Security Operations Jobs in the North West

Security Operations (SecOps)
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West 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 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 236 222 257
Rank change year-on-year -14 +35 -42
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations 51 84 83
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.52% 1.06% 0.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.63% 1.10% 0.93%
Number of salaries quoted 35 62 57
10th Percentile £32,500 £42,575 £41,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £47,813 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £65,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -30.77% +23.81% -12.50%
75th Percentile £62,500 £81,250 £75,000
90th Percentile - £99,750 £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 West

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 West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,102 7,605 8,963
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 83.02% 95.73% 95.33%
Number of salaries quoted 6,153 3,962 5,341
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,758 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £82,500
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 West

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations in the North West

Security Operations
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Security Operations in the North West

Security Operations
Salary Histogram in the North West

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

Salary histogram for Security Operations in the North West

Security Operations
Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 6 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
Manchester -5 22 £57,500 -9.80% 12
Merseyside +24 18 £35,000 -24.73% 1
Lancashire - 5 £60,000 -
Cumbria -13 4 - -
Cheshire -20 2 £72,500 -19.44% 1
Security Operations
England

Security Operations
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 4 (7.84%) SAS
2 2 (3.92%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 13 (25.49%) Azure
2 8 (15.69%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (11.76%) SaaS
4 5 (9.80%) AWS
5 3 (5.88%) IaaS
5 3 (5.88%) PaaS
6 1 (1.96%) Azure AKS
6 1 (1.96%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (1.96%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 14 (27.45%) Firewall
2 5 (9.80%) Intrusion Detection
3 4 (7.84%) Internet
4 2 (3.92%) DKIM
4 2 (3.92%) DMARC
4 2 (3.92%) DNS
4 2 (3.92%) Network Security
4 2 (3.92%) TCP/IP
5 1 (1.96%) SD-WAN
5 1 (1.96%) tcpdump
5 1 (1.96%) WAN
5 1 (1.96%) Wireshark
Development Applications
1 1 (1.96%) Burp Suite
General
1 20 (39.22%) Social Skills
2 6 (11.76%) Finance
3 4 (7.84%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (7.84%) Law
4 3 (5.88%) Legal
5 1 (1.96%) Health Technology
5 1 (1.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (1.96%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 15 (29.41%) Analyst
1 15 (29.41%) Security Engineer
2 10 (19.61%) Security Analyst
3 6 (11.76%) IT Engineer
3 6 (11.76%) IT Security Engineer
3 6 (11.76%) Lead
3 6 (11.76%) Operations Engineer
4 5 (9.80%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 4 (7.84%) Developer
5 4 (7.84%) ServiceNow Developer
6 3 (5.88%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 3 (5.88%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 3 (5.88%) Security Manager
6 3 (5.88%) Senior
6 3 (5.88%) Senior Analyst
7 2 (3.92%) Graduate
7 2 (3.92%) Information Analyst
7 2 (3.92%) Information Security Analyst
7 2 (3.92%) SOC Analyst
7 2 (3.92%) SOC Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (7.84%) AngularJS
1 4 (7.84%) CSS
1 4 (7.84%) HTML
1 4 (7.84%) Twitter Bootstrap
1 4 (7.84%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 11 (21.57%) Security Operations Centre
2 8 (15.69%) Management Information System
3 6 (11.76%) Cyber Threat
3 6 (11.76%) Security Posture
4 4 (7.84%) CMDB
4 4 (7.84%) Cyberattack
4 4 (7.84%) Legacy Systems
4 4 (7.84%) Onboarding
5 3 (5.88%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 2 (3.92%) Operational Technology
6 2 (3.92%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (1.96%) CSOC
7 1 (1.96%) Cyber Defence
7 1 (1.96%) Cyber Security Posture
7 1 (1.96%) Life Science
7 1 (1.96%) Renewable Energy
7 1 (1.96%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 4 (7.84%) Windows
2 3 (5.88%) Linux
2 3 (5.88%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.96%) Windows Server 2012
3 1 (1.96%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (1.96%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (49.02%) Cybersecurity
2 22 (43.14%) SIEM
3 21 (41.18%) Information Security
4 20 (39.22%) Incident Response
5 13 (25.49%) Incident Management
6 11 (21.57%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 10 (19.61%) ITIL
8 9 (17.65%) Coaching
8 9 (17.65%) Risk Management
8 9 (17.65%) Vulnerability Management
9 8 (15.69%) Continuous Improvement
9 8 (15.69%) Mentoring
9 8 (15.69%) Problem-Solving
10 7 (13.73%) Change Management
10 7 (13.73%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 7 (13.73%) Impact Assessments
10 7 (13.73%) Problem Management
10 7 (13.73%) Threat Intelligence
10 7 (13.73%) Vulnerability Remediation
11 6 (11.76%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.96%) SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (19.61%) Degree
2 8 (15.69%) Security Cleared
3 4 (7.84%) DV Cleared
4 3 (5.88%) CISSP
5 2 (3.92%) GIAC
5 2 (3.92%) Master's Degree
5 2 (3.92%) Numerate Degree
6 1 (1.96%) APMP
6 1 (1.96%) Azure Certification
6 1 (1.96%) CEH
6 1 (1.96%) CISA
6 1 (1.96%) CISM
6 1 (1.96%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (1.96%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (1.96%) GCIA
6 1 (1.96%) GCIH
6 1 (1.96%) GSEC
6 1 (1.96%) MBA
6 1 (1.96%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (25.49%) Cyber Essentials
2 12 (23.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (21.57%) NIST
4 9 (17.65%) PCI DSS
5 4 (7.84%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 4 (7.84%) GDPR
6 2 (3.92%) GRC
7 1 (1.96%) HIPAA
7 1 (1.96%) NCSC
7 1 (1.96%) SOC 2
System Software
1 6 (11.76%) Active Directory
2 5 (9.80%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.96%) Hyper-V
3 1 (1.96%) Snort
Systems Management
1 3 (5.88%) CASB
2 2 (3.92%) CSIRT
3 1 (1.96%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (1.96%) Kubernetes
3 1 (1.96%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (1.96%) Nessus
3 1 (1.96%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 16 (31.37%) Microsoft
2 5 (9.80%) VMware
3 4 (7.84%) ServiceNow
4 1 (1.96%) CrowdStrike
4 1 (1.96%) Darktrace
4 1 (1.96%) Fortinet
4 1 (1.96%) Symantec