Security Operations Jobs in the West Midlands

Security Operations (SecOps)
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 200 215 189
Rank change year-on-year +15 -26 -27
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations 53 51 105
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.71% 0.82% 1.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.86% 0.84% 1.48%
Number of salaries quoted 45 36 75
10th Percentile £30,000 £43,250 £47,500
25th Percentile £30,150 £49,625 £58,649
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,475 £56,250 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.16% -16.67% +28.57%
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,125 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £73,750 £85,000
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
West Midlands

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 the West Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,171 6,037 7,098
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 82.41% 96.78% 95.61%
Number of salaries quoted 4,565 3,154 4,756
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,700 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £64,375 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £78,750
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 the West Midlands

Job postings citing Security Operations as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations in the West Midlands

Security Operations
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Operations in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Security Operations in the West Midlands

Security Operations
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

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

Salary histogram for Security Operations in the West Midlands

Security Operations
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Operations within the West Midlands 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
Birmingham +9 33 £43,738 -35.20% 9
Staffordshire -15 10 £37,500 -34.78% 1
Warwickshire +32 7 £90,000 +91.49% 1
Security Operations
England

Security Operations
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Applications
1 1 (1.89%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 14 (26.42%) Azure
2 11 (20.75%) Entra ID
2 11 (20.75%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (13.21%) Azure Sentinel
4 2 (3.77%) Cloud Computing
4 2 (3.77%) SaaS
5 1 (1.89%) Amazon GuardDuty
5 1 (1.89%) AWS
5 1 (1.89%) AWS CloudTrail
5 1 (1.89%) AWS Control Tower
Communications & Networking
1 20 (37.74%) Firewall
2 9 (16.98%) Network Security
3 8 (15.09%) VPN
4 1 (1.89%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.89%) MongoDB
General
1 13 (24.53%) Finance
2 8 (15.09%) Retail
3 6 (11.32%) Banking
4 4 (7.55%) Social Skills
5 3 (5.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (5.66%) Legal
5 3 (5.66%) Turkish Language
6 2 (3.77%) Electronics
6 2 (3.77%) Police
7 1 (1.89%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (1.89%) Marketing
7 1 (1.89%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 20 (37.74%) Analyst
2 15 (28.30%) Security Analyst
3 8 (15.09%) Operations Analyst
3 8 (15.09%) Security Operations Analyst
4 7 (13.21%) Security Manager
4 7 (13.21%) Server Support
4 7 (13.21%) Windows Server Support
5 6 (11.32%) 2nd Line Support
5 6 (11.32%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
5 6 (11.32%) 3rd Line Server Support
5 6 (11.32%) 3rd Line Support
5 6 (11.32%) Senior
6 5 (9.43%) Junior
6 5 (9.43%) Junior Analyst
6 5 (9.43%) Lead
7 4 (7.55%) IT Manager
7 4 (7.55%) IT Security Manager
7 4 (7.55%) SOC Analyst
7 4 (7.55%) SOC Manager
8 3 (5.66%) Junior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (7.55%) EDI
2 1 (1.89%) OAuth
2 1 (1.89%) OpenID
2 1 (1.89%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 28 (52.83%) Security Operations Centre
2 13 (24.53%) Management Information System
3 7 (13.21%) Security Posture
4 3 (5.66%) CMDB
5 2 (3.77%) Data Centre
5 2 (3.77%) Greenfield Project
5 2 (3.77%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.89%) Cyber Threat
6 1 (1.89%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 15 (28.30%) Windows
2 8 (15.09%) Linux
3 7 (13.21%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (71.70%) Cybersecurity
2 23 (43.40%) Information Security
3 22 (41.51%) Vulnerability Management
4 17 (32.08%) Risk Management
5 15 (28.30%) Agile
5 15 (28.30%) Incident Response
6 14 (26.42%) ITIL
7 12 (22.64%) SIEM
8 11 (20.75%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
9 9 (16.98%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
9 9 (16.98%) Identity Access Management
9 9 (16.98%) Threat Intelligence
10 8 (15.09%) Incident Management
11 7 (13.21%) Continuous Improvement
11 7 (13.21%) Proactive Monitoring
12 6 (11.32%) Data Security
12 6 (11.32%) Penetration Testing
12 6 (11.32%) Security Management
12 6 (11.32%) Service Delivery
12 6 (11.32%) Threat Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (5.66%) PowerShell
1 3 (5.66%) SQL
Qualifications
1 13 (24.53%) Security Cleared
2 11 (20.75%) SC Cleared
3 8 (15.09%) Degree
4 7 (13.21%) CISM
4 7 (13.21%) CISSP
5 3 (5.66%) Azure Certification
5 3 (5.66%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (5.66%) CompTIA Security+
5 3 (5.66%) SSCP
6 2 (3.77%) CEH
6 2 (3.77%) CISA
6 2 (3.77%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (3.77%) CRISC
6 2 (3.77%) DBS Check
6 2 (3.77%) GIAC
7 1 (1.89%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 1 (1.89%) CCSP
7 1 (1.89%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (1.89%) CTC Cleared
7 1 (1.89%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (24.53%) NIST
2 9 (16.98%) GDPR
3 8 (15.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (5.66%) Accessibility
4 3 (5.66%) PCI DSS
5 2 (3.77%) GRC
5 2 (3.77%) QA
6 1 (1.89%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (1.89%) SOC 2
System Software
1 11 (20.75%) Active Directory
2 3 (5.66%) RACF
Systems Management
1 6 (11.32%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.89%) CASB
Vendors
1 23 (43.40%) Microsoft
2 3 (5.66%) CyberArk
3 2 (3.77%) ServiceNow
3 2 (3.77%) Sun
4 1 (1.89%) Forcepoint
4 1 (1.89%) Proofpoint
4 1 (1.89%) Symantec
4 1 (1.89%) Zscaler