Security Operations Centre Contracts

Security Operations Centre
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Operations Centre in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Security Operations Centre over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 434 558 713
Rank change year-on-year +124 +155 -94
Contract jobs citing Security Operations Centre 164 161 136
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.38% 0.27% 0.15%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.25% 0.81% 0.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 107 126 110
10th Percentile £463 £322 £425
25th Percentile £513 £450 £516
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £618 £613 £620
Median % change year-on-year +0.82% -1.21% +37.78%
75th Percentile £688 £725 £763
90th Percentile £745 £788 £893
UK excluding London median daily rate £615 £600 £575
% change year-on-year +2.50% +4.35% +35.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £21.26
Median hourly rate £11.25 £32.69 £22.53
Median % change year-on-year -65.59% +45.13% -
75th Percentile - - £23.79
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £11.25 - -

All Generic Skills
UK

Security Operations Centre is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 13,143 19,914 29,327
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 30.35% 33.30% 33.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,422 13,704 20,462
10th Percentile £263 £308 £313
25th Percentile £413 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £656 £680 £653
90th Percentile £788 £800 £756
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 903 647 727
10th Percentile £12.25 £9.80 £14.11
25th Percentile £15.17 £10.63 £16.88
Median hourly rate £28.50 £22.49 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +26.75% -18.24% +3.19%
75th Percentile £60.00 £64.75 £50.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £66.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.50 £22.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +25.00% +10.00% -16.67%

Security Operations Centre
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Security Operations Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations Centre in the UK

Security Operations Centre
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Operations Centre.

Daily rate trend for Security Operations Centre in the UK

Security Operations Centre
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Operations Centre over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Security Operations Centre in the UK

Security Operations Centre
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Operations Centre.

Hourly rate trend for Security Operations Centre in the UK

Security Operations Centre
Top 14 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Operations Centre within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +134 149 £616 +0.61% 54
UK excluding London +84 123 £615 +2.50% 47
South West +75 74 £588 -7.11% 6
Midlands +31 27 £618 -5.94% 13
London +76 25 £638 -6.40% 10
West Midlands +40 25 £618 -5.00% 10
Work from Home +108 24 £615 -8.46% 15
East of England +7 14 £650 +8.33% 2
North of England +14 4 £613 +11.87% 11
South East +21 3 £565 -5.83% 13
North West +4 3 £600 +33.33% 6
Scotland +24 2 £575 +26.37% 2
East Midlands +17 2 £584 -11.12% 3
Yorkshire +10 1 £1,000 +90.48% 3

Security Operations Centre
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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (7.93%) CMS
Cloud Services
1 26 (15.85%) Azure
2 18 (10.98%) Azure Sentinel
3 6 (3.66%) AWS
4 2 (1.22%) Amazon GuardDuty
5 1 (0.61%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 32 (19.51%) Network Security
2 30 (18.29%) Firewall
3 6 (3.66%) Intrusion Detection
4 3 (1.83%) Cisco ISE
5 2 (1.22%) Internet
5 2 (1.22%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.61%) DHCP
6 1 (0.61%) DNS
6 1 (0.61%) FTP
6 1 (0.61%) HTTP
6 1 (0.61%) tcpdump
6 1 (0.61%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.83%) Big Data
2 1 (0.61%) Data Lake
General
1 35 (21.34%) Analytical Skills
2 25 (15.24%) Social Skills
3 15 (9.15%) Finance
4 13 (7.93%) Public Sector
5 8 (4.88%) Military
6 7 (4.27%) Banking
7 4 (2.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (2.44%) Manufacturing
8 2 (1.22%) Games
8 2 (1.22%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.61%) Back Office
9 1 (0.61%) Electronics
9 1 (0.61%) Financial Institution
9 1 (0.61%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.61%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 70 (42.68%) Analyst
2 63 (38.41%) SOC Analyst
3 34 (20.73%) SOC Engineer
4 15 (9.15%) Senior
5 13 (7.93%) Security Analyst
5 13 (7.93%) SOC Manager
6 12 (7.32%) Security Engineer
6 12 (7.32%) Senior Analyst
7 10 (6.10%) Lead
8 9 (5.49%) Project Manager
9 8 (4.88%) Architect
10 7 (4.27%) Operations Analyst
10 7 (4.27%) Security Architect
10 7 (4.27%) Security Manager
10 7 (4.27%) Security Operations Analyst
11 5 (3.05%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 4 (2.44%) Cybersecurity Engineer
12 4 (2.44%) Cybersecurity Manager
12 4 (2.44%) DV Cleared Project Manager
12 4 (2.44%) Splunk Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.83%) Apache NiFi
Miscellaneous
1 47 (28.66%) CSOC
2 36 (21.95%) Management Information System
3 26 (15.85%) Security Posture
4 21 (12.80%) Cyber Defence
5 16 (9.76%) Cyber Threat
6 14 (8.54%) Cyberattack
7 9 (5.49%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 8 (4.88%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 4 (2.44%) Operational Technology
10 3 (1.83%) Distributed Applications
11 2 (1.22%) Analytical Mindset
11 2 (1.22%) CCTV
11 2 (1.22%) Cloud Native
11 2 (1.22%) Onboarding
12 1 (0.61%) Insider Threat
12 1 (0.61%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 27 (16.46%) Windows
2 24 (14.63%) Linux
3 3 (1.83%) Android
3 3 (1.83%) Apple iOS
3 3 (1.83%) Unix
4 1 (0.61%) Mac OS X
4 1 (0.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (0.61%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.61%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 164 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 126 (76.83%) Cybersecurity
3 98 (59.76%) Incident Response
4 96 (58.54%) SIEM
5 48 (29.27%) Information Security
6 47 (28.66%) Use Case
7 46 (28.05%) Threat Intelligence
8 41 (25.00%) Analytics
9 31 (18.90%) Continuous Improvement
10 29 (17.68%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 29 (17.68%) MITRE ATT&CK
11 27 (16.46%) Problem-Solving
12 24 (14.63%) Computer Science
13 23 (14.02%) Threat Detection
14 21 (12.80%) Time Management
15 20 (12.20%) Cloud Security
15 20 (12.20%) Security Architecture
16 19 (11.59%) ITIL
17 18 (10.98%) Vulnerability Management
18 16 (9.76%) Identity Access Management
Programming Languages
1 19 (11.59%) Kusto Query Language
2 4 (2.44%) Search Processing Language
3 3 (1.83%) PowerShell
4 1 (0.61%) Perl
4 1 (0.61%) Python
Qualifications
1 103 (62.80%) Security Cleared
2 64 (39.02%) DV Cleared
3 45 (27.44%) Degree
4 41 (25.00%) CISSP
5 29 (17.68%) SC Cleared
6 23 (14.02%) SANS
7 21 (12.80%) Computer Science Degree
8 18 (10.98%) CompTIA Security+
9 16 (9.76%) Microsoft Certification
10 15 (9.15%) Azure Certification
11 11 (6.71%) CISM
12 5 (3.05%) CEH
12 5 (3.05%) GIAC
13 3 (1.83%) CCSP
13 3 (1.83%) Cisco Certification
14 2 (1.22%) BPSS Clearance
14 2 (1.22%) CCNA
14 2 (1.22%) OSCP
14 2 (1.22%) TOGAF Certification
15 1 (0.61%) CCNA CyberOps
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (15.24%) NIST
2 21 (12.80%) GDPR
3 15 (9.15%) NCSC
4 14 (8.54%) NIST 800
5 6 (3.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (2.44%) SLA
7 3 (1.83%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 3 (1.83%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.61%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 2 (1.22%) QRadar
2 1 (0.61%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 1 (0.61%) CSIRT
2 1 (0.61%) FortiGate
2 1 (0.61%) Puppet
2 1 (0.61%) Terraform
Vendors
1 42 (25.61%) Microsoft
2 29 (17.68%) Splunk
3 14 (8.54%) Darktrace
3 14 (8.54%) FireEye
4 13 (7.93%) LogRhythm
5 6 (3.66%) Cisco
6 5 (3.05%) Qualys
7 4 (2.44%) ArcSight
8 3 (1.83%) AlienVault
8 3 (1.83%) Sage
9 2 (1.22%) Proofpoint
9 2 (1.22%) Veracode
10 1 (0.61%) McAfee
10 1 (0.61%) Rapid7
10 1 (0.61%) Red Hat
10 1 (0.61%) SAP
10 1 (0.61%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.61%) Symantec
10 1 (0.61%) Varonis
10 1 (0.61%) Zscaler