Security Operations Jobs in the South West

Security Operations (SecOps)
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West requiring Security Operations skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Operations over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 156 203 202
Rank change year-on-year +47 -1 +46
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations 22 94 70
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.63% 0.97% 1.04%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.68% 1.19% 1.09%
Number of salaries quoted 22 55 51
10th Percentile £46,250 £36,750 £28,250
25th Percentile £48,165 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,729 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.23% - +21.95%
75th Percentile £59,418 £107,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £74,375 - £97,290
England median annual salary £62,500 £61,439 £62,500
% change year-on-year +1.73% -1.70% -10.71%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South West

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 the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,228 7,892 6,395
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 92.97% 81.68% 94.61%
Number of salaries quoted 1,817 5,677 3,521
10th Percentile £27,150 £28,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £39,294
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.96% -6.48% +8.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,000 £80,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Security Operations
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations in the South West

Security Operations
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Security Operations in the South West

Security Operations
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations in the South West over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Operations in the South West

Security Operations
Job Locations in the South 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 South West region over the 6 months to 28 May 2025. 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
Bristol +9 10 £57,500 -45.24% 9
Wiltshire +42 9 £51,058 -34.12% 3
Devon +23 2 £51,729 +37.94%
Somerset +7 1 £67,500 +17.50% 6
Security Operations
England

Security Operations
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South 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 1 (4.55%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 11 (50.00%) AWS
2 7 (31.82%) Azure
3 5 (22.73%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (18.18%) Microsoft Purview
5 2 (9.09%) Amazon ECS
5 2 (9.09%) Entra ID
5 2 (9.09%) IaaS
5 2 (9.09%) PaaS
5 2 (9.09%) SaaS
6 1 (4.55%) Power Automate
6 1 (4.55%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 6 (27.27%) Network Security
1 6 (27.27%) VPN
2 5 (22.73%) Firewall
3 2 (9.09%) DHCP
3 2 (9.09%) DNS
4 1 (4.55%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.55%) Power BI
General
1 6 (27.27%) Retail
1 6 (27.27%) Social Skills
2 4 (18.18%) Finance
3 3 (13.64%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (9.09%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (9.09%) Military
Job Titles
1 9 (40.91%) Security Engineer
2 6 (27.27%) Analyst
2 6 (27.27%) Operations Engineer
3 3 (13.64%) IT Analyst
3 3 (13.64%) IT Engineer
3 3 (13.64%) IT Security Engineer
4 2 (9.09%) Architect
4 2 (9.09%) AWS Architect
4 2 (9.09%) AWS Security Architect
4 2 (9.09%) Cybersecurity Manager
4 2 (9.09%) Lead
4 2 (9.09%) Operational Security Manager
4 2 (9.09%) Operations Manager
4 2 (9.09%) Operations Team Leader
4 2 (9.09%) Security Analyst
4 2 (9.09%) Security Architect
4 2 (9.09%) Security Manager
4 2 (9.09%) Security Operations Manager
4 2 (9.09%) Team Leader
5 1 (4.55%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (9.09%) Leaflet
2 1 (4.55%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 9 (40.91%) Security Operations Centre
1 9 (40.91%) Security Posture
2 6 (27.27%) Management Information System
3 4 (18.18%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (9.09%) Cloud Security Posture
4 2 (9.09%) CSOC
4 2 (9.09%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (9.09%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (4.55%) Insider Threat
Operating Systems
1 3 (13.64%) Windows
2 2 (9.09%) Linux
3 1 (4.55%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (54.55%) Information Security
2 10 (45.45%) Cloud Security
2 10 (45.45%) Cybersecurity
2 10 (45.45%) SIEM
3 9 (40.91%) Incident Response
4 8 (36.36%) Continuous Improvement
4 8 (36.36%) Data Loss Prevention
5 6 (27.27%) API Integration
5 6 (27.27%) Threat Detection
6 5 (22.73%) Risk Management
7 4 (18.18%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 4 (18.18%) Data Collection
7 4 (18.18%) DevSecOps
7 4 (18.18%) OWASP
7 4 (18.18%) Security Architecture
7 4 (18.18%) Service Management
7 4 (18.18%) Threat Intelligence
7 4 (18.18%) Threat Modelling
7 4 (18.18%) Vulnerability Management
8 3 (13.64%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 2 (9.09%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 13 (59.09%) Security Cleared
2 9 (40.91%) SC Cleared
3 8 (36.36%) Degree
4 7 (31.82%) CISM
4 7 (31.82%) CISSP
5 4 (18.18%) DV Cleared
6 3 (13.64%) CEH
6 3 (13.64%) GIAC
6 3 (13.64%) SANS
7 2 (9.09%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 2 (9.09%) AWS Certification
7 2 (9.09%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (9.09%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (9.09%) HNC
7 2 (9.09%) HND
7 2 (9.09%) ISSAP
8 1 (4.55%) CISA
8 1 (4.55%) CRISC
8 1 (4.55%) GCIA
8 1 (4.55%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (27.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 6 (27.27%) NIST
2 2 (9.09%) COBIT
2 2 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 2 (9.09%) GDPR
2 2 (9.09%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
2 2 (9.09%) PCI DSS
2 2 (9.09%) SOC 2
3 1 (4.55%) GRC
System Software
1 2 (9.09%) Active Directory
1 2 (9.09%) Docker
2 1 (4.55%) Snort
Systems Management
1 3 (13.64%) Kubernetes
2 2 (9.09%) Host Intrusion Detection System
3 1 (4.55%) QRadar
Vendors
1 8 (36.36%) Microsoft
2 3 (13.64%) Splunk
3 1 (4.55%) LogRhythm