
1 5 (1.90%) Python
2 3 (1.14%) Java
2 3 (1.14%) JavaScript
3 2 (0.76%) Bash
4 1 (0.38%) C#
4 1 (0.38%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 205 (77.95%) Degree
2 33 (12.55%) CREST Certified
3 29 (11.03%) Computer Science Degree
4 26 (9.89%) OSCP
5 18 (6.84%) GIAC
6 13 (4.94%) CISSP
6 13 (4.94%) OSCE
7 11 (4.18%) GPEN
7 11 (4.18%) Security Cleared
8 9 (3.42%) CISM
8 9 (3.42%) SC Cleared
9 5 (1.90%) CHECK Team Leader
10 4 (1.52%) CCSAS
10 4 (1.52%) CEH
10 4 (1.52%) CHECK Team Member
11 3 (1.14%) CompTIA Security+
12 2 (0.76%) CASP
12 2 (0.76%) Cyber Scheme
12 2 (0.76%) GCIH
12 2 (0.76%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (14.45%) Data Quality
2 10 (3.80%) GRC
3 8 (3.04%) GDPR
4 6 (2.28%) NIST
4 6 (2.28%) NIST 800
5 2 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 2 (0.76%) NCSC
6 1 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 5 (1.90%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.14%) Docker
3 2 (0.76%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 19 (7.22%) Nessus
2 11 (4.18%) Nmap
3 9 (3.42%) QRadar
4 6 (2.28%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 16 (6.08%) Microsoft
1 16 (6.08%) Qualys
2 9 (3.42%) Darktrace
3 3 (1.14%) Google
4 1 (0.38%) Intel
4 1 (0.38%) Red Hat