The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Operations Centre in contract job vacancies in Leeds. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Security Operations Centre over the 6 months leading up to 6 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Leeds.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
205
224
354
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds
39.05%
28.00%
29.38%
Number of daily rates quoted
125
128
252
10th Percentile
£350
£288
£363
25th Percentile
£425
£423
£463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£500
£538
Median % change year-on-year
-
-6.98%
+7.50%
75th Percentile
£575
£575
£604
90th Percentile
£616
£619
£700
West Yorkshire median daily rate
£500
£500
£528
% change year-on-year
-
-5.21%
+5.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
36
5
10th Percentile
£36.81
-
-
25th Percentile
£44.81
£12.15
£18.50
Median hourly rate
£62.25
£13.50
£21.31
Median % change year-on-year
+361.11%
-36.65%
-4.87%
75th Percentile
£82.45
£15.19
-
90th Percentile
£92.11
£18.89
£21.87
West Yorkshire median hourly rate
£32.81
£13.50
£21.31
% change year-on-year
+143.04%
-36.65%
+0.28%
Security Operations Centre Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds
Job postings citing Security Operations Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leeds.
Security Operations Centre Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leeds
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Operations Centre in Leeds.
Security Operations Centre Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds
For the 6 months to 6 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Security Operations Centre also mentioned 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 Leeds region with a requirement for Security Operations Centre.
Security Operations Centre Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds 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: