Security Operations Jobs in the City of London

Security Operations (SecOps)
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of 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 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 116 130 188
Rank change year-on-year +14 +58 +17
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations 26 47 46
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 1.34% 1.41% 1.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.39% 1.54% 1.05%
Number of salaries quoted 14 39 43
10th Percentile £35,375 - £47,750
25th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £64,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.34% +3.57% -
75th Percentile £95,188 £100,000 £93,750
90th Percentile £98,875 £101,300 £100,000
Central London median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £71,250
% change year-on-year -7.14% -1.75% -10.94%

All Process and Methodology Skills
City of 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 the City of London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,867 3,055 4,372
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 96.24% 91.82% 95.15%
Number of salaries quoted 1,403 2,394 3,647
10th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £42,500
25th Percentile £53,750 £55,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.45%
75th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £98,750
90th Percentile £122,500 £112,500 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% +3.45%

Security Operations
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations in the City of London

Security Operations
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Operations in the City of London.

Salary trend for Security Operations in the City of London

Security Operations
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations in the City of London over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Operations in the City of London

Security Operations
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of 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 (11.54%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 12 (46.15%) Azure
2 5 (19.23%) AWS
2 5 (19.23%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (15.38%) Azure DevOps
3 4 (15.38%) GCP
4 3 (11.54%) Cloud Computing
4 3 (11.54%) Copilot Studio
4 3 (11.54%) Microsoft Copilot
4 3 (11.54%) Microsoft Purview
5 2 (7.69%) Azure Logic Apps
5 2 (7.69%) Azure Sentinel
5 2 (7.69%) Entra ID
5 2 (7.69%) PaaS
6 1 (3.85%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (15.38%) DNS
2 1 (3.85%) Firewall
2 1 (3.85%) LAN
2 1 (3.85%) VPN
2 1 (3.85%) WAN
General
1 8 (30.77%) Law
2 6 (23.08%) Social Skills
3 5 (19.23%) Finance
4 3 (11.54%) Banking
4 3 (11.54%) Financial Institution
5 2 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (7.69%) Retail
Job Titles
1 10 (38.46%) Senior
2 9 (34.62%) SOC Engineer
3 7 (26.92%) Analyst
4 5 (19.23%) SOC Analyst
5 4 (15.38%) Incident Engineer
6 3 (11.54%) Cloud Engineer
6 3 (11.54%) Cloud Platform Engineer
6 3 (11.54%) Platform Engineer
6 3 (11.54%) Senior Cloud Engineer
6 3 (11.54%) Senior Platform Engineer
6 3 (11.54%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 3 (11.54%) Systems Engineer
7 2 (7.69%) Cybersecurity Manager
7 2 (7.69%) Developer
7 2 (7.69%) Programme Manager
7 2 (7.69%) Security Assurance Manager
7 2 (7.69%) Security Manager
7 2 (7.69%) Security Operations Analyst
7 2 (7.69%) Senior Manager
7 2 (7.69%) Senior Transition Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (7.69%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 9 (34.62%) Management Information System
2 8 (30.77%) Security Operations Centre
2 8 (30.77%) Security Posture
3 5 (19.23%) CSOC
3 5 (19.23%) Onboarding
3 5 (19.23%) Virtual Team
4 4 (15.38%) Cloud Security Posture
5 2 (7.69%) Cyber Security Posture
5 2 (7.69%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (7.69%) Data Centre
6 1 (3.85%) Enterprise Cloud
6 1 (3.85%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (65.38%) Incident Response
2 12 (46.15%) Cybersecurity
2 12 (46.15%) DevOps
2 12 (46.15%) Information Security
3 11 (42.31%) SIEM
4 9 (34.62%) Risk Management
5 8 (30.77%) Continuous Improvement
6 7 (26.92%) Threat Intelligence
7 6 (23.08%) Mentoring
7 6 (23.08%) Penetration Testing
7 6 (23.08%) Security Monitoring
7 6 (23.08%) Vulnerability Management
8 5 (19.23%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
8 5 (19.23%) Data Loss Prevention
8 5 (19.23%) Data Protection
8 5 (19.23%) Open Source
8 5 (19.23%) Performance Management
8 5 (19.23%) Protective Monitoring
8 5 (19.23%) Trend Analysis
8 5 (19.23%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 7 (26.92%) PowerShell
2 2 (7.69%) Kusto Query Language
2 2 (7.69%) Python
3 1 (3.85%) Bash
Qualifications
1 5 (19.23%) Azure Certification
1 5 (19.23%) Microsoft Certification
1 5 (19.23%) SC Cleared
1 5 (19.23%) Security Cleared
2 3 (11.54%) CRISC
2 3 (11.54%) GIAC
3 2 (7.69%) CISM
3 2 (7.69%) CISSP
3 2 (7.69%) PMI Certification
3 2 (7.69%) PMP
4 1 (3.85%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (11.54%) NIST
2 2 (7.69%) COBIT
2 2 (7.69%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (3.85%) GDPR
3 1 (3.85%) GRC
3 1 (3.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (3.85%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 2 (7.69%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (19.23%) QRadar
2 4 (15.38%) Kubernetes
3 1 (3.85%) CASB
Vendors
1 12 (46.15%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.85%) Checkmarx
2 1 (3.85%) Juniper