Security Operations Jobs in Wales

Security Operations (SecOps)
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales 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 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 75 114 101
Rank change year-on-year +39 -13 +26
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations 4 5 31
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 0.38% 0.25% 1.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.44% 0.31% 1.95%
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 12
10th Percentile £51,775 - £35,721
25th Percentile £53,848 £51,250 £44,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,250 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +35.71% -4.55% +1.85%
75th Percentile £91,563 £53,750 £58,538
90th Percentile £92,125 - £61,650
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -7.41%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Wales

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 Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 906 1,601 1,591
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 85.39% 78.52% 96.31%
Number of salaries quoted 526 1,054 794
10th Percentile £23,504 £26,750 £26,391
25th Percentile £25,087 £35,000 £33,990
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,768 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.37% - -5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £61,533
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £73,750
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,180
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.10% +1.97%

Security Operations
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Job postings citing Security Operations as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations in Wales

Security Operations
Salary Trend in Wales

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Operations in Wales.

Salary trend for Security Operations in Wales

Security Operations
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations in Wales over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Operations in Wales

Security Operations
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Operations within the Wales region over the 6 months to 15 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
South Wales +35 4 £71,250 +35.71% 5
Security Operations
UK

Security Operations
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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:

General
1 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Retail
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Analyst
1 2 (50.00%) Incident Analyst
1 2 (50.00%) Resilience Manager
1 2 (50.00%) Security Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Cyber Threat
2 2 (50.00%) Security Operations Centre
3 1 (25.00%) Cyber Defence
3 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
3 1 (25.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) Incident Response
2 3 (75.00%) Cyber Resilience
3 2 (50.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 2 (50.00%) Data Protection
3 2 (50.00%) Identity Management
3 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
3 2 (50.00%) Threat Intelligence
4 1 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (25.00%) Business Strategy
4 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
4 1 (25.00%) Incident Management
4 1 (25.00%) Matrix Management
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
1 2 (50.00%) GCIH
1 2 (50.00%) GIAC
1 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) CISSP
2 1 (25.00%) Master's Degree