We've curated 5 cybersecurity statistics about SecOps to help you understand how security operations practices, incident response strategies, and threat detection technologies are evolving in 2025. Discover how organizations are enhancing their defenses against emerging cyber threats!
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The average annual cash compensation for a functional department leader (such as a head of SecOps) at a Fortune 500-size company is about 25% higher than for the same role at large security organizations.
The average annual cash compensation for a functional department leader (such as a head of SecOps) at a Fortune 500-size company is 40% higher than the average for the same role at midsize security organizations.
A functional department leader, such as a head of SecOps, at a Fortune 500-size company earns an average annual cash compensation of $307,000.
The average annual cash compensation for a functional department leader (such as a head of SecOps) at large security organizations is $247,000.
20% of the security staff budget for Fortune 500 organizations with 50+ security FTEs is allocated to SecOps.
SecOps solutions represent the largest share of software budgets at 16%.
Just 51% of North American organisations report adopting DevSecOps
Only half of organisations surveyed actively use core DevSecOps tools.
42% of organisations that implemented NetSecOps models reported enhanced security benefits.
86% of organizations have expanded or increased their use of AI within Security Operations (SecOps).
76% of SecOps teams state that AI makes their roles easier.
63% still report moderate or significant friction in getting developers to adopt security team feedback, despite increased DevSecOps collaboration.