Security Operations Analyst
UK
The median Security Operations Analyst salary in the UK is £43,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 865 | 894 | 1157 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +29 | +263 | -255 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Operations Analyst | 40 | 52 | 107 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.038% | 0.055% | 0.063% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.040% | 0.060% | 0.066% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 21 | 30 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £36,125 | £36,450 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £41,250 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £43,500 | £57,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.35% | - | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £63,750 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £65,250 | £75,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £37,500 | £56,250 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -33.33% | +25.00% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 99,838 | 86,540 | 162,414 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.86% | 91.29% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,991 | 55,953 | 84,888 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,676 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,238 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.49% | +5.76% |
Security Operations Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Operations Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Operations Analyst
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Operations Analyst.
Security Operations Analyst
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations Analyst over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
Security Operations Analyst
Top 11 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Operations Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 2 June 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 |
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| England | +55 | 31 | £44,250 | -23.04% | 20 |
| London | +102 | 18 | £72,500 | +20.83% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +44 | 16 | £72,500 | +23.40% | 7 |
| UK excluding London | -43 | 13 | £37,500 | -33.33% | 13 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 8 | £37,500 | -34.78% | 2 |
| Midlands | -9 | 8 | £37,500 | -34.78% | 2 |
| North of England | +29 | 2 | £36,250 | -27.50% | 6 |
| South East | -13 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| East of England | -5 | 1 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 1 |
| North West | -14 | 1 | £27,500 | -26.67% | 3 |
| North East | - | 1 | £45,000 | - |
Security Operations Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, Security Operations Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Security Operations Analyst in the job title.
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Security Operations Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: