Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/red-teamer/london/ Title: Red-Teamer hourly rate in London, 2026 | Deftridge Summary: Red-Teamer pay in London: median wage £34 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate £45. Wage percentiles from the 10th to the 90th and the rate by level. TLI · United Kingdom · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Red-Teamer hourly rate in London The market median wage for a Red-Teamer in London is **£34.23 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **£45 an hour** on Deftridge, +29% against the United Kingdom rate. **£45/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **£34.23/hr** median wage **£27-45** middle half of wages **£980** a month at 5 hours a week ## Red-Teamer wage percentiles in London Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median. | Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10th | £21.30 | £460 | £44,300 | | 25th | £27.26 | £590 | £56,700 | | Median | £34.23 | £740 | £71,200 | | 75th | £44.86 | £970 | £93,300 | | 90th | £58.87 | £1,280 | £122,400 | Source: Office for National Statistics, 2026p; aged to October 2026. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## London in numbers What sets London apart for a Red-Teamer, from the same sources as the table above. - **+25%** median wage against the United Kingdom median of £27.32 - **1st of 12** regions by median wage for this role - **£23** country floor: no United Kingdom rate is published below it ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for a Red-Teamer in London by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown. | Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week | | --- | --- | --- | | Senior | £45 | £980 | | Manager | £50 | £1,080 | - AI expert review **£45** ## Red-Teamer pay across United Kingdom Typical contractor rate for a senior Red-Teamer, highest first; 4 of 12 places shown. By median wage London ranks **1 of 12**. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | London | £34.23 | £45 | | East of England | £28.36 | £35 | | South East | £27.96 | £35 | | South West | £27.29 | £35 | ## Questions about pay, fees and privacy The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job. [Red-Teamer rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/red-teamer/) · [Red-Teamer jobs in London](https://deftridge.com/jobs/red-teamer/london/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)