Security Operations Jobs in Central London

Security Operations (SecOps)
London > Central London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Central London 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 24 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 135 188 199
Rank change year-on-year +53 +11 +19
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations 51 49 101
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 1.35% 0.96% 1.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.47% 1.02% 1.28%
Number of salaries quoted 43 46 78
10th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
25th Percentile £62,500 £64,500 £58,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £71,250 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -10.94% +18.52%
75th Percentile £97,500 £93,625 £90,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £101,250
London median annual salary £72,500 £67,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +8.21% -10.67% +7.14%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Central London

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 Central London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,467 4,818 7,897
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 91.96% 94.75% 95.40%
Number of salaries quoted 2,652 3,971 6,361
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £45,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £55,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £93,750
90th Percentile £112,500 £112,500 £108,750
London median annual salary £70,576 £75,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -5.90% +7.14% -

Security Operations
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations in Central London

Security Operations
Salary Trend in Central London

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

Salary trend for Security Operations in Central London

Security Operations
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations in Central London over the 6 months to 24 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Operations in Central London

Security Operations
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Operations within the Central London region over the 6 months to 24 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
City of London +57 48 £72,500 +3.57% 10
West End of London +11 3 £43,500 -49.12%
City of Westminster - 2 £41,750 -
Security Operations
London

Security Operations
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (3.92%) Confluence
1 2 (3.92%) SAS
2 1 (1.96%) Site Server
Applications
1 1 (1.96%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 13 (25.49%) Azure
1 13 (25.49%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (17.65%) Azure Sentinel
3 8 (15.69%) Cloud Computing
4 7 (13.73%) Azure DevOps
4 7 (13.73%) Microsoft Purview
5 1 (1.96%) AWS
5 1 (1.96%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 15 (29.41%) Network Security
2 13 (25.49%) Firewall
3 11 (21.57%) TCP/IP
4 7 (13.73%) Intrusion Detection
4 7 (13.73%) LAN
4 7 (13.73%) WAN
4 7 (13.73%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.96%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 2 (3.92%) JIRA
General
1 30 (58.82%) Finance
2 12 (23.53%) Social Skills
3 5 (9.80%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (7.84%) Legal
4 4 (7.84%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (5.88%) Banking
6 2 (3.92%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.96%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 18 (35.29%) Analyst
2 16 (31.37%) Security Analyst
3 10 (19.61%) Architect
3 10 (19.61%) IT Architect
3 10 (19.61%) IT Security Architect
3 10 (19.61%) Security Architect
4 9 (17.65%) Information Analyst
4 9 (17.65%) Information Security Analyst
5 8 (15.69%) Security Engineer
6 6 (11.76%) Lead
6 6 (11.76%) SOC Analyst
7 5 (9.80%) Developer
7 5 (9.80%) Information Security Engineer
7 5 (9.80%) ServiceNow Developer
8 4 (7.84%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Specialist
8 4 (7.84%) Cyber Threat Specialist
8 4 (7.84%) Senior
8 4 (7.84%) Senior Security Engineer
8 4 (7.84%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
9 3 (5.88%) Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.92%) AngularJS
1 2 (3.92%) CSS
1 2 (3.92%) HTML
1 2 (3.92%) Twitter Bootstrap
1 2 (3.92%) Web Services
2 1 (1.96%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 17 (33.33%) Security Posture
2 12 (23.53%) Security Operations Centre
3 11 (21.57%) Cyber Threat
4 9 (17.65%) Management Information System
5 4 (7.84%) Onboarding
6 3 (5.88%) Cyber Defence
6 3 (5.88%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 3 (5.88%) Cyberattack
7 2 (3.92%) CMDB
7 2 (3.92%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (1.96%) Data Centre
8 1 (1.96%) Linux Command Line
8 1 (1.96%) Mobile App
8 1 (1.96%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 8 (15.69%) Android
1 8 (15.69%) Apple iOS
2 7 (13.73%) Windows
3 2 (3.92%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (43.14%) SIEM
2 21 (41.18%) Cloud Security
2 21 (41.18%) Cybersecurity
2 21 (41.18%) Information Security
3 16 (31.37%) Vulnerability Management
4 15 (29.41%) Incident Response
5 13 (25.49%) Security Architecture
6 12 (23.53%) Regulatory Compliance
7 11 (21.57%) Application Security
7 11 (21.57%) Data Loss Prevention
8 10 (19.61%) Incident Management
8 10 (19.61%) TOGAF
9 9 (17.65%) Information Security Management
9 9 (17.65%) Security Management
9 9 (17.65%) Validation
10 8 (15.69%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 8 (15.69%) DevOps
10 8 (15.69%) Process Improvement
10 8 (15.69%) Project Roadmap
10 8 (15.69%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 10 (19.61%) PowerShell
1 10 (19.61%) Python
2 2 (3.92%) Kusto Query Language
3 1 (1.96%) SQL
Qualifications
1 27 (52.94%) CISSP
2 21 (41.18%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 21 (41.18%) CCSP
2 21 (41.18%) Cisco Certification
3 8 (15.69%) Degree
4 7 (13.73%) CEH
4 7 (13.73%) SANS
4 7 (13.73%) SSCP
5 6 (11.76%) CISM
6 5 (9.80%) CISA
6 5 (9.80%) GIAC
7 4 (7.84%) CRISC
7 4 (7.84%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (41.18%) NIST
2 17 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (17.65%) GRC
4 7 (13.73%) PCI DSS
5 3 (5.88%) NCSC
6 2 (3.92%) COBIT
7 1 (1.96%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (1.96%) GDPR
7 1 (1.96%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 7 (13.73%) Virtual Desktop
2 3 (5.88%) Active Directory
3 1 (1.96%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (13.73%) Microsoft Intune
1 7 (13.73%) Nmap
2 1 (1.96%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 18 (35.29%) Microsoft
2 7 (13.73%) Qualys
2 7 (13.73%) Rapid7
2 7 (13.73%) ServiceNow
2 7 (13.73%) Splunk
2 7 (13.73%) Thycotic
3 2 (3.92%) Sun
4 1 (1.96%) Oracle