Security Operations Jobs in the City of London

Security Operations (SecOps)
Central London > City of London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of 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 18 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 137 186 195
Rank change year-on-year +49 +9 +3
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations 47 53 84
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 1.41% 1.07% 1.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.52% 1.13% 1.26%
Number of salaries quoted 41 48 69
10th Percentile - £57,600 £55,000
25th Percentile £62,500 £64,500 £58,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.57% +7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £87,500
90th Percentile £106,500 £100,000 £100,250
Central London median annual salary £72,500 £70,000 £66,250
% change year-on-year +3.57% +5.66% -1.85%

All Process and Methodology Skills
City of 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 the City of London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,091 4,711 6,656
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 92.54% 95.35% 95.32%
Number of salaries quoted 2,475 3,971 5,614
10th Percentile £41,250 £43,750 £45,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £57,296
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.45% -
75th Percentile £96,250 £97,500 £93,750
90th Percentile £113,250 £112,500 £110,000
Central London median annual salary £73,000 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year -2.67% +3.45% +3.57%

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 18 April 2024.

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 2 (4.26%) SAS
2 1 (2.13%) Confluence
2 1 (2.13%) SharePoint
2 1 (2.13%) Site Server
Applications
1 1 (2.13%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 18 (38.30%) Azure
1 18 (38.30%) Microsoft 365
2 10 (21.28%) Azure Sentinel
3 7 (14.89%) Azure DevOps
3 7 (14.89%) Cloud Computing
3 7 (14.89%) Microsoft Purview
4 3 (6.38%) AWS
5 2 (4.26%) Amazon ECS
6 1 (2.13%) IaaS
6 1 (2.13%) Mimecast
6 1 (2.13%) PaaS
6 1 (2.13%) Power Platform
6 1 (2.13%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 17 (36.17%) Firewall
2 14 (29.79%) Network Security
3 12 (25.53%) TCP/IP
4 7 (14.89%) LAN
4 7 (14.89%) WAN
4 7 (14.89%) Wireshark
5 6 (12.77%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (2.13%) Cisco ASA
6 1 (2.13%) Cisco ISE
6 1 (2.13%) DKIM
6 1 (2.13%) DMARC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.13%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (2.13%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (4.26%) Jenkins
2 1 (2.13%) JIRA
General
1 28 (59.57%) Finance
2 10 (21.28%) Social Skills
3 5 (10.64%) Banking
4 4 (8.51%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (8.51%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (2.13%) Advertising
5 1 (2.13%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 16 (34.04%) Analyst
2 14 (29.79%) Security Analyst
3 9 (19.15%) Senior
4 8 (17.02%) Architect
4 8 (17.02%) IT Architect
4 8 (17.02%) IT Security Architect
4 8 (17.02%) Security Architect
4 8 (17.02%) Security Engineer
5 7 (14.89%) Lead
6 6 (12.77%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 6 (12.77%) Information Analyst
6 6 (12.77%) Information Security Analyst
7 5 (10.64%) Developer
7 5 (10.64%) Information Security Engineer
7 5 (10.64%) ServiceNow Developer
7 5 (10.64%) SOC Analyst
8 4 (8.51%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Specialist
8 4 (8.51%) Cyber Threat Specialist
8 4 (8.51%) Senior Security Engineer
8 4 (8.51%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.26%) .NET
1 2 (4.26%) AngularJS
1 2 (4.26%) CSS
1 2 (4.26%) HTML
1 2 (4.26%) Twitter Bootstrap
1 2 (4.26%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 14 (29.79%) Security Posture
2 10 (21.28%) Security Operations Centre
3 9 (19.15%) Cyber Threat
4 7 (14.89%) Management Information System
5 5 (10.64%) Cyberattack
6 3 (6.38%) Cyber Defence
6 3 (6.38%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 2 (4.26%) CMDB
7 2 (4.26%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (2.13%) Anti-Spyware
8 1 (2.13%) Data Centre
8 1 (2.13%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 10 (21.28%) Windows
2 7 (14.89%) Android
2 7 (14.89%) Apple iOS
3 3 (6.38%) Windows Server
4 2 (4.26%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (46.81%) Cybersecurity
2 19 (40.43%) SIEM
3 18 (38.30%) Cloud Security
3 18 (38.30%) Incident Response
4 14 (29.79%) Information Security
4 14 (29.79%) Regulatory Compliance
5 13 (27.66%) Vulnerability Management
6 10 (21.28%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
6 10 (21.28%) DevOps
6 10 (21.28%) Threat Intelligence
7 8 (17.02%) Application Security
7 8 (17.02%) Cryptography
7 8 (17.02%) Data Loss Prevention
7 8 (17.02%) Project Roadmap
7 8 (17.02%) Roadmaps
7 8 (17.02%) Security Architecture
7 8 (17.02%) TOGAF
8 7 (14.89%) Key Management
8 7 (14.89%) MITRE ATT&CK
8 7 (14.89%) Secrets Management
Programming Languages
1 13 (27.66%) Python
2 9 (19.15%) PowerShell
3 2 (4.26%) Bash
3 2 (4.26%) C#
3 2 (4.26%) Kusto Query Language
4 1 (2.13%) SQL
Qualifications
1 24 (51.06%) CISSP
2 19 (40.43%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 19 (40.43%) CCSP
2 19 (40.43%) Cisco Certification
3 10 (21.28%) CEH
4 7 (14.89%) GIAC
4 7 (14.89%) SANS
4 7 (14.89%) SSCP
5 6 (12.77%) Degree
6 5 (10.64%) CISA
6 5 (10.64%) CISM
7 4 (8.51%) CRISC
8 3 (6.38%) CompTIA Security+
8 3 (6.38%) GSEC
8 3 (6.38%) Security Cleared
9 1 (2.13%) GCIA
9 1 (2.13%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (31.91%) NIST
2 13 (27.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (14.89%) PCI DSS
4 5 (10.64%) GRC
5 3 (6.38%) NCSC
6 1 (2.13%) GDPR
System Software
1 7 (14.89%) Virtual Desktop
2 6 (12.77%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 11 (23.40%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (14.89%) Nmap
3 2 (4.26%) Kubernetes
3 2 (4.26%) Terraform
4 1 (2.13%) CASB
4 1 (2.13%) DatAdvantage
4 1 (2.13%) QRadar
Vendors
1 17 (36.17%) Microsoft
2 7 (14.89%) Qualys
2 7 (14.89%) Rapid7
2 7 (14.89%) Splunk
2 7 (14.89%) Thycotic
3 5 (10.64%) ServiceNow
4 2 (4.26%) Sun
5 1 (2.13%) Cadence
5 1 (2.13%) Cisco
5 1 (2.13%) Darktrace
5 1 (2.13%) Oracle
5 1 (2.13%) Varonis