SOC Analyst Jobs in the Thames Valley

Security Operations Centre Analyst
South East > Thames Valley

The median Security Operations Centre Analyst salary in the Thames Valley is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 June 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
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 219 239 269
Rank change year-on-year +20 +30 -37
Permanent jobs requiring a SOC Analyst 29 13 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.41% 0.23% 0.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.43% 0.25% 0.30%
Number of salaries quoted 29 0 14
10th Percentile - - £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 - £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £38,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -1.94%
75th Percentile £53,750 - £43,750
90th Percentile £63,000 - £58,750
South East median annual salary £50,000 £32,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +53.85% -23.53% -5.56%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. 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 the Thames Valley with a recognized job title 6,742 5,115 7,021
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.66% 89.64% 95.89%
Number of salaries quoted 4,606 3,071 4,135
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,500 £38,750 £40,853
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £64,750 £72,500 £70,750
90th Percentile £78,080 £87,500 £81,250
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

SOC Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for SOC Analyst in the Thames Valley

SOC Analyst
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SOC Analyst in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for SOC Analyst in the Thames Valley

SOC Analyst
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing SOC Analyst in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for SOC Analyst in the Thames Valley

SOC Analyst
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SOC Analyst within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 2 June 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
Buckinghamshire - 25 £50,000 - 1
Berkshire +11 3 £60,000 - 1
Oxfordshire - 1 £32,500 -
SOC Analyst
South East

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 2 June 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 Thames Valley region featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.

1 28 (96.55%) Cybersecurity
2 21 (72.41%) SIEM
2 21 (72.41%) Security Operations
2 21 (72.41%) Incident Response
3 20 (68.97%) Degree
4 19 (65.52%) Firewall
5 18 (62.07%) Cyber Threat
5 18 (62.07%) Analytical Skills
5 18 (62.07%) Problem-Solving
6 16 (55.17%) Security Operations Centre
6 16 (55.17%) Computer Science Degree
6 16 (55.17%) CompTIA Security+
6 16 (55.17%) Management Information System
6 16 (55.17%) CISSP
6 16 (55.17%) Windows
6 16 (55.17%) Computer Science
6 16 (55.17%) Intrusion Detection
7 14 (48.28%) Microsoft 365
8 13 (44.83%) Azure Sentinel
8 13 (44.83%) Azure
8 13 (44.83%) Security Cleared
8 13 (44.83%) Client/Server
8 13 (44.83%) Microsoft
9 12 (41.38%) SC Cleared
10 5 (17.24%) Use Case
10 5 (17.24%) Threat Detection
11 4 (13.79%) Social Skills
12 3 (10.34%) Cyber Kill Chain
12 3 (10.34%) Malware Analysis
12 3 (10.34%) LogRhythm

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 14 (48.28%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (44.83%) Azure
2 13 (44.83%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 19 (65.52%) Firewall
2 16 (55.17%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 18 (62.07%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (13.79%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 18 (62.07%) Cyber Threat
2 16 (55.17%) Management Information System
2 16 (55.17%) Security Operations Centre
3 13 (44.83%) Client/Server
4 3 (10.34%) Cyber Kill Chain
Operating Systems
1 16 (55.17%) Windows
2 3 (10.34%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (96.55%) Cybersecurity
2 21 (72.41%) Incident Response
2 21 (72.41%) Security Operations
2 21 (72.41%) SIEM
3 18 (62.07%) Problem-Solving
4 16 (55.17%) Computer Science
5 5 (17.24%) Threat Detection
5 5 (17.24%) Use Case
6 3 (10.34%) Change Management
6 3 (10.34%) Information Security
6 3 (10.34%) ITIL
6 3 (10.34%) Malware Analysis
6 3 (10.34%) Proactive Maintenance
6 3 (10.34%) Reverse Engineering
6 3 (10.34%) Risk Analysis
6 3 (10.34%) Risk Management
7 2 (6.90%) Campaign Analysis
7 2 (6.90%) Continuous Improvement
7 2 (6.90%) Critical Thinking
7 2 (6.90%) DevOps
Qualifications
1 20 (68.97%) Degree
2 16 (55.17%) CISSP
2 16 (55.17%) CompTIA Security+
2 16 (55.17%) Computer Science Degree
3 13 (44.83%) Security Cleared
4 12 (41.38%) SC Cleared
5 3 (10.34%) Network+ Certification
6 2 (6.90%) GCFA
6 2 (6.90%) GCFE
6 2 (6.90%) OSCP
7 1 (3.45%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (10.34%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 13 (44.83%) Microsoft
2 3 (10.34%) LogRhythm
2 3 (10.34%) McAfee