Security Operations Jobs in Central London

Security Operations (SecOps)
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Central London requiring Security Operations skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Operations over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 122 134 191
Rank change year-on-year +12 +57 +19
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations 39 53 51
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 1.55% 1.41% 0.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.61% 1.53% 1.03%
Number of salaries quoted 25 45 47
10th Percentile £31,500 £55,000 £50,750
25th Percentile £61,250 £62,500 £64,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.34% +3.57% -6.67%
75th Percentile £78,750 £100,000 £93,500
90th Percentile £94,750 £106,500 £100,000
London median annual salary £75,000 £71,250 £67,250
% change year-on-year +5.26% +5.95% -10.33%

All Process and 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 permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Central London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,420 3,472 4,944
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 96.45% 92.19% 94.84%
Number of salaries quoted 1,645 2,683 4,075
10th Percentile £41,850 £40,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% +3.45%
75th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £97,500
90th Percentile £120,000 £112,500 £112,500
London median annual salary £75,000 £70,001 £75,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% -6.67% +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 14 May 2025.

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 14 May 2025. 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 +26 38 £65,000 -10.34% 7
City of Westminster -2 5 - -
Camden - 1 £55,000 - 1
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 3 (7.69%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (2.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 17 (43.59%) Azure
2 7 (17.95%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (12.82%) AWS
4 4 (10.26%) Azure DevOps
4 4 (10.26%) GCP
5 3 (7.69%) Azure Sentinel
5 3 (7.69%) Cloud Computing
5 3 (7.69%) Copilot Studio
5 3 (7.69%) Entra ID
5 3 (7.69%) Microsoft Copilot
5 3 (7.69%) Microsoft Purview
6 2 (5.13%) Azure Logic Apps
6 2 (5.13%) PaaS
7 1 (2.56%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (12.82%) DNS
2 4 (10.26%) Firewall
3 2 (5.13%) LAN
3 2 (5.13%) VPN
3 2 (5.13%) WAN
4 1 (2.56%) 4G
4 1 (2.56%) DHCP
4 1 (2.56%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (2.56%) Network Security
4 1 (2.56%) TCP/IP
4 1 (2.56%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.56%) Relational Database
General
1 12 (30.77%) Law
2 10 (25.64%) Social Skills
3 5 (12.82%) Finance
4 4 (10.26%) Retail
5 3 (7.69%) Banking
5 3 (7.69%) Financial Institution
6 1 (2.56%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 11 (28.21%) Analyst
1 11 (28.21%) Senior
2 9 (23.08%) SOC Engineer
3 8 (20.51%) SOC Analyst
4 4 (10.26%) Business Continuity Manager
4 4 (10.26%) Business Manager
4 4 (10.26%) Cybersecurity Manager
4 4 (10.26%) Incident Engineer
4 4 (10.26%) Operations Analyst
4 4 (10.26%) Security Analyst
4 4 (10.26%) Security Assurance Manager
4 4 (10.26%) Security Manager
4 4 (10.26%) Security Operations Analyst
5 3 (7.69%) Cloud Engineer
5 3 (7.69%) Developer
5 3 (7.69%) Platform Engineer
5 3 (7.69%) Senior Cloud Engineer
5 3 (7.69%) Senior Platform Engineer
5 3 (7.69%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 3 (7.69%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (5.13%) JSON
2 1 (2.56%) Ajax
2 1 (2.56%) AngularJS
2 1 (2.56%) CSS
2 1 (2.56%) HTML
2 1 (2.56%) LDAP
2 1 (2.56%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 14 (35.90%) Management Information System
2 10 (25.64%) Security Operations Centre
2 10 (25.64%) Security Posture
3 9 (23.08%) CSOC
3 9 (23.08%) Onboarding
3 9 (23.08%) Virtual Team
4 4 (10.26%) Cloud Security Posture
4 4 (10.26%) Cyber Security Posture
4 4 (10.26%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (5.13%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (2.56%) CMDB
6 1 (2.56%) Data Centre
6 1 (2.56%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.56%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (64.10%) Incident Response
2 19 (48.72%) SIEM
3 18 (46.15%) Cybersecurity
3 18 (46.15%) DevOps
4 14 (35.90%) Information Security
4 14 (35.90%) Threat Intelligence
5 12 (30.77%) Mentoring
6 11 (28.21%) Risk Management
7 10 (25.64%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 10 (25.64%) Penetration Testing
7 10 (25.64%) Security Monitoring
8 9 (23.08%) Architectural Design
8 9 (23.08%) Open Source
8 9 (23.08%) Performance Management
8 9 (23.08%) Protective Monitoring
8 9 (23.08%) Trend Analysis
8 9 (23.08%) Use Case
9 7 (17.95%) Continuous Improvement
9 7 (17.95%) Vulnerability Management
10 5 (12.82%) Security Testing
Programming Languages
1 7 (17.95%) PowerShell
2 3 (7.69%) Kusto Query Language
3 2 (5.13%) Python
4 1 (2.56%) Bash
4 1 (2.56%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 10 (25.64%) SC Cleared
1 10 (25.64%) Security Cleared
2 6 (15.38%) Azure Certification
2 6 (15.38%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (7.69%) CISSP
3 3 (7.69%) CRISC
3 3 (7.69%) GIAC
4 2 (5.13%) CISM
5 1 (2.56%) CCNA
5 1 (2.56%) CISA
5 1 (2.56%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (2.56%) PMI Certification
5 1 (2.56%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (10.26%) NIST
2 3 (7.69%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (5.13%) COBIT
3 2 (5.13%) GDPR
3 2 (5.13%) GRC
3 2 (5.13%) PCI DSS
4 1 (2.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 2 (5.13%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (23.08%) QRadar
2 4 (10.26%) Kubernetes
3 1 (2.56%) CASB
3 1 (2.56%) FortiGate
3 1 (2.56%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 21 (53.85%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.13%) CrowdStrike
3 1 (2.56%) Checkmarx
3 1 (2.56%) Juniper
3 1 (2.56%) Rapid7
3 1 (2.56%) ServiceNow