Security Operations Analyst
UK
The median Security Operations Analyst salary in the UK is £45,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 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 9 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 875 | 894 | 1176 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +19 | +282 | -262 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Operations Analyst | 47 | 51 | 105 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.043% | 0.055% | 0.061% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.046% | 0.060% | 0.064% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25 | 31 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,250 | £36,250 | £36,350 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £41,250 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £57,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.74% | - | +14.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £63,750 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £76,250 | £65,000 | £75,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £37,500 | £57,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -34.78% | +27.78% | -2.17% |
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 | 102,753 | 84,908 | 164,946 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.75% | 91.21% | 95.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 72,538 | 55,143 | 85,388 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,524 | £45,000 | £42,750 |
| 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 | £50,296 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.37% | +5.89% |
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 9 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 9 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 | +21 | 37 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 17 |
| London | +64 | 21 | £72,500 | +20.83% | 4 |
| Work from Home | +54 | 19 | £66,250 | +8.16% | 8 |
| UK excluding London | -66 | 16 | £37,500 | -34.78% | 11 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 8 | £37,500 | -34.78% | 1 |
| Midlands | -29 | 8 | £37,500 | -34.78% | 1 |
| South East | -5 | 5 | £60,000 | +41.18% | 4 |
| North of England | +19 | 2 | £36,250 | -42.00% | 4 |
| North West | -10 | 1 | £27,500 | -26.67% | 2 |
| East of England | -11 | 1 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 1 |
| North East | - | 1 | £45,000 | - |
Security Operations Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 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: