Security Operations Centre Analyst
UK
The median Security Operations Centre Analyst daily rate in the UK is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 10 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 415 | 557 | 751 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +142 | +194 | -107 |
| Contract jobs requiring a SOC Analyst | 168 | 146 | 88 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.39% | 0.25% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.42% | 0.27% | 0.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 111 | 118 | 59 |
| 10th Percentile | £388 | £323 | £355 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +17.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £648 | £631 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £710 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £481 | £520 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -7.45% | +22.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £62.75 | £56.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £11.25 | £68.15 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -83.49% | +9.04% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £75.83 | £68.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £77.63 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £11.25 | £68.15 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -83.49% | +9.04% | +25.00% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 39,888 | 54,783 | 83,316 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.63% | 95.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,953 | 38,247 | 58,493 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,674 | 1,534 | 2,048 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.34 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.02% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
SOC Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured SOC Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SOC Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SOC Analyst.
SOC Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SOC Analyst over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.
SOC Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SOC Analyst.
SOC Analyst
Top 13 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SOC Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 10 May 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 |
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| England | +121 | 160 | £525 | -4.55% | 27 |
| UK excluding London | +90 | 137 | £525 | +9.09% | 16 |
| South West | +47 | 63 | £550 | +15.79% | 3 |
| Midlands | +56 | 35 | £525 | +40.00% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +49 | 35 | £525 | +50.00% | 5 |
| London | +76 | 19 | £465 | -19.13% | 12 |
| Work from Home | +93 | 18 | £450 | -18.18% | 16 |
| East of England | +11 | 18 | £650 | +8.33% | 2 |
| South East | +17 | 13 | £450 | -25.00% | 1 |
| North of England | +18 | 4 | £450 | -26.53% | 4 |
| North West | +16 | 4 | £450 | -25.00% | 1 |
| Scotland | +34 | 3 | £300 | -33.33% | 1 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £145 | - |
SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 May 2024, SOC Analyst contract 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 contract job ads featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.
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SOC 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:
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