Security Operations Jobs in Birmingham

Security Operations (SecOps)
West Midlands > Birmingham

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Birmingham requiring Security Operations skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Operations over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 113 111 150
Rank change year-on-year -2 +39 -20
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations 37 19 42
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 1.18% 1.06% 1.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.50% 1.09% 1.36%
Number of salaries quoted 28 18 30
10th Percentile £29,000 £49,775 £51,125
25th Percentile £30,000 £52,500 £56,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,475 £55,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.32% -18.52% +12.50%
75th Percentile £61,027 £72,500 £76,875
90th Percentile £67,797 £77,500 £87,750
West Midlands median annual salary £45,475 £55,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -17.32% -21.43% +33.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Birmingham

Security Operations falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Birmingham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,460 1,737 3,079
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 78.37% 96.66% 97.96%
Number of salaries quoted 1,940 1,297 2,249
10th Percentile £32,000 £32,089 £35,000
25th Percentile £40,988 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £85,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Security Operations
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations in Birmingham

Security Operations
Salary Trend in Birmingham

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

Salary trend for Security Operations in Birmingham

Security Operations
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations in Birmingham over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Operations in Birmingham

Security Operations
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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 3 (8.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 13 (35.14%) Entra ID
2 12 (32.43%) Azure
3 9 (24.32%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (18.92%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (2.70%) Amazon GuardDuty
5 1 (2.70%) AWS
5 1 (2.70%) AWS CloudTrail
5 1 (2.70%) AWS Control Tower
Communications & Networking
1 9 (24.32%) Network Security
2 7 (18.92%) Firewall
3 2 (5.41%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.70%) MongoDB
General
1 8 (21.62%) Banking
2 7 (18.92%) Finance
3 5 (13.51%) Legal
4 4 (10.81%) Social Skills
5 3 (8.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (8.11%) Turkish Language
6 2 (5.41%) Police
7 1 (2.70%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (2.70%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 13 (35.14%) Analyst
2 7 (18.92%) Senior
2 7 (18.92%) Server Support
2 7 (18.92%) Windows Server Support
3 6 (16.22%) 2nd Line Support
3 6 (16.22%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
3 6 (16.22%) 3rd Line Server Support
3 6 (16.22%) 3rd Line Support
3 6 (16.22%) Lead
3 6 (16.22%) Security Analyst
3 6 (16.22%) Security Manager
4 5 (13.51%) Governance Analyst
4 5 (13.51%) Junior
4 5 (13.51%) Junior Analyst
4 5 (13.51%) Senior Analyst
5 4 (10.81%) IT Manager
5 4 (10.81%) IT Security Manager
6 3 (8.11%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 3 (8.11%) Head of IT
6 3 (8.11%) IT Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (10.81%) EDI
2 1 (2.70%) OAuth
2 1 (2.70%) OpenID
2 1 (2.70%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 18 (48.65%) Security Operations Centre
2 13 (35.14%) Management Information System
3 4 (10.81%) Security Posture
4 3 (8.11%) CMDB
5 1 (2.70%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (2.70%) Data Centre
5 1 (2.70%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 9 (24.32%) Windows
2 7 (18.92%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (70.27%) Cybersecurity
2 14 (37.84%) Agile
3 13 (35.14%) Incident Response
3 13 (35.14%) Vulnerability Management
4 11 (29.73%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
5 10 (27.03%) Information Security
6 9 (24.32%) Identity Access Management
6 9 (24.32%) ITIL
7 8 (21.62%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 8 (21.62%) Threat Intelligence
8 7 (18.92%) Proactive Monitoring
8 7 (18.92%) Roadmaps
8 7 (18.92%) SIEM
9 6 (16.22%) Penetration Testing
9 6 (16.22%) Service Delivery
9 6 (16.22%) Threat Management
10 5 (13.51%) Coaching
10 5 (13.51%) Privileged Access Management
10 5 (13.51%) Runbook
10 5 (13.51%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 5 (13.51%) PowerShell
1 5 (13.51%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (32.43%) Security Cleared
2 11 (29.73%) SC Cleared
3 3 (8.11%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (8.11%) Degree
4 2 (5.41%) Azure Certification
4 2 (5.41%) CISM
4 2 (5.41%) CISSP
4 2 (5.41%) DBS Check
4 2 (5.41%) OSCP
5 1 (2.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 1 (2.70%) CCSP
5 1 (2.70%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (2.70%) CTC Cleared
5 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (8.11%) Accessibility
1 3 (8.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (5.41%) NIST
3 1 (2.70%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (2.70%) GDPR
3 1 (2.70%) PCI DSS
3 1 (2.70%) SOC 2
System Software
1 15 (40.54%) Active Directory
2 5 (13.51%) RACF
Systems Management
1 6 (16.22%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 18 (48.65%) Microsoft
2 5 (13.51%) CyberArk
3 3 (8.11%) Zscaler
4 1 (2.70%) Proofpoint
4 1 (2.70%) Sun