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

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 386 332 368
Rank change year-on-year -54 +36 +74
Contract jobs citing Security Operations Centre 26 26 23
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.15% 0.21% 0.13%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.41% 0.58% 0.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 18 16
10th Percentile £375 £313 £363
25th Percentile £500 £405 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £600
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -10.42% -13.49%
75th Percentile £625 £588 £738
90th Percentile £638 £606 £794
England median daily rate £540 £531 £600
% change year-on-year +1.65% -11.46% -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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 6,289 4,491 5,880
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 35.42% 35.98% 33.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,022 3,046 4,165
10th Percentile £350 £331 £313
25th Percentile £447 £455 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £585
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -1.71% -2.50%
75th Percentile £675 £738 £725
90th Percentile £800 £850 £850
England median daily rate £513 £545 £550
% change year-on-year -5.96% -0.91% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 126 80 150
10th Percentile £18.07 £15.84 £15.49
25th Percentile £22.58 £24.45 £17.64
Median hourly rate £34.06 £35.45 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -3.91% +36.33% -25.71%
75th Percentile £61.00 £49.94 £49.88
90th Percentile £88.75 £78.64 £69.00
England median hourly rate £47.00 £35.45 £32.31
% change year-on-year +32.60% +9.71% +43.68%

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 12 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 12 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 -13 3 £600 +9.09% 4
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 5 (19.23%) Azure
2 3 (11.54%) AWS
3 2 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (3.85%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (3.85%) Cloudflare
4 1 (3.85%) Entra ID
4 1 (3.85%) GCP
4 1 (3.85%) OpenDNS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (11.54%) Firewall
2 2 (7.69%) DNS
2 2 (7.69%) Network Security
2 2 (7.69%) TCP/IP
3 1 (3.85%) 4G
3 1 (3.85%) DHCP
3 1 (3.85%) LAN
3 1 (3.85%) VPN
3 1 (3.85%) WAN
3 1 (3.85%) Wireless
General
1 6 (23.08%) Public Sector
2 5 (19.23%) Social Skills
3 3 (11.54%) Finance
4 2 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (3.85%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (3.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (3.85%) Legal
Job Titles
1 15 (57.69%) Analyst
2 12 (46.15%) SOC Analyst
3 8 (30.77%) Security Analyst
4 6 (23.08%) Senior
5 4 (15.38%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 4 (15.38%) Operations Analyst
5 4 (15.38%) Security Operations Analyst
5 4 (15.38%) Senior Analyst
6 3 (11.54%) Security Manager
6 3 (11.54%) SOC Manager
7 2 (7.69%) Cybersecurity Manager
7 2 (7.69%) Information Manager
7 2 (7.69%) Information Security Manager
7 2 (7.69%) Security Officer
8 1 (3.85%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 1 (3.85%) Operational Security Manager
8 1 (3.85%) Security Operations Manager
8 1 (3.85%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
8 1 (3.85%) Senior Programme Manager
8 1 (3.85%) SOC Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 2 (7.69%) Cyber Threat
1 2 (7.69%) Operational Technology
2 1 (3.85%) Cyberattack
2 1 (3.85%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (3.85%) Onboarding
2 1 (3.85%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 2 (7.69%) Windows
2 1 (3.85%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 16 (61.54%) Cybersecurity
3 15 (57.69%) SIEM
4 14 (53.85%) Incident Response
5 7 (26.92%) Vulnerability Management
6 5 (19.23%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (19.23%) Mentoring
7 4 (15.38%) Cloud Security
7 4 (15.38%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 4 (15.38%) Decision-Making
7 4 (15.38%) MITRE ATT&CK
7 4 (15.38%) People Management
7 4 (15.38%) SOAR
7 4 (15.38%) Threat Intelligence
7 4 (15.38%) Vulnerability Assessment
8 3 (11.54%) Digital Forensics
8 3 (11.54%) Incident Management
8 3 (11.54%) Penetration Testing
8 3 (11.54%) Service Delivery
8 3 (11.54%) Technology Transformation
Programming Languages
1 3 (11.54%) Kusto Query Language
2 2 (7.69%) Search Processing Language
3 1 (3.85%) Bash
3 1 (3.85%) PowerShell
3 1 (3.85%) Python
Qualifications
1 10 (38.46%) Security Cleared
2 5 (19.23%) DV Cleared
2 5 (19.23%) SC Cleared
3 4 (15.38%) CISSP
4 3 (11.54%) Cisco Certification
4 3 (11.54%) CompTIA Security+
5 2 (7.69%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 2 (7.69%) CCSP
5 2 (7.69%) CISM
5 2 (7.69%) CompTIA CySA+
5 2 (7.69%) GCIA
5 2 (7.69%) GCIH
5 2 (7.69%) GIAC
5 2 (7.69%) GSEC
5 2 (7.69%) Network+ Certification
6 1 (3.85%) Azure Certification
6 1 (3.85%) CCNA
6 1 (3.85%) CCNP
6 1 (3.85%) CEH
6 1 (3.85%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (7.69%) NCSC
1 2 (7.69%) NIST
2 1 (3.85%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (3.85%) Active Directory
1 1 (3.85%) Docker
1 1 (3.85%) Snort
1 1 (3.85%) Squid
Systems Management
1 1 (3.85%) FortiGate
1 1 (3.85%) Kubernetes
1 1 (3.85%) Nessus
1 1 (3.85%) Nexpose
1 1 (3.85%) Suricata
Vendors
1 10 (38.46%) Microsoft
2 9 (34.62%) Splunk
3 8 (30.77%) CrowdStrike
4 5 (19.23%) Qualys
5 1 (3.85%) Blue Coat
5 1 (3.85%) Carbon Black
5 1 (3.85%) Cisco
5 1 (3.85%) FireEye
5 1 (3.85%) Google
5 1 (3.85%) Palo Alto
5 1 (3.85%) Tenable
5 1 (3.85%) Zscaler