Security Operations Jobs in the Thames Valley

Security Operations (SecOps)
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 175 183 233
Rank change year-on-year +8 +50 -35
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations 64 79 46
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.96% 1.29% 0.66%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.12% 1.36% 0.71%
Number of salaries quoted 51 42 32
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,463 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £37,463 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% -20.00% +42.86%
75th Percentile £62,500 £74,688 -
90th Percentile £73,750 £95,625 £82,500
South East median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -12.50%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,700 5,805 6,453
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 85.11% 94.70% 92.81%
Number of salaries quoted 3,986 3,153 3,923
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,275 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,000 £38,750 £41,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Security Operations
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations in the Thames Valley

Security Operations
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Salary trend for Security Operations in the Thames Valley

Security Operations
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Operations in the Thames Valley

Security Operations
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 within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 4 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
Buckinghamshire +5 34 £40,000 -44.83% 3
Berkshire -4 30 £57,500 +40.33% 18
Security Operations
South East

Security Operations
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (3.13%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (3.13%) SAS
1 2 (3.13%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (7.81%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 23 (35.94%) Azure
2 16 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
3 13 (20.31%) Azure Sentinel
4 7 (10.94%) AWS
5 4 (6.25%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (3.13%) Entra ID
6 2 (3.13%) SonarCloud
6 2 (3.13%) WhatsApp
7 1 (1.56%) GitHub
7 1 (1.56%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 29 (45.31%) Firewall
2 21 (32.81%) Intrusion Detection
3 13 (20.31%) Network Security
4 6 (9.38%) Internet
5 4 (6.25%) VPN
6 3 (4.69%) TCP/IP
7 2 (3.13%) SAN
8 1 (1.56%) LAN
8 1 (1.56%) WAN
General
1 22 (34.38%) Analytical Skills
2 15 (23.44%) Social Skills
3 8 (12.50%) Finance
4 7 (10.94%) Retail
4 7 (10.94%) Telecoms
5 5 (7.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (6.25%) Law
7 3 (4.69%) Legal
8 1 (1.56%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.56%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (1.56%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 21 (32.81%) Analyst
2 20 (31.25%) SOC Analyst
3 12 (18.75%) Cybersecurity Manager
3 12 (18.75%) Security Manager
4 9 (14.06%) Security Engineer
5 8 (12.50%) Senior
6 6 (9.38%) Lead
6 6 (9.38%) Security Assurance Manager
6 6 (9.38%) Senior Analyst
7 5 (7.81%) Architect
7 5 (7.81%) Operational Security Manager
7 5 (7.81%) Operations Manager
7 5 (7.81%) Security Operations Manager
7 5 (7.81%) Support Officer
8 4 (6.25%) Microsoft Engineer
8 4 (6.25%) Security Architect
9 2 (3.13%) Developer
9 2 (3.13%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 2 (3.13%) Infrastructure Security Engineer
9 2 (3.13%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (9.38%) Web Services
2 2 (3.13%) AngularJS
2 2 (3.13%) CSS
2 2 (3.13%) HTML
2 2 (3.13%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 34 (53.13%) Management Information System
2 24 (37.50%) Security Operations Centre
3 19 (29.69%) Cyber Threat
4 13 (20.31%) Client/Server
5 8 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (9.38%) Data Centre
7 5 (7.81%) Hybrid Cloud
8 4 (6.25%) Security Posture
9 3 (4.69%) IoT
10 2 (3.13%) CMDB
10 2 (3.13%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 2 (3.13%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 20 (31.25%) Windows
2 5 (7.81%) Windows Server
3 4 (6.25%) Kali Linux
4 2 (3.13%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
2 36 (56.25%) SIEM
3 33 (51.56%) Incident Response
4 30 (46.88%) Computer Science
5 22 (34.38%) Problem-Solving
6 19 (29.69%) Vulnerability Management
7 14 (21.88%) Penetration Testing
8 13 (20.31%) Application Security
8 13 (20.31%) Incident Management
9 12 (18.75%) Software Engineering
10 10 (15.63%) Information Security
10 10 (15.63%) OWASP
10 10 (15.63%) Risk Management
11 8 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
11 8 (12.50%) DevSecOps
12 7 (10.94%) Actionable Insight
12 7 (10.94%) Kalman Filter
13 6 (9.38%) Content Development
13 6 (9.38%) Purple Team
13 6 (9.38%) Red Team
Programming Languages
1 5 (7.81%) PowerShell
1 5 (7.81%) Python
2 4 (6.25%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 36 (56.25%) Degree
2 29 (45.31%) CISSP
3 20 (31.25%) Computer Science Degree
4 19 (29.69%) CompTIA Security+
5 6 (9.38%) CISM
5 6 (9.38%) GIAC
5 6 (9.38%) GPEN
5 6 (9.38%) SC Cleared
5 6 (9.38%) Security Cleared
6 4 (6.25%) AWS Certification
6 4 (6.25%) Azure Certification
6 4 (6.25%) DBS Check
6 4 (6.25%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (3.13%) CCNA
7 2 (3.13%) CCNP
7 2 (3.13%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (3.13%) GCFA
7 2 (3.13%) GCFE
7 2 (3.13%) GCIA
7 2 (3.13%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (28.13%) NIST
2 12 (18.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (15.63%) PCI DSS
4 9 (14.06%) GDPR
5 6 (9.38%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (9.38%) GRC
5 6 (9.38%) NIST 800
6 4 (6.25%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 3 (4.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (3.13%) SLA
9 1 (1.56%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 3 (4.69%) Active Directory
1 3 (4.69%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (1.56%) Docker
2 1 (1.56%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 7 (10.94%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 7 (10.94%) Nessus
2 4 (6.25%) Suricata
3 2 (3.13%) Kubernetes
4 1 (1.56%) Ansible
4 1 (1.56%) Network Intrusion Detection System
4 1 (1.56%) Progress Chef
4 1 (1.56%) Puppet
4 1 (1.56%) Terraform
Vendors
1 25 (39.06%) Microsoft
2 7 (10.94%) Splunk
3 6 (9.38%) Qualys
4 5 (7.81%) Cisco
5 4 (6.25%) Juniper
5 4 (6.25%) Palo Alto
6 3 (4.69%) ServiceNow
6 3 (4.69%) VMware
7 2 (3.13%) LogRhythm
7 2 (3.13%) McAfee
8 1 (1.56%) CheckPoint
8 1 (1.56%) Citrix