Security Operations (SecOps)
Hertfordshire > Watford
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Watford requiring Security Operations skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 32 | 29 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -3 | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Security Operations | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Watford | - | 0.57% | 1.21% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 0.63% | 1.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £51,750 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £46,250 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £47,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -13.64% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £48,750 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £58,250 |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary | £68,500 | £61,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.38% | +2.50% | +4.35% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Watford
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 Watford.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 156 | 158 | 139 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Watford | 80.83% | 89.77% | 84.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 133 | 88 | 102 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,100 | £28,200 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £41,250 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £70,938 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £89,500 | £87,500 | £82,500 |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary | £52,500 | £57,500 | £56,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.70% | +1.77% | +2.73% |
Security Operations
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Security Operations relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Watford.
Security Operations
Salary Trend in Watford
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing Security Operations.
