Security Operations Centre Jobs in the Midlands

Security Operations Centre
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Operations Centre in permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Security Operations Centre over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 281 299 320
Rank change year-on-year +18 +21 -59
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations Centre 36 25 27
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.31% 0.26% 0.25%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.96% 0.69% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 35 11 18
10th Percentile - £38,250 £41,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £42,500 £47,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £47,500 £58,750
Median % change year-on-year -21.05% -19.15% +11.90%
75th Percentile £58,750 £57,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £68,741 - £77,875
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% -7.69% +23.81%

All Generic Skills
Midlands

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 permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 3,745 3,645 4,422
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 32.14% 37.88% 40.76%
Number of salaries quoted 2,663 1,483 2,712
10th Percentile £25,750 £31,250 £27,750
25th Percentile £32,875 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,837 £54,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.56% +8.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £61,250 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £81,250 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Security Operations Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations Centre in the Midlands

Security Operations Centre
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Operations Centre in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Security Operations Centre in the Midlands

Security Operations Centre
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations Centre in the Midlands over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Operations Centre in the Midlands

Security Operations Centre
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Operations Centre within the Midlands region 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Midlands +40 26 £37,500 -21.05% 8
East Midlands -19 10 £59,470 - 2
Security Operations Centre
England

Security Operations Centre
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Applications
1 1 (2.78%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (2.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 10 (27.78%) Azure
1 10 (27.78%) Azure Sentinel
1 10 (27.78%) Entra ID
1 10 (27.78%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 18 (50.00%) Firewall
2 8 (22.22%) VPN
3 2 (5.56%) Network Security
General
1 10 (27.78%) Finance
2 8 (22.22%) Retail
3 3 (8.33%) Police
4 2 (5.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (2.78%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.78%) Marketing
5 1 (2.78%) Public Sector
5 1 (2.78%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 13 (36.11%) Analyst
2 11 (30.56%) Security Analyst
3 8 (22.22%) Operations Analyst
3 8 (22.22%) Security Operations Analyst
4 7 (19.44%) 2nd Line Support
4 7 (19.44%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
4 7 (19.44%) 3rd Line Server Support
4 7 (19.44%) 3rd Line Support
4 7 (19.44%) Server Support
4 7 (19.44%) Windows Server Support
5 5 (13.89%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 5 (13.89%) Infrastructure Security Engineer
5 5 (13.89%) Security Engineer
6 4 (11.11%) SOC Analyst
7 3 (8.33%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 3 (8.33%) Security Manager
8 2 (5.56%) IT Security Officer
8 2 (5.56%) Junior
8 2 (5.56%) Junior Analyst
8 2 (5.56%) Security Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (8.33%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 7 (19.44%) Data Centre
2 5 (13.89%) Enterprise Storage
2 5 (13.89%) Industry 4.0
2 5 (13.89%) SCADA
3 2 (5.56%) Greenfield Project
3 2 (5.56%) Management Information System
4 1 (2.78%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (2.78%) Operational Technology
4 1 (2.78%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 15 (41.67%) Windows
2 8 (22.22%) Linux
3 7 (19.44%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 32 (88.89%) Cybersecurity
3 12 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
4 11 (30.56%) Incident Response
4 11 (30.56%) Information Security
5 10 (27.78%) Risk Management
6 7 (19.44%) SIEM
7 6 (16.67%) Roadmaps
8 5 (13.89%) Artificial Intelligence
8 5 (13.89%) Coaching
8 5 (13.89%) Computer Science
8 5 (13.89%) Cryptography
8 5 (13.89%) Digital Forensics
8 5 (13.89%) Digital Twin
8 5 (13.89%) Gamification
8 5 (13.89%) Impact Assessments
8 5 (13.89%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 5 (13.89%) Mentoring
8 5 (13.89%) Network Architecture
8 5 (13.89%) Technology Roadmap
Qualifications
1 12 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 10 (27.78%) SC Cleared
3 5 (13.89%) Degree
3 5 (13.89%) Master's Degree
4 3 (8.33%) Azure Certification
5 2 (5.56%) CISM
5 2 (5.56%) CISSP
5 2 (5.56%) DBS Check
6 1 (2.78%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 1 (2.78%) CCSP
6 1 (2.78%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (2.78%) CTC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (25.00%) GDPR
1 9 (25.00%) NIST
2 6 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (13.89%) NCSC
3 5 (13.89%) SOC 2
System Software
1 10 (27.78%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (19.44%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 23 (63.89%) Microsoft
2 5 (13.89%) BT
3 2 (5.56%) Sun