Security Operations Jobs in London

Security Operations (SecOps)
England > London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for Security Operations skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Security Operations 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 253 289 405
Rank change year-on-year +36 +116 -51
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations 286 407 682
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 1.21% 1.21% 0.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.33% 1.27% 1.00%
Number of salaries quoted 235 293 455
10th Percentile £51,250 £42,500 £51,250
25th Percentile £58,500 £55,224 £60,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £67,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.21% -10.67% +7.14%
75th Percentile £95,000 £85,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £101,250 £97,458 £100,750
England median annual salary £61,439 £62,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -1.70% -10.71% +12.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

Security Operations is in the Processes and Methodologies 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 process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 21,516 32,155 68,021
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 90.97% 95.34% 97.01%
Number of salaries quoted 15,872 23,232 34,355
10th Percentile £37,500 £43,171 £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 £92,500
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Security Operations
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations in London

Security Operations
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Security Operations in London

Security Operations
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations in London over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Operations in London

Security Operations
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 within the London region 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
Central London +67 51 £72,500 +1.75% 8
West London -17 6 £55,000 +57.14% 5
North London - 2 £60,500 -
Security Operations
England

Security Operations
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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (2.10%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.70%) Confluence
2 2 (0.70%) SAS
3 1 (0.35%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.35%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.35%) Site Server
Applications
1 8 (2.80%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.35%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.70%) SAP GRC
2 1 (0.35%) Endur
Cloud Services
1 100 (34.97%) Azure
2 49 (17.13%) Microsoft 365
3 30 (10.49%) AWS
4 16 (5.59%) GCP
5 13 (4.55%) Azure Sentinel
5 13 (4.55%) Entra ID
6 12 (4.20%) Cloud Computing
6 12 (4.20%) SaaS
7 9 (3.15%) Azure AKS
8 8 (2.80%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (2.80%) Microsoft Purview
9 6 (2.10%) PaaS
10 4 (1.40%) IaaS
11 3 (1.05%) Datadog
12 2 (0.70%) Azure Key Vault
12 2 (0.70%) Mimecast
12 2 (0.70%) Stackdriver
13 1 (0.35%) GitHub
13 1 (0.35%) GitHub Actions
13 1 (0.35%) Pulumi
Communications & Networking
1 56 (19.58%) Firewall
1 56 (19.58%) Network Security
2 20 (6.99%) Intrusion Detection
3 19 (6.64%) TCP/IP
4 14 (4.90%) Wireshark
5 12 (4.20%) LAN
6 11 (3.85%) WAN
7 10 (3.50%) DNS
8 6 (2.10%) VPN
9 4 (1.40%) DHCP
10 3 (1.05%) Broadband
10 3 (1.05%) Internet
11 2 (0.70%) HTTP
11 2 (0.70%) OSPF
11 2 (0.70%) SMTP
11 2 (0.70%) Wireless
11 2 (0.70%) WLAN
12 1 (0.35%) NGN
12 1 (0.35%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.75%) BigQuery
1 5 (1.75%) Data Warehouse
1 5 (1.75%) Hadoop
1 5 (1.75%) Relational Database
2 2 (0.70%) Big Data
3 1 (0.35%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 4 (1.40%) Git
2 2 (0.70%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.70%) JIRA
General
1 95 (33.22%) Finance
2 53 (18.53%) Social Skills
3 39 (13.64%) Law
4 30 (10.49%) Analytical Skills
5 25 (8.74%) Legal
6 24 (8.39%) Banking
7 22 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 15 (5.24%) Military
9 11 (3.85%) Presentation Skills
10 8 (2.80%) Games
10 8 (2.80%) Retail
11 6 (2.10%) Pharmaceutical
12 5 (1.75%) Public Sector
13 3 (1.05%) Health Technology
14 2 (0.70%) Back Office
14 2 (0.70%) Influencing Skills
14 2 (0.70%) Marketing
15 1 (0.35%) Advertising
15 1 (0.35%) Financial Institution
15 1 (0.35%) Police
Job Titles
1 102 (35.66%) Analyst
2 72 (25.17%) Security Analyst
3 62 (21.68%) Senior
4 43 (15.03%) Security Engineer
5 38 (13.29%) Security Manager
6 32 (11.19%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 29 (10.14%) IT Analyst
7 29 (10.14%) IT Security Analyst
8 28 (9.79%) Lead
8 28 (9.79%) Senior Analyst
9 25 (8.74%) Senior Security Engineer
9 25 (8.74%) SOC Analyst
10 22 (7.69%) Consultant
11 19 (6.64%) Security Consultant
12 18 (6.29%) Information Security Manager
13 17 (5.94%) Architect
13 17 (5.94%) Cybersecurity Consultant
14 16 (5.59%) Azure Engineer
15 14 (4.90%) Information Manager
15 14 (4.90%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (5.94%) Elastic Stack
2 4 (1.40%) AngularJS
2 4 (1.40%) CSS
2 4 (1.40%) OAuth
2 4 (1.40%) SAML
2 4 (1.40%) Web Services
3 3 (1.05%) REST
3 3 (1.05%) SOAP
4 2 (0.70%) HTML
4 2 (0.70%) JDBC
4 2 (0.70%) Kafka
4 2 (0.70%) LDAP
4 2 (0.70%) Twitter Bootstrap
5 1 (0.35%) Lambda Expressions
5 1 (0.35%) Loki
5 1 (0.35%) pytest
5 1 (0.35%) Smart Contracts
Miscellaneous
1 57 (19.93%) Security Operations Centre
2 47 (16.43%) Cyber Threat
3 38 (13.29%) Cyberattack
4 34 (11.89%) Management Information System
5 29 (10.14%) Cyber Defence
6 26 (9.09%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 24 (8.39%) Security Posture
8 10 (3.50%) Analytical Mindset
9 9 (3.15%) Operational Technology
9 9 (3.15%) Product Ownership
10 8 (2.80%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 8 (2.80%) Onboarding
10 8 (2.80%) SCADA
11 6 (2.10%) Client/Server
11 6 (2.10%) Cybercrime
11 6 (2.10%) PKI
12 5 (1.75%) Blog
12 5 (1.75%) CMDB
12 5 (1.75%) Public Cloud
13 3 (1.05%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 43 (15.03%) Windows
2 16 (5.59%) Linux
3 9 (3.15%) Android
3 9 (3.15%) Apple iOS
4 5 (1.75%) Unix
5 2 (0.70%) CentOS
5 2 (0.70%) Mac OS X
5 2 (0.70%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.35%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 183 (63.99%) Cybersecurity
2 121 (42.31%) SIEM
3 109 (38.11%) Information Security
4 98 (34.27%) Incident Response
5 60 (20.98%) Vulnerability Management
6 47 (16.43%) Cloud Security
7 45 (15.73%) Agile
8 43 (15.03%) Identity Access Management
9 41 (14.34%) Incident Management
10 40 (13.99%) Security Architecture
11 37 (12.94%) Roadmaps
12 36 (12.59%) Security Monitoring
13 35 (12.24%) Threat Intelligence
14 34 (11.89%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
15 33 (11.54%) Security Management
16 32 (11.19%) MITRE ATT&CK
17 28 (9.79%) Analytics
17 28 (9.79%) Data Loss Prevention
18 27 (9.44%) Application Security
18 27 (9.44%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 32 (11.19%) PowerShell
2 20 (6.99%) Python
3 9 (3.15%) SQL
4 7 (2.45%) Java
4 7 (2.45%) Kusto Query Language
5 5 (1.75%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.70%) Bash
7 1 (0.35%) Scala
Qualifications
1 72 (25.17%) CISSP
2 36 (12.59%) Cisco Certification
3 34 (11.89%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 33 (11.54%) CCSP
4 33 (11.54%) Security Cleared
5 29 (10.14%) Degree
6 25 (8.74%) CISM
7 18 (6.29%) DV Cleared
8 14 (4.90%) CEH
9 13 (4.55%) CISA
10 11 (3.85%) CompTIA CySA+
10 11 (3.85%) CompTIA Security+
11 10 (3.50%) GIAC
12 9 (3.15%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
12 9 (3.15%) SANS
12 9 (3.15%) SC Cleared
13 8 (2.80%) SSCP
14 7 (2.45%) Network+ Certification
15 5 (1.75%) CRISC
15 5 (1.75%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (23.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 66 (23.08%) NIST
3 23 (8.04%) GRC
4 19 (6.64%) NCSC
5 18 (6.29%) GDPR
5 18 (6.29%) PCI DSS
6 16 (5.59%) Cyber Essentials
7 8 (2.80%) SOC 2
8 7 (2.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (1.75%) Data Quality
10 4 (1.40%) COBIT
10 4 (1.40%) ISO 9001
11 3 (1.05%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 3 (1.05%) JSP 440
11 3 (1.05%) RMADS
12 2 (0.70%) HIPAA
13 1 (0.35%) QA
System Software
1 34 (11.89%) Active Directory
2 15 (5.24%) vSphere
3 8 (2.80%) Virtual Desktop
4 7 (2.45%) Docker
5 4 (1.40%) VMware Infrastructure
6 3 (1.05%) RACF
7 1 (0.35%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 22 (7.69%) QRadar
2 16 (5.59%) Kubernetes
3 9 (3.15%) Microsoft Intune
3 9 (3.15%) Terraform
4 8 (2.80%) Nmap
5 7 (2.45%) Ansible
6 6 (2.10%) CSIRT
7 5 (1.75%) logstash
8 2 (0.70%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.70%) CASB
8 2 (0.70%) Graphite
8 2 (0.70%) Nagios
8 2 (0.70%) RSA Archer
8 2 (0.70%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.70%) ZABBIX
9 1 (0.35%) Grafana
9 1 (0.35%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.35%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 103 (36.01%) Microsoft
2 29 (10.14%) Splunk
3 26 (9.09%) Qualys
4 16 (5.59%) CrowdStrike
5 15 (5.24%) IBM
5 15 (5.24%) ServiceNow
5 15 (5.24%) SolarWinds
5 15 (5.24%) Tanium
5 15 (5.24%) Tripwire
6 9 (3.15%) Rapid7
7 8 (2.80%) Cisco
7 8 (2.80%) Darktrace
7 8 (2.80%) Google
7 8 (2.80%) Thycotic
7 8 (2.80%) VMware
8 4 (1.40%) Veeam
9 3 (1.05%) AppDynamics
9 3 (1.05%) Cadence
9 3 (1.05%) CyberArk
10 2 (0.70%) Workday