SOC Analyst Contracts in Bristol

Security Operations Centre Analyst
South West > Bristol

The median Security Operations Centre Analyst daily rate in Bristol is £700 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

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

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 73 91 -
Rank change year-on-year +18 - -
Contract jobs requiring a SOC Analyst 6 4 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 0.57% 0.32% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.60% 0.36% -
Number of daily rates quoted 6 4 0
10th Percentile £506 - -
25th Percentile £606 £475 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £500 -
Median % change year-on-year +40.00% - -
75th Percentile £728 £525 -
90th Percentile £819 - -
South West median daily rate £550 £475 £675
% change year-on-year +15.79% -29.63% -3.57%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 995 1,125 1,334
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.94% 90.14% 94.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 533 806 915
10th Percentile £257 £300 £272
25th Percentile £363 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £514 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.68% +2.75% +17.65%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £575
90th Percentile £688 £719 £648
South West median daily rate £515 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -1.90% +5.00% +9.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 220 140 117
10th Percentile £36.25 £29.90 -
25th Percentile £45.00 £57.25 £15.90
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.50 £42.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.76% +55.95% +5.00%
75th Percentile £73.75 £75.00 £63.60
90th Percentile £85.00 £85.13 £66.35
South West median hourly rate £55.00 £65.00 £46.50
% change year-on-year -15.38% +39.78% +9.41%

SOC Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for SOC Analyst in Bristol

SOC Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SOC Analyst in Bristol.

Daily rate trend for SOC Analyst in Bristol

SOC Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SOC Analyst in Bristol over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for SOC Analyst in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, SOC 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 Bristol region featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) Security Cleared
2 4 (66.67%) DV Cleared
3 3 (50.00%) SC Cleared
3 3 (50.00%) Public Sector
4 2 (33.33%) Security Operations
4 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (16.67%) Threat Detection
5 1 (16.67%) Security Monitoring
5 1 (16.67%) Threat Intelligence
5 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
5 1 (16.67%) Incident Response
5 1 (16.67%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
5 1 (16.67%) SIEM
5 1 (16.67%) Vulnerability Management
5 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (16.67%) CompTIA Security+
5 1 (16.67%) SAP
5 1 (16.67%) Linux
5 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (16.67%) Sun
5 1 (16.67%) CISSP
5 1 (16.67%) Remedy
5 1 (16.67%) Electronics
5 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
5 1 (16.67%) Finance
5 1 (16.67%) Manufacturing
5 1 (16.67%) Programme Management
5 1 (16.67%) Marketing
5 1 (16.67%) Digital Marketing

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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 3 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Electronics
2 1 (16.67%) Finance
2 1 (16.67%) Manufacturing
2 1 (16.67%) Marketing
2 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (33.33%) Security Operations
2 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (16.67%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (16.67%) Incident Response
2 1 (16.67%) Programme Management
2 1 (16.67%) Security Monitoring
2 1 (16.67%) SIEM
2 1 (16.67%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
2 1 (16.67%) Threat Detection
2 1 (16.67%) Threat Intelligence
2 1 (16.67%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) Security Cleared
2 4 (66.67%) DV Cleared
3 3 (50.00%) SC Cleared
4 1 (16.67%) CISSP
4 1 (16.67%) CompTIA Security+
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Remedy
1 1 (16.67%) SAP
1 1 (16.67%) Sun