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 7 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 222 195 262
Rank change year-on-year -27 +67 +11
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations 158 258 203
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.14% 1.65% 1.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.29% 1.75% 1.23%
Number of salaries quoted 103 176 171
10th Percentile £51,700 £46,250 £47,725
25th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.90% +3.57% -6.67%
75th Percentile £90,875 £95,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £114,000 £120,000 £102,500
England median annual salary £69,384 £65,000 £62,750
% change year-on-year +6.74% +3.59% -7.04%

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,237 14,729 16,566
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 87.97% 94.46% 92.63%
Number of salaries quoted 7,835 8,118 13,300
10th Percentile £36,250 £43,250 £41,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £56,250 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £74,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.33% - -
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £117,500 £120,000 £116,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

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 job vacancy trend in London

Security Operations
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Security Operations.

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 7 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Operations in London

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 7 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
Central London +1 40 £80,000 +14.29% 12
West London +2 3 £56,000 -47.29% 1
Security Operations
England

Security Operations
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (1.90%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.63%) Confluence
2 1 (0.63%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (2.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.63%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 37 (23.42%) Azure
2 29 (18.35%) AWS
3 17 (10.76%) GCP
3 17 (10.76%) Microsoft 365
4 13 (8.23%) Azure Sentinel
5 11 (6.96%) Entra ID
6 8 (5.06%) SaaS
7 7 (4.43%) Mimecast
7 7 (4.43%) Tessian
8 5 (3.16%) Microsoft Purview
9 4 (2.53%) PaaS
10 2 (1.27%) Azure DevOps
11 1 (0.63%) Amazon ECR
11 1 (0.63%) Amazon ECS
11 1 (0.63%) Amazon GuardDuty
11 1 (0.63%) Azure Key Vault
11 1 (0.63%) dbt
11 1 (0.63%) Google App Engine
11 1 (0.63%) Power Platform
11 1 (0.63%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 39 (24.68%) Firewall
2 26 (16.46%) Network Security
3 15 (9.49%) VPN
4 11 (6.96%) Intrusion Detection
5 5 (3.16%) TCP/IP
6 4 (2.53%) Wireshark
7 3 (1.90%) DMARC
7 3 (1.90%) WAN
7 3 (1.90%) Wireless
8 2 (1.27%) DKIM
8 2 (1.27%) DNS
8 2 (1.27%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.63%) DMZ
9 1 (0.63%) LAN
9 1 (0.63%) Modbus
9 1 (0.63%) SCCP
9 1 (0.63%) SD-WAN
9 1 (0.63%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.63%) Elasticsearch
1 1 (0.63%) Power BI
1 1 (0.63%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (0.63%) Burp Suite
1 1 (0.63%) JIRA
General
1 54 (34.18%) Social Skills
2 51 (32.28%) Finance
3 31 (19.62%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (12.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 16 (10.13%) Banking
5 16 (10.13%) Law
6 11 (6.96%) Legal
7 9 (5.70%) Financial Institution
7 9 (5.70%) Retail
8 8 (5.06%) Advertising
9 6 (3.80%) Back Office
9 6 (3.80%) Public Sector
10 3 (1.90%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (1.90%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (1.27%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (1.27%) Marketing
12 1 (0.63%) Investment Banking
12 1 (0.63%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.63%) Pharmaceutical
12 1 (0.63%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 47 (29.75%) Analyst
2 37 (23.42%) Security Analyst
3 23 (14.56%) Lead
4 18 (11.39%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 18 (11.39%) Security Engineer
4 18 (11.39%) Senior
5 15 (9.49%) Security Manager
6 14 (8.86%) SOC Analyst
7 11 (6.96%) Consultant
7 11 (6.96%) Information Analyst
7 11 (6.96%) Information Security Analyst
7 11 (6.96%) Technical Consultant
8 10 (6.33%) Operational Security Manager
8 10 (6.33%) Operations Manager
8 10 (6.33%) Security Operations Manager
8 10 (6.33%) Senior Analyst
9 9 (5.70%) Security Specialist
9 9 (5.70%) Senior Security Analyst
9 9 (5.70%) ServiceNow Consultant
10 7 (4.43%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.53%) Elastic Stack
1 4 (2.53%) OpenTelemetry
2 1 (0.63%) .NET
2 1 (0.63%) AWS CDK
2 1 (0.63%) Django
2 1 (0.63%) LDAP
2 1 (0.63%) React
Miscellaneous
1 34 (21.52%) Cyber Threat
2 30 (18.99%) Security Posture
3 25 (15.82%) Security Operations Centre
4 17 (10.76%) Cyber Defence
5 10 (6.33%) Cloud Native
5 10 (6.33%) Management Information System
6 9 (5.70%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 9 (5.70%) Cyberattack
7 8 (5.06%) Virtual Team
8 7 (4.43%) Analytical Mindset
8 7 (4.43%) Insider Threat
9 5 (3.16%) Operational Technology
9 5 (3.16%) Self-Motivation
10 4 (2.53%) Cyber Security Posture
10 4 (2.53%) Data Structures
10 4 (2.53%) Hybrid Cloud
11 3 (1.90%) CMDB
11 3 (1.90%) Data Centre
11 3 (1.90%) Data Protection Act
11 3 (1.90%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
Operating Systems
1 35 (22.15%) Windows
2 27 (17.09%) Linux
3 7 (4.43%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.90%) Unix
5 1 (0.63%) Kali Linux
5 1 (0.63%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.63%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.63%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (63.92%) Incident Response
2 75 (47.47%) SIEM
3 74 (46.84%) Cybersecurity
4 55 (34.81%) Information Security
5 43 (27.22%) Threat Intelligence
6 34 (21.52%) Vulnerability Management
7 33 (20.89%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
8 29 (18.35%) Continuous Improvement
8 29 (18.35%) Root Cause Analysis
9 27 (17.09%) MITRE ATT&CK
10 26 (16.46%) Data Loss Prevention
11 25 (15.82%) Risk Management
12 24 (15.19%) Cloud Security
12 24 (15.19%) Threat Detection
13 23 (14.56%) Problem-Solving
14 19 (12.03%) SOAR
15 18 (11.39%) Mentoring
16 17 (10.76%) Penetration Testing
16 17 (10.76%) Security Monitoring
17 16 (10.13%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 22 (13.92%) Python
2 18 (11.39%) PowerShell
3 5 (3.16%) Bash
4 3 (1.90%) Kusto Query Language
4 3 (1.90%) Perl
5 2 (1.27%) SQL
6 1 (0.63%) C#
6 1 (0.63%) Java
6 1 (0.63%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 53 (33.54%) CISSP
2 28 (17.72%) Degree
3 20 (12.66%) CompTIA Security+
4 18 (11.39%) CISM
4 18 (11.39%) GIAC
5 15 (9.49%) GCIH
6 14 (8.86%) Security Cleared
7 13 (8.23%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (5.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 7 (4.43%) CISA
9 7 (4.43%) Computer Science Degree
9 7 (4.43%) SC Cleared
10 6 (3.80%) CCSP
10 6 (3.80%) GCFA
10 6 (3.80%) GCIA
10 6 (3.80%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (2.53%) Azure Certification
11 4 (2.53%) CCNA
11 4 (2.53%) DV Cleared
11 4 (2.53%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (30.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 48 (30.38%) NIST
2 24 (15.19%) GDPR
3 17 (10.76%) PCI DSS
4 13 (8.23%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (5.70%) GRC
6 8 (5.06%) SLA
7 7 (4.43%) SOC 2
8 5 (3.16%) Accessibility
8 5 (3.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (2.53%) Data Quality
9 4 (2.53%) QA
10 3 (1.90%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 3 (1.90%) ITGC
11 1 (0.63%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.63%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.63%) NCSC
11 1 (0.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 7 (4.43%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.16%) Docker
2 5 (3.16%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (2.53%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.63%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 11 (6.96%) Kubernetes
2 10 (6.33%) CSIRT
2 10 (6.33%) QRadar
3 8 (5.06%) Terraform
4 6 (3.80%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (3.16%) Ansible
6 4 (2.53%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 4 (2.53%) Prometheus
7 3 (1.90%) ArcSight ESM
7 3 (1.90%) Nessus
8 2 (1.27%) Computer Incident Response Team
9 1 (0.63%) CASB
9 1 (0.63%) Microsoft Intune
9 1 (0.63%) SCCM
Vendors
1 48 (30.38%) Microsoft
2 18 (11.39%) Splunk
3 13 (8.23%) ServiceNow
4 12 (7.59%) CrowdStrike
5 8 (5.06%) Palo Alto
6 5 (3.16%) ArcSight
6 5 (3.16%) Qualys
6 5 (3.16%) VMware
7 4 (2.53%) Foundry
7 4 (2.53%) Palantir
8 3 (1.90%) Cisco
8 3 (1.90%) LogLogic
8 3 (1.90%) McAfee
8 3 (1.90%) Rapid7
9 2 (1.27%) Carbon Black
9 2 (1.27%) CyberArk
9 2 (1.27%) Thales
10 1 (0.63%) Censornet
10 1 (0.63%) Exabeam
10 1 (0.63%) Tenable