Security Operations Analyst Job Trends in England

Security Operations Analyst
UK > England

The median Security Operations Analyst salary in England is £66,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 606 642 659
Rank change year-on-year +36 +17 +263
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Operations Analyst 11 37 21
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.021% 0.077% 0.043%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.023% 0.083% 0.045%
Number of salaries quoted 8 21 20
10th Percentile £53,250 £40,001 £38,500
25th Percentile £60,000 £46,619 £50,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,750 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.69% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £87,500 - £70,000
90th Percentile £94,250 £70,000 -
UK median annual salary £61,750 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% +4.00% +4.17%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 48,032 44,628 46,871
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.90% 92.71% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 30,380 23,318 36,700
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,670
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Security Operations Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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 England.

Security Operations Analyst job vacancy trend in England

Security Operations Analyst
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary distribution trend for Security Operations Analyst job vacancies in England

Security Operations Analyst
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations Analyst in England over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Operations Analyst in England

Security Operations Analyst
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Operations Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
London +43 5 £85,000 +28.30%
North of England -1 3 £63,500 -2.31%
Yorkshire -17 2 - -
East of England - 2 £60,000 -
Midlands +18 1 £40,000 -7.51% 1
North West +16 1 £63,500 -
East Midlands - 1 £40,000 - 1
Security Operations Analyst
UK

Security Operations Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 14 January 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 England region featuring Security Operations Analyst in the job title.

1 10 (90.91%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (54.55%) Incident Response
2 6 (54.55%) Information Security
2 6 (54.55%) Security Operations
3 5 (45.45%) Vulnerability Management
4 4 (36.36%) CISSP
4 4 (36.36%) Degree
5 3 (27.27%) CompTIA Security+
5 3 (27.27%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (27.27%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
5 3 (27.27%) Firewall
5 3 (27.27%) Identity Access Management
5 3 (27.27%) Kalman Filter
5 3 (27.27%) NIST
5 3 (27.27%) Palo Alto
5 3 (27.27%) SC Cleared
5 3 (27.27%) Security Cleared
5 3 (27.27%) Security Monitoring
5 3 (27.27%) SSCP
5 3 (27.27%) Threat Detection
5 3 (27.27%) Threat Intelligence
5 3 (27.27%) VPN
5 3 (27.27%) Web Filtering
6 2 (18.18%) AWS
6 2 (18.18%) Azure
6 2 (18.18%) Data Acquisition
6 2 (18.18%) ISMS
6 2 (18.18%) MITRE ATT&CK
6 2 (18.18%) Network Security
6 2 (18.18%) Penetration Testing

Security Operations Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 (18.18%) AWS
1 2 (18.18%) Azure
2 1 (9.09%) GCP
2 1 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (9.09%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (27.27%) Firewall
1 3 (27.27%) VPN
2 2 (18.18%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (9.09%) Elasticsearch
General
1 7 (63.64%) Social Skills
2 4 (36.36%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (18.18%) Finance
4 1 (9.09%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 6 (54.55%) Cyber Threat
2 5 (45.45%) Security Operations Centre
2 5 (45.45%) Security Posture
3 4 (36.36%) Operational Technology
4 3 (27.27%) Cyber Security Posture
5 2 (18.18%) Cyber Defence
5 2 (18.18%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 2 (18.18%) SCADA
5 2 (18.18%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (9.09%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (9.09%) Insider Threat
6 1 (9.09%) Smart Energy
6 1 (9.09%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 1 (9.09%) Linux
1 1 (9.09%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (90.91%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (54.55%) Incident Response
2 6 (54.55%) Information Security
2 6 (54.55%) Security Operations
3 5 (45.45%) Vulnerability Management
4 3 (27.27%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (27.27%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
4 3 (27.27%) Identity Access Management
4 3 (27.27%) Kalman Filter
4 3 (27.27%) Security Monitoring
4 3 (27.27%) Threat Detection
4 3 (27.27%) Threat Intelligence
4 3 (27.27%) Web Filtering
5 2 (18.18%) ISMS
5 2 (18.18%) Penetration Testing
5 2 (18.18%) Root Cause Analysis
5 2 (18.18%) SIEM
5 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (18.18%) Threat Analysis
5 2 (18.18%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (9.09%) Bash
1 1 (9.09%) PowerShell
1 1 (9.09%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (36.36%) CISSP
1 4 (36.36%) Degree
2 3 (27.27%) CompTIA Security+
2 3 (27.27%) SC Cleared
2 3 (27.27%) Security Cleared
2 3 (27.27%) SSCP
3 1 (9.09%) GCIA
3 1 (9.09%) GCIH
3 1 (9.09%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (27.27%) NIST
2 1 (9.09%) GDPR
2 1 (9.09%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 3 (27.27%) Palo Alto