Security Operations Jobs in the North of England

Security Operations (SecOps)
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Security Operations skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Security Operations over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 301 316 314
Rank change year-on-year +15 -2 -23
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations 91 129 137
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.53% 0.74% 0.76%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.63% 0.76% 0.81%
Number of salaries quoted 68 98 78
10th Percentile £34,250 £42,200 £42,675
25th Percentile £41,750 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £63,750 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.57% +21.43% -8.70%
75th Percentile £61,563 £76,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £63,625 £97,290 £80,000
England median annual salary £61,439 £65,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -5.48% -3.70% +3.85%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

Security Operations is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,500 16,947 16,951
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 83.75% 96.88% 93.84%
Number of salaries quoted 11,137 8,093 10,814
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £40,000 £38,386
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,173
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +9.62% +5.63%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Security Operations
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Security Operations as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations in the North of England

Security Operations
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Operations in the North of England.

Salary trend for Security Operations in the North of England

Security Operations
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations in the North of England over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Operations in the North of England

Security Operations
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Operations within the North of England region over the 6 months to 3 May 2024. 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
North West -19 52 £45,000 -30.77% 15
Yorkshire +62 31 £55,000 -5.43% 10
North East +1 8 £45,000 -36.84% 2
Security Operations
England

Security Operations
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 6 (6.59%) SAS
2 2 (2.20%) IIS
2 2 (2.20%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.10%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (2.20%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 32 (35.16%) Azure
2 28 (30.77%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (13.19%) AWS
4 10 (10.99%) Azure Sentinel
4 10 (10.99%) SaaS
5 8 (8.79%) Azure DevOps
5 8 (8.79%) PaaS
6 7 (7.69%) IaaS
7 6 (6.59%) Cloud Computing
7 6 (6.59%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (1.10%) Azure AKS
8 1 (1.10%) Azure Event Grid
8 1 (1.10%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 1 (1.10%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (1.10%) Entra ID
8 1 (1.10%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 24 (26.37%) Firewall
2 10 (10.99%) Network Security
2 10 (10.99%) TCP/IP
2 10 (10.99%) WAN
3 9 (9.89%) LAN
3 9 (9.89%) Wireshark
4 7 (7.69%) Intrusion Detection
5 6 (6.59%) Internet
5 6 (6.59%) VPN
6 4 (4.40%) DNS
7 3 (3.30%) DHCP
7 3 (3.30%) tcpdump
7 3 (3.30%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (2.20%) DKIM
8 2 (2.20%) DMARC
8 2 (2.20%) DMZ
8 2 (2.20%) HTTP
8 2 (2.20%) SMTP
9 1 (1.10%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.10%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 1 (1.10%) Burp Suite
General
1 30 (32.97%) Social Skills
2 14 (15.38%) Finance
3 8 (8.79%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (5.49%) Law
5 3 (3.30%) Legal
6 2 (2.20%) Manufacturing
6 2 (2.20%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (2.20%) Police
7 1 (1.10%) Banking
7 1 (1.10%) Health Technology
7 1 (1.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (1.10%) Retail
7 1 (1.10%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 24 (26.37%) Analyst
2 21 (23.08%) Security Engineer
3 16 (17.58%) Security Analyst
4 14 (15.38%) Lead
5 11 (12.09%) Consultant
6 10 (10.99%) Information Security Consultant
6 10 (10.99%) Security Consultant
7 8 (8.79%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 7 (7.69%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 7 (7.69%) Team Leader
9 6 (6.59%) Developer
9 6 (6.59%) Information Security Engineer
9 6 (6.59%) IT Engineer
9 6 (6.59%) IT Security Engineer
9 6 (6.59%) Operations Engineer
9 6 (6.59%) ServiceNow Developer
10 5 (5.49%) SOC Analyst
11 4 (4.40%) Security Manager
12 3 (3.30%) Cybersecurity Engineer
12 3 (3.30%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (6.59%) AngularJS
1 6 (6.59%) CSS
1 6 (6.59%) HTML
1 6 (6.59%) Twitter Bootstrap
1 6 (6.59%) Web Services
2 2 (2.20%) ADO
3 1 (1.10%) Middleware
3 1 (1.10%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 25 (27.47%) Security Operations Centre
2 16 (17.58%) Management Information System
3 10 (10.99%) Cyber Threat
4 9 (9.89%) Data Protection Act
5 8 (8.79%) Legacy Systems
5 8 (8.79%) Onboarding
6 7 (7.69%) Cyberattack
6 7 (7.69%) Security Posture
7 6 (6.59%) CMDB
8 3 (3.30%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 3 (3.30%) Mobile App
8 3 (3.30%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (2.20%) Cyber Defence
9 2 (2.20%) Operational Technology
10 1 (1.10%) Analytical Mindset
10 1 (1.10%) CSOC
10 1 (1.10%) Cyber Security Posture
10 1 (1.10%) Greenfield Project
10 1 (1.10%) Renewable Energy
10 1 (1.10%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 10 (10.99%) Windows
2 6 (6.59%) Android
2 6 (6.59%) Apple iOS
3 5 (5.49%) Linux
4 3 (3.30%) Windows Server
5 1 (1.10%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (1.10%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (1.10%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (54.95%) Cybersecurity
2 42 (46.15%) Information Security
3 39 (42.86%) Incident Response
3 39 (42.86%) SIEM
4 32 (35.16%) Vulnerability Management
5 19 (20.88%) Incident Management
6 18 (19.78%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
6 18 (19.78%) Threat Intelligence
6 18 (19.78%) Vulnerability Scanning
7 14 (15.38%) Continuous Improvement
7 14 (15.38%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 13 (14.29%) Cloud Security
8 13 (14.29%) Coaching
8 13 (14.29%) Mentoring
9 12 (13.19%) Data Protection
9 12 (13.19%) Roadmaps
9 12 (13.19%) Security Testing
10 11 (12.09%) Agile
10 11 (12.09%) ITIL
10 11 (12.09%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (9.89%) PowerShell
2 8 (8.79%) Python
3 2 (2.20%) SQL
4 1 (1.10%) Bash
4 1 (1.10%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 13 (14.29%) Degree
2 12 (13.19%) Security Cleared
3 9 (9.89%) CISSP
4 7 (7.69%) CEH
5 6 (6.59%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 6 (6.59%) CCSP
5 6 (6.59%) Cisco Certification
5 6 (6.59%) SANS
5 6 (6.59%) SSCP
6 5 (5.49%) DV Cleared
7 4 (4.40%) SC Cleared
8 3 (3.30%) CompTIA Security+
8 3 (3.30%) GIAC
9 2 (2.20%) CompTIA CySA+
9 2 (2.20%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (2.20%) GCIA
9 2 (2.20%) Linux+ Certification
9 2 (2.20%) Master's Degree
9 2 (2.20%) Network+ Certification
9 2 (2.20%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (32.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 24 (26.37%) Cyber Essentials
2 24 (26.37%) NIST
3 15 (16.48%) PCI DSS
4 13 (14.29%) GDPR
5 10 (10.99%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 7 (7.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 5 (5.49%) COBIT
7 5 (5.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (3.30%) GRC
9 1 (1.10%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (1.10%) HIPAA
9 1 (1.10%) NCSC
9 1 (1.10%) QA
9 1 (1.10%) SOC 2
System Software
1 9 (9.89%) Active Directory
2 8 (8.79%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (6.59%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (3.30%) Hyper-V
5 2 (2.20%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (2.20%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (1.10%) Snort
Systems Management
1 8 (8.79%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (6.59%) Nmap
3 3 (3.30%) CASB
4 2 (2.20%) CSIRT
4 2 (2.20%) Host Intrusion Detection System
5 1 (1.10%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (1.10%) Kubernetes
5 1 (1.10%) Nessus
5 1 (1.10%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (1.10%) Terraform
Vendors
1 41 (45.05%) Microsoft
2 9 (9.89%) Splunk
3 8 (8.79%) VMware
4 7 (7.69%) Qualys
4 7 (7.69%) Rapid7
5 6 (6.59%) ServiceNow
5 6 (6.59%) Thycotic
6 1 (1.10%) CrowdStrike
6 1 (1.10%) Darktrace
6 1 (1.10%) Fortinet
6 1 (1.10%) LogRhythm
6 1 (1.10%) Symantec