Security Operations Analyst Jobs in London

Security Operations Analyst
England > London

The median Security Operations Analyst salary in London is £72,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 30 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 489 604 850
Rank change year-on-year +115 +246 -268
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Operations Analyst 13 26 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.055% 0.073% 0.032%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.058% 0.077% 0.033%
Number of salaries quoted 10 14 17
10th Percentile £53,450 - £54,000
25th Percentile £59,375 £52,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £60,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.83% -20.00% +22.45%
75th Percentile £76,250 £66,875 -
90th Percentile £76,625 £74,250 -
England median annual salary £51,000 £55,000 £56,250
% change year-on-year -7.27% -2.22% +22.28%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 22,228 33,761 64,000
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.11% 95.05% 96.35%
Number of salaries quoted 16,730 24,758 34,902
10th Percentile £38,454 £42,500 £41,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -
75th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £91,469
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £53,635 £60,567 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.45% +0.95% +9.09%

Security Operations Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured Security Operations Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations Analyst in London

Security Operations Analyst
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Security Operations Analyst in London

Security Operations Analyst
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations Analyst in London over the 6 months to 30 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Operations Analyst in London

Security Operations Analyst
Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 30 April 2024. 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
Central London +56 2 £56,250 -19.64%
Security Operations Analyst
England

Security Operations Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 30 April 2024, Security Operations Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the London region featuring Security Operations Analyst in the job title.

1 13 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 11 (84.62%) Security Operations
3 10 (76.92%) Incident Response
4 9 (69.23%) Cyberattack
4 9 (69.23%) Azure
4 9 (69.23%) Windows
5 8 (61.54%) Microsoft 365
6 6 (46.15%) PowerShell
6 6 (46.15%) CrowdStrike
6 6 (46.15%) Offensive Security
6 6 (46.15%) Vulnerability Remediation
6 6 (46.15%) Task Automation
6 6 (46.15%) Microsoft
6 6 (46.15%) Active Directory
7 5 (38.46%) SIEM
8 4 (30.77%) Vulnerability Management
9 3 (23.08%) Analytics
9 3 (23.08%) Cyber Threat
9 3 (23.08%) Programme Delivery
9 3 (23.08%) SOAR
9 3 (23.08%) CEH
9 3 (23.08%) Linux
9 3 (23.08%) Broadband
10 2 (15.38%) E-Commerce
10 2 (15.38%) Firewall
10 2 (15.38%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (15.38%) Root Cause Analysis
10 2 (15.38%) VLAN
10 2 (15.38%) Retail
10 2 (15.38%) Collaborative Working

Security Operations Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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:

Cloud Services
1 9 (69.23%) Azure
2 8 (61.54%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (23.08%) Broadband
2 2 (15.38%) Firewall
2 2 (15.38%) VLAN
2 2 (15.38%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (7.69%) Internet
3 1 (7.69%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (7.69%) Network Security
General
1 2 (15.38%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 9 (69.23%) Cyberattack
2 3 (23.08%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (7.69%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 9 (69.23%) Windows
2 3 (23.08%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 11 (84.62%) Security Operations
3 10 (76.92%) Incident Response
4 6 (46.15%) Offensive Security
4 6 (46.15%) Task Automation
4 6 (46.15%) Vulnerability Remediation
5 5 (38.46%) SIEM
6 4 (30.77%) Vulnerability Management
7 3 (23.08%) Analytics
7 3 (23.08%) Programme Delivery
7 3 (23.08%) SOAR
8 2 (15.38%) Collaborative Working
8 2 (15.38%) E-Commerce
8 2 (15.38%) Root Cause Analysis
9 1 (7.69%) Agile
9 1 (7.69%) Computer Science
9 1 (7.69%) Critical Thinking
9 1 (7.69%) Risk Assessment
9 1 (7.69%) Stakeholder Management
9 1 (7.69%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 6 (46.15%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 3 (23.08%) CEH
2 1 (7.69%) CISM
2 1 (7.69%) CISSP
2 1 (7.69%) GSEC
System Software
1 6 (46.15%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 6 (46.15%) CrowdStrike
1 6 (46.15%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.69%) Meraki
2 1 (7.69%) Oracle