SOC Analyst Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Security Operations Centre Analyst
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Security Operations Centre Analyst daily rate in Milton Keynes is £560, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 45 49
Rank change year-on-year +12 +4 +38
Contract jobs requiring a SOC Analyst 11 3 5
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 3.23% 1.06% 1.04%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.38% 1.10% 1.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 3 5
10th Percentile £450 £512 -
25th Percentile £511 £518 £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £528 £600
Median % change year-on-year +6.16% -12.08% -
75th Percentile £630 £544 £635
90th Percentile £641 £554 £644
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £560 £544 £600
% change year-on-year +2.99% -9.38% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Milton Keynes

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Milton Keynes. 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 Milton Keynes with a recognized job title 325 273 457
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.31% 96.81% 94.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 235 199 352
10th Percentile £226 £250 £248
25th Percentile £375 £367 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £462 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.74% -5.00% +3.09%
75th Percentile £560 £560 £600
90th Percentile £628 £651 £694
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £450 £491 £500
% change year-on-year -8.40% -1.75% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 7 15
10th Percentile £15.04 £13.93 £13.16
25th Percentile £15.94 £16.86 £14.79
Median hourly rate £29.61 £20.00 £20.50
Median % change year-on-year +48.05% -2.44% +22.39%
75th Percentile - £36.37 £25.50
90th Percentile £36.00 £37.25 £30.00
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £24.54 £18.17 £20.50
% change year-on-year +35.06% -11.38% +30.16%

SOC Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'SOC Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.

SOC Analyst job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

SOC Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SOC Analyst job vacancies in Milton Keynes.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SOC Analyst job vacancies in Milton Keynes

SOC Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Milton Keynes

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SOC Analyst in Milton Keynes over the 6 months to 17 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SOC Analyst in Milton Keynes

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 17 December 2025, SOC Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Milton Keynes region featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 9 (81.82%) Security Operations
2 9 (81.82%) SIEM
3 7 (63.64%) Cybersecurity
3 7 (63.64%) DV Cleared
4 6 (54.55%) Incident Response
4 6 (54.55%) SC Cleared
5 4 (36.36%) Linux
5 4 (36.36%) Splunk
5 4 (36.36%) Windows
6 3 (27.27%) DNS
6 3 (27.27%) Protective Monitoring
6 3 (27.27%) SLA
6 3 (27.27%) TCP/IP
7 2 (18.18%) Firewall
7 2 (18.18%) Microsoft
8 1 (9.09%) CEH
8 1 (9.09%) CISSP
8 1 (9.09%) CompTIA CySA+
8 1 (9.09%) CompTIA Security+
8 1 (9.09%) Computer Science
8 1 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (9.09%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
8 1 (9.09%) Degree
8 1 (9.09%) Forensic Analysis
8 1 (9.09%) GCIH
8 1 (9.09%) Knowledge Transfer
8 1 (9.09%) Network Security
8 1 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
8 1 (9.09%) Qualys

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (27.27%) DNS
1 3 (27.27%) TCP/IP
2 2 (18.18%) Firewall
3 1 (9.09%) Network Security
General
1 3 (27.27%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (27.27%) Social Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 8 (72.73%) Security Operations Centre
2 4 (36.36%) CSOC
2 4 (36.36%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (18.18%) Cyberattack
4 1 (9.09%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (9.09%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 4 (36.36%) Linux
1 4 (36.36%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (81.82%) Security Operations
1 9 (81.82%) SIEM
2 7 (63.64%) Cybersecurity
3 6 (54.55%) Incident Response
4 3 (27.27%) Protective Monitoring
5 1 (9.09%) Computer Science
5 1 (9.09%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
5 1 (9.09%) Forensic Analysis
5 1 (9.09%) Knowledge Transfer
5 1 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (9.09%) Security Monitoring
5 1 (9.09%) Threat Intelligence
Qualifications
1 11 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 7 (63.64%) DV Cleared
3 6 (54.55%) SC Cleared
4 1 (9.09%) CEH
4 1 (9.09%) CISSP
4 1 (9.09%) CompTIA CySA+
4 1 (9.09%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (9.09%) Degree
4 1 (9.09%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (27.27%) SLA
Vendors
1 4 (36.36%) Splunk
2 2 (18.18%) Microsoft
3 1 (9.09%) Qualys
3 1 (9.09%) Tenable