Security Operations Job Trends in London
Security Operations (SecOps)
England > London
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring Security Operations skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 157 | 248 | 230 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +91 | -18 | +48 |
| Permanent jobs citing Security Operations | 382 | 138 | 236 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in London | 1.46% | 1.18% | 1.32% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.81% | 1.25% | 1.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 232 | 103 | 143 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,250 | £47,750 | £46,713 |
| 25th Percentile | £65,000 | £57,500 | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £76,000 | £75,000 | £77,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.33% | -3.23% | +10.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £93,069 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £114,750 | £115,000 | £121,250 |
| England median annual salary | £70,000 | £65,000 | £63,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | +2.36% | +1.60% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
London
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 London.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 21,134 | 10,998 | 16,062 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London | 80.65% | 93.77% | 89.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13,803 | 6,993 | 9,687 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,825 | £37,500 | £42,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £52,500 | £56,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £97,500 | £97,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £105,000 | £122,500 | £120,000 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -8.33% | -1.32% |
Security Operations Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Security Operations relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.
Security Operations Salary Trend in London
Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Security Operations.
Security Operations Salary Histogram in London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations in London over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.
Security Operations 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 within the London region over the 6 months to 16 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central London | +10 | 31 | £70,000 | -12.50% | 61 |
| West London | 0 | 22 | £75,000 | +33.93% | 7 |
| East London | -5 | 7 | £57,500 | -8.73% | 2 |
| Security Operations England |
|||||
Security Operations Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cybersecurity | 53.9% | 206 |
| 2 | Incident Response | 40.3% | 154 |
| 3 | Vulnerability Management | 31.9% | 122 |
| 4 | SIEM | 31.7% | 121 |
| 5 | Information Security | 25.1% | 96 |
| 6 | Cloud Security | 23.0% | 88 |
| 7 | Risk Management | 18.6% | 71 |
| 8 | Continuous Improvement | 18.3% | 70 |
| 9 | AI | 17.8% | 68 |
| 10 | Threat Detection | 17.3% | 66 |
| 11 | Threat Intelligence | 15.4% | 59 |
| 12 | Problem-Solving | 14.9% | 57 |
| 12 | Stakeholder Management | 14.9% | 57 |
| 14 | Security Monitoring | 12.0% | 46 |
| 15 | Cyber Threat Intelligence | 11.5% | 44 |
| 15 | Zero Trust | 11.5% | 44 |
| 17 | SOAR | 11.0% | 42 |
| 18 | Threat Modelling | 10.7% | 41 |
| 19 | Mentoring | 10.5% | 40 |
| 19 | Penetration Testing | 10.5% | 40 |