Senior Lead Security Operations Analyst- Cardiff & Edinburgh
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£48,500
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This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2135 (85% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £48,500, and Companies House is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
Worth checking: this could also be SOC 1259 (Managers and proprietors in other services not elsewhere classified, Operational leadership and escalation point could be manager role), which is not on the eligible-occupation list. Ask Companies House what the duties actually are.
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2135 Cyber security professionals Most likely code | £34,000 Clears | £38,800 Clears | £43,700 Clears | £48,500 Clears |
1137 Information technology directors Also possible | £60,200 Clears | £68,800 Misses | £77,400 Misses | £86,000 Misses |
1259 Managers and proprietors in other services not elsewhere classified Also possible | £33,400 Clears | £41,700 Clears | £41,700 Clears | £41,700 Clears |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. A mark is for the top of the advertised pay. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
To be eligible for this role you also need to meet our Nationality requirements which are outlined below and also successful candidates must meet the security requirements for Security Clearance (SC) before they can be appointed. To gain (SC) clearance you will need to have been a UK resident for a minimum of 3 years out of the last 5 years. For more details, please refer to the ‘Things you need to know’ section below.
As the Senior Lead Security Operations Specialist, you will be a senior technical leader within the Companies House Security Operations team, helping to protect our services, systems and information from cyber security threats.
You will combine hands-on technical expertise with leadership responsibility, leading complex security investigations, developing our monitoring and detection capabilities and providing technical guidance to the wider team. You will act as a senior escalation point and support the Head of Security Operations in developing the function.
You will be trusted to make operational security decisions, coordinate responses to significant incidents and engage with senior stakeholders when required.
Companies House operates across Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services and enterprise technology environments, with Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender forming key parts of our security monitoring and investigation capability.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Leading security investigations and incident response – taking technical ownership of complex or high-impact incidents and coordinating investigation, containment, remediation and escalation.
- Providing technical leadership – acting as a senior escalation point for analysts, providing guidance on complex investigations and supporting effective decision making.
- Developing security monitoring and detection – creating, reviewing and tuning security detections to improve our ability to identify malicious and suspicious activity.
This is a hands-on technical role with technical and operational leadership responsibility. You will remain actively involved in security monitoring, investigations, detection engineering and incident response while helping to develop the capability of the wider Security Operations team.
Please note - Companies House cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign.
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Where this offer sits in the market
Cyber security professionals (SOC 2135) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~30k in sample- Middle half £43,680–69,316
- Median £51,376
- Going rate £48,500
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £34,000–43,700
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Companies House holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2135 going rate of £48,500. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.