SOC Specialist Contracts in Manchester

Security Operations Centre Specialist
North West > Manchester

As of 29 June 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Security Operations Centre Specialist daily rate in Manchester.

6 months to
29 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 79 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a SOC Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester 0.11% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
North West median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Manchester with a recognized job title 864 1,379 1,717
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.70% 95.23% 96.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 593 933 1,280
10th Percentile £300 £306 £313
25th Percentile £388 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £490 £500
Median % change year-on-year -8.16% -2.00% -
75th Percentile £551 £575 £595
90th Percentile £674 £675 £675
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 81 45
10th Percentile - £12.40 £14.10
25th Percentile £13.00 £13.50 £16.62
Median hourly rate £21.06 £30.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -29.81% +50.00% +8.11%
75th Percentile £62.81 £62.50 £35.00
90th Percentile £77.63 £73.75 £66.00
North West median hourly rate £28.75 £32.90 £29.30
% change year-on-year -12.60% +12.27% +17.20%

SOC Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings that featured SOC Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for SOC Specialist in Manchester

SOC Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SOC Specialist in Manchester.

Daily rate trend for SOC Specialist in Manchester

SOC Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 29 June 2025, SOC Specialist contract job roles required 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 Manchester region featuring SOC Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) GCIA
1 1 (100.00%) GCIH
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
1 1 (100.00%) Data Integration
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Detection
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Native
1 1 (100.00%) Security Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Logic Apps
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Sentinel

SOC Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Logic Apps
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Sentinel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Native
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Management
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Security Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) SOAR
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Detection
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Kusto Query Language
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) GCIA
1 1 (100.00%) GCIH
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft