Security Operations Centre Specialist
UK
The median Security Operations Centre Specialist daily rate in the UK is £800 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 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 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 576 | 699 | 855 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +123 | +156 | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a SOC Specialist | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.007% | 0.002% | 0.006% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.007% | 0.002% | 0.006% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £536 | - | £635 |
| 25th Percentile | £635 | £525 | £650 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £800 | £550 | £700 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +45.45% | -21.43% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £575 | £750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £773 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £800 | - | £713 |
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 | 40,413 | 56,730 | 84,732 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,320 | 39,605 | 59,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £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 | £726 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,653 | 1,602 | 2,109 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.28 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.96 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.09% | +95.65% | +0.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.25 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.50 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.00 | £42.37 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.30% | +117.26% | +2.47% |
SOC Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured SOC Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SOC Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SOC Specialist.
SOC Specialist
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SOC Specialist over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.
SOC Specialist
Top 3 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SOC Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 26 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 |
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| England | +116 | 3 | £800 | +45.45% | |
| UK excluding London | - | 3 | £800 | - | |
| South East | - | 3 | £800 | - |
SOC Specialist Skill Set
Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, SOC Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.
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SOC Specialist 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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