SOC Analyst Contract Job Trends in Bracknell

Security Operations Centre Analyst
Berkshire > Bracknell

The median Security Operations Centre Analyst daily rate in Bracknell is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 June 2026.

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

 6 months to
28 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a SOC Analyst 9 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Bracknell 9.47% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 10.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 9 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £563 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median daily rate £575 £488 £538
% change year-on-year +17.95% -9.30% +21.13%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Bracknell

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bracknell. 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 Bracknell with a recognized job title 90 71 239
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.74% 81.61% 95.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 59 33 68
10th Percentile £355 £305 £114
25th Percentile £490 £400 £311
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £488
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +12.82% -8.02%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £525
90th Percentile £650 - £600
Berkshire median daily rate £513 £501 £525
% change year-on-year +2.40% -4.67% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 10 16
10th Percentile - £32.05 £30.87
25th Percentile £42.13 £36.23 £41.25
Median hourly rate £42.25 £54.25 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.12% +20.56% +12.85%
75th Percentile £42.38 £69.56 £61.63
90th Percentile - £80.71 £64.75
Berkshire median hourly rate £83.00 £61.50 £61.00
% change year-on-year +34.97% +0.81% +5.50%

SOC Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Bracknell

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 Bracknell.

SOC Analyst job vacancy trend in Bracknell

SOC Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Bracknell

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

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

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bracknell

For the 6 months to 28 June 2026, 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 Bracknell region featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 9 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 9 (100.00%) SIEM
2 8 (88.89%) DV Cleared
3 6 (66.67%) Incident Management
3 6 (66.67%) Security Monitoring
3 6 (66.67%) Security Operations
4 3 (33.33%) ITIL
4 3 (33.33%) LogRhythm
4 3 (33.33%) Mentoring
4 3 (33.33%) OSINT
4 3 (33.33%) Proactive Monitoring
4 3 (33.33%) Protective Monitoring
4 3 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
5 2 (22.22%) DHCP
5 2 (22.22%) DNS
6 1 (11.11%) Change Management
6 1 (11.11%) Customer Engagement
6 1 (11.11%) Incident Response
6 1 (11.11%) SharePoint
6 1 (11.11%) Technical Leadership
6 1 (11.11%) Use Case

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bracknell 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (11.11%) SharePoint
Communications & Networking
1 2 (22.22%) DHCP
1 2 (22.22%) DNS
General
1 6 (66.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 9 (100.00%) SIEM
2 6 (66.67%) Incident Management
2 6 (66.67%) Security Monitoring
2 6 (66.67%) Security Operations
3 3 (33.33%) ITIL
3 3 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 3 (33.33%) OSINT
3 3 (33.33%) Proactive Monitoring
3 3 (33.33%) Protective Monitoring
3 3 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
4 1 (11.11%) Change Management
4 1 (11.11%) Customer Engagement
4 1 (11.11%) Incident Response
4 1 (11.11%) Technical Leadership
4 1 (11.11%) Use Case
Qualifications
1 9 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 8 (88.89%) DV Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (33.33%) LogRhythm
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