Red Team Jobs in London

Red Teaming
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London 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 442 541 857
Rank change year-on-year +99 +316 -245
Permanent jobs citing Red Team 67 62 69
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.27% 0.20% 0.093%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.30% 0.21% 0.095%
Number of salaries quoted 58 38 40
10th Percentile £62,500 - £40,875
25th Percentile £67,500 £52,500 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £76,750 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.28% +2.33% +7.14%
75th Percentile £82,500 £97,500 £88,125
90th Percentile - £98,000 £105,125
England median annual salary £75,000 £67,500 £73,750
% change year-on-year +11.11% -8.47% +13.46%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 22,142 29,692 72,269
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 89.35% 95.12% 97.11%
Number of salaries quoted 16,050 21,866 34,403
10th Percentile £37,500 £42,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +7.14% -
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £92,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £116,250 £110,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Red Team
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Red Team in London

Red Team
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Red Team in London

Red Team
Salary Histogram in London

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

Salary histogram for Red Team in London

Red Team
Job Locations in 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 London 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
Central London +39 3 £55,000 -43.88% 1
Red Team
England

Red Team
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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:

Cloud Services
1 6 (8.96%) Azure
2 3 (4.48%) AWS
2 3 (4.48%) Entra ID
2 3 (4.48%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 26 (38.81%) Network Security
2 8 (11.94%) Wireless
3 3 (4.48%) HTTP
3 3 (4.48%) SSH
3 3 (4.48%) SSL
3 3 (4.48%) Wireshark
4 2 (2.99%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (1.49%) Firewall
Development Applications
1 36 (53.73%) Metasploit
2 33 (49.25%) Burp Suite
General
1 41 (61.19%) Social Skills
2 31 (46.27%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (14.93%) Games
4 7 (10.45%) Marketing
5 5 (7.46%) Law
6 4 (5.97%) Documentation Skills
6 4 (5.97%) Finance
6 4 (5.97%) Legal
7 3 (4.48%) Banking
7 3 (4.48%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 42 (62.69%) Penetration Tester
1 42 (62.69%) Tester
2 15 (22.39%) Senior
3 7 (10.45%) Senior Penetration Tester
3 7 (10.45%) Senior Tester
4 5 (7.46%) Consultant
4 5 (7.46%) Lead
4 5 (7.46%) Security Consultant
4 5 (7.46%) Security Manager
4 5 (7.46%) Testing Consultant
5 4 (5.97%) Operational Security Manager
5 4 (5.97%) Operations Manager
5 4 (5.97%) Security Operations Manager
5 4 (5.97%) SOC Manager
5 4 (5.97%) Team Leader
5 4 (5.97%) Test Team Leader
6 3 (4.48%) Incident Manager
6 3 (4.48%) Senior Consultant
6 3 (4.48%) Senior Manager
6 3 (4.48%) Senior Security Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 11 (16.42%) Cyber Threat
2 10 (14.93%) Mobile App
3 8 (11.94%) Operational Technology
3 8 (11.94%) SCADA
4 7 (10.45%) IoT
5 5 (7.46%) Cyber Defence
5 5 (7.46%) Cyberattack
6 2 (2.99%) Client/Server
6 2 (2.99%) Greenfield Project
6 2 (2.99%) Onboarding
7 1 (1.49%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 1 (1.49%) Cybercrime
Operating Systems
1 33 (49.25%) Kali Linux
2 26 (38.81%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (77.61%) Penetration Testing
2 46 (68.66%) Cybersecurity
3 38 (56.72%) Security Testing
4 32 (47.76%) Problem-Solving
5 31 (46.27%) Computer Science
6 29 (43.28%) Information Security
6 29 (43.28%) Vulnerability Scanning
7 28 (41.79%) Application Security
8 26 (38.81%) Critical Thinking
8 26 (38.81%) Malware Analysis
8 26 (38.81%) Reverse Engineering
9 14 (20.90%) Social Engineering
10 13 (19.40%) Incident Response
11 12 (17.91%) Security Operations
12 11 (16.42%) Project Management
13 9 (13.43%) Offensive Security
13 9 (13.43%) OWASP
13 9 (13.43%) SIEM
13 9 (13.43%) SOAR
14 8 (11.94%) Line Management
Qualifications
1 31 (46.27%) Degree
2 26 (38.81%) Computer Science Degree
3 18 (26.87%) CREST Certified
3 18 (26.87%) OSCP
4 9 (13.43%) OSCE
5 4 (5.97%) GIAC
6 3 (4.48%) CEH
6 3 (4.48%) CompTIA Security+
6 3 (4.48%) GPEN
7 2 (2.99%) CHECK Team Leader
7 2 (2.99%) Master's Degree
7 2 (2.99%) PhD
8 1 (1.49%) CCSAS
8 1 (1.49%) CHECK Team Member
8 1 (1.49%) CISSP
8 1 (1.49%) Cyber Scheme
8 1 (1.49%) SC Cleared
8 1 (1.49%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.49%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 3 (4.48%) Active Directory
1 3 (4.48%) Docker
2 1 (1.49%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 10 (14.93%) Nessus
2 8 (11.94%) QRadar
3 7 (10.45%) Nmap
Vendors
1 14 (20.90%) Microsoft
2 8 (11.94%) Darktrace
3 7 (10.45%) Qualys
4 3 (4.48%) Google
5 1 (1.49%) Intel