CREST Certified Simulated Attack Specialist (CC SAS)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CCSAS qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 881 910 1240
Rank change year-on-year +29 +330 -
Permanent jobs citing CCSAS 3 65 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.003% 0.065% 0.001%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.011% 0.20% 0.005%
Number of salaries quoted 1 7 2
10th Percentile - £87,500 £81,500
25th Percentile £92,500 £89,750 £87,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 £98,000 £102,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.06% -4.39% -
75th Percentile £97,500 - £120,000
90th Percentile - - £127,500
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

CCSAS is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27,500 32,829 43,985
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.52% 33.01% 27.02%
Number of salaries quoted 17,231 14,784 19,165
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £42,000 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +2.04%

CCSAS
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for CCSAS in the UK

CCSAS
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CCSAS.

Salary trend for CCSAS in the UK

CCSAS
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CCSAS within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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 +46 3 £95,000 -3.06% 2
South West -26 2 - - 1
UK excluding London -50 2 - - 2
London +93 1 £95,000 -3.06%
Work from Home +35 1 £95,000 +5.56% 1

CCSAS
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:

General
1 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (33.33%) Law
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Lead
1 1 (33.33%) Lead Tester
1 1 (33.33%) Penetration Tester
1 1 (33.33%) Senior
1 1 (33.33%) Tester
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Cyberattack
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Red Team
2 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) Purple Team
3 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (33.33%) Blue Team
3 1 (33.33%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 1 (33.33%) Incident Response
3 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (33.33%) Offensive Security
3 1 (33.33%) Penetration Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Social Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Thought Leadership
3 1 (33.33%) Threat Intelligence
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) CREST Certified
2 1 (33.33%) CCSAM
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Red Hat