SOC Analyst Contract Job Trends in Lancashire
Security Operations Centre Analyst
North West > Lancashire
The median Security Operations Centre Analyst daily rate in Lancashire is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 47 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a SOC Analyst | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Lancashire | 1.06% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.22% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £400 | £400 | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Lancashire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Lancashire. 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.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in Lancashire with a recognized job title | 410 | 151 | 188 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 87.23% | 90.96% | 95.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 195 | 89 | 58 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £174 | £256 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £400 | £316 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.00% | +5.26% | -13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £588 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £665 | £672 | £629 |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £478 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -5.76% | -4.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 98 | 23 | 52 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £19.65 | £16.58 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.14 | £34.76 | £18.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £31.50 | £45.46 | £40.33 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.71% | +12.73% | -12.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £46.64 | £70.81 | £51.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.45 | £75.79 | £76.51 |
| North West median hourly rate | £48.57 | £25.15 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +93.10% | -28.14% | +6.06% |
SOC Analyst Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
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 Lancashire.
SOC Analyst Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SOC Analyst job vacancies in Lancashire.
SOC Analyst Contract Job Locations in Lancashire
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 Lancashire region over the 6 months to 20 October 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston | - | 5 | £400 | - | 3 |
| SOC Analyst North West |
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SOC Analyst Skill Set Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire
For the 6 months to 20 October 2026, 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 Lancashire region featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DV Cleared | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1 | Security Cleared | 100.0% | 5 |
SOC Analyst Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monitoring Analyst | 100.0% | 5 |