Security Operations Centre Contract Job Trends in London
Security Operations Centre
England > London
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Operations Centre in contract job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Security Operations Centre over the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 407 | 303 | 339 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -104 | +36 | +67 |
| Contract jobs citing Security Operations Centre | 50 | 57 | 43 |
| As % of all contract jobs in London | 0.25% | 0.43% | 0.27% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.63% | 1.10% | 0.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 32 | 35 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £446 | £408 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £463 | £394 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £615 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.57% | +6.96% | -14.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £597 | £775 | £665 |
| 90th Percentile | £819 | - | £788 |
| England median daily rate | £550 | £575 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -4.17% | -2.04% |
All Generic Skills
London
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 London.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 7,883 | 5,182 | 5,423 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London | 38.72% | 38.99% | 33.97% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5,037 | 3,318 | 3,480 |
| 10th Percentile | £354 | £350 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £443 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £695 | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £825 | £850 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 218 | 127 | 70 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.50 | £17.05 | £17.48 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.52 | £22.50 | £23.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.00 | £26.30 | £34.13 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +36.88% | -22.93% | +14.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.00 | £46.88 | £57.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.75 | £75.00 | £78.95 |
| England median hourly rate | £33.98 | £27.53 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.43% | -47.56% | +16.12% |
Security Operations Centre Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Security Operations Centre relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.
Security Operations Centre Daily Rate Trend in London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Security Operations Centre.
Security Operations Centre Daily Rate Histogram in London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Operations Centre in London over the 6 months to 19 October 2026.
Security Operations Centre Hourly Rate Trend in London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Security Operations Centre.
Security Operations Centre 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 Security Operations Centre within the London region over the 6 months to 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West London | - | 1 | £575 | - | |
| Security Operations Centre England |
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Security Operations Centre Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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.
Miscellaneous
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyber Threat | 16.0% | 8 |
| 2 | Onboarding | 14.0% | 7 |
| 3 | Management Information System | 8.0% | 4 |
| 3 | Security Posture | 8.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Cyber Defence | 6.0% | 3 |
| 6 | AI Agents | 4.0% | 2 |
| 6 | CESG | 4.0% | 2 |
| 8 | CSOC | 2.0% | 1 |
| 8 | Data Protection Act | 2.0% | 1 |
| 8 | Distributed Denial-of-Service | 2.0% | 1 |
| 8 | PKI | 2.0% | 1 |