Security Operations Analyst
UK
The median Security Operations Analyst salary in the UK is £53,655 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 April 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 661 | 850 | 940 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +189 | +90 | +205 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Operations Analyst | 23 | 35 | 47 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.044% | 0.036% | 0.045% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.049% | 0.038% | 0.049% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8 | 22 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | - | £38,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,394 | £36,250 | £42,813 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,655 | £51,750 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.68% | -5.91% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £68,125 | £74,688 | £64,688 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,500 | £76,250 | £70,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £44,810 | £37,500 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.49% | -11.76% | -5.56% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 46,971 | 93,051 | 95,196 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.06% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,308 | 66,827 | 59,871 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,750 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.00% | -12.08% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,344 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.69% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Security Operations Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Operations Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Operations Analyst
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Operations Analyst.
Security Operations Analyst
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations Analyst over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Security Operations Analyst
Top 7 Job Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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 |
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| England | +185 | 23 | £53,655 | +3.68% | 31 |
| London | +107 | 17 | £62,500 | -13.79% | 12 |
| Work from Home | +178 | 12 | £30,000 | -58.62% | 11 |
| UK excluding London | +199 | 5 | £44,810 | +19.49% | 25 |
| South East | +114 | 3 | - | - | 6 |
| Midlands | +54 | 2 | £44,810 | +19.49% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +44 | 2 | £44,810 | +19.49% | 2 |
Security Operations Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 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 featuring Security Operations Analyst in the job title.
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Security Operations Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: