SOC Analyst Jobs in Milton Keynes

Security Operations Centre Analyst
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Security Operations Centre Analyst salary in Milton Keynes is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 70 - 100
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a SOC Analyst 25 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 2.28% - 0.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.40% - 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 25 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - -
75th Percentile £52,500 - -
90th Percentile £57,500 - -
Buckinghamshire median annual salary £50,000 - £37,500

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Milton Keynes

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Milton Keynes. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Milton Keynes with a recognized job title 1,040 797 943
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.98% 94.77% 95.16%
Number of salaries quoted 682 540 681
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,954 £26,250
25th Percentile £41,000 £34,324 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.00% - -
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,125 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £77,000
Buckinghamshire median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -

SOC Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

Job postings that featured SOC Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.

Job vacancy trend for SOC Analyst in Milton Keynes

SOC Analyst
Salary Trend in Milton Keynes

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SOC Analyst in Milton Keynes.

Salary trend for SOC Analyst in Milton Keynes

SOC Analyst
Salary Histogram in Milton Keynes

Salary distribution for jobs citing SOC Analyst in Milton Keynes over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for SOC Analyst in Milton Keynes

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, SOC Analyst 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 permanent job ads across the Milton Keynes region featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.

1 25 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 18 (72.00%) SIEM
2 18 (72.00%) Analytical Skills
2 18 (72.00%) Cyber Threat
2 18 (72.00%) Security Operations
2 18 (72.00%) Problem-Solving
2 18 (72.00%) Incident Response
3 16 (64.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 16 (64.00%) Security Operations Centre
3 16 (64.00%) CompTIA Security+
3 16 (64.00%) Firewall
3 16 (64.00%) Management Information System
3 16 (64.00%) Intrusion Detection
3 16 (64.00%) Degree
3 16 (64.00%) Computer Science
3 16 (64.00%) CISSP
4 15 (60.00%) Windows
5 13 (52.00%) Client/Server
5 13 (52.00%) Microsoft
5 13 (52.00%) Azure
5 13 (52.00%) Microsoft 365
5 13 (52.00%) Azure Sentinel
6 12 (48.00%) SC Cleared
6 12 (48.00%) Security Cleared
7 2 (8.00%) GCFA
7 2 (8.00%) Use Case
7 2 (8.00%) Linux
7 2 (8.00%) Continuous Improvement
7 2 (8.00%) OSCP
7 2 (8.00%) Campaign Analysis

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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:

Cloud Services
1 13 (52.00%) Azure
1 13 (52.00%) Azure Sentinel
1 13 (52.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 16 (64.00%) Firewall
1 16 (64.00%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 18 (72.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 18 (72.00%) Cyber Threat
2 16 (64.00%) Management Information System
2 16 (64.00%) Security Operations Centre
3 13 (52.00%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 15 (60.00%) Windows
2 2 (8.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 18 (72.00%) Incident Response
2 18 (72.00%) Problem-Solving
2 18 (72.00%) Security Operations
2 18 (72.00%) SIEM
3 16 (64.00%) Computer Science
4 2 (8.00%) Campaign Analysis
4 2 (8.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (8.00%) Critical Thinking
4 2 (8.00%) DevOps
4 2 (8.00%) Mentoring
4 2 (8.00%) Threat Detection
4 2 (8.00%) Use Case
Qualifications
1 16 (64.00%) CISSP
1 16 (64.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 16 (64.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 16 (64.00%) Degree
2 12 (48.00%) SC Cleared
2 12 (48.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (8.00%) GCFA
3 2 (8.00%) GCFE
3 2 (8.00%) OSCP
Vendors
1 13 (52.00%) Microsoft