Security Operations Centre Analyst
South East > Buckinghamshire
The median Security Operations Centre Analyst daily rate in Buckinghamshire is £518, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 33 | 53 | 70 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +20 | +17 | -3 |
| Contract jobs requiring a SOC Analyst | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire | 2.12% | 0.21% | 1.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.23% | 0.22% | 1.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £518 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | - | £575 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £518 | - | £619 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -4.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £529 | - | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £548 | - | £655 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -25.00% | -7.69% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Buckinghamshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire with a recognized job title | 224 | 447 | 820 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 94.92% | 93.91% | 93.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 154 | 315 | 662 |
| 10th Percentile | £266 | £225 | £252 |
| 25th Percentile | £394 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £575 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £665 | £650 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +2.42% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 25 | 43 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £15.85 | £10.23 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.20 | £17.64 | £11.33 |
| Median hourly rate | £14.42 | £23.75 | £13.16 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -39.28% | +80.47% | +11.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.75 | £29.38 | £28.46 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.50 | £48.75 | £37.63 |
| South East median hourly rate | £32.50 | £47.50 | £48.40 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.58% | -1.86% | +130.48% |
SOC Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire
Job postings that featured SOC Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire.
SOC Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SOC Analyst in Buckinghamshire.
SOC Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire
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 Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 |
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| Milton Keynes | +17 | 5 | £518 | - | 4 |
| SOC Analyst South East |
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SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Buckinghamshire
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 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 Buckinghamshire region featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.
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SOC Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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:
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