Hybrid/Remote Security Operations Specialist Job Trends

Security Operations Specialist
UK > Work from Home

As of 27 August 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Security Operations Specialist salary in Work from Home.

6 months to
27 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 459 - 504
Rank change year-on-year - - +37
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Operations Specialist 1 0 8
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.004% - 0.032%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.005% - 0.033%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - £48,000
25th Percentile - - £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £75,000 - £55,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 21,863 15,308 23,912
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.06% 92.50% 96.32%
Number of salaries quoted 15,593 9,345 16,881
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -0.80% -7.26%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,840 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £98,000 £96,250
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%

Security Operations Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Security Operations Specialist' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Security Operations Specialist job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Security Operations Specialist
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Security Operations Specialist job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Security Operations Specialist job vacancies

Security Operations Specialist Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 27 August 2026, Security Operations Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Security Operations Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ArcSight
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) GCFA
1 1 (100.00%) GCIH
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) OSCP
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Security Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Service Catalogue
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Unix
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case

Security Operations Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Security Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Service Catalogue
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) GCFA
1 1 (100.00%) GCIH
1 1 (100.00%) OSCP
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) ArcSight