Security Operations Centre Jobs in London

Security Operations Centre
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Operations Centre in permanent job vacancies advertised in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Security Operations Centre over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 440 547 842
Rank change year-on-year +107 +295 -250
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations Centre 61 68 79
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.25% 0.21% 0.11%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.63% 0.46% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 51 53 70
10th Percentile £45,000 £43,000 £43,675
25th Percentile £53,750 £56,250 £55,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -20.00% +20.00%
75th Percentile £95,000 £72,250 £89,375
90th Percentile - £88,500 £102,750
England median annual salary £56,500 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -5.83% -7.69% +23.81%

All Generic Skills
London

Security Operations Centre is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 9,684 14,702 37,429
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 40.08% 46.07% 51.13%
Number of salaries quoted 6,777 10,150 15,465
10th Percentile £37,500 £44,000 £45,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £56,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £77,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% +3.33% +3.45%
75th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £130,000 £125,000 £120,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Security Operations Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Security Operations Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations Centre in London

Security Operations Centre
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Operations Centre in London.

Salary trend for Security Operations Centre in London

Security Operations Centre
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations Centre in London over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Operations Centre in London

Security Operations Centre
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Operations Centre within the London region over the 6 months to 1 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 +57 13 £72,500 -21.62% 4
Security Operations Centre
England

Security Operations Centre
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 10 (16.39%) Azure
1 10 (16.39%) Azure Sentinel
1 10 (16.39%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (13.11%) Azure DevOps
2 8 (13.11%) Cloud Computing
2 8 (13.11%) Microsoft Purview
3 5 (8.20%) AWS
4 4 (6.56%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 23 (37.70%) Network Security
2 13 (21.31%) Firewall
3 10 (16.39%) TCP/IP
4 8 (13.11%) LAN
4 8 (13.11%) WAN
4 8 (13.11%) Wireshark
5 4 (6.56%) Intrusion Detection
5 4 (6.56%) VoIP
6 2 (3.28%) DHCP
6 2 (3.28%) DNS
6 2 (3.28%) HTTP
6 2 (3.28%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (6.56%) Power BI
General
1 24 (39.34%) Finance
2 15 (24.59%) Military
3 13 (21.31%) Social Skills
4 8 (13.11%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (9.84%) Law
5 6 (9.84%) Pharmaceutical
6 2 (3.28%) Banking
7 1 (1.64%) Financial Institution
7 1 (1.64%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 23 (37.70%) Senior
2 22 (36.07%) Analyst
3 15 (24.59%) Consultant
3 15 (24.59%) Cybersecurity Consultant
3 15 (24.59%) Security Consultant
4 14 (22.95%) Senior Analyst
5 13 (21.31%) Security Engineer
6 12 (19.67%) SOC Analyst
7 9 (14.75%) Senior Security Engineer
8 6 (9.84%) Lead
8 6 (9.84%) Security Analyst
9 5 (8.20%) Information Security Engineer
9 5 (8.20%) Security Manager
10 4 (6.56%) Information Security Manager
10 4 (6.56%) Information Security Project Manager
10 4 (6.56%) Operations Analyst
10 4 (6.56%) Security Operations Analyst
10 4 (6.56%) Security Project Manager
10 4 (6.56%) Senior Operations Analyst
10 4 (6.56%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (24.59%) Elastic Stack
Miscellaneous
1 19 (31.15%) Cyber Defence
2 16 (26.23%) Management Information System
3 15 (24.59%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 6 (9.84%) Client/Server
5 5 (8.20%) Cybercrime
6 4 (6.56%) Product Ownership
7 3 (4.92%) Cyber Threat
7 3 (4.92%) Onboarding
8 2 (3.28%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (3.28%) Cyberattack
8 2 (3.28%) Security Posture
9 1 (1.64%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 1 (1.64%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 10 (16.39%) Windows
2 8 (13.11%) Android
2 8 (13.11%) Apple iOS
3 2 (3.28%) Linux
3 2 (3.28%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 41 (67.21%) SIEM
3 40 (65.57%) Information Security
4 39 (63.93%) Cybersecurity
5 27 (44.26%) Vulnerability Management
6 25 (40.98%) Incident Management
7 23 (37.70%) Agile
8 19 (31.15%) Security Architecture
8 19 (31.15%) Security Management
9 18 (29.51%) Incident Response
10 16 (26.23%) Data Loss Prevention
11 15 (24.59%) Analytics
11 15 (24.59%) Data Analytics
12 13 (21.31%) Information Security Management
13 11 (18.03%) Identity Access Management
13 11 (18.03%) Privileged Access Management
14 10 (16.39%) Cloud Security
14 10 (16.39%) Ethical Hacking
14 10 (16.39%) Process Improvement
14 10 (16.39%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 8 (13.11%) PowerShell
1 8 (13.11%) Python
2 5 (8.20%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 23 (37.70%) CISSP
2 20 (32.79%) Security Cleared
3 15 (24.59%) DV Cleared
4 13 (21.31%) CISM
5 10 (16.39%) CEH
6 8 (13.11%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 8 (13.11%) CCSP
6 8 (13.11%) Cisco Certification
6 8 (13.11%) SANS
6 8 (13.11%) SSCP
7 7 (11.48%) CISA
8 4 (6.56%) CompTIA CySA+
8 4 (6.56%) Degree
8 4 (6.56%) GIAC
9 3 (4.92%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 2 (3.28%) CEPT
10 2 (3.28%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (3.28%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (52.46%) NIST
2 19 (31.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 8 (13.11%) PCI DSS
4 4 (6.56%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (3.28%) COBIT
System Software
1 15 (24.59%) vSphere
2 8 (13.11%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 8 (13.11%) Microsoft Intune
1 8 (13.11%) Nmap
2 6 (9.84%) QRadar
Vendors
1 15 (24.59%) SolarWinds
1 15 (24.59%) Splunk
1 15 (24.59%) Tanium
1 15 (24.59%) Tripwire
2 14 (22.95%) Microsoft
3 8 (13.11%) Qualys
3 8 (13.11%) Rapid7
3 8 (13.11%) Thycotic
4 6 (9.84%) IBM
5 4 (6.56%) Cisco
6 2 (3.28%) ServiceNow