Security Operations Jobs in the South East

Security Operations (SecOps)
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 22 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
22 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 266 249 360
Rank change year-on-year -17 +111 -76
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations 131 164 139
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.77% 1.15% 0.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.92% 1.22% 0.73%
Number of salaries quoted 88 116 87
10th Percentile £37,500 £31,750 £36,000
25th Percentile £41,595 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £80,375 £77,500 £84,250
England median annual salary £61,439 £62,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -1.70% -10.71% +12.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

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 South East with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,247 13,425 19,065
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 84.19% 94.54% 94.53%
Number of salaries quoted 9,867 7,811 11,844
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
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 South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations in the South East

Security Operations
Salary Trend in the South East

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

Salary trend for Security Operations in the South East

Security Operations
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations in the South East over the 6 months to 22 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Operations in the South East

Security Operations
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Operations within the South East region over the 6 months to 22 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
Thames Valley +18 71 £52,500 -19.23% 16
Berkshire +10 38 £57,500 +40.33% 10
Buckinghamshire +2 33 £40,000 -46.67% 5
Surrey +1 25 £60,000 -4.00% 3
Hampshire -45 17 £60,000 +18.02% 1
Kent -17 7 £45,000 -10.00%
West Sussex +26 5 £58,750 +11.90% 2
Middlesex - 3 - - 1
Sussex -26 1 - -
Security Operations
England

Security Operations
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 (1.53%) SAS
2 1 (0.76%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.76%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (3.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.76%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 35 (26.72%) Azure
2 22 (16.79%) Microsoft 365
3 14 (10.69%) Azure Sentinel
4 12 (9.16%) AWS
5 5 (3.82%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (2.29%) Entra ID
7 2 (1.53%) Power Platform
7 2 (1.53%) SonarCloud
8 1 (0.76%) Azure AKS
8 1 (0.76%) Azure Stack
8 1 (0.76%) Datadog
8 1 (0.76%) GCP
8 1 (0.76%) GitHub
8 1 (0.76%) GitHub Actions
8 1 (0.76%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.76%) Mimecast
8 1 (0.76%) PaaS
8 1 (0.76%) SaaS
8 1 (0.76%) Stackdriver
8 1 (0.76%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 35 (26.72%) Firewall
2 25 (19.08%) Intrusion Detection
3 16 (12.21%) Network Security
4 8 (6.11%) Internet
5 6 (4.58%) VPN
6 3 (2.29%) TCP/IP
7 2 (1.53%) DHCP
7 2 (1.53%) DNS
7 2 (1.53%) SNMP
7 2 (1.53%) VoIP
8 1 (0.76%) LAN
8 1 (0.76%) SAN
8 1 (0.76%) SSL
8 1 (0.76%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.53%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (0.76%) Git
1 1 (0.76%) Jenkins
General
1 37 (28.24%) Social Skills
2 26 (19.85%) Analytical Skills
3 23 (17.56%) Finance
4 12 (9.16%) Retail
5 10 (7.63%) Legal
6 8 (6.11%) Marketing
7 7 (5.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (5.34%) Telecoms
8 5 (3.82%) Law
9 4 (3.05%) Aviation
10 2 (1.53%) Publishing
11 1 (0.76%) Banking
11 1 (0.76%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.76%) Games
11 1 (0.76%) Health Technology
11 1 (0.76%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.76%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.76%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 39 (29.77%) Analyst
2 28 (21.37%) SOC Analyst
3 21 (16.03%) Lead
4 16 (12.21%) Security Manager
5 15 (11.45%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 13 (9.92%) Senior
7 11 (8.40%) Security Engineer
8 10 (7.63%) Security Analyst
9 9 (6.87%) Senior Analyst
10 7 (5.34%) Operational Security Manager
10 7 (5.34%) Operations Manager
10 7 (5.34%) Security Assurance Manager
10 7 (5.34%) Security Operations Manager
11 6 (4.58%) Architect
11 6 (4.58%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 5 (3.82%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 5 (3.82%) Security Architect
12 5 (3.82%) Support Officer
13 4 (3.05%) Microsoft Engineer
13 4 (3.05%) Sales Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (5.34%) Web Services
2 2 (1.53%) AngularJS
2 2 (1.53%) CSS
2 2 (1.53%) HTML
2 2 (1.53%) Twitter Bootstrap
3 1 (0.76%) ADO
3 1 (0.76%) Elastic Stack
3 1 (0.76%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 54 (41.22%) Security Operations Centre
2 52 (39.69%) Management Information System
3 23 (17.56%) Cyber Threat
4 13 (9.92%) Client/Server
5 11 (8.40%) Security Posture
6 8 (6.11%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (6.11%) Social Media
7 7 (5.34%) Algorithms
7 7 (5.34%) Data Structures
7 7 (5.34%) Product Ownership
8 6 (4.58%) Data Centre
8 6 (4.58%) Hybrid Cloud
9 5 (3.82%) Cyberattack
10 4 (3.05%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 4 (3.05%) IoT
11 3 (2.29%) Cyber Defence
11 3 (2.29%) Enterprise Cloud
11 3 (2.29%) Insider Threat
12 2 (1.53%) Legacy Systems
12 2 (1.53%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 29 (22.14%) Windows
2 11 (8.40%) Windows Server
3 5 (3.82%) Kali Linux
3 5 (3.82%) Linux
4 3 (2.29%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (1.53%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.76%) CentOS
6 1 (0.76%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (63.36%) Cybersecurity
2 59 (45.04%) SIEM
3 55 (41.98%) Incident Response
4 41 (31.30%) Computer Science
5 38 (29.01%) Problem-Solving
6 29 (22.14%) Information Security
7 26 (19.85%) Vulnerability Management
8 21 (16.03%) Continuous Improvement
9 20 (15.27%) Software Engineering
10 19 (14.50%) SOAR
11 16 (12.21%) Incident Management
12 15 (11.45%) Penetration Testing
13 14 (10.69%) Application Security
13 14 (10.69%) DevOps
13 14 (10.69%) Roadmaps
13 14 (10.69%) Service Delivery
14 13 (9.92%) OWASP
15 12 (9.16%) Kalman Filter
15 12 (9.16%) Risk Management
16 11 (8.40%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 11 (8.40%) PowerShell
2 8 (6.11%) Python
3 4 (3.05%) Kusto Query Language
4 1 (0.76%) Bash
4 1 (0.76%) C
4 1 (0.76%) Go
4 1 (0.76%) Java
Qualifications
1 53 (40.46%) Degree
2 38 (29.01%) CISSP
3 24 (18.32%) Computer Science Degree
4 19 (14.50%) CompTIA Security+
5 17 (12.98%) Security Cleared
6 10 (7.63%) CISM
6 10 (7.63%) GIAC
7 7 (5.34%) SC Cleared
8 6 (4.58%) DBS Check
8 6 (4.58%) GPEN
9 5 (3.82%) AWS Certification
9 5 (3.82%) Azure Certification
9 5 (3.82%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (3.05%) GCFE
10 4 (3.05%) Master's Degree
10 4 (3.05%) Numerate Degree
11 3 (2.29%) CEH
11 3 (2.29%) CISA
11 3 (2.29%) Network+ Certification
11 3 (2.29%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (16.03%) NIST
2 19 (14.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 15 (11.45%) PCI DSS
4 14 (10.69%) GDPR
5 10 (7.63%) GRC
6 9 (6.87%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (5.34%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 6 (4.58%) NIST 800
8 6 (4.58%) QA
9 5 (3.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (3.82%) NCSC
10 2 (1.53%) SLA
11 1 (0.76%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (0.76%) HIPAA
System Software
1 5 (3.82%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.29%) Virtual Desktop
2 3 (2.29%) VMware ESXi
2 3 (2.29%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.53%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.76%) Docker
4 1 (0.76%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.76%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 1 (0.76%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.76%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 7 (5.34%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 7 (5.34%) Nessus
2 5 (3.82%) Suricata
3 3 (2.29%) Kubernetes
4 2 (1.53%) Ansible
4 2 (1.53%) SolarWinds Orion
4 2 (1.53%) Terraform
4 2 (1.53%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.76%) Graphite
5 1 (0.76%) Nagios
5 1 (0.76%) Network Intrusion Detection System
5 1 (0.76%) Progress Chef
5 1 (0.76%) Puppet
5 1 (0.76%) QRadar
5 1 (0.76%) SCCM
5 1 (0.76%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 39 (29.77%) Microsoft
2 12 (9.16%) Splunk
3 7 (5.34%) Qualys
3 7 (5.34%) ServiceNow
4 6 (4.58%) Cisco
5 5 (3.82%) Juniper
5 5 (3.82%) Palo Alto
5 5 (3.82%) VMware
6 4 (3.05%) Darktrace
6 4 (3.05%) LogRhythm
7 3 (2.29%) BT
7 3 (2.29%) McAfee
8 2 (1.53%) Facebook
8 2 (1.53%) SolarWinds
9 1 (0.76%) CheckPoint
9 1 (0.76%) Citrix
9 1 (0.76%) Forcepoint
9 1 (0.76%) Ivanti
9 1 (0.76%) New Relic
9 1 (0.76%) Varonis