Security Operations Centre Specialist
UK > England
The median Security Operations Centre Specialist daily rate in England is £663, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 484 | 538 | 672 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +54 | +134 | +108 |
| Contract jobs requiring a SOC Specialist | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 0.008% | 0.008% | 0.002% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.009% | 0.009% | 0.002% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £616 | £536 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £622 | £635 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £663 | £800 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.19% | +45.45% | -21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £722 | - | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £739 | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £663 | £800 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.19% | +45.45% | -21.43% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title | 22,595 | 34,453 | 47,601 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.55% | 92.73% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,023 | 22,865 | 33,797 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £640 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £763 |
| UK median daily rate | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 899 | 2,434 | 1,402 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £13.00 | £14.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.78 | £36.02 | £44.77 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.55% | -19.53% | +98.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.13 | £61.25 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £76.95 |
| UK median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.02 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.49% | -19.95% | +91.49% |
SOC Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured SOC Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
SOC Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SOC Specialist in England.
SOC Specialist
Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SOC Specialist within the England region over the 6 months to 2 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 |
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| East of England | - | 1 | £625 | - | |
| London | - | 1 | £700 | - | |
| SOC Specialist UK |
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SOC Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, SOC Specialist 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 England region featuring SOC Specialist in the job title.
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SOC Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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: