Security Operations Contract Job Trends in Central London

Security Operations (SecOps)
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London requiring Security Operations skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 127 113 115
Rank change year-on-year -14 +2 +20
Contract jobs citing Security Operations 22 16 18
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.89% 0.83% 0.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.00% 0.89% 0.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 13 14
10th Percentile £445 - £425
25th Percentile £450 £488 £436
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £550 £513
Median % change year-on-year -5.45% +7.32% -17.00%
75th Percentile £581 £738 £691
90th Percentile £679 £805 £775
London median daily rate £563 £550 £563
% change year-on-year +2.27% -2.22% -13.46%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Central London

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,205 1,796 2,126
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 89.63% 93.69% 91.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,523 1,202 1,372
10th Percentile £358 £316 £363
25th Percentile £455 £419 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -3.20%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £788
London median daily rate £550 £540 £550
% change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 30 28
10th Percentile £17.60 £18.69 £17.75
25th Percentile £18.75 £23.00 £24.83
Median hourly rate £25.00 £28.33 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.74% -19.07% +30.84%
75th Percentile £43.00 £50.75 £65.63
90th Percentile £64.15 £63.75 £119.65
London median hourly rate £35.00 £31.49 £35.00
% change year-on-year +11.15% -10.03% -7.28%

Security Operations
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Security Operations relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Security Operations job vacancy trend in Central London

Security Operations
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Security Operations.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Security Operations

Security Operations
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Operations in Central London over the 6 months to 22 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Security Operations in Central London

Security Operations
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Security Operations.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Security Operations

Security Operations
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Operations within the Central London region over the 6 months to 22 September 2026. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London -20 17 £525 -8.70% 37
Southwark - 1 £700 -
Security Operations
London

Security Operations
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 6 (27.27%) Azure
1 6 (27.27%) Microsoft Purview
2 3 (13.64%) AWS
2 3 (13.64%) Azure Logic Apps
2 3 (13.64%) Entra ID
3 2 (9.09%) Azure AKS
3 2 (9.09%) GitHub
3 2 (9.09%) GitHub Actions
3 2 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (9.09%) n8n
4 1 (4.55%) Azure Key Vault
4 1 (4.55%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (4.55%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.55%) Firewall
1 1 (4.55%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 5 (22.73%) Social Skills
1 5 (22.73%) Telecoms
2 4 (18.18%) Finance
3 3 (13.64%) Public Sector
4 1 (4.55%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (4.55%) Law
Job Titles
1 6 (27.27%) Architect
2 5 (22.73%) Analyst
2 5 (22.73%) ServiceNow Architect
3 3 (13.64%) Operations Analyst
3 3 (13.64%) Security Engineer
4 2 (9.09%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
4 2 (9.09%) Cloud Engineer
4 2 (9.09%) Lead
4 2 (9.09%) Security Analyst
4 2 (9.09%) Security Operations Analyst
4 2 (9.09%) Senior
4 2 (9.09%) Senior Security Engineer
4 2 (9.09%) SOC Analyst
5 1 (4.55%) Azure Data Architect
5 1 (4.55%) Consultant
5 1 (4.55%) Data Architect
5 1 (4.55%) Enterprise Architect
5 1 (4.55%) Penetration Tester
5 1 (4.55%) Security Architect
5 1 (4.55%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (18.18%) REST
1 4 (18.18%) SOAP
2 3 (13.64%) Terraform
3 1 (4.55%) FIDO
Miscellaneous
1 4 (18.18%) CMDB
2 2 (9.09%) AI Agents
2 2 (9.09%) Cyber Defence
2 2 (9.09%) Onboarding
2 2 (9.09%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (4.55%) Cloud Native
3 1 (4.55%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (4.55%) Data Fabric
3 1 (4.55%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (4.55%) Management Information System
3 1 (4.55%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.55%) Linux
1 1 (4.55%) Mac OS
1 1 (4.55%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (63.64%) Cybersecurity
2 13 (59.09%) Incident Response
3 7 (31.82%) SOAR
4 6 (27.27%) Threat Detection
4 6 (27.27%) Vulnerability Management
5 5 (22.73%) CAD
5 5 (22.73%) Data Modelling
5 5 (22.73%) Roadmaps
5 5 (22.73%) SIEM
6 4 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (18.18%) IT Asset Management
6 4 (18.18%) ITSM
6 4 (18.18%) Risk Assessment
6 4 (18.18%) Runbook
6 4 (18.18%) Strategic Roadmap
6 4 (18.18%) Technical Leadership
6 4 (18.18%) Vulnerability Remediation
7 3 (13.64%) AI
7 3 (13.64%) Analytics
7 3 (13.64%) Data Privacy
Programming Languages
1 4 (18.18%) JavaScript
1 4 (18.18%) Kusto Query Language
2 3 (13.64%) PowerShell
3 2 (9.09%) Python
4 1 (4.55%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 6 (27.27%) Security Cleared
2 5 (22.73%) CISSP
2 5 (22.73%) SC Cleared
3 2 (9.09%) CompTIA Security+
3 2 (9.09%) DV Cleared
3 2 (9.09%) GIAC
3 2 (9.09%) OSCP
4 1 (4.55%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 1 (4.55%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (4.55%) CHECK Team Member
4 1 (4.55%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (4.55%) CISM
4 1 (4.55%) CompTIA CySA+
4 1 (4.55%) CREST Certified
4 1 (4.55%) Degree
4 1 (4.55%) GPEN
4 1 (4.55%) IISP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (22.73%) GRC
2 4 (18.18%) NIST
3 3 (13.64%) GDPR
3 3 (13.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (4.55%) COBIT
5 1 (4.55%) Government Security Classifications
5 1 (4.55%) NCSC
5 1 (4.55%) NIST 800
5 1 (4.55%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 2 (9.09%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (9.09%) Ansible
1 2 (9.09%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 9 (40.91%) Microsoft
2 5 (22.73%) ServiceNow
3 3 (13.64%) OneTrust
4 1 (4.55%) CrowdStrike
4 1 (4.55%) Splunk