SOC Analyst Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

Security Operations Centre Analyst
South East > Berkshire

The median Security Operations Centre Analyst daily rate in Berkshire is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 86 - 118
Rank change year-on-year - - +11
Contract jobs requiring a SOC Analyst 12 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 0.96% - 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.06% - 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 0 2
10th Percentile £433 - £503
25th Percentile £463 - £506
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £525
75th Percentile £514 - £556
90th Percentile £519 - £568
South East median daily rate £506 £500 £621
% change year-on-year +1.25% -19.48% +10.40%

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 1,131 1,473 1,653
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.55% 90.81% 94.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 746 796 1,032
10th Percentile £296 £315 £221
25th Percentile £413 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £538 £501
Median % change year-on-year -5.58% +7.34% +0.15%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £623
90th Percentile £663 £688 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £508 £513
% change year-on-year -1.57% -0.88% +2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 60 69
10th Percentile £14.75 £29.97 £18.95
25th Percentile £16.48 £53.86 £48.40
Median hourly rate £28.50 £61.28 £61.79
Median % change year-on-year -53.49% -0.83% +23.58%
75th Percentile £64.38 £66.25 £72.33
90th Percentile £77.00 £100.00 £76.28
South East median hourly rate £20.73 £57.79 £51.90
% change year-on-year -64.13% +11.35% +62.64%

SOC Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'SOC Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

SOC Analyst job vacancy trend in Berkshire

SOC Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SOC Analyst job vacancies in Berkshire

SOC 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 SOC Analyst within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 22 October 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 - 11 £500 - 1
Windsor - 1 £513 -
SOC Analyst
South East

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 22 October 2025, SOC Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Berkshire region featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.

1 10 (83.33%) SIEM
2 9 (75.00%) Forensic Analysis
2 9 (75.00%) Incident Response
2 9 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 9 (75.00%) Splunk
2 9 (75.00%) Threat Intelligence
3 8 (66.67%) CISSP
3 8 (66.67%) CrowdStrike
3 8 (66.67%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 8 (66.67%) GCFA
3 8 (66.67%) GCIA
3 8 (66.67%) GCIH
3 8 (66.67%) PowerShell
3 8 (66.67%) Python
4 7 (58.33%) Behavioural Analysis
4 7 (58.33%) CFCE
4 7 (58.33%) GDPR
4 7 (58.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (58.33%) Linux
4 7 (58.33%) Malware Analysis
4 7 (58.33%) NIST
4 7 (58.33%) Windows
5 6 (50.00%) ArcSight
5 6 (50.00%) Data Privacy
5 6 (50.00%) LogRhythm
5 6 (50.00%) Risk Management
5 6 (50.00%) Security Operations
6 5 (41.67%) Cybersecurity
6 5 (41.67%) GIAC
6 5 (41.67%) HIPAA

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 3 (25.00%) Azure
2 1 (8.33%) AWS
2 1 (8.33%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 3 (25.00%) Network Security
General
1 6 (50.00%) Legal
2 4 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (25.00%) Public Sector
3 3 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 6 (50.00%) Cyber Threat
1 6 (50.00%) Security Operations Centre
2 5 (41.67%) Management Information System
3 4 (33.33%) Security Posture
4 1 (8.33%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 7 (58.33%) Linux
1 7 (58.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (83.33%) SIEM
2 9 (75.00%) Forensic Analysis
2 9 (75.00%) Incident Response
2 9 (75.00%) Threat Intelligence
3 8 (66.67%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
4 7 (58.33%) Behavioural Analysis
4 7 (58.33%) Malware Analysis
5 6 (50.00%) Data Privacy
5 6 (50.00%) Risk Management
5 6 (50.00%) Security Operations
6 5 (41.67%) Cybersecurity
6 5 (41.67%) Task Automation
7 3 (25.00%) Computer Science
7 3 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (25.00%) DevOps
7 3 (25.00%) Technical Analysis
8 2 (16.67%) Advanced Persistent Threat
8 2 (16.67%) Analytical Thinking
8 2 (16.67%) Decision-Making
8 2 (16.67%) Digital Forensics
Programming Languages
1 8 (66.67%) PowerShell
1 8 (66.67%) Python
2 2 (16.67%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 8 (66.67%) CISSP
1 8 (66.67%) GCFA
1 8 (66.67%) GCIA
1 8 (66.67%) GCIH
2 7 (58.33%) CFCE
3 5 (41.67%) GIAC
4 3 (25.00%) Security Cleared
5 2 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (16.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (58.33%) GDPR
1 7 (58.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 7 (58.33%) NIST
2 5 (41.67%) HIPAA
Systems Management
1 4 (33.33%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 9 (75.00%) Microsoft
1 9 (75.00%) Splunk
2 8 (66.67%) CrowdStrike
3 6 (50.00%) ArcSight
3 6 (50.00%) LogRhythm
4 1 (8.33%) Intel