Red Team Jobs in the UK excluding London

Red Teaming
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding 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 11 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 581 683 791
Rank change year-on-year +102 +108 -97
Permanent jobs citing Red Team 194 36 68
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.24% 0.065% 0.089%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.30% 0.068% 0.095%
Number of salaries quoted 14 17 26
10th Percentile £45,000 £38,750 £34,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £53,750 £46,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,875 £62,500 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.80% +14.68% +14.74%
75th Percentile £75,625 £72,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £75,750 £80,000
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
UK excluding 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 the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 64,470 52,964 71,706
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 80.81% 95.48% 94.30%
Number of salaries quoted 43,693 28,448 41,385
10th Percentile £27,500 £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% +8.81%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,500
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 the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Red Team in the UK excluding London

Red Team
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Salary trend for Red Team in the UK excluding London

Red Team
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Red Team in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 11 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Red Team in the UK excluding London

Red Team
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 Red Team within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 11 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
West Midlands +10 27 - - 1
Midlands -3 27 - - 1
South West -24 9 £62,500 +73.61% 1
North of England +19 8 £50,000 -21.26% 3
North West -20 5 £50,000 -19.03% 2
Yorkshire +56 3 - - 1
Red Team
UK

Red Team
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:

Communications & Networking
1 8 (4.12%) Network Security
2 4 (2.06%) HTTP
2 4 (2.06%) SMTP
2 4 (2.06%) SSL
2 4 (2.06%) Wireless
3 1 (0.52%) Firewall
3 1 (0.52%) Internet
3 1 (0.52%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.52%) Wireless Security
Development Applications
1 4 (2.06%) Burp Suite
1 4 (2.06%) Metasploit
General
1 161 (82.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 10 (5.15%) Finance
3 8 (4.12%) Telecoms
4 4 (2.06%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (1.55%) Law
5 3 (1.55%) Public Sector
6 2 (1.03%) Games
6 2 (1.03%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (1.03%) Retail
6 2 (1.03%) Social Skills
7 1 (0.52%) Legal
Job Titles
1 122 (62.89%) Data Scientist
2 38 (19.59%) Data Engineer
3 27 (13.92%) Security Engineer
4 22 (11.34%) Cybersecurity Engineer
5 12 (6.19%) Computer Scientist
5 12 (6.19%) Research Scientist
6 11 (5.67%) Security Manager
7 10 (5.15%) Penetration Tester
7 10 (5.15%) Research Engineer
7 10 (5.15%) Security Assurance Manager
7 10 (5.15%) Tester
8 9 (4.64%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 6 (3.09%) Lead
10 3 (1.55%) Consultant
11 2 (1.03%) Security Consultant
11 2 (1.03%) Technical Assurance Manager
11 2 (1.03%) Technical Manager
11 2 (1.03%) Telecoms Manager
12 1 (0.52%) Security Penetration Tester
12 1 (0.52%) Web Tester
Miscellaneous
1 122 (62.89%) Algorithms
2 10 (5.15%) Cyberattack
3 8 (4.12%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (3.09%) Cyber Threat
4 6 (3.09%) Mobile App
4 6 (3.09%) Operational Technology
5 5 (2.58%) Security Posture
6 3 (1.55%) Cyber Security Posture
6 3 (1.55%) IoT
7 2 (1.03%) Management Information System
8 1 (0.52%) Cloud Security Posture
8 1 (0.52%) Cyber Defence
8 1 (0.52%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 1 (0.52%) Embedded Systems
8 1 (0.52%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.06%) Kali Linux
2 2 (1.03%) Android
2 2 (1.03%) Apple iOS
2 2 (1.03%) Windows
3 1 (0.52%) Linux
3 1 (0.52%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.52%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 185 (95.36%) Cybersecurity
2 166 (85.57%) Mentoring
3 164 (84.54%) Problem-Solving
4 160 (82.47%) Coaching
4 160 (82.47%) Data Science
5 135 (69.59%) Computer Science
6 123 (63.40%) Digital Forensics
7 122 (62.89%) Data Analysis
7 122 (62.89%) Decision-Making
7 122 (62.89%) Mathematics
7 122 (62.89%) Statistical Modelling
8 40 (20.62%) Analytics
9 38 (19.59%) Data Engineering
9 38 (19.59%) Data Modelling
10 30 (15.46%) Penetration Testing
11 17 (8.76%) Purple Team
12 15 (7.73%) Vulnerability Management
13 11 (5.67%) Application Security
13 11 (5.67%) Incident Response
13 11 (5.67%) OWASP
Programming Languages
1 5 (2.58%) Python
2 3 (1.55%) Java
2 3 (1.55%) JavaScript
3 2 (1.03%) Bash
4 1 (0.52%) C#
4 1 (0.52%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 174 (89.69%) Degree
2 14 (7.22%) CREST Certified
2 14 (7.22%) GIAC
3 12 (6.19%) CISSP
4 9 (4.64%) CISM
4 9 (4.64%) Security Cleared
5 8 (4.12%) GPEN
5 8 (4.12%) OSCP
6 7 (3.61%) SC Cleared
7 4 (2.06%) OSCE
8 3 (1.55%) CCSAS
8 3 (1.55%) CHECK Team Member
8 3 (1.55%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (1.03%) CASP
9 2 (1.03%) CHECK Team Leader
9 2 (1.03%) GCIH
10 1 (0.52%) CEH
10 1 (0.52%) Cyber Scheme
10 1 (0.52%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.52%) GCFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (19.59%) Data Quality
2 10 (5.15%) GRC
3 8 (4.12%) GDPR
4 6 (3.09%) NIST
4 6 (3.09%) NIST 800
5 2 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 2 (1.03%) NCSC
System Software
1 2 (1.03%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.52%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 9 (4.64%) Nessus
2 6 (3.09%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 4 (2.06%) Nmap
4 1 (0.52%) QRadar
Vendors
1 9 (4.64%) Qualys
2 2 (1.03%) Microsoft
3 1 (0.52%) Darktrace
3 1 (0.52%) Red Hat