SOC Analyst Contract Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Security Operations Centre Analyst
East of England > Hertfordshire

The median Security Operations Centre Analyst daily rate in Hertfordshire is £617, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 December 2025.

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

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 51 35 59
Rank change year-on-year -16 +24 -7
Contract jobs requiring a SOC Analyst 12 14 9
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire 1.92% 3.20% 1.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.17% 3.38% 1.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 7 7
10th Percentile - £290 £591
25th Percentile £553 £408 £594
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £617 £600 £613
Median % change year-on-year +2.75% -2.04% +2.08%
75th Percentile £680 £700 £631
90th Percentile - £820 -
East of England median daily rate £617 £600 £613
% change year-on-year +2.75% -2.04% +2.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £45.00 £71.25 -
Median hourly rate £65.00 £72.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -10.34% - -
75th Percentile £80.00 £73.75 -
90th Percentile £85.00 - -
East of England median hourly rate £65.00 £72.50 -
% change year-on-year -10.34% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Hertfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hertfordshire. 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 Hertfordshire with a recognized job title 552 414 680
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.32% 94.74% 93.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 219 179 383
10th Percentile £223 £267 £275
25th Percentile £413 £349 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £625 £575 £650
90th Percentile £750 £650 £725
East of England median daily rate £493 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +9.47% -5.26% -2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 204 99 158
10th Percentile £17.69 £15.42 £19.33
25th Percentile £22.06 £35.00 £42.25
Median hourly rate £54.00 £65.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.92% - +8.33%
75th Percentile £67.00 £70.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £85.50 £90.00
East of England median hourly rate £30.00 £47.50 £40.28
% change year-on-year -36.84% +17.94% +98.89%

SOC Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

SOC Analyst job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

SOC Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SOC Analyst job vacancies in Hertfordshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SOC Analyst job vacancies in Hertfordshire

SOC Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SOC Analyst job vacancies in Hertfordshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SOC Analyst job vacancies in Hertfordshire

SOC Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SOC Analyst in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 6 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for SOC Analyst in Hertfordshire

SOC Analyst
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 SOC Analyst within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 6 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 -6 10 £680 +134.48% 5
Hatfield - 2 £553 -
SOC Analyst
East of England

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire

For the 6 months to 6 December 2025, SOC 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 Hertfordshire region featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.

1 12 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 12 (100.00%) Information Security
2 10 (83.33%) DNS
2 10 (83.33%) FTP
2 10 (83.33%) HTTP
2 10 (83.33%) Incident Response
2 10 (83.33%) LDAP
2 10 (83.33%) Network Packet Capture
2 10 (83.33%) Network Security
2 10 (83.33%) Security Operations
2 10 (83.33%) SMTP
2 10 (83.33%) SSL
2 10 (83.33%) Threat Detection
3 9 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 9 (75.00%) SIEM
3 9 (75.00%) Threat Modelling
4 8 (66.67%) AI
4 8 (66.67%) Analytics
4 8 (66.67%) Behavioural Analytics
4 8 (66.67%) Information Management
4 8 (66.67%) Machine Learning
4 8 (66.67%) PowerShell
4 8 (66.67%) Python
4 8 (66.67%) Root Cause Analysis
4 8 (66.67%) Runbook
4 8 (66.67%) SC Cleared
4 8 (66.67%) Security Cleared
4 8 (66.67%) SOAR
5 5 (41.67%) DV Cleared
6 2 (16.67%) Actionable Insight

SOC Analyst Skill Set
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:

Communications & Networking
1 10 (83.33%) DNS
1 10 (83.33%) FTP
1 10 (83.33%) HTTP
1 10 (83.33%) Network Security
1 10 (83.33%) SMTP
1 10 (83.33%) SSL
General
1 10 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 8 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (16.67%) Aerospace
3 2 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (16.67%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (8.33%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (83.33%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 10 (83.33%) Cyber Threat
1 10 (83.33%) Cyberattack
2 8 (66.67%) Analytical Mindset
2 8 (66.67%) CSOC
2 8 (66.67%) Management Information System
2 8 (66.67%) Security Operations Centre
3 2 (16.67%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 2 (16.67%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 12 (100.00%) Information Security
2 10 (83.33%) Incident Response
2 10 (83.33%) Network Packet Capture
2 10 (83.33%) Security Operations
2 10 (83.33%) Threat Detection
3 9 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 9 (75.00%) SIEM
3 9 (75.00%) Threat Modelling
4 8 (66.67%) AI
4 8 (66.67%) Analytics
4 8 (66.67%) Behavioural Analytics
4 8 (66.67%) Information Management
4 8 (66.67%) Machine Learning
4 8 (66.67%) Root Cause Analysis
4 8 (66.67%) Runbook
4 8 (66.67%) SOAR
5 2 (16.67%) Cyber Threat Analysis
5 2 (16.67%) Decision-Making
5 2 (16.67%) MITRE ATT&CK
Programming Languages
1 8 (66.67%) PowerShell
1 8 (66.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 8 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 8 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 5 (41.67%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (16.67%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (16.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 2 (16.67%) GDPR
1 2 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (16.67%) NIST
Vendors
1 2 (16.67%) Computacenter