Security Operations Jobs in the Midlands

Security Operations (SecOps)
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 253 243 229
Rank change year-on-year -10 -14 -8
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations 72 73 124
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.60% 0.80% 1.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.73% 0.83% 1.20%
Number of salaries quoted 63 42 92
10th Percentile £30,000 £38,775 £41,375
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,313 £49,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £64,016
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -14.08% +19.66%
75th Percentile £64,148 £67,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £72,500 £79,875
England median annual salary £60,970 £62,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -2.45% -10.71% +12.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,838 8,754 10,369
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 81.47% 96.52% 94.48%
Number of salaries quoted 7,188 4,423 6,902
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +7.75%
75th Percentile £62,374 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Security Operations
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations in the Midlands

Security Operations
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Security Operations in the Midlands

Security Operations
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations in the Midlands over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Operations in the Midlands

Security Operations
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Operations within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 18 May 2024. 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
West Midlands +12 52 £44,488 -20.91% 13
East Midlands -10 19 £57,500 +52.32% 7
Security Operations
England

Security Operations
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (2.78%) SAS
Applications
1 1 (1.39%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 15 (20.83%) Azure
2 12 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (15.28%) Entra ID
4 8 (11.11%) Azure Sentinel
5 3 (4.17%) AWS
6 2 (2.78%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (2.78%) GCP
6 2 (2.78%) SaaS
7 1 (1.39%) Amazon GuardDuty
7 1 (1.39%) AWS CloudTrail
7 1 (1.39%) AWS Control Tower
Communications & Networking
1 25 (34.72%) Firewall
2 9 (12.50%) Network Security
3 8 (11.11%) VPN
4 1 (1.39%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.39%) MongoDB
General
1 12 (16.67%) Finance
2 8 (11.11%) Retail
3 5 (6.94%) Banking
3 5 (6.94%) Social Skills
4 3 (4.17%) Aerospace
4 3 (4.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (4.17%) Police
4 3 (4.17%) Turkish Language
5 2 (2.78%) Electronics
5 2 (2.78%) Legal
6 1 (1.39%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (1.39%) Marketing
6 1 (1.39%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 26 (36.11%) Analyst
2 22 (30.56%) Security Analyst
3 9 (12.50%) Lead
4 8 (11.11%) Operations Analyst
4 8 (11.11%) Security Operations Analyst
5 7 (9.72%) Security Engineer
5 7 (9.72%) Security Manager
5 7 (9.72%) Server Support
5 7 (9.72%) Windows Server Support
6 6 (8.33%) 2nd Line Support
6 6 (8.33%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
6 6 (8.33%) 3rd Line Server Support
6 6 (8.33%) 3rd Line Support
6 6 (8.33%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 5 (6.94%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 5 (6.94%) Infrastructure Security Engineer
7 5 (6.94%) Junior
7 5 (6.94%) Junior Analyst
7 5 (6.94%) Senior
8 4 (5.56%) SOC Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.56%) EDI
2 2 (2.78%) AngularJS
2 2 (2.78%) CSS
2 2 (2.78%) HTML
2 2 (2.78%) Twitter Bootstrap
2 2 (2.78%) Web Services
3 1 (1.39%) OAuth
3 1 (1.39%) OpenID
3 1 (1.39%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 39 (54.17%) Security Operations Centre
2 12 (16.67%) Management Information System
3 7 (9.72%) Data Centre
3 7 (9.72%) Security Posture
4 5 (6.94%) CMDB
4 5 (6.94%) Enterprise Storage
4 5 (6.94%) Industry 4.0
4 5 (6.94%) SCADA
5 3 (4.17%) CSOC
5 3 (4.17%) Cyber Defence
5 3 (4.17%) Cyberattack
6 2 (2.78%) Greenfield Project
6 2 (2.78%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (2.78%) Onboarding
7 1 (1.39%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (1.39%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 15 (20.83%) Windows
2 8 (11.11%) Linux
3 7 (9.72%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (70.83%) Cybersecurity
2 28 (38.89%) Information Security
3 24 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
4 21 (29.17%) Incident Response
5 18 (25.00%) Risk Management
6 14 (19.44%) Agile
6 14 (19.44%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
6 14 (19.44%) ITIL
6 14 (19.44%) Threat Intelligence
7 13 (18.06%) SIEM
8 11 (15.28%) Incident Management
8 11 (15.28%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
9 9 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
9 9 (12.50%) Roadmaps
10 8 (11.11%) Identity Access Management
11 7 (9.72%) Change Management
11 7 (9.72%) Coaching
11 7 (9.72%) Computer Science
11 7 (9.72%) ITSM
11 7 (9.72%) Proactive Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.78%) PowerShell
1 2 (2.78%) SQL
Qualifications
1 14 (19.44%) Security Cleared
2 13 (18.06%) Degree
3 12 (16.67%) SC Cleared
4 7 (9.72%) CISM
4 7 (9.72%) CISSP
5 5 (6.94%) Master's Degree
6 4 (5.56%) Azure Certification
7 3 (4.17%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (4.17%) CompTIA Security+
7 3 (4.17%) SSCP
8 2 (2.78%) CEH
8 2 (2.78%) CISA
8 2 (2.78%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (2.78%) CRISC
8 2 (2.78%) DBS Check
8 2 (2.78%) GIAC
9 1 (1.39%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 1 (1.39%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (1.39%) CTC Cleared
9 1 (1.39%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (19.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 14 (19.44%) NIST
2 9 (12.50%) GDPR
3 6 (8.33%) SOC 2
4 5 (6.94%) NCSC
5 3 (4.17%) Accessibility
5 3 (4.17%) GRC
5 3 (4.17%) PCI DSS
6 2 (2.78%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (2.78%) QA
7 1 (1.39%) ISO 9001
7 1 (1.39%) TickIT
System Software
1 11 (15.28%) Active Directory
2 2 (2.78%) RACF
Systems Management
1 6 (8.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.39%) CASB
Vendors
1 28 (38.89%) Microsoft
2 5 (6.94%) BT
3 4 (5.56%) ServiceNow
4 2 (2.78%) CyberArk
4 2 (2.78%) Sun
5 1 (1.39%) Forcepoint
5 1 (1.39%) Proofpoint
5 1 (1.39%) Symantec
5 1 (1.39%) Zscaler