Security Operations Analyst Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

Security Operations Analyst
South East > Berkshire

The median Security Operations Analyst daily rate in Berkshire is £423, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 91 - 112
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Operations Analyst 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 0.085% - 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.093% - 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £423 - £400
South East median daily rate £423 £370 £500
% change year-on-year +14.32% -26.00% +5.26%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,072 1,544 1,692
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.39% 90.98% 94.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 685 824 1,072
10th Percentile £300 £313 £271
25th Percentile £406 £427 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -7.73% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £625
90th Percentile £650 £696 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 79 61
10th Percentile £14.75 £38.88 £17.50
25th Percentile £16.66 £56.25 £43.33
Median hourly rate £32.18 £61.80 £56.89
Median % change year-on-year -47.92% +8.63% +63.04%
75th Percentile £68.75 £76.20 £72.33
90th Percentile £87.28 £97.50 £75.67
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £57.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -56.26% +15.00% +106.78%

Security Operations Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings that featured Security Operations Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations Analyst in Berkshire

Security Operations Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Operations Analyst job vacancies in Berkshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Operations Analyst job vacancies in Berkshire

Security Operations Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Operations Analyst within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 17 September 2025. 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
Reading - 1 £423 -
Security Operations Analyst
South East

Security Operations Analyst Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 17 September 2025, Security Operations 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 across the Berkshire region featuring Security Operations Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Benchmarking
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology

Security Operations Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Benchmarking
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation