Security Operations Job Trends in Hatfield

Security Operations (SecOps)
Hertfordshire > Hatfield

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Hatfield requiring Security Operations skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 - 17
Rank change year-on-year - - +23
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations 6 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Hatfield 2.65% - 5.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.26% - 5.33%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £56,123
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £57,825
75th Percentile - - £59,526
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median annual salary £55,000 £62,000 £63,750
% change year-on-year -11.29% -2.75% +27.50%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Hatfield

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 Hatfield.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 141 60 75
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hatfield 62.39% 88.24% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 92 37 17
10th Percentile £42,500 - £36,650
25th Percentile £45,000 £28,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £29,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +103.39% -46.36% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £52,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £60,000 £73,750
Hertfordshire median annual salary £57,500 £48,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +19.79% -11.11% -1.82%

Security Operations
Job Vacancy Trend in Hatfield

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

Security Operations job vacancy trend in Hatfield

Security Operations
Salary Trend in Hatfield

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hatfield citing Security Operations.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hatfield citing Security Operations

Security Operations
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hatfield 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:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (66.67%) Intrusion Detection
2 2 (33.33%) Firewall
2 2 (33.33%) Network Security
General
1 4 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (66.67%) Finance
2 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (100.00%) Analyst
1 6 (100.00%) Security Analyst
2 4 (66.67%) Information Analyst
2 4 (66.67%) Information Security Analyst
3 2 (33.33%) IT Analyst
3 2 (33.33%) IT Security Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) Life Science
2 2 (33.33%) Cyber Threat
2 2 (33.33%) Management Information System
2 2 (33.33%) Security Operations Centre
2 2 (33.33%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Information Security
1 6 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 6 (100.00%) SIEM
2 4 (66.67%) ISMS
2 4 (66.67%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
2 4 (66.67%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 2 (33.33%) Antivirus Management
3 2 (33.33%) Business Continuity
3 2 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (33.33%) Data Loss Prevention
3 2 (33.33%) Data Protection
3 2 (33.33%) Disaster Recovery
3 2 (33.33%) Incident Response
3 2 (33.33%) Penetration Testing
3 2 (33.33%) Proactive Monitoring
3 2 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (66.67%) GDPR
2 4 (66.67%) NIST
3 2 (33.33%) PCI DSS