Security Operations Job Trends in Nottingham

Security Operations (SecOps)
Nottinghamshire > Nottingham

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Nottingham requiring Security Operations skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations 6 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Nottingham 0.98% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.25% - -
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile £31,500 - -
25th Percentile £32,375 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - -
75th Percentile £40,250 - -
90th Percentile £46,000 - -
Nottinghamshire median annual salary £35,000 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Nottingham

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 Nottingham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 479 405 451
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Nottingham 78.52% 92.05% 86.40%
Number of salaries quoted 288 193 384
10th Percentile £28,675 £24,649 £31,250
25th Percentile £32,250 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £78,736 £75,000
Nottinghamshire median annual salary £42,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -22.73% +10.00% -9.09%

Security Operations
Job Vacancy Trend in Nottingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Security Operations relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Nottingham.

Security Operations job vacancy trend in Nottingham

Security Operations
Salary Trend in Nottingham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Nottingham citing Security Operations.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Nottingham citing Security Operations

Security Operations
Salary Histogram in Nottingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations in Nottingham over the 6 months to 26 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Operations in Nottingham

Security Operations
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottingham 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:

General
1 6 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 3 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Games
Job Titles
1 6 (100.00%) Analyst
1 6 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 6 (100.00%) IT Analyst
1 6 (100.00%) IT Security Analyst
1 6 (100.00%) Security Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 6 (100.00%) CSOC
1 6 (100.00%) Security Operations Centre
2 3 (50.00%) Cyberattack
3 1 (16.67%) Cyber Defence
3 1 (16.67%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 6 (100.00%) SIEM
2 5 (83.33%) Incident Response
2 5 (83.33%) ITSM
2 5 (83.33%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 4 (66.67%) Mentoring
4 3 (50.00%) Cloud Security
4 3 (50.00%) Use Case
5 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (33.33%) Time Management
5 2 (33.33%) Vulnerability Remediation
6 1 (16.67%) Process Improvement
6 1 (16.67%) Root Cause Analysis
6 1 (16.67%) Threat Intelligence
6 1 (16.67%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 6 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 5 (83.33%) CompTIA Security+
3 3 (50.00%) SANS
4 1 (16.67%) CompTIA CySA+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) SLA
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft