Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC)
East of England > Hertfordshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term CSOC in contract job vacancies in Hertfordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited CSOC over the 6 months leading up to 10 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 56 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing CSOC | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire | 1.28% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 3.94% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £680 | - | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £680 | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £45.00 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £81.00 | - | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £65.00 | - | - |
All Generic Skills
Hertfordshire
CSOC 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 Hertfordshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 203 | 172 | 256 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire | 32.48% | 39.72% | 35.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 81 | 77 | 130 |
| 10th Percentile | £318 | £290 | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £396 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £490 | £524 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.24% | -6.44% | -4.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £588 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £655 | £753 |
| East of England median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £485 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.06% | +4.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 53 | 35 | 63 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.10 | £35.00 | £23.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £41.25 | £50.25 | £42.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.50 | £67.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.93% | +3.85% | -2.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.25 | £90.00 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £76.25 | £95.00 | £70.00 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £42.50 | £63.00 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.54% | +5.00% | +14.29% |
CSOC
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CSOC relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.
CSOC
Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing CSOC.
CSOC
Hourly Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing CSOC in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 10 December 2025.
CSOC
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CSOC within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 10 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenage | - | 8 | £680 | - | 4 |
| CSOC East of England |
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CSOC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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: