Security Operations Specialist
UK
The median Security Operations Specialist salary in the UK is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 June 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 885 | 903 | 1250 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +18 | +347 | -290 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Operations Specialist | 19 | 16 | 13 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.017% | 0.017% | 0.008% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.018% | 0.019% | 0.008% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 13 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £53,125 | £44,024 | £58,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £44,118 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.73% | -8.33% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £86,000 | £80,000 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £75,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £46,680 | £41,250 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.82% | +13.16% | -15.82% |
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 | 104,121 | 84,323 | 165,675 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.77% | 91.19% | 95.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 73,469 | 54,972 | 85,174 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,603 | £45,000 | £42,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,519 | £50,296 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.58% | +6.41% | +5.89% |
Security Operations Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Operations Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Operations Specialist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Operations Specialist.
Security Operations Specialist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations Specialist over the 6 months to 16 June 2024.
Security Operations Specialist
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 Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 16 June 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 |
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| England | +39 | 19 | £67,500 | -15.63% | 10 |
| UK excluding London | -46 | 15 | £55,000 | +17.82% | 7 |
| North of England | - | 12 | - | - | |
| North West | - | 12 | - | - | |
| London | +91 | 4 | £80,000 | - | 4 |
| Work from Home | +24 | 3 | £55,000 | -31.25% | 10 |
| South East | -28 | 3 | £55,000 | +18.05% | 3 |
Security Operations Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 June 2024, Security Operations Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.
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Security Operations Specialist 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: