Security Operations Job Trends in York

Security Operations (SecOps)
North Yorkshire > York

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in York requiring Security Operations skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 20 33
Rank change year-on-year -1 +13 +22
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations 3 7 7
As % of all permanent jobs in York 1.91% 5.38% 2.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.03% 6.14% 2.97%
Number of salaries quoted 3 4 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% +4.00% -9.68%
75th Percentile - - £63,750
90th Percentile - - -
North Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -23.08% +4.00% -9.68%

All Process & Methodology Skills
York

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 York.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 99 114 236
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in York 63.06% 87.69% 90.08%
Number of salaries quoted 48 89 208
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,500 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% +6.32% -13.64%
75th Percentile £64,250 £72,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £100,000 £64,125
North Yorkshire median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -11.76%

Security Operations
Job Vacancy Trend in York

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Security Operations relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in York.

Security Operations job vacancy trend in York

Security Operations
Salary Trend in York

Salary distribution trend for jobs in York citing Security Operations.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in York citing Security Operations

Security Operations
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in York 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 3 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) SOC Engineer
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft