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 26 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 217 185 261
Rank change year-on-year -32 +76 +24
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations 156 262 194
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.14% 1.65% 1.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.28% 1.75% 1.17%
Number of salaries quoted 105 177 162
10th Percentile £51,250 £46,250 £46,398
25th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% +7.14% -6.67%
75th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £115,000 £120,000 £107,375
England median annual salary £68,942 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +6.06% - -3.70%

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 12,175 14,984 16,634
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 88.61% 94.20% 93.14%
Number of salaries quoted 7,789 8,470 13,387
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £56,250 £56,235
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% - +1.35%
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 26 December 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 26 December 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 -3 40 £80,000 +6.67% 16
West London -4 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 (1.92%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.64%) Confluence
2 1 (0.64%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (2.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.64%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 37 (23.72%) Azure
2 30 (19.23%) AWS
3 18 (11.54%) Microsoft 365
4 17 (10.90%) GCP
5 13 (8.33%) Azure Sentinel
6 11 (7.05%) Entra ID
7 8 (5.13%) SaaS
8 7 (4.49%) Mimecast
8 7 (4.49%) Tessian
9 5 (3.21%) Microsoft Purview
10 4 (2.56%) PaaS
11 2 (1.28%) Amazon ECR
11 2 (1.28%) Amazon ECS
11 2 (1.28%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (1.28%) Google App Engine
12 1 (0.64%) Amazon GuardDuty
12 1 (0.64%) Azure Key Vault
12 1 (0.64%) Cloud Computing
12 1 (0.64%) dbt
12 1 (0.64%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 39 (25.00%) Firewall
2 25 (16.03%) Network Security
3 15 (9.62%) VPN
4 11 (7.05%) Intrusion Detection
5 5 (3.21%) TCP/IP
6 4 (2.56%) Wireshark
7 3 (1.92%) DMARC
7 3 (1.92%) WAN
7 3 (1.92%) Wireless
8 2 (1.28%) DKIM
8 2 (1.28%) DNS
8 2 (1.28%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.64%) DMZ
9 1 (0.64%) LAN
9 1 (0.64%) Modbus
9 1 (0.64%) SCCP
9 1 (0.64%) SD-WAN
9 1 (0.64%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.64%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 1 (0.64%) Burp Suite
1 1 (0.64%) JIRA
General
1 53 (33.97%) Social Skills
2 52 (33.33%) Finance
3 30 (19.23%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (12.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 16 (10.26%) Law
6 15 (9.62%) Banking
7 10 (6.41%) Legal
8 9 (5.77%) Financial Institution
8 9 (5.77%) Retail
9 8 (5.13%) Advertising
10 6 (3.85%) Back Office
10 6 (3.85%) Public Sector
11 3 (1.92%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (1.28%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (1.28%) Marketing
12 2 (1.28%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.64%) Investment Banking
13 1 (0.64%) Manufacturing
13 1 (0.64%) Pharmaceutical
13 1 (0.64%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 44 (28.21%) Analyst
2 34 (21.79%) Security Analyst
3 22 (14.10%) Lead
4 18 (11.54%) Security Engineer
5 16 (10.26%) Security Manager
6 15 (9.62%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 15 (9.62%) Senior
7 14 (8.97%) SOC Analyst
8 11 (7.05%) Consultant
8 11 (7.05%) Information Analyst
8 11 (7.05%) Information Security Analyst
8 11 (7.05%) Operational Security Manager
8 11 (7.05%) Operations Manager
8 11 (7.05%) Security Operations Manager
8 11 (7.05%) Technical Consultant
9 9 (5.77%) Security Specialist
9 9 (5.77%) ServiceNow Consultant
10 7 (4.49%) Senior Analyst
11 6 (3.85%) IT Security Manager
11 6 (3.85%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.56%) Elastic Stack
1 4 (2.56%) OpenTelemetry
2 2 (1.28%) .NET
2 2 (1.28%) AWS CDK
2 2 (1.28%) React
3 1 (0.64%) Django
Miscellaneous
1 34 (21.79%) Cyber Threat
2 29 (18.59%) Security Posture
3 26 (16.67%) Security Operations Centre
4 16 (10.26%) Cyber Defence
5 10 (6.41%) Management Information System
6 9 (5.77%) Cloud Native
6 9 (5.77%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 9 (5.77%) Cyberattack
7 8 (5.13%) Virtual Team
8 7 (4.49%) Insider Threat
9 6 (3.85%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (3.21%) Operational Technology
10 5 (3.21%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (2.56%) Cyber Security Posture
11 4 (2.56%) Data Centre
11 4 (2.56%) Data Structures
11 4 (2.56%) Hybrid Cloud
12 3 (1.92%) CMDB
12 3 (1.92%) Data Protection Act
12 3 (1.92%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
Operating Systems
1 33 (21.15%) Windows
2 25 (16.03%) Linux
3 6 (3.85%) Windows Server
4 2 (1.28%) Unix
5 1 (0.64%) Kali Linux
5 1 (0.64%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.64%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.64%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (64.10%) Incident Response
2 73 (46.79%) SIEM
3 69 (44.23%) Cybersecurity
4 56 (35.90%) Information Security
5 42 (26.92%) Threat Intelligence
6 34 (21.79%) Vulnerability Management
7 32 (20.51%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
8 30 (19.23%) Continuous Improvement
9 29 (18.59%) Root Cause Analysis
10 26 (16.67%) Data Loss Prevention
11 25 (16.03%) Cloud Security
11 25 (16.03%) MITRE ATT&CK
11 25 (16.03%) Risk Management
12 24 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
12 24 (15.38%) Threat Detection
13 18 (11.54%) SOAR
14 17 (10.90%) Penetration Testing
15 16 (10.26%) Analytics
15 16 (10.26%) Mentoring
15 16 (10.26%) Security Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 21 (13.46%) Python
2 15 (9.62%) PowerShell
3 4 (2.56%) Bash
4 3 (1.92%) Kusto Query Language
5 2 (1.28%) C#
5 2 (1.28%) Java
5 2 (1.28%) Perl
5 2 (1.28%) SQL
6 1 (0.64%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 53 (33.97%) CISSP
2 29 (18.59%) Degree
3 20 (12.82%) CompTIA Security+
4 18 (11.54%) CISM
5 17 (10.90%) GIAC
6 15 (9.62%) GCIH
7 14 (8.97%) Security Cleared
8 13 (8.33%) Cisco Certification
9 9 (5.77%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 8 (5.13%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (4.49%) CISA
11 7 (4.49%) SC Cleared
12 6 (3.85%) CCSP
12 6 (3.85%) GCFA
12 6 (3.85%) GCIA
12 6 (3.85%) Microsoft Certification
13 4 (2.56%) Azure Certification
13 4 (2.56%) CCNA
13 4 (2.56%) DV Cleared
13 4 (2.56%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (30.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 47 (30.13%) NIST
3 26 (16.67%) GDPR
4 17 (10.90%) PCI DSS
5 15 (9.62%) Cyber Essentials
6 9 (5.77%) GRC
7 8 (5.13%) SLA
8 7 (4.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 7 (4.49%) SOC 2
9 5 (3.21%) Accessibility
10 4 (2.56%) Data Quality
10 4 (2.56%) QA
11 3 (1.92%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 3 (1.92%) ITGC
12 1 (0.64%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.64%) NCSC
System Software
1 6 (3.85%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.21%) Docker
2 5 (3.21%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (2.56%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.64%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 12 (7.69%) Kubernetes
2 10 (6.41%) QRadar
3 9 (5.77%) CSIRT
4 8 (5.13%) Terraform
5 7 (4.49%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (3.21%) Ansible
7 4 (2.56%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 4 (2.56%) Prometheus
8 3 (1.92%) ArcSight ESM
8 3 (1.92%) Nessus
9 2 (1.28%) Computer Incident Response Team
10 1 (0.64%) CASB
10 1 (0.64%) Microsoft Intune
10 1 (0.64%) SCCM
10 1 (0.64%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 48 (30.77%) Microsoft
2 18 (11.54%) Splunk
3 14 (8.97%) ServiceNow
4 12 (7.69%) CrowdStrike
5 8 (5.13%) Palo Alto
6 5 (3.21%) ArcSight
6 5 (3.21%) Qualys
6 5 (3.21%) VMware
7 4 (2.56%) Foundry
7 4 (2.56%) Palantir
8 3 (1.92%) Cisco
8 3 (1.92%) LogLogic
8 3 (1.92%) McAfee
8 3 (1.92%) Rapid7
9 2 (1.28%) Carbon Black
9 2 (1.28%) Thales
10 1 (0.64%) Censornet
10 1 (0.64%) Exabeam
10 1 (0.64%) Extreme Networks
10 1 (0.64%) Tenable