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 5 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 386 330 365
Rank change year-on-year -56 +35 +77
Contract jobs citing Security Operations Centre 25 25 24
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.14% 0.20% 0.14%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.40% 0.55% 0.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 16 17
10th Percentile £375 £313 £370
25th Percentile £513 £381 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £600
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -10.42% -11.90%
75th Percentile £625 £588 £775
90th Percentile £750 £619 £800
England median daily rate £540 £544 £615
% change year-on-year -0.69% -11.59% +0.41%

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 6,297 4,528 5,890
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 35.37% 36.03% 33.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,032 3,065 4,168
10th Percentile £350 £325 £312
25th Percentile £440 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £675 £738 £725
90th Percentile £800 £850 £850
England median daily rate £513 £548 £550
% change year-on-year -6.48% -0.36% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 126 76 156
10th Percentile £18.18 £15.84 £15.50
25th Percentile £25.18 £23.42 £18.90
Median hourly rate £35.00 £35.45 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.26% +36.33% -25.71%
75th Percentile £61.44 £49.94 £47.81
90th Percentile £88.75 £79.58 £67.88
England median hourly rate £47.00 £33.96 £31.50
% change year-on-year +38.42% +7.79% +40.00%

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 job vacancy trend in London

Security Operations Centre
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Security Operations Centre.

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 5 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Security Operations Centre in London

Security Operations Centre
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Security Operations Centre.

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 5 May 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
Central London -12 3 £600 +9.09% 6
Security Operations Centre
England

Security Operations Centre
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Cloud Services
1 6 (24.00%) Azure
2 2 (8.00%) AWS
2 2 (8.00%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (4.00%) Azure Sentinel
3 1 (4.00%) Cloudflare
3 1 (4.00%) Entra ID
3 1 (4.00%) GCP
3 1 (4.00%) OpenDNS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (12.00%) Firewall
2 2 (8.00%) DNS
2 2 (8.00%) Network Security
2 2 (8.00%) TCP/IP
3 1 (4.00%) 4G
3 1 (4.00%) DHCP
3 1 (4.00%) LAN
3 1 (4.00%) VPN
3 1 (4.00%) WAN
3 1 (4.00%) Wireless
General
1 5 (20.00%) Public Sector
2 4 (16.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (8.00%) Finance
4 1 (4.00%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (4.00%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (4.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 13 (52.00%) Analyst
2 11 (44.00%) SOC Analyst
3 7 (28.00%) Security Analyst
4 5 (20.00%) Senior
4 5 (20.00%) SOC Manager
5 4 (16.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 4 (16.00%) Operations Analyst
5 4 (16.00%) Security Operations Analyst
6 3 (12.00%) Operations Manager
6 3 (12.00%) Security Manager
6 3 (12.00%) Senior Analyst
7 2 (8.00%) Cybersecurity Manager
7 2 (8.00%) Information Manager
7 2 (8.00%) Information Security Manager
8 1 (4.00%) Consultant
8 1 (4.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 1 (4.00%) Operational Security Manager
8 1 (4.00%) Security Officer
8 1 (4.00%) Security Operations Manager
8 1 (4.00%) SOC Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.00%) Operational Technology
2 1 (4.00%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (4.00%) Cyberattack
2 1 (4.00%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (4.00%) Onboarding
2 1 (4.00%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 2 (8.00%) Windows
2 1 (4.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 14 (56.00%) Cybersecurity
3 13 (52.00%) Incident Response
3 13 (52.00%) SIEM
4 5 (20.00%) Vulnerability Management
5 4 (16.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (16.00%) Mentoring
6 3 (12.00%) Cloud Security
6 3 (12.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
6 3 (12.00%) Decision-Making
6 3 (12.00%) Digital Forensics
6 3 (12.00%) Incident Management
6 3 (12.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
6 3 (12.00%) People Management
6 3 (12.00%) SOAR
6 3 (12.00%) Technology Transformation
6 3 (12.00%) Threat Intelligence
6 3 (12.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
7 2 (8.00%) Penetration Testing
7 2 (8.00%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 3 (12.00%) Kusto Query Language
2 1 (4.00%) Bash
2 1 (4.00%) PowerShell
2 1 (4.00%) Python
2 1 (4.00%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 11 (44.00%) Security Cleared
2 6 (24.00%) SC Cleared
3 5 (20.00%) DV Cleared
4 3 (12.00%) CISSP
5 2 (8.00%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (8.00%) CISM
5 2 (8.00%) CompTIA Security+
5 2 (8.00%) GIAC
6 1 (4.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 1 (4.00%) Azure Certification
6 1 (4.00%) CCNA
6 1 (4.00%) CCNP
6 1 (4.00%) CCSP
6 1 (4.00%) CEH
6 1 (4.00%) DBS Check
6 1 (4.00%) Degree
6 1 (4.00%) GCIA
6 1 (4.00%) GCIH
6 1 (4.00%) GSEC
6 1 (4.00%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (16.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (8.00%) NCSC
2 2 (8.00%) NIST
3 1 (4.00%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (4.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (4.00%) Docker
1 1 (4.00%) Snort
1 1 (4.00%) Squid
Systems Management
1 1 (4.00%) FortiGate
1 1 (4.00%) Kubernetes
1 1 (4.00%) Nessus
1 1 (4.00%) Nexpose
1 1 (4.00%) Suricata
Vendors
1 9 (36.00%) Microsoft
2 7 (28.00%) Splunk
3 6 (24.00%) CrowdStrike
4 4 (16.00%) Qualys
5 1 (4.00%) Blue Coat
5 1 (4.00%) Carbon Black
5 1 (4.00%) Cisco
5 1 (4.00%) FireEye
5 1 (4.00%) Google
5 1 (4.00%) Palo Alto
5 1 (4.00%) Tenable
5 1 (4.00%) Zscaler