Security Operations Jobs in Birmingham

Security Operations (SecOps)
West Midlands > Birmingham

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for Security Operations skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Security Operations over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 116 113 153
Rank change year-on-year -3 +40 -25
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations 37 18 44
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 1.23% 1.00% 1.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.55% 1.03% 1.44%
Number of salaries quoted 29 17 31
10th Percentile £29,000 £49,700 £51,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £52,500 £55,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,475 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.32% -15.38% +8.33%
75th Percentile £64,108 £72,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £72,250 £77,500 £87,500
West Midlands median annual salary £46,238 £55,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -15.93% -21.43% +33.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Birmingham

Security Operations is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,388 1,746 3,049
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 79.44% 96.57% 97.98%
Number of salaries quoted 1,920 1,326 2,256
10th Percentile £32,000 £31,750 £34,967
25th Percentile £40,988 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.65% +2.73% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £81,251 £83,750
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Security Operations
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations in Birmingham

Security Operations
Salary Trend in Birmingham

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

Salary trend for Security Operations in Birmingham

Security Operations
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations in Birmingham over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Operations in Birmingham

Security Operations
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Applications
1 2 (5.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 13 (35.14%) Azure
1 13 (35.14%) Entra ID
2 10 (27.03%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (18.92%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (2.70%) Amazon GuardDuty
4 1 (2.70%) AWS
4 1 (2.70%) AWS CloudTrail
4 1 (2.70%) AWS Control Tower
4 1 (2.70%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (24.32%) Firewall
1 9 (24.32%) Network Security
2 1 (2.70%) Internet
2 1 (2.70%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.70%) MongoDB
General
1 8 (21.62%) Banking
2 7 (18.92%) Finance
3 5 (13.51%) Legal
4 4 (10.81%) Social Skills
5 3 (8.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (8.11%) Turkish Language
6 2 (5.41%) Police
7 1 (2.70%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (2.70%) Marketing
7 1 (2.70%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 12 (32.43%) Analyst
2 7 (18.92%) Security Manager
2 7 (18.92%) Senior
2 7 (18.92%) Server Support
2 7 (18.92%) Windows Server Support
3 6 (16.22%) 2nd Line Support
3 6 (16.22%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
3 6 (16.22%) 3rd Line Server Support
3 6 (16.22%) 3rd Line Support
4 5 (13.51%) Governance Analyst
4 5 (13.51%) Junior
4 5 (13.51%) Junior Analyst
4 5 (13.51%) Lead
4 5 (13.51%) Security Analyst
4 5 (13.51%) Senior Analyst
5 4 (10.81%) IT Manager
5 4 (10.81%) IT Security Manager
6 3 (8.11%) Head of IT
6 3 (8.11%) Head of Service Management
6 3 (8.11%) IT Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (10.81%) EDI
2 1 (2.70%) OAuth
2 1 (2.70%) OpenID
2 1 (2.70%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 19 (51.35%) Security Operations Centre
2 13 (35.14%) Management Information System
3 4 (10.81%) Security Posture
4 3 (8.11%) CMDB
5 1 (2.70%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (2.70%) Data Centre
5 1 (2.70%) Greenfield Project
5 1 (2.70%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 8 (21.62%) Windows
2 7 (18.92%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (72.97%) Cybersecurity
2 14 (37.84%) Agile
3 13 (35.14%) Vulnerability Management
4 12 (32.43%) Incident Response
5 11 (29.73%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
6 9 (24.32%) Identity Access Management
6 9 (24.32%) Information Security
6 9 (24.32%) ITIL
6 9 (24.32%) SIEM
7 7 (18.92%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 7 (18.92%) Proactive Monitoring
7 7 (18.92%) Roadmaps
7 7 (18.92%) Threat Intelligence
8 6 (16.22%) Service Delivery
8 6 (16.22%) Threat Management
9 5 (13.51%) Coaching
9 5 (13.51%) Penetration Testing
9 5 (13.51%) Privileged Access Management
9 5 (13.51%) RBAC
9 5 (13.51%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 5 (13.51%) PowerShell
1 5 (13.51%) SQL
Qualifications
1 13 (35.14%) Security Cleared
2 11 (29.73%) SC Cleared
3 3 (8.11%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (8.11%) Degree
4 2 (5.41%) Azure Certification
4 2 (5.41%) CISM
4 2 (5.41%) CISSP
4 2 (5.41%) DBS Check
5 1 (2.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 1 (2.70%) CCSP
5 1 (2.70%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (2.70%) CTC Cleared
5 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (2.70%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (8.11%) Accessibility
1 3 (8.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (5.41%) NIST
3 1 (2.70%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (2.70%) GDPR
3 1 (2.70%) PCI DSS
3 1 (2.70%) SOC 2
System Software
1 14 (37.84%) Active Directory
2 5 (13.51%) RACF
Systems Management
1 6 (16.22%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (2.70%) CASB
Vendors
1 17 (45.95%) Microsoft
2 5 (13.51%) CyberArk
3 2 (5.41%) Zscaler
4 1 (2.70%) Proofpoint
4 1 (2.70%) Sun