The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Operations Centre in contract job vacancies in Cardiff. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Security Operations Centre over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
29
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Security Operations Centre
Security Operations Centre falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Cardiff.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
79
96
75
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff
41.80%
42.48%
34.40%
Number of daily rates quoted
58
71
53
10th Percentile
£191
£139
£184
25th Percentile
£270
£215
£340
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£331
£500
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-33.77%
+5.26%
+5.56%
75th Percentile
£446
£551
£588
90th Percentile
£490
£619
£693
South Wales median daily rate
£331
£498
£475
% change year-on-year
-33.43%
+4.74%
-5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
5
6
6
10th Percentile
-
£24.05
£16.00
25th Percentile
-
-
£16.50
Median hourly rate
£13.08
£25.60
£22.50
Median % change year-on-year
-48.91%
+13.78%
+18.42%
75th Percentile
-
-
£26.13
90th Percentile
£16.34
£26.55
£34.50
South Wales median hourly rate
£20.50
£25.60
£25.00
% change year-on-year
-19.92%
+2.40%
+38.89%
Security Operations Centre Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings citing Security Operations Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Security Operations Centre Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Security Operations Centre.
Security Operations Centre Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Security Operations Centre also mentioned 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 Cardiff region with a requirement for Security Operations Centre.
Security Operations Centre Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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:
