Security Operations Jobs in Leeds

Security Operations (SecOps)
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Leeds 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 14 November 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Nov 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 71 113 153
Rank change year-on-year +42 +40 +13
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations 29 17 39
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 2.03% 1.00% 1.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.56% 1.03% 1.17%
Number of salaries quoted 16 7 32
10th Percentile £48,750 £54,750 £35,278
25th Percentile £50,000 £58,125 £38,006
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,375 £60,000 £58,750
Median % change year-on-year -1.04% +2.13% +2.17%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,084 £70,938
90th Percentile £69,500 £76,616 £85,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £59,375 £60,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -1.86% +0.83% +4.35%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Leeds

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 Leeds.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,134 1,650 3,334
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 79.36% 96.66% 96.44%
Number of salaries quoted 650 1,000 1,984
10th Percentile £31,613 £31,149 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £72,500 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £85,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - +10.00%

Security Operations
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations in Leeds

Security Operations
Salary Trend in Leeds

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

Salary trend for Security Operations in Leeds

Security Operations
Salary Histogram in Leeds

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations in Leeds over the 6 months to 14 November 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Operations in Leeds

Security Operations
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds 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 (34.48%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (20.69%) Azure
3 4 (13.79%) Entra ID
4 3 (10.34%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 3 (10.34%) Firewall
General
1 13 (44.83%) Law
2 6 (20.69%) Legal
3 4 (13.79%) Banking
3 4 (13.79%) Finance
3 4 (13.79%) Social Skills
4 3 (10.34%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 11 (37.93%) Consultant
1 11 (37.93%) Security Consultant
2 10 (34.48%) Analyst
3 8 (27.59%) Lead
4 7 (24.14%) Information Security Consultant
5 6 (20.69%) Security Analyst
6 4 (13.79%) Governance Analyst
6 4 (13.79%) IT Consultant
6 4 (13.79%) IT Security Consultant
6 4 (13.79%) Senior
6 4 (13.79%) Senior Analyst
7 3 (10.34%) Azure Specialist
7 3 (10.34%) Incident Response Lead
7 3 (10.34%) Infrastructure Security Specialist
7 3 (10.34%) Infrastructure Specialist
7 3 (10.34%) IT Analyst
7 3 (10.34%) IT Security Analyst
7 3 (10.34%) Operations Analyst
7 3 (10.34%) Security Operations Analyst
7 3 (10.34%) Security Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 7 (24.14%) Management Information System
2 6 (20.69%) Cyber Threat
2 6 (20.69%) Cyberattack
2 6 (20.69%) Data Protection Act
3 3 (10.34%) CSOC
3 3 (10.34%) Onboarding
3 3 (10.34%) Security Operations Centre
3 3 (10.34%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 3 (10.34%) Linux
1 3 (10.34%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (75.86%) Incident Response
2 17 (58.62%) Information Security
3 13 (44.83%) Cybersecurity
3 13 (44.83%) Threat Intelligence
4 11 (37.93%) Vulnerability Management
5 10 (34.48%) Business Continuity
5 10 (34.48%) Disaster Recovery
5 10 (34.48%) Incident Management
5 10 (34.48%) Risk Register
5 10 (34.48%) Security Auditing
6 9 (31.03%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 6 (20.69%) Compliance Audit
7 6 (20.69%) Data Protection
7 6 (20.69%) Security Testing
7 6 (20.69%) SIEM
7 6 (20.69%) Vulnerability Scanning
8 4 (13.79%) Agile
8 4 (13.79%) Coaching
8 4 (13.79%) Continuous Improvement
8 4 (13.79%) Identity Access Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (13.79%) PowerShell
1 4 (13.79%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (13.79%) CISSP
2 3 (10.34%) CISM
2 3 (10.34%) CompTIA Security+
2 3 (10.34%) SC Cleared
2 3 (10.34%) Security Cleared
3 1 (3.45%) CISA
3 1 (3.45%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (31.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (24.14%) Cyber Essentials
3 6 (20.69%) GDPR
3 6 (20.69%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 4 (13.79%) NIST
5 1 (3.45%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 4 (13.79%) Active Directory
1 4 (13.79%) RACF
Systems Management
1 3 (10.34%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 17 (58.62%) Microsoft
2 4 (13.79%) CyberArk