SOC Analyst Contracts in Cardiff

Security Operations Centre Analyst
South Wales > Cardiff

As of 26 June 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Security Operations Centre Analyst daily rate in Cardiff.

6 months to
26 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 33 -
Rank change year-on-year +5 - -
Contract jobs requiring a SOC Analyst 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cardiff 0.57% 0.43% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.59% 0.46% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £145 -
South Wales median daily rate - £145 -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title 169 219 234
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 97.13% 93.19% 96.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 130 181 175
10th Percentile £188 £140 £187
25th Percentile £300 £256 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £488 £475
Median % change year-on-year -17.95% +2.63% -
75th Percentile £488 £538 £575
90th Percentile £627 £600 £635
South Wales median daily rate £395 £450 £500
% change year-on-year -12.22% -10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 8 11
10th Percentile £12.21 £11.53 £13.00
25th Percentile £12.65 £12.13 £16.00
Median hourly rate £13.08 £18.57 £18.06
Median % change year-on-year -29.56% +2.82% -4.95%
75th Percentile £21.13 £21.67 £23.75
90th Percentile £23.75 - £25.00
South Wales median hourly rate £20.50 £21.49 £18.14
% change year-on-year -4.58% +18.44% +0.78%

SOC Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

Job vacancy trend for SOC Analyst in Cardiff

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 26 June 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 Cardiff region featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) GSEC
1 1 (100.00%) CISMP
1 1 (100.00%) ISMS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Defence
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Sentinel
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology

SOC Analyst Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Sentinel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Defence
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) ISMS
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISMP
1 1 (100.00%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft