Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC)
England > London
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term CSOC in contract job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited CSOC over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 352 | 389 | 488 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +37 | +99 | +100 |
| Contract jobs citing CSOC | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in London | 0.008% | 0.011% | 0.018% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.022% | 0.034% | 0.052% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £703 | £586 |
| 25th Percentile | £613 | £706 | £603 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £713 | £675 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.28% | +5.56% | +22.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £719 | £763 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £723 | - |
| England median daily rate | £551 | £650 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.23% | +4.00% | +8.70% |
All Generic Skills
London
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 London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 4,516 | 5,909 | 9,701 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London | 35.99% | 33.14% | 35.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,054 | 4,182 | 6,966 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £301 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £451 | £450 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £583 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.29% | -2.92% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £750 |
| 90th Percentile | £850 | £850 | £838 |
| England median daily rate | £548 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.36% | -4.35% | +4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 74 | 160 | 109 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.84 | £15.50 | £18.93 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.60 | £18.93 | £21.24 |
| Median hourly rate | £34.50 | £26.00 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +32.69% | -25.71% | -21.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £50.31 | £47.81 | £64.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.05 | £66.78 | £83.15 |
| England median hourly rate | £33.00 | £30.16 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.42% | +34.04% | -16.67% |
CSOC
Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings citing CSOC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CSOC in London.
CSOC
Contract Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CSOC within the London region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central London | +4 | 1 | £625 | -13.79% | |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:
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