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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 270 240 266
Rank change year-on-year -30 +26 +98
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations 130 242 247
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 1.09% 1.25% 1.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.16% 1.40% 1.20%
Number of salaries quoted 95 141 197
10th Percentile £47,750 £46,713 £37,000
25th Percentile £61,250 £62,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £77,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year - +14.81% -10.00%
75th Percentile £96,250 £97,500 £92,500
90th Percentile £115,000 £121,250 £107,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £64,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +1.56% +2.40% -7.41%

All Process and 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 11,248 17,241 20,615
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 94.12% 89.40% 93.94%
Number of salaries quoted 7,129 10,533 16,897
10th Percentile £38,500 £40,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +7.14%
75th Percentile £97,500 £96,250 £95,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £120,000 £116,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £62,400
% change year-on-year -4.35% -7.85% +4.00%

Security Operations
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations 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 18 September 2025.

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 18 September 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
Central London -7 26 £80,000 -7.25% 22
West London +42 2 £48,750 -62.50% 5
East London -7 1 £63,000 +8.62%
Security Operations
England

Security Operations
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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (2.31%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.77%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (3.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.77%) C-CURE
1 1 (0.77%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 31 (23.85%) Azure
2 25 (19.23%) AWS
3 15 (11.54%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (6.92%) Azure Sentinel
4 9 (6.92%) GCP
5 6 (4.62%) Entra ID
6 5 (3.85%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (3.08%) PaaS
7 4 (3.08%) SaaS
8 3 (2.31%) Google App Engine
8 3 (2.31%) Microsoft Purview
9 2 (1.54%) Amazon ECR
9 2 (1.54%) Amazon ECS
9 2 (1.54%) Mimecast
9 2 (1.54%) Tessian
10 1 (0.77%) Amazon GuardDuty
10 1 (0.77%) Amazon Macie
10 1 (0.77%) AWS KMS
10 1 (0.77%) Azure Key Vault
10 1 (0.77%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 37 (28.46%) Firewall
2 14 (10.77%) Network Security
3 10 (7.69%) Intrusion Detection
3 10 (7.69%) VPN
4 6 (4.62%) DNS
5 4 (3.08%) Wireshark
6 3 (2.31%) DMARC
7 2 (1.54%) DKIM
7 2 (1.54%) WAN
7 2 (1.54%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (1.54%) Wireless
8 1 (0.77%) DHCP
8 1 (0.77%) LAN
8 1 (0.77%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 1 (0.77%) Burp Suite
General
1 63 (48.46%) Social Skills
2 32 (24.62%) Finance
3 23 (17.69%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (8.46%) Documentation Skills
5 8 (6.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 8 (6.15%) Law
5 8 (6.15%) Legal
6 6 (4.62%) Banking
7 5 (3.85%) Advertising
7 5 (3.85%) Financial Institution
7 5 (3.85%) Telecoms
8 4 (3.08%) Public Sector
9 3 (2.31%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.54%) Games
10 2 (1.54%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.77%) Electronics
11 1 (0.77%) Investment Banking
11 1 (0.77%) Marketing
11 1 (0.77%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.77%) Retail
Job Titles
1 35 (26.92%) Analyst
2 29 (22.31%) Security Analyst
3 19 (14.62%) Security Engineer
4 18 (13.85%) Senior
5 13 (10.00%) Security Manager
6 12 (9.23%) Operations Manager
7 11 (8.46%) Operational Security Manager
7 11 (8.46%) Security Operations Manager
8 10 (7.69%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 10 (7.69%) Information Manager
8 10 (7.69%) Information Security Manager
8 10 (7.69%) IT Analyst
8 10 (7.69%) IT Security Analyst
8 10 (7.69%) SOC Analyst
9 9 (6.92%) Lead
10 7 (5.38%) Information Analyst
10 7 (5.38%) Information Security Analyst
11 6 (4.62%) Cybersecurity Engineer
11 6 (4.62%) Incident Engineer
12 5 (3.85%) Head of Security
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.31%) .NET
1 3 (2.31%) React
2 2 (1.54%) AWS CDK
2 2 (1.54%) EDI
2 2 (1.54%) Elastic Stack
2 2 (1.54%) OpenTelemetry
3 1 (0.77%) 802.1X
3 1 (0.77%) Django
3 1 (0.77%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 32 (24.62%) Cyber Threat
1 32 (24.62%) Security Operations Centre
2 19 (14.62%) Security Posture
3 15 (11.54%) Cyber Defence
4 10 (7.69%) Management Information System
5 9 (6.92%) Cyberattack
6 8 (6.15%) Insider Threat
6 8 (6.15%) Virtual Team
7 7 (5.38%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (3.85%) Cloud Security Posture
8 5 (3.85%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 5 (3.85%) Data Centre
9 4 (3.08%) CMDB
9 4 (3.08%) Data Structures
10 2 (1.54%) Analytical Mindset
10 2 (1.54%) CESG
10 2 (1.54%) Enterprise Cloud
10 2 (1.54%) Hybrid Cloud
10 2 (1.54%) PKI
11 1 (0.77%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 22 (16.92%) Windows
2 17 (13.08%) Linux
3 3 (2.31%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.77%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.77%) Kali Linux
4 1 (0.77%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.77%) VMS
4 1 (0.77%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.77%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (0.77%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (58.46%) Incident Response
2 71 (54.62%) Cybersecurity
3 55 (42.31%) Information Security
4 53 (40.77%) SIEM
5 32 (24.62%) Cloud Security
5 32 (24.62%) Threat Intelligence
6 31 (23.85%) Problem-Solving
7 29 (22.31%) Vulnerability Management
8 27 (20.77%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
9 24 (18.46%) Data Loss Prevention
10 23 (17.69%) Continuous Improvement
10 23 (17.69%) MITRE ATT&CK
11 22 (16.92%) Vulnerability Assessment
12 17 (13.08%) Computer Science
12 17 (13.08%) Penetration Testing
12 17 (13.08%) Risk Management
13 16 (12.31%) DevOps
14 14 (10.77%) Threat Detection
15 13 (10.00%) Identity Access Management
15 13 (10.00%) Security Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 16 (12.31%) Python
2 9 (6.92%) PowerShell
3 6 (4.62%) Bash
4 3 (2.31%) C#
4 3 (2.31%) Java
5 2 (1.54%) Kusto Query Language
5 2 (1.54%) SQL
6 1 (0.77%) Perl
6 1 (0.77%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 24 (18.46%) CISSP
2 22 (16.92%) Degree
3 12 (9.23%) CISM
4 10 (7.69%) GIAC
5 8 (6.15%) CompTIA Security+
5 8 (6.15%) Security Cleared
6 7 (5.38%) CISA
6 7 (5.38%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (4.62%) GCIA
7 6 (4.62%) GCIH
7 6 (4.62%) SC Cleared
8 5 (3.85%) GCFA
9 4 (3.08%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (3.08%) Master's Degree
9 4 (3.08%) Network+ Certification
9 4 (3.08%) Novell Certification
10 3 (2.31%) CEH
10 3 (2.31%) PMI Certification
10 3 (2.31%) PMP
11 2 (1.54%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (29.23%) NIST
2 33 (25.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 23 (17.69%) GDPR
4 15 (11.54%) Cyber Essentials
5 10 (7.69%) PCI DSS
6 8 (6.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 6 (4.62%) GRC
8 5 (3.85%) SLA
9 4 (3.08%) Data Quality
9 4 (3.08%) QA
10 2 (1.54%) Accessibility
10 2 (1.54%) COBIT
10 2 (1.54%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 2 (1.54%) NCSC
10 2 (1.54%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.77%) SOC 1
System Software
1 8 (6.15%) Active Directory
2 4 (3.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.54%) Docker
3 2 (1.54%) Hyper-V
3 2 (1.54%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.77%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 10 (7.69%) CSIRT
2 9 (6.92%) Kubernetes
3 8 (6.15%) QRadar
4 6 (4.62%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (3.85%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 5 (3.85%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (2.31%) Terraform
7 2 (1.54%) Ansible
7 2 (1.54%) CASB
7 2 (1.54%) Computer Incident Response Team
7 2 (1.54%) Nessus
7 2 (1.54%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.77%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.77%) Puppet
8 1 (0.77%) RSA Archer
8 1 (0.77%) SCCM
8 1 (0.77%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 41 (31.54%) Microsoft
2 19 (14.62%) Splunk
3 8 (6.15%) CrowdStrike
4 6 (4.62%) ServiceNow
5 5 (3.85%) VMware
6 4 (3.08%) Cisco
6 4 (3.08%) Qualys
6 4 (3.08%) Rapid7
7 3 (2.31%) Palo Alto
8 2 (1.54%) ArcSight
8 2 (1.54%) Carbon Black
8 2 (1.54%) Checkmarx
8 2 (1.54%) Foundry
8 2 (1.54%) Juniper
8 2 (1.54%) Palantir
8 2 (1.54%) Proofpoint
8 2 (1.54%) Trend Micro
8 2 (1.54%) Zscaler
9 1 (0.77%) Cadence
9 1 (0.77%) Forcepoint