Overview
News
Technologies
Salaries
Products
People
Growth
Offices
Jobs
Financials

Funding and backers

Latest round
Venture round
Jul 2011 · 15 yr ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
89
+40 posted in 30 days
Grants
$798k
2 grants · CORDIS
Backers
2
Clearsky, Noro-Moseley Partners
The money's age
Long since its last round
183 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
43/100
hiring for its size, a new city, in the news
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Oct 9 First role in Morocco Account Executive (via third party) Sep 4 First role in Brazil Customer Success Manager – Scale (Bilingual English Speaker) Aug 26 First role in Australia Enterprise Business Development Representative - ANZ Aug 20 First role in Sweden Sales Engineer (Nordics) Jul 31 First role in Malaysia Senior Territory Account Executive (Malaysia) Jul 24 First role in Italy Senior Sales Engineer Mar 9, 2021 Won a grant $748k · CORDIS Mar 9, 2020 Won a grant $50k · CORDIS Nov 14, 2019 On the Hacker News front page Scammers deepfake CEO’s voice to talk underling into $243k transfer? · 322 points Mar 6, 2019 On the Hacker News front page Serious Chrome zero-day · 732 points Mar 9, 2018 On the Hacker News front page Famous cryptographers’ tombstone cryptogram decrypted · 409 points Oct 30, 2017 On the Hacker News front page Firefox takes a bite out of the canvas ‘super cookie’ · 383 points Nov 22, 2016 On the Hacker News front page NIST’s new password rules – what you need to know · 501 points Jul 1, 2011 Raised a round Venture round Oct 8, 2010 Raised a round Venture round 1985 Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 0.01%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Hacker News stories
843
best: 732 points
Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Grant Mar 2021 $748k — CORDIS
Grant Mar 2020 $50k — CORDIS
Venture round Jul 2011 — — find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Venture round Oct 2010 — — find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
Legal entity Sophos Limited its site
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How Sophos hires

Truth index
B 76/100
Median time to fill
82 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
75%
Reposted roles
0%

Sophos scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 8 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 75% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 82 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed

Visa sponsorship

  • United States · H-1B filings in 12 months: 32 · green card filings: 11
  • Canada · Positions approved through LMIA in 12 months: 1
  • United Kingdom · Licensed UK visa sponsor (Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker)

Visa details by country

Overview

Sophos is a British cybersecurity company that develops endpoint protection, extended and managed detection and response, firewalls, email and cloud security products for businesses. Founded in 1985 by Jan Hruska and Peter Lammer, it sells largely through channel partners, runs a round-the-clock managed detection and response service, was taken private by Thoma Bravo in 2020 and acquired Secureworks in 2025. The company is headquartered in Abingdon, England, United Kingdom.

News

News markets.businessinsider.com 1 month ago
MSPs Have Quietly Become Acting CISO for Nearly Half of Their Customers, Sophos Research Finds
OXFORD, United Kingdom, Sept. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sophos, a global cybersecurity leader, today released its 2026 MSP Perspectives Repor...
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News crn.com 2 months ago
Sophos Exec: The 'Cybersecurity Poverty Line' And AI Security Gap
It will take a combination of funding, expertise, operational capability and strategic influence to keep MSPs and their customers above the 'cybersecurity poverty line,' says Sophos' Scott Barlow.
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News crn.com.au 2 months ago
Sophos' new ANZ channel director Marina Brook on what success means to her
Brook was previously the director of commercial sales APJ at the cybersecurity vendor.
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News markets.businessinsider.com 2 months ago
Sophos Announces Partnership with OpenAI to Bring Frontier AI to the Channel
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BLACK HAT USA -- Sophos, a global cybersecurity leader, today announced a partnership with OpenAI ...
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News markets.businessinsider.com 2 months ago
Sophos Announces Partnership with OpenAI to Bring Frontier AI to the Channel
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BLACK HAT USA -- Sophos, a global cybersecurity leader, today announced a partnership with OpenAI ...
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News crn.com.au 2 months ago
Sophos' new ANZ channel director Marina Brook on what success means to her
Brook was previously the director of commercial sales APJ at the cybersecurity vendor.
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Sophos over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
176
Postings analysed
166
Stack modernity
80/100AI adopter
Languages
Python23%
SQL22%
PowerShell13%
JavaScript8%
Frameworks & libraries
React.js3%
Angular2%
Spring Boot2%
Metasploit2%
Databases
Snowflake3%
PostgreSQL2%
ElasticSearch1%
Redis1%
Cloud & platforms
Linux25%
SIEM21%
Windows19%
Power BI16%
AI & ML
LLM5%
ChatGPT2%
Claude2%
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Full Sophos tech stack 176 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks

Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$50k
Typical range
$50k
Open positions
1
1 Jobs
Senior 100%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Senior 1 $50k $50k
Highest paying role Senior Cybersecurity Account Executive - New Logo Acquisition (UAE) $50k
Normalized to USD per year

Growth

Hiring Momentum
78/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
90
27 opened / 41 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
76 days
faster than 18% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Security
24% ▲
Sales
20%
Marketing
10% ▲
Backend
9% ▼
Solutions
8%
Data Science
4% ▼
Actively hiring for Security (+13 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
Added SharePoint to stack Oct 2026
Added Microsoft Teams to stack Oct 2026
Added Hallucination to stack Oct 2026
New location: Hungary Sep 2026
New location: Makati Sep 2026
New location: Manchester Sep 2026
New location: Ottawa Sep 2026
Added Scrum to stack Sep 2026
Added Agile to stack Sep 2026
Added SoapUI to stack Sep 2026
Added Red Teaming to stack Sep 2026
Added OWASP Top 10 to stack Sep 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
8
Hiring now
7
Countries
7
Busiest office
Dallas
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Abingdon United Kingdom
HQ
Dallas United States
Engineering / R&D
3 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 33% engineering 33% remote 10-50 est. staff
hires for Marketing, Sales, Enterprise Apps
seen since Mar 2026 job postings
Bucharest Romania
Sales office
3 open roles 33% remote 10-50 est. staff
hires for Administrative, Sales, Customer Success
seen since Apr 2026 job postings
Wiesbaden Germany
Sales office
3 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Marketing, Sales, Early Careers
seen since May 2026 job postings
Manchester United Kingdom
Sales office
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Sales
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Makati Philippines
Sales office
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Solutions
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Vancouver Canada
Sales office
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Marketing
seen since Jun 2026 job postings
Paris France
Sales office
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Solutions
seen since May 2026 job postings
Earlier presence
Quebec, Canada 1 open roles · last posting Sep 2026

Jobs

≈ $89k – $172k per year (Estimated) • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Dallas
Apex
CI/CD
Jenkins
GitHub
Management
Agile
Scrum
Apply
≈ $57k – $118k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 2+ years exp • Associate's Degree
Python
MySQL
DevOps
VMWare
Windows Server
Proxmox VE
KVM
Linux
DNS
DHCP
VPN
Wi-Fi
Cybersecurity
Sophos
Active Directory
Management
Scrum
Apply
≈ $24k – $59k per year (Estimated) • Remote (India) • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • India
SQL
Linux
Windows
TCP/IP
Cybersecurity
MITRE ATT&CK
osquery
Sophos
Apply
≈ $18k – $39k per year (Estimated) • Remote (India) • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • India
SQL
PowerShell
Linux
Windows
TCP/IP
Cybersecurity
MITRE ATT&CK
osquery
SIEM
Apply
≈ $65k – $135k per year (Estimated) • Remote (Germany) • Full-Time • Germany
Sophos
Apply
≈ $41k – $94k per year (Estimated) • Remote (Japan) • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Japan
SQL
PowerShell
Red Hat
Debian
Ubuntu
Linux
Windows
TCP/IP
Cybersecurity
MITRE ATT&CK
osquery
Sophos
SIEM
Apply
≈ $58k – $138k per year (Estimated) • Remote (Australia) • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Australia
SQL
Linux
Windows
Cybersecurity
MITRE ATT&CK
Cyber Kill Chain
osquery
Sophos
Apply
≈ $17k – $37k per year (Estimated) • Remote (India) • Full-Time • 4+ years exp • India
SQL
Linux
Windows
Cybersecurity
MITRE ATT&CK
Cyber Kill Chain
osquery
Sophos
Apply
≈ $85k – $141k per year (Estimated) • Remote (United Kingdom) • Full-Time • 10+ years exp • United Kingdom
Windows
Cybersecurity
Sophos
SIEM
Apply
≈ $52k – $100k per year (Estimated) • Remote (Canada) • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Canada
SQL
PowerShell
Red Hat
Debian
Ubuntu
Linux
Windows
TCP/IP
Cybersecurity
MITRE ATT&CK
osquery
Sophos
SIEM
Apply
≈ $11k – $28k per year (Estimated) • Hybrid • Full-Time • 2+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Makati
Outlook
Microsoft Teams
SharePoint
Apply
≈ $69k – $152k per year (Estimated) • Remote (Canada) • Full-Time • 8+ years exp • Canada
Python
PowerShell
Bash
AI Agents
DevOps
Kubernetes
Windows
Cybersecurity
Sophos
SIEM
Apply

Financials

Total raised
$798k
Latest round
Grant
Funding rounds
4
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Grant 2021 $748k Details
Grant 2020 $50k Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2011 — Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2010 — Details