Security Operations Job Trends in Sheffield

Security Operations (SecOps)
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Sheffield requiring Security Operations skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 August 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 66 64
Rank change year-on-year - -2 +16
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations 0 8 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield - 0.87% 0.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 1.15% 0.58%
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 3
10th Percentile - - £35,300
25th Percentile - - £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -30.77%
75th Percentile - - £50,625
90th Percentile - - £52,500
South Yorkshire median annual salary - £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - +11.11% -30.77%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Sheffield

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 Sheffield.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 325 693 516
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield 79.85% 75.33% 98.47%
Number of salaries quoted 247 441 376
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £24,150
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £32,200
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +16.67% -10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £75,000 £70,000
South Yorkshire median annual salary £46,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -8.00% +11.11% -10.00%

Security Operations
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

Job postings citing Security Operations as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations in Sheffield

Security Operations
Salary Trend in Sheffield

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Security Operations.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Security Operations