Security Operations Analyst Job Trends in Birmingham

Security Operations Analyst
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Security Operations Analyst salary in Birmingham is £32,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 February 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 102 - 130
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Operations Analyst 2 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 0.098% - 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% - 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile - - £38,600
25th Percentile - - £42,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 - £51,000
75th Percentile - - £54,000
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £32,000 £43,250 £37,500
% change year-on-year -26.01% +15.33% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Birmingham with a recognized job title 1,858 1,618 1,863
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.48% 94.51% 93.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,364 819 1,570
10th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £84,375 £90,750 £82,500
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £53,688 £49,750
% change year-on-year -6.87% +7.92% -5.24%

Security Operations Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Security Operations Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Security Operations Analyst job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Security Operations Analyst
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for Security Operations Analyst job vacancies in Birmingham.

Salary distribution trend for Security Operations Analyst job vacancies in Birmingham

Security Operations Analyst Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 20 February 2026, Security Operations Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Birmingham region featuring Security Operations Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Azure Sentinel
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Rapid7
1 2 (100.00%) Security Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Security Monitoring
1 2 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 2 (100.00%) SIEM
1 2 (100.00%) Threat Detection
2 1 (50.00%) CCNA
2 1 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (50.00%) CompTIA CySA+

Security Operations Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Azure Sentinel
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Defence
1 2 (100.00%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (100.00%) Security Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Security Monitoring
1 2 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 2 (100.00%) SIEM
1 2 (100.00%) Threat Detection
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) CCNA
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (50.00%) CompTIA CySA+
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Rapid7