Security Operations Centre Contract Job Trends in Hemel Hempstead

Security Operations Centre
Hertfordshire > Hemel Hempstead

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Operations Centre in contract job vacancies in Hemel Hempstead. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Security Operations Centre over the 6 months leading up to 21 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 5 -
Rank change year-on-year -6 - -
Contract jobs citing Security Operations Centre 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Hemel Hempstead 2.17% 6.25% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.76% 12.50% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £475 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £800 -
Median % change year-on-year -37.50% - -
75th Percentile £525 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £500 £600 £650
% change year-on-year -16.67% -7.69% +8.33%

All Generic Skills
Hemel Hempstead

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 Hemel Hempstead.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 21 8 28
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hemel Hempstead 45.65% 50.00% 43.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 8 20
10th Percentile £394 £372 £393
25th Percentile £438 £508 £528
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £575 £650
Median % change year-on-year -6.52% -11.54% -
75th Percentile £647 £600 £873
90th Percentile £725 £660 £925
Hertfordshire median daily rate £475 £538 £475
% change year-on-year -11.63% +13.16% -9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £17.00
Median hourly rate - - £18.00
75th Percentile - - £21.38
90th Percentile - - £22.80
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £60.25 £72.50 £65.00
% change year-on-year -16.90% +11.54% -0.76%

Security Operations Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in Hemel Hempstead

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Security Operations Centre relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hemel Hempstead.

Security Operations Centre job vacancy trend in Hemel Hempstead

Security Operations Centre
Daily Rate Trend in Hemel Hempstead

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hemel Hempstead citing Security Operations Centre.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hemel Hempstead citing Security Operations Centre

Security Operations Centre
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hemel Hempstead 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) SOC Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) HOOD
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared