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 24 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 247 215 280
Rank change year-on-year -32 +65 +30
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations 144 266 184
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.12% 1.51% 0.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.22% 1.66% 1.05%
Number of salaries quoted 103 176 156
10th Percentile £51,250 £46,250 £38,750
25th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £75,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £91,250
90th Percentile £114,000 £120,625 £111,250
England median annual salary £67,500 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +3.85% +4.00% -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 11,761 16,000 17,574
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 91.60% 91.06% 93.58%
Number of salaries quoted 7,425 9,431 14,292
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £56,250 £55,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £120,000 £116,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -2.44%

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 24 November 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 24 November 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 32 £80,000 +5.61% 10
West London +3 3 £56,000 -47.29%
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 2 (1.39%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (1.39%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.69%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (2.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.69%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 34 (23.61%) Azure
2 29 (20.14%) AWS
3 13 (9.03%) GCP
4 11 (7.64%) Microsoft 365
5 10 (6.94%) Azure Sentinel
6 9 (6.25%) Entra ID
7 5 (3.47%) Microsoft Purview
7 5 (3.47%) Mimecast
7 5 (3.47%) SaaS
7 5 (3.47%) Tessian
8 4 (2.78%) PaaS
9 3 (2.08%) Azure DevOps
9 3 (2.08%) Google App Engine
10 2 (1.39%) Amazon ECR
10 2 (1.39%) Amazon ECS
11 1 (0.69%) Amazon GuardDuty
11 1 (0.69%) Azure Key Vault
11 1 (0.69%) Cloud Computing
11 1 (0.69%) dbt
11 1 (0.69%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 37 (25.69%) Firewall
2 16 (11.11%) Network Security
3 14 (9.72%) Intrusion Detection
4 11 (7.64%) VPN
5 4 (2.78%) DNS
5 4 (2.78%) Wireshark
6 3 (2.08%) WAN
6 3 (2.08%) Wireless
7 2 (1.39%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.69%) DHCP
8 1 (0.69%) DMARC
8 1 (0.69%) DMZ
8 1 (0.69%) LAN
8 1 (0.69%) Modbus
8 1 (0.69%) SD-WAN
8 1 (0.69%) SSH
8 1 (0.69%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.69%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 1 (0.69%) Burp Suite
1 1 (0.69%) JIRA
General
1 59 (40.97%) Social Skills
2 40 (27.78%) Finance
3 33 (22.92%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (13.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 13 (9.03%) Law
6 9 (6.25%) Advertising
6 9 (6.25%) Banking
6 9 (6.25%) Documentation Skills
7 8 (5.56%) Financial Institution
7 8 (5.56%) Legal
8 6 (4.17%) Public Sector
9 5 (3.47%) Telecoms
10 4 (2.78%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (2.08%) Back Office
11 3 (2.08%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (2.08%) Retail
12 1 (0.69%) Games
12 1 (0.69%) Investment Banking
12 1 (0.69%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.69%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 36 (25.00%) Analyst
2 29 (20.14%) Security Analyst
3 22 (15.28%) Lead
3 22 (15.28%) Security Engineer
4 14 (9.72%) Senior
5 13 (9.03%) SOC Analyst
6 11 (7.64%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 10 (6.94%) Security Manager
8 9 (6.25%) Operations Manager
9 8 (5.56%) Consultant
9 8 (5.56%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 8 (5.56%) Operational Security Manager
9 8 (5.56%) Security Operations Manager
9 8 (5.56%) Technical Consultant
10 7 (4.86%) Information Analyst
10 7 (4.86%) Information Security Analyst
11 6 (4.17%) Head of Security
11 6 (4.17%) Security Specialist
11 6 (4.17%) Senior Analyst
11 6 (4.17%) ServiceNow Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.78%) Elastic Stack
1 4 (2.78%) OpenTelemetry
2 3 (2.08%) .NET
2 3 (2.08%) React
3 2 (1.39%) AWS CDK
3 2 (1.39%) EDI
4 1 (0.69%) 802.1X
4 1 (0.69%) Django
4 1 (0.69%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 36 (25.00%) Cyber Threat
2 31 (21.53%) Security Operations Centre
3 25 (17.36%) Security Posture
4 9 (6.25%) Cyber Defence
4 9 (6.25%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 9 (6.25%) Cyberattack
5 8 (5.56%) Virtual Team
6 7 (4.86%) Insider Threat
6 7 (4.86%) Management Information System
7 5 (3.47%) Operational Technology
7 5 (3.47%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (2.78%) Cloud Native
8 4 (2.78%) CMDB
8 4 (2.78%) Data Centre
8 4 (2.78%) Data Structures
8 4 (2.78%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (2.08%) Cloud Security Posture
9 3 (2.08%) Cyber Security Posture
9 3 (2.08%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (2.08%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
Operating Systems
1 31 (21.53%) Windows
2 22 (15.28%) Linux
3 4 (2.78%) Windows Server
4 2 (1.39%) Unix
5 1 (0.69%) Kali Linux
5 1 (0.69%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.69%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.69%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.69%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (62.50%) Incident Response
2 73 (50.69%) Cybersecurity
3 58 (40.28%) SIEM
4 57 (39.58%) Information Security
5 36 (25.00%) Threat Intelligence
6 32 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
6 32 (22.22%) Vulnerability Management
7 28 (19.44%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
8 27 (18.75%) Continuous Improvement
8 27 (18.75%) MITRE ATT&CK
9 26 (18.06%) Cloud Security
10 23 (15.97%) Root Cause Analysis
11 22 (15.28%) Data Loss Prevention
12 20 (13.89%) Risk Management
13 18 (12.50%) Computer Science
14 17 (11.81%) Threat Detection
15 16 (11.11%) Identity Access Management
15 16 (11.11%) Penetration Testing
15 16 (11.11%) Vulnerability Assessment
16 15 (10.42%) SOAR
Programming Languages
1 16 (11.11%) Python
2 8 (5.56%) PowerShell
3 4 (2.78%) Bash
4 3 (2.08%) C#
4 3 (2.08%) Java
5 2 (1.39%) Kusto Query Language
5 2 (1.39%) SQL
6 1 (0.69%) Perl
6 1 (0.69%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 42 (29.17%) CISSP
2 32 (22.22%) Degree
3 16 (11.11%) CompTIA Security+
4 15 (10.42%) CISM
5 13 (9.03%) GIAC
6 12 (8.33%) Security Cleared
7 10 (6.94%) GCIH
8 9 (6.25%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (5.56%) Microsoft Certification
10 6 (4.17%) CISA
10 6 (4.17%) GCFA
10 6 (4.17%) GCIA
10 6 (4.17%) SC Cleared
11 4 (2.78%) CCNA
11 4 (2.78%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (2.78%) DV Cleared
11 4 (2.78%) Master's Degree
11 4 (2.78%) Network+ Certification
11 4 (2.78%) Novell Certification
12 3 (2.08%) CompTIA CySA+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (34.72%) NIST
2 41 (28.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 24 (16.67%) GDPR
4 15 (10.42%) PCI DSS
5 14 (9.72%) Cyber Essentials
6 8 (5.56%) SLA
7 7 (4.86%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 5 (3.47%) Accessibility
8 5 (3.47%) GRC
9 4 (2.78%) Data Quality
9 4 (2.78%) QA
9 4 (2.78%) SOC 2
10 3 (2.08%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 3 (2.08%) ITGC
11 2 (1.39%) COBIT
12 1 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 1 (0.69%) NCSC
System Software
1 7 (4.86%) Active Directory
2 6 (4.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (2.78%) Docker
3 4 (2.78%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (1.39%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.69%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 12 (8.33%) Kubernetes
2 11 (7.64%) QRadar
3 9 (6.25%) CSIRT
4 7 (4.86%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (4.86%) Terraform
5 5 (3.47%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 4 (2.78%) Ansible
6 4 (2.78%) Prometheus
7 3 (2.08%) ArcSight ESM
7 3 (2.08%) Nessus
8 2 (1.39%) Computer Incident Response Team
8 2 (1.39%) Microsoft Intune
9 1 (0.69%) CASB
9 1 (0.69%) SCCM
9 1 (0.69%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 41 (28.47%) Microsoft
2 18 (12.50%) Splunk
3 11 (7.64%) ServiceNow
4 10 (6.94%) CrowdStrike
5 8 (5.56%) Palo Alto
6 6 (4.17%) VMware
7 5 (3.47%) ArcSight
7 5 (3.47%) Rapid7
8 4 (2.78%) Foundry
8 4 (2.78%) Palantir
9 3 (2.08%) Cisco
9 3 (2.08%) LogLogic
9 3 (2.08%) McAfee
9 3 (2.08%) Qualys
10 2 (1.39%) Carbon Black
10 2 (1.39%) Proofpoint
10 2 (1.39%) Thales
10 2 (1.39%) Trend Micro
10 2 (1.39%) Zscaler
11 1 (0.69%) Censornet