Security Operations Jobs in Hampshire

Security Operations (SecOps)
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Hampshire 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 18 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 111 174 127
Rank change year-on-year +63 -47 +103
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations 16 17 41
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 0.78% 0.42% 1.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.89% 0.51% 1.55%
Number of salaries quoted 12 7 35
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,328 £22,750
25th Percentile £47,375 £42,547 £28,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,335 £60,000 £46,680
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +28.53% -5.22%
75th Percentile £73,000 £88,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £73,900 - £74,882
South East median annual salary £62,500 £53,750 £55,000
% change year-on-year +16.28% -2.27% +4.76%

All Process and 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 1,795 3,310 2,644
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 87.73% 81.85% 93.23%
Number of salaries quoted 1,033 2,531 1,872
10th Percentile £29,500 £27,500 £29,400
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,000 £38,969
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,250 £50,000 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.50% -8.26% +3.81%
75th Percentile £66,250 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £81,250
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Security Operations
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Job postings citing Security Operations as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations in Hampshire

Security Operations
Salary Trend in Hampshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Operations in Hampshire.

Salary trend for Security Operations in Hampshire

Security Operations
Salary Histogram in Hampshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations in Hampshire over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.

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 18 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
Portsmouth +5 6 £60,500 +146.94% 6
Farnborough -1 4 £30,000 -65.71%
Southampton +38 2 £55,000 +24.03% 2
Gosport - 2 - - 7
Andover - 1 £57,670 -
Security Operations
South East

Security Operations
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (31.25%) Azure
2 3 (18.75%) AWS
3 2 (12.50%) Azure Sentinel
3 2 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (6.25%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 10 (62.50%) Firewall
2 2 (12.50%) Network Security
2 2 (12.50%) TCP/IP
2 2 (12.50%) VPN
General
1 12 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (6.25%) Aerospace
3 1 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (6.25%) Law
Job Titles
1 9 (56.25%) Analyst
2 7 (43.75%) Security Analyst
2 7 (43.75%) SOC Analyst
3 4 (25.00%) Security Manager
3 4 (25.00%) Senior
3 4 (25.00%) Senior Analyst
3 4 (25.00%) SOC Manager
4 3 (18.75%) Operational Security Manager
4 3 (18.75%) Operations Manager
4 3 (18.75%) Security Operations Manager
4 3 (18.75%) Senior Security Analyst
5 2 (12.50%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 1 (6.25%) AWS Engineer
6 1 (6.25%) Cloud Engineer
6 1 (6.25%) Cloud Security Engineer
6 1 (6.25%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 1 (6.25%) Information Manager
6 1 (6.25%) Information Security Manager
6 1 (6.25%) Programme Manager
6 1 (6.25%) Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 13 (81.25%) Security Operations Centre
2 9 (56.25%) Cyber Threat
2 9 (56.25%) Security Posture
3 4 (25.00%) Cyber Defence
4 3 (18.75%) Cyber Security Posture
5 1 (6.25%) Cloud Security Posture
5 1 (6.25%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 2 (12.50%) Linux
1 2 (12.50%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (93.75%) Cybersecurity
2 13 (81.25%) Incident Response
2 13 (81.25%) SIEM
3 11 (68.75%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 11 (68.75%) Threat Intelligence
4 9 (56.25%) MITRE ATT&CK
5 8 (50.00%) SOAR
6 7 (43.75%) Collaborative Culture
7 6 (37.50%) Cloud Security
7 6 (37.50%) Information Security
7 6 (37.50%) Vulnerability Management
8 5 (31.25%) Continuous Improvement
8 5 (31.25%) Problem-Solving
8 5 (31.25%) Threat Detection
9 4 (25.00%) Performance Metrics
9 4 (25.00%) Regulatory Compliance
10 3 (18.75%) Forensic Analysis
11 2 (12.50%) Mentoring
11 2 (12.50%) Vulnerability Assessment
12 1 (6.25%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (18.75%) Bash
1 3 (18.75%) PowerShell
1 3 (18.75%) Python
2 2 (12.50%) Kusto Query Language
2 2 (12.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (50.00%) GCIH
2 6 (37.50%) Degree
2 6 (37.50%) Security Cleared
3 5 (31.25%) CompTIA Security+
4 4 (25.00%) CEH
4 4 (25.00%) CISM
4 4 (25.00%) CISSP
4 4 (25.00%) GIAC
4 4 (25.00%) SC Cleared
5 3 (18.75%) CompTIA CySA+
6 2 (12.50%) Network+ Certification
7 1 (6.25%) AWS Certification
7 1 (6.25%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
7 1 (6.25%) CISMP
7 1 (6.25%) DV Cleared
7 1 (6.25%) GCIA
7 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (6.25%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (43.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 7 (43.75%) NIST
2 1 (6.25%) GDPR
Vendors
1 9 (56.25%) Microsoft
2 2 (12.50%) Splunk
2 2 (12.50%) Tenable