Security Operations Analyst Contract Job Trends in East Kilbride

Security Operations Analyst
South Lanarkshire > East Kilbride

The median Security Operations Analyst daily rate in East Kilbride is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 July 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
7 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Operations Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in East Kilbride 3.70% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.70% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 - -
South Lanarkshire median daily rate £650 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
East Kilbride

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in East Kilbride. 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 East Kilbride with a recognized job title 27 5 62
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 98.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 1 33
10th Percentile £263 - £420
25th Percentile £609 £435 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £669 £470 £575
Median % change year-on-year +42.23% -18.26% +27.78%
75th Percentile £813 £505 £750
90th Percentile £825 - -
South Lanarkshire median daily rate £669 £391 £588
% change year-on-year +70.86% -33.40% +30.56%

Security Operations Analyst Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Kilbride

For the 6 months to 7 July 2026, Security Operations Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the East Kilbride region featuring Security Operations Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

Security Operations Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Kilbride by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
37 Security Operations Analyst jobs Nationwide