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 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 444 558 807
Rank change year-on-year +114 +249 -237
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations Centre 56 70 80
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.24% 0.20% 0.12%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.59% 0.44% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 51 56 74
10th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £43,225
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 £87,500
90th Percentile - £88,125 £110,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% -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 9,566 15,854 34,102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 40.43% 46.12% 50.45%
Number of salaries quoted 6,782 10,734 15,313
10th Percentile £37,500 £44,192 £45,000
25th Percentile £51,532 £56,250 £55,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,050 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.07% +0.07% +3.45%
75th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £128,750 £122,500 £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 12 May 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 12 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 +57 12 £72,500 -19.44% 3
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 12 (21.43%) Azure
2 11 (19.64%) Azure Sentinel
3 10 (17.86%) Microsoft 365
4 8 (14.29%) Azure DevOps
4 8 (14.29%) Cloud Computing
4 8 (14.29%) Microsoft Purview
5 2 (3.57%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 24 (42.86%) Network Security
2 12 (21.43%) TCP/IP
3 9 (16.07%) Firewall
4 8 (14.29%) LAN
4 8 (14.29%) WAN
4 8 (14.29%) Wireshark
5 3 (5.36%) DNS
6 2 (3.57%) DHCP
6 2 (3.57%) HTTP
6 2 (3.57%) SMTP
General
1 20 (35.71%) Finance
2 15 (26.79%) Military
3 11 (19.64%) Social Skills
4 6 (10.71%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (10.71%) Law
4 6 (10.71%) Pharmaceutical
5 2 (3.57%) Banking
6 1 (1.79%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (1.79%) Financial Institution
6 1 (1.79%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 19 (33.93%) Analyst
1 19 (33.93%) Senior
2 15 (26.79%) Consultant
2 15 (26.79%) Cybersecurity Consultant
2 15 (26.79%) Security Consultant
3 13 (23.21%) Security Engineer
3 13 (23.21%) SOC Analyst
4 10 (17.86%) Senior Analyst
5 9 (16.07%) Senior Security Engineer
6 6 (10.71%) Lead
7 5 (8.93%) Information Security Engineer
7 5 (8.93%) Security Manager
8 4 (7.14%) Information Security Manager
8 4 (7.14%) Information Security Project Manager
8 4 (7.14%) Project Manager
8 4 (7.14%) Security Analyst
8 4 (7.14%) Security Project Manager
9 3 (5.36%) Risk Analyst
9 3 (5.36%) Senior Risk Analyst
9 3 (5.36%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (26.79%) Elastic Stack
Miscellaneous
1 15 (26.79%) Cyber Defence
1 15 (26.79%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 11 (19.64%) Management Information System
3 6 (10.71%) Client/Server
4 5 (8.93%) Cybercrime
5 4 (7.14%) Product Ownership
6 3 (5.36%) Cyber Threat
6 3 (5.36%) Onboarding
7 2 (3.57%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (3.57%) Cyberattack
7 2 (3.57%) Security Posture
8 1 (1.79%) Anti-Spyware
8 1 (1.79%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 1 (1.79%) Insider Threat
8 1 (1.79%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 10 (17.86%) Windows
2 8 (14.29%) Android
2 8 (14.29%) Apple iOS
3 3 (5.36%) Linux
4 2 (3.57%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 39 (69.64%) Cybersecurity
3 38 (67.86%) SIEM
4 34 (60.71%) Information Security
5 26 (46.43%) Vulnerability Management
6 23 (41.07%) Agile
7 21 (37.50%) Incident Management
8 20 (35.71%) Security Management
9 17 (30.36%) Security Architecture
10 15 (26.79%) Analytics
10 15 (26.79%) Data Analytics
11 14 (25.00%) Data Loss Prevention
11 14 (25.00%) Incident Response
12 13 (23.21%) Information Security Management
13 11 (19.64%) Cloud Security
13 11 (19.64%) Identity Access Management
13 11 (19.64%) Privileged Access Management
14 10 (17.86%) Validation
15 9 (16.07%) Cryptography
15 9 (16.07%) Ethical Hacking
Programming Languages
1 9 (16.07%) Python
2 8 (14.29%) PowerShell
3 5 (8.93%) Kusto Query Language
4 1 (1.79%) Bash
Qualifications
1 20 (35.71%) Security Cleared
2 16 (28.57%) CISSP
3 15 (26.79%) DV Cleared
4 9 (16.07%) CEH
5 8 (14.29%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 8 (14.29%) CCSP
5 8 (14.29%) Cisco Certification
5 8 (14.29%) SANS
5 8 (14.29%) SSCP
6 6 (10.71%) CISM
7 3 (5.36%) CISA
7 3 (5.36%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 2 (3.57%) GIAC
8 2 (3.57%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (3.57%) SC Cleared
9 1 (1.79%) CEPT
9 1 (1.79%) Degree
9 1 (1.79%) GCIA
9 1 (1.79%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (55.36%) NIST
2 18 (32.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 8 (14.29%) PCI DSS
4 4 (7.14%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (3.57%) COBIT
6 1 (1.79%) GDPR
System Software
1 15 (26.79%) vSphere
2 8 (14.29%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 8 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
1 8 (14.29%) Nmap
2 6 (10.71%) QRadar
Vendors
1 16 (28.57%) Splunk
2 15 (26.79%) SolarWinds
2 15 (26.79%) Tanium
2 15 (26.79%) Tripwire
3 10 (17.86%) Microsoft
4 8 (14.29%) Qualys
4 8 (14.29%) Rapid7
4 8 (14.29%) Thycotic
5 6 (10.71%) IBM
6 4 (7.14%) Cisco
7 2 (3.57%) ServiceNow