Security Operations Jobs in Reading

Security Operations (SecOps)
Berkshire > Reading

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Reading 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 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 99 99 123
Rank change year-on-year 0 +24 -26
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations 18 37 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 1.05% 2.28% 0.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.19% 2.34% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 8 8 5
10th Percentile £55,625 - £34,200
25th Percentile £57,500 £42,500 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,250 £58,750 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.77% +23.68% -15.56%
75th Percentile £74,375 £71,563 £77,500
90th Percentile £89,375 £73,250 £85,000
Berkshire median annual salary £57,500 £45,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +27.78% -43.75% +45.45%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Reading

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 Reading with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,509 1,579 1,623
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 88.30% 97.17% 92.32%
Number of salaries quoted 917 822 930
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,380 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,995 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.34% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £92,500 £82,500
Berkshire median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +3.45% +5.45%

Security Operations
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations in Reading

Security Operations
Salary Trend in Reading

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

Salary trend for Security Operations in Reading

Security Operations
Salary Histogram in Reading

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations in Reading over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Operations in Reading

Security Operations
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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 2 (11.11%) SAS
Cloud Services
1 4 (22.22%) AWS
1 4 (22.22%) Azure
1 4 (22.22%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 12 (66.67%) Network Security
2 9 (50.00%) Firewall
3 4 (22.22%) Internet
3 4 (22.22%) Intrusion Detection
3 4 (22.22%) VPN
4 3 (16.67%) TCP/IP
5 1 (5.56%) LAN
5 1 (5.56%) WAN
General
1 7 (38.89%) Telecoms
2 6 (33.33%) Finance
3 5 (27.78%) Social Skills
4 2 (11.11%) Retail
5 1 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (5.56%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (38.89%) Cybersecurity Manager
1 7 (38.89%) Security Manager
2 6 (33.33%) Security Assurance Manager
3 4 (22.22%) Architect
3 4 (22.22%) Security Architect
4 3 (16.67%) Senior
5 2 (11.11%) Analyst
5 2 (11.11%) Cybersecurity Engineer
5 2 (11.11%) Developer
5 2 (11.11%) Security Engineer
5 2 (11.11%) Senior Security Engineer
5 2 (11.11%) ServiceNow Developer
5 2 (11.11%) SOC Analyst
5 2 (11.11%) Telecoms Manager
6 1 (5.56%) Head of Information
6 1 (5.56%) Head of Information Security
6 1 (5.56%) Head of Operations
6 1 (5.56%) Head of Security
6 1 (5.56%) Senior Analyst
6 1 (5.56%) Telecoms Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (33.33%) Web Services
2 2 (11.11%) AngularJS
2 2 (11.11%) CSS
2 2 (11.11%) HTML
2 2 (11.11%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 6 (33.33%) Management Information System
1 6 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (22.22%) Data Centre
2 4 (22.22%) Hybrid Cloud
3 3 (16.67%) Security Posture
4 2 (11.11%) CMDB
4 2 (11.11%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 2 (11.11%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 4 (22.22%) Kali Linux
2 1 (5.56%) Windows
2 1 (5.56%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (88.89%) Cybersecurity
2 13 (72.22%) Computer Science
2 13 (72.22%) Vulnerability Management
3 12 (66.67%) Application Security
3 12 (66.67%) Penetration Testing
4 10 (55.56%) OWASP
4 10 (55.56%) Software Engineering
5 9 (50.00%) SIEM
6 8 (44.44%) Incident Response
6 8 (44.44%) Information Security
6 8 (44.44%) Risk Management
7 6 (33.33%) Content Development
7 6 (33.33%) DevSecOps
7 6 (33.33%) Incident Management
7 6 (33.33%) Purple Team
7 6 (33.33%) Red Team
7 6 (33.33%) Security Management
7 6 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
8 5 (27.78%) Data Protection
8 5 (27.78%) Identity Access Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (22.22%) PowerShell
1 4 (22.22%) Python
Qualifications
1 15 (83.33%) Degree
2 12 (66.67%) CISSP
3 6 (33.33%) CISM
3 6 (33.33%) GIAC
3 6 (33.33%) GPEN
4 4 (22.22%) AWS Certification
4 4 (22.22%) Azure Certification
5 3 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (11.11%) CCNA
6 2 (11.11%) CCNP
6 2 (11.11%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (11.11%) CompTIA Security+
6 2 (11.11%) GCIA
6 2 (11.11%) Network+ Certification
6 2 (11.11%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (61.11%) NIST
2 8 (44.44%) PCI DSS
3 7 (38.89%) GDPR
3 7 (38.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (33.33%) GRC
4 6 (33.33%) NIST 800
5 4 (22.22%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 3 (16.67%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (5.56%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 1 (5.56%) Active Directory
1 1 (5.56%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (5.56%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 7 (38.89%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 7 (38.89%) Nessus
2 4 (22.22%) Suricata
3 1 (5.56%) Network Intrusion Detection System
Vendors
1 6 (33.33%) Qualys
2 5 (27.78%) Cisco
2 5 (27.78%) Microsoft
2 5 (27.78%) Splunk
3 4 (22.22%) Juniper
3 4 (22.22%) Palo Alto
4 2 (11.11%) LogRhythm
4 2 (11.11%) McAfee
4 2 (11.11%) ServiceNow
5 1 (5.56%) CheckPoint
5 1 (5.56%) Citrix
5 1 (5.56%) VMware