Security Operations Jobs with Work from Home Options

Security Operations (SecOps)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 3 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 299 341 425
Rank change year-on-year +42 +84 -96
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations 361 341 597
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.04% 0.89% 0.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.15% 0.92% 0.82%
Number of salaries quoted 218 265 444
10th Percentile £41,875 £41,250 £42,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £47,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year - -11.11% +12.97%
75th Percentile £76,250 £77,500 £80,313
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% -7.41% +8.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,295 36,978 72,765
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 90.07% 96.01% 97.14%
Number of salaries quoted 23,528 26,243 42,080
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,899 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +9.09%

Security Operations
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Security Operations as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Security Operations trend for jobs with a WFH option

Security Operations
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Security Operations.

Security Operations salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Security Operations
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Security Operations over the 6 months to 3 June 2024.

Security Operations salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Security Operations
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 22 (6.09%) SAS
2 6 (1.66%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.83%) Confluence
4 2 (0.55%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.28%) IIS
Applications
1 10 (2.77%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.28%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.28%) Endur
Cloud Services
1 110 (30.47%) Azure
2 73 (20.22%) Microsoft 365
3 61 (16.90%) Entra ID
4 29 (8.03%) SaaS
5 23 (6.37%) AWS
6 21 (5.82%) Azure Sentinel
7 14 (3.88%) Azure AKS
7 14 (3.88%) Azure DevOps
8 12 (3.32%) GCP
8 12 (3.32%) Microsoft Purview
9 11 (3.05%) Cloud Computing
10 4 (1.11%) IaaS
10 4 (1.11%) PaaS
11 2 (0.55%) Amazon GuardDuty
11 2 (0.55%) AWS CloudTrail
11 2 (0.55%) AWS Control Tower
11 2 (0.55%) GitHub
11 2 (0.55%) OCI
11 2 (0.55%) Pendo
12 1 (0.28%) Azure Stack
Communications & Networking
1 66 (18.28%) Firewall
2 40 (11.08%) Network Security
3 23 (6.37%) TCP/IP
4 18 (4.99%) Intrusion Detection
4 18 (4.99%) Wireshark
5 14 (3.88%) LAN
6 13 (3.60%) WAN
7 8 (2.22%) DNS
8 6 (1.66%) Internet
9 5 (1.39%) DHCP
10 3 (0.83%) Broadband
11 2 (0.55%) HTTP
11 2 (0.55%) OSPF
11 2 (0.55%) SMTP
11 2 (0.55%) VPN
11 2 (0.55%) Wireless
11 2 (0.55%) WLAN
12 1 (0.28%) NGN
12 1 (0.28%) SSL
12 1 (0.28%) tcpdump
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.39%) BigQuery
1 5 (1.39%) Data Warehouse
1 5 (1.39%) Hadoop
1 5 (1.39%) Relational Database
2 2 (0.55%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.28%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.28%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.28%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (0.83%) GitLab
1 3 (0.83%) JIRA
2 2 (0.55%) Bitbucket
2 2 (0.55%) Git
3 1 (0.28%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.28%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 116 (32.13%) Finance
2 90 (24.93%) Social Skills
3 76 (21.05%) Legal
4 57 (15.79%) Banking
5 27 (7.48%) Analytical Skills
6 22 (6.09%) Law
7 20 (5.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 15 (4.16%) Military
9 12 (3.32%) Retail
10 8 (2.22%) Health Technology
11 7 (1.94%) Pharmaceutical
12 6 (1.66%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (1.39%) Public Sector
14 3 (0.83%) Turkish Language
15 2 (0.55%) Back Office
15 2 (0.55%) Manufacturing
15 2 (0.55%) Publishing
15 2 (0.55%) Telecoms
16 1 (0.28%) Financial Institution
16 1 (0.28%) Police
Job Titles
1 150 (41.55%) Analyst
2 92 (25.48%) Senior
3 72 (19.94%) Senior Analyst
4 70 (19.39%) Security Engineer
5 50 (13.85%) Governance Analyst
5 50 (13.85%) Security Analyst
6 34 (9.42%) SOC Analyst
7 29 (8.03%) Lead
8 27 (7.48%) Consultant
9 26 (7.20%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 26 (7.20%) Developer
10 25 (6.93%) Security Consultant
10 25 (6.93%) Security Manager
10 25 (6.93%) Senior Security Engineer
10 25 (6.93%) ServiceNow Developer
11 21 (5.82%) Cybersecurity Consultant
11 21 (5.82%) Cybersecurity Engineer
12 20 (5.54%) IT Analyst
13 19 (5.26%) IT Engineer
13 19 (5.26%) IT Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (6.37%) AngularJS
2 22 (6.09%) CSS
2 22 (6.09%) HTML
2 22 (6.09%) Twitter Bootstrap
2 22 (6.09%) Web Services
3 3 (0.83%) ADO
3 3 (0.83%) SAML
4 2 (0.55%) Kafka
4 2 (0.55%) Middleware
4 2 (0.55%) OAuth
4 2 (0.55%) OpenID
4 2 (0.55%) REST
4 2 (0.55%) SOAP
5 1 (0.28%) .NET
5 1 (0.28%) .NET Core
5 1 (0.28%) Lambda Expressions
5 1 (0.28%) pytest
5 1 (0.28%) React
5 1 (0.28%) RESTful
5 1 (0.28%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 112 (31.02%) Management Information System
2 58 (16.07%) Security Operations Centre
3 44 (12.19%) Cyber Threat
4 30 (8.31%) Cyberattack
5 27 (7.48%) CMDB
6 26 (7.20%) Security Posture
7 22 (6.09%) Legacy Systems
8 14 (3.88%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 12 (3.32%) Product Ownership
10 9 (2.49%) Algorithms
10 9 (2.49%) Analytical Mindset
10 9 (2.49%) Client/Server
10 9 (2.49%) Data Structures
11 7 (1.94%) Cyber Defence
12 6 (1.66%) Cybercrime
12 6 (1.66%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 6 (1.66%) IoT
13 5 (1.39%) Blog
14 3 (0.83%) Enterprise Cloud
14 3 (0.83%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 68 (18.84%) Windows
2 24 (6.65%) Linux
3 16 (4.43%) Mac OS X
3 16 (4.43%) Unix
4 11 (3.05%) Android
4 11 (3.05%) Apple iOS
5 7 (1.94%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.55%) AIX
6 2 (0.55%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.28%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.28%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 251 (69.53%) Cybersecurity
2 148 (41.00%) Incident Response
3 143 (39.61%) Information Security
4 123 (34.07%) SIEM
5 85 (23.55%) Agile
6 82 (22.71%) Incident Management
7 81 (22.44%) Roadmaps
8 70 (19.39%) Identity Access Management
9 62 (17.17%) Privileged Access Management
10 58 (16.07%) Coaching
11 56 (15.51%) Vulnerability Management
12 55 (15.24%) Risk Management
13 51 (14.13%) RBAC
13 51 (14.13%) Technical Leadership
14 49 (13.57%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
14 49 (13.57%) DevOps
14 49 (13.57%) ITIL
14 49 (13.57%) Threat Intelligence
15 40 (11.08%) Actionable Insight
16 39 (10.80%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 87 (24.10%) PowerShell
2 57 (15.79%) SQL
3 21 (5.82%) Python
4 12 (3.32%) Kusto Query Language
5 6 (1.66%) Java
6 4 (1.11%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.83%) Go
8 2 (0.55%) Scala
9 1 (0.28%) C
9 1 (0.28%) C#
Qualifications
1 64 (17.73%) CISSP
2 52 (14.40%) Degree
3 30 (8.31%) CISM
4 21 (5.82%) Cisco Certification
5 20 (5.54%) Security Cleared
6 18 (4.99%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 17 (4.71%) CCSP
7 17 (4.71%) GCIA
7 17 (4.71%) SC Cleared
8 16 (4.43%) CEH
9 15 (4.16%) GCIH
10 14 (3.88%) CompTIA Security+
10 14 (3.88%) GREM
11 13 (3.60%) Computer Science Degree
11 13 (3.60%) GIAC
11 13 (3.60%) SANS
11 13 (3.60%) SSCP
12 10 (2.77%) CISA
12 10 (2.77%) Numerate Degree
13 7 (1.94%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (21.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 50 (13.85%) NIST
3 34 (9.42%) PCI DSS
4 28 (7.76%) GRC
5 26 (7.20%) GDPR
6 23 (6.37%) Cyber Essentials
7 22 (6.09%) JSP 440
8 20 (5.54%) NCSC
9 9 (2.49%) SOC 2
10 7 (1.94%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 5 (1.39%) Data Quality
11 5 (1.39%) QA
12 4 (1.11%) NIST 800
13 3 (0.83%) Accessibility
14 2 (0.55%) COBIT
14 2 (0.55%) HIPAA
14 2 (0.55%) ISO 9001
15 1 (0.28%) Government Security Classifications
15 1 (0.28%) GxP
15 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 83 (22.99%) Active Directory
2 50 (13.85%) RACF
3 14 (3.88%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.83%) Docker
4 3 (0.83%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.83%) VMware ESXi
4 3 (0.83%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.55%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 1 (0.28%) Snort
6 1 (0.28%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.28%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 17 (4.71%) Kubernetes
2 16 (4.43%) Terraform
3 14 (3.88%) QRadar
4 11 (3.05%) Microsoft Intune
4 11 (3.05%) Nmap
5 6 (1.66%) CSIRT
6 5 (1.39%) logstash
6 5 (1.39%) Nessus
7 4 (1.11%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (1.11%) CASB
8 3 (0.83%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 3 (0.83%) SCCM
9 2 (0.55%) DatAdvantage
9 2 (0.55%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
10 1 (0.28%) Ansible
10 1 (0.28%) Grafana
10 1 (0.28%) Network Intrusion Detection System
10 1 (0.28%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.28%) Stealthwatch
10 1 (0.28%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 139 (38.50%) Microsoft
2 50 (13.85%) CyberArk
3 33 (9.14%) Qualys
4 31 (8.59%) ServiceNow
5 30 (8.31%) Splunk
6 19 (5.26%) CrowdStrike
7 14 (3.88%) Dell
8 13 (3.60%) IBM
9 12 (3.32%) Rapid7
10 11 (3.05%) Thycotic
11 9 (2.49%) Cisco
12 5 (1.39%) Google
12 5 (1.39%) LogRhythm
13 4 (1.11%) Darktrace
14 3 (0.83%) McAfee
14 3 (0.83%) Sun
14 3 (0.83%) Symantec
14 3 (0.83%) Tripwire
14 3 (0.83%) Varonis
14 3 (0.83%) VMware