SOC Manager Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Security Operations Centre Manager
Scotland > Edinburgh

As of 10 November 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Security Operations Centre Manager daily rate in Edinburgh.

6 months to
10 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 67 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a SOC Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.16% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Scotland median daily rate - £650 -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 563 674 951
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.10% 94.53% 95.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 289 342 577
10th Percentile £250 £200 £210
25th Percentile £413 £370 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £550 £534 £542
90th Percentile £603 £600 £600
Scotland median daily rate £455 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +1.11% -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 30 18
10th Percentile £30.00 £15.06 £13.24
25th Percentile £35.25 £16.37 -
Median hourly rate £60.00 £21.84 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +174.73% +23.25% -2.82%
75th Percentile £73.75 £24.18 £51.21
90th Percentile £75.00 £24.60 £62.50
Scotland median hourly rate £24.09 £19.00 £19.06
% change year-on-year +26.79% -0.29% +7.53%

SOC Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'SOC Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

SOC Manager job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

SOC Manager Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 10 November 2025, SOC Manager 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 Edinburgh region featuring SOC Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

SOC Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management