Security Operations Analyst Jobs in the Thames Valley

Security Operations Analyst
South East > Thames Valley

The median Security Operations Analyst salary in the Thames Valley is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 June 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 183 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Operations Analyst 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.058% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.066% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £41,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 - -
75th Percentile £43,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £42,500 £60,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -29.17% +41.18% +10.39%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the Thames Valley with a recognized job title 3,031 7,169 4,990
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.93% 94.68% 89.54%
Number of salaries quoted 1,290 4,794 3,024
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £64,656 £72,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £77,500 £87,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Security Operations Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings that featured Security Operations Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations Analyst in the Thames Valley

Security Operations Analyst
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Operations Analyst in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Security Operations Analyst in the Thames Valley

Security Operations Analyst
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Operations Analyst within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 20 June 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
Berkshire - 2 £42,500 - 4
Security Operations Analyst
South East

Security Operations Analyst Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 20 June 2025, Security Operations Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Thames Valley region featuring Security Operations Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 1 (50.00%) Network+ Certification
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (50.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Resilience
2 1 (50.00%) Azure Sentinel
2 1 (50.00%) SOAR
2 1 (50.00%) Azure Certification
2 1 (50.00%) Network Monitoring
2 1 (50.00%) Kalman Filter
2 1 (50.00%) DBS Check
2 1 (50.00%) Cyberattack
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) CREST Certified
2 1 (50.00%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Network Security
2 1 (50.00%) Visualisation
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Data Visualisation
2 1 (50.00%) SIEM

Security Operations Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Network Security
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Cyberattack
1 1 (50.00%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Resilience
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Data Visualisation
2 1 (50.00%) Kalman Filter
2 1 (50.00%) Network Monitoring
2 1 (50.00%) SIEM
2 1 (50.00%) SOAR
2 1 (50.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Visualisation
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (50.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (50.00%) CREST Certified
1 1 (50.00%) DBS Check
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Network+ Certification
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft