Security Operations Job Trends in Hampshire

Security Operations (SecOps)
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Hampshire requiring Security Operations skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 132 120
Rank change year-on-year +63 -12 +22
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations 50 27 13
As % of all permanent jobs in Hampshire 2.03% 1.01% 0.64%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.53% 1.24% 0.72%
Number of salaries quoted 35 24 3
10th Percentile - £60,094 £73,650
25th Percentile £43,000 £73,625 £75,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £77,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.32% -3.13% +23.08%
75th Percentile £65,000 £78,750 £82,375
90th Percentile £78,500 £96,750 £83,800
South East median annual salary £62,500 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -3.85% +8.33%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,979 2,185 1,795
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 80.19% 81.77% 88.77%
Number of salaries quoted 1,388 1,297 1,207
10th Percentile £27,250 £33,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £33,656 £45,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £56,921 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.16% +9.46% -5.45%
75th Percentile £62,663 £72,500 £65,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £58,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.79% +10.48% -4.55%

Security Operations
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Security Operations relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

Security Operations job vacancy trend in Hampshire

Security Operations
Salary Trend in Hampshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Security Operations.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Security Operations

Security Operations
Salary Histogram in Hampshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations in Hampshire over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Operations in Hampshire

Security Operations
Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Operations within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 11 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
Portsmouth +16 18 £67,500 -28.57% 2
Farnborough +10 11 £65,000 - 5
Southampton +19 7 £50,000 -30.07%
Basingstoke - 3 £54,000 - 3
Security Operations
South East

Security Operations
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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 18 (36.00%) Azure
2 15 (30.00%) AWS
3 9 (18.00%) GCP
4 5 (10.00%) Azure Sentinel
5 4 (8.00%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (2.00%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 13 (26.00%) Firewall
1 13 (26.00%) Network Security
2 11 (22.00%) VPN
General
1 22 (44.00%) Social Skills
2 10 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (16.00%) Finance
3 8 (16.00%) Legal
4 3 (6.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (6.00%) Influencing Skills
4 3 (6.00%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (4.00%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (2.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 16 (32.00%) Lead
2 13 (26.00%) Security Engineer
3 9 (18.00%) Analyst
3 9 (18.00%) Senior
4 8 (16.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 8 (16.00%) Infrastructure Security Engineer
5 7 (14.00%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 7 (14.00%) Security Assurance Manager
5 7 (14.00%) Security Manager
6 6 (12.00%) SOC Analyst
7 5 (10.00%) IT Engineer
7 5 (10.00%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
7 5 (10.00%) IT Security Engineer
7 5 (10.00%) Senior Security Engineer
8 4 (8.00%) Senior Analyst
9 3 (6.00%) Cloud Engineer
9 3 (6.00%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
9 3 (6.00%) IT Security Specialist
9 3 (6.00%) Security Analyst
9 3 (6.00%) Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (8.00%) ARM Templates
2 2 (4.00%) REST
3 1 (2.00%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 34 (68.00%) Security Operations Centre
2 10 (20.00%) Cyber Threat
3 8 (16.00%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 8 (16.00%) Operational Technology
4 7 (14.00%) Security Posture
5 4 (8.00%) ARM Cortex
5 4 (8.00%) Hybrid Cloud
5 4 (8.00%) Onboarding
6 1 (2.00%) CMDB
6 1 (2.00%) Cyber Defence
6 1 (2.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (58.00%) SIEM
2 24 (48.00%) Incident Response
2 24 (48.00%) Threat Intelligence
3 19 (38.00%) Vulnerability Management
4 15 (30.00%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
5 14 (28.00%) Cybersecurity
6 13 (26.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
6 13 (26.00%) Information Security
7 12 (24.00%) Mentoring
8 11 (22.00%) Continuous Improvement
8 11 (22.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 11 (22.00%) Problem-Solving
8 11 (22.00%) Situational Awareness
8 11 (22.00%) SOAR
9 9 (18.00%) Cloud Security
9 9 (18.00%) Data Protection
9 9 (18.00%) Roadmaps
9 9 (18.00%) Stakeholder Management
10 8 (16.00%) ITIL
10 8 (16.00%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (14.00%) PowerShell
1 7 (14.00%) Python
2 6 (12.00%) Kusto Query Language
3 4 (8.00%) Bicep
4 2 (4.00%) Bash
4 2 (4.00%) SQL
5 1 (2.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 14 (28.00%) Security Cleared
2 13 (26.00%) SC Cleared
3 8 (16.00%) Degree
4 6 (12.00%) CEH
4 6 (12.00%) CompTIA CySA+
4 6 (12.00%) GCIH
5 4 (8.00%) CompTIA Security+
5 4 (8.00%) CREST Certified
5 4 (8.00%) GCIA
6 3 (6.00%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (4.00%) Network+ Certification
8 1 (2.00%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (28.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 14 (28.00%) NIST
2 8 (16.00%) ISO/IEC 27005
3 4 (8.00%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (8.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 4 (8.00%) GDPR
3 4 (8.00%) NCSC
3 4 (8.00%) PCI DSS
3 4 (8.00%) SOC 2
4 3 (6.00%) GRC
4 3 (6.00%) SOC 3
Systems Management
1 4 (8.00%) Terraform
2 3 (6.00%) QRadar
Vendors
1 7 (14.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (10.00%) ServiceNow
3 4 (8.00%) CrowdStrike
3 4 (8.00%) Splunk
4 3 (6.00%) LogRhythm