Security Operations Centre
London > Central London
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Operations Centre in contract job vacancies in Central London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Security Operations Centre over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 127 | 131 | 160 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +29 | +32 |
| Contract jobs citing Security Operations Centre | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London | 0.10% | 0.082% | 0.31% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.29% | 0.27% | 0.86% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £518 | £729 | £581 |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | £734 | £600 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £750 | £675 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.67% | +11.11% | +8.87% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £772 | £813 |
| 90th Percentile | £583 | £781 | £828 |
| London median daily rate | £538 | £638 | £681 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.69% | -6.40% | +9.85% |
All Generic Skills
Central London
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 Central London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 681 | 749 | 1,399 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London | 34.10% | 30.62% | 36.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 437 | 524 | 960 |
| 10th Percentile | £361 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £465 | £425 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £575 | £605 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.96% | +5.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £695 | £700 | £750 |
| 90th Percentile | £780 | £850 | £850 |
| London median daily rate | £575 | £583 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.29% | -2.92% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 10 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £23.78 | £12.75 | £18.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.45 | £16.73 | £24.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £23.00 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.39% | -34.29% | -27.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £31.00 | £26.25 | £84.89 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.40 | £29.78 | £88.30 |
| London median hourly rate | £34.50 | £26.00 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +32.69% | -25.71% | -21.35% |
Security Operations Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London
Job postings citing Security Operations Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.
Security Operations Centre
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Operations Centre in Central London.
Security Operations Centre
Contract Job Locations in Central London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Operations Centre within the Central London 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of London | +8 | 2 | £550 | -26.67% | 4 |
| Security Operations Centre London |
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Security Operations Centre
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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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