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 22 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 219 243 249
Rank change year-on-year +24 +6 +42
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations 192 166 286
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.98% 1.29% 1.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.18% 1.34% 1.35%
Number of salaries quoted 115 112 239
10th Percentile £45,700 £43,750 £51,250
25th Percentile £67,500 £62,500 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £110,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £103,000 £120,000 £101,250
England median annual salary £70,000 £62,500 £61,439
% change year-on-year +12.00% +1.73% -5.48%

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 16,244 12,397 21,148
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 83.27% 96.02% 91.52%
Number of salaries quoted 10,655 7,565 15,977
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £52,475
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,500
Median % change year-on-year - +6.38% -6.00%
75th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £111,250 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -12.00%

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 22 April 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 22 April 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 +11 59 £70,000 +7.69% 22
East London - 2 £110,000 - 10
West London -25 1 £85,000 - 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 (1.56%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.52%) Confluence
2 1 (0.52%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 53 (27.60%) Azure
2 31 (16.15%) AWS
3 24 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
4 19 (9.90%) Azure Sentinel
5 18 (9.38%) GCP
6 14 (7.29%) Entra ID
7 12 (6.25%) SaaS
8 10 (5.21%) Microsoft Purview
9 9 (4.69%) Mimecast
10 4 (2.08%) Power Platform
10 4 (2.08%) Tessian
11 3 (1.56%) AWS CloudFormation
11 3 (1.56%) Azure Logic Apps
12 2 (1.04%) GitHub
12 2 (1.04%) GitHub Actions
12 2 (1.04%) Serverless
13 1 (0.52%) Azure AKS
13 1 (0.52%) Google Kubernetes Engine
13 1 (0.52%) Nutanix
13 1 (0.52%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 46 (23.96%) Firewall
2 37 (19.27%) Network Security
3 17 (8.85%) VPN
4 10 (5.21%) TCP/IP
5 9 (4.69%) Intrusion Detection
6 7 (3.65%) Cisco ISE
7 5 (2.60%) DNS
8 4 (2.08%) Cisco Nexus
8 4 (2.08%) HTTPS
9 3 (1.56%) SCCP
10 2 (1.04%) DKIM
10 2 (1.04%) DMARC
10 2 (1.04%) WAN
11 1 (0.52%) Kerberos
11 1 (0.52%) LAN
11 1 (0.52%) SMTP
11 1 (0.52%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.56%) Elasticsearch
1 3 (1.56%) Power BI
2 1 (0.52%) MongoDB
2 1 (0.52%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.52%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (2.08%) Bitbucket
1 4 (2.08%) Metasploit
2 2 (1.04%) JIRA
General
1 51 (26.56%) Social Skills
2 50 (26.04%) Finance
3 32 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (8.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 14 (7.29%) Banking
5 14 (7.29%) Retail
6 13 (6.77%) Law
7 10 (5.21%) Financial Institution
8 8 (4.17%) Back Office
8 8 (4.17%) Legal
9 4 (2.08%) Advertising
9 4 (2.08%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (1.56%) Aviation
10 3 (1.56%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (1.56%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.52%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.52%) Marketing
11 1 (0.52%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 59 (30.73%) Analyst
2 47 (24.48%) Security Analyst
3 25 (13.02%) Security Engineer
3 25 (13.02%) Security Manager
4 24 (12.50%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 21 (10.94%) Lead
6 18 (9.38%) Operational Security Manager
6 18 (9.38%) Security Operations Manager
7 16 (8.33%) Operations Manager
8 15 (7.81%) Senior
9 13 (6.77%) Consultant
9 13 (6.77%) SOC Analyst
10 12 (6.25%) Operations Analyst
10 12 (6.25%) Security Specialist
11 11 (5.73%) Information Analyst
11 11 (5.73%) Information Security Analyst
11 11 (5.73%) Security Operations Analyst
12 10 (5.21%) Engineering Manager
12 10 (5.21%) Operations Engineer
12 10 (5.21%) ServiceNow Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.04%) LDAP
1 2 (1.04%) REST
2 1 (0.52%) EDI
2 1 (0.52%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 42 (21.88%) Cyber Defence
1 42 (21.88%) Security Operations Centre
2 34 (17.71%) Security Posture
3 22 (11.46%) Cyber Threat
4 17 (8.85%) Management Information System
5 12 (6.25%) Cloud Native
6 8 (4.17%) Analytical Mindset
6 8 (4.17%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 8 (4.17%) Data Centre
7 6 (3.13%) Cyber Security Posture
7 6 (3.13%) Insider Threat
8 4 (2.08%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (2.08%) Operational Technology
9 3 (1.56%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 3 (1.56%) Linux Command Line
9 3 (1.56%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (1.04%) Data Structures
10 2 (1.04%) Onboarding
10 2 (1.04%) PKI
10 2 (1.04%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 42 (21.88%) Windows
2 35 (18.23%) Linux
3 9 (4.69%) Unix
4 5 (2.60%) Windows Server
5 4 (2.08%) Kali Linux
6 1 (0.52%) CentOS
6 1 (0.52%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.52%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 103 (53.65%) Incident Response
2 95 (49.48%) Cybersecurity
3 83 (43.23%) SIEM
4 48 (25.00%) Threat Intelligence
5 42 (21.88%) Cloud Security
5 42 (21.88%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
6 41 (21.35%) MITRE ATT&CK
7 39 (20.31%) Vulnerability Management
8 36 (18.75%) Information Security
8 36 (18.75%) SOAR
9 35 (18.23%) Continuous Improvement
10 32 (16.67%) Risk Management
11 31 (16.15%) Root Cause Analysis
12 29 (15.10%) Security Monitoring
12 29 (15.10%) Threat Detection
13 27 (14.06%) Problem-Solving
14 23 (11.98%) Penetration Testing
15 21 (10.94%) Use Case
16 18 (9.38%) Incident Management
16 18 (9.38%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 47 (24.48%) PowerShell
2 39 (20.31%) Python
3 9 (4.69%) Bash
4 3 (1.56%) Kusto Query Language
4 3 (1.56%) Shell Script
5 2 (1.04%) Perl
6 1 (0.52%) Java
Qualifications
1 51 (26.56%) CISSP
2 32 (16.67%) GIAC
3 28 (14.58%) Degree
4 24 (12.50%) CompTIA Security+
5 21 (10.94%) Cisco Certification
6 16 (8.33%) Security Cleared
7 13 (6.77%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 13 (6.77%) SC Cleared
8 12 (6.25%) GCIH
9 11 (5.73%) CISM
10 9 (4.69%) CCSP
10 9 (4.69%) CISA
11 8 (4.17%) CCNA
11 8 (4.17%) Computer Science Degree
12 7 (3.65%) CEH
12 7 (3.65%) CompTIA CySA+
12 7 (3.65%) CRISC
13 6 (3.13%) Azure Certification
14 5 (2.60%) CCNP
15 4 (2.08%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (28.65%) NIST
2 49 (25.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 23 (11.98%) GDPR
4 19 (9.90%) PCI DSS
5 15 (7.81%) GRC
6 9 (4.69%) SOC 2
7 5 (2.60%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (1.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (1.56%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 3 (1.56%) ITGC
9 2 (1.04%) COBIT
9 2 (1.04%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.52%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.52%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.52%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.52%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.52%) PMO
10 1 (0.52%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (4.69%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.56%) Docker
2 3 (1.56%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (1.04%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.52%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 11 (5.73%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (4.69%) Kubernetes
2 9 (4.69%) QRadar
3 8 (4.17%) Ansible
4 6 (3.13%) Terraform
5 4 (2.08%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (1.56%) ArcSight ESM
6 3 (1.56%) Computer Incident Response Team
7 2 (1.04%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 2 (1.04%) CSIRT
7 2 (1.04%) SCCM
8 1 (0.52%) Red Hat Satellite
8 1 (0.52%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 65 (33.85%) Microsoft
2 23 (11.98%) Splunk
3 19 (9.90%) ServiceNow
4 16 (8.33%) CrowdStrike
5 13 (6.77%) Cisco
6 9 (4.69%) Qualys
7 8 (4.17%) Sophos
8 7 (3.65%) Palo Alto
9 5 (2.60%) CheckPoint
9 5 (2.60%) Zscaler
10 4 (2.08%) Fortinet
10 4 (2.08%) Google
10 4 (2.08%) Okta
10 4 (2.08%) Rapid7
11 3 (1.56%) ArcSight
11 3 (1.56%) CyberArk
11 3 (1.56%) LogLogic
11 3 (1.56%) LogRhythm
11 3 (1.56%) McAfee
11 3 (1.56%) Salesforce