SOC Specialist Contracts in the North West

Security Operations Centre Specialist
England > North West

As of 28 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 the North West.

6 months to
28 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 124 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a SOC Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 0.049% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.053% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate £625 £800 £550
% change year-on-year -21.88% +45.45% -21.43%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 the North West with a recognized job title 1,882 2,619 2,884
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.76% 94.41% 94.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,252 1,620 2,022
10th Percentile £271 £267 £294
25th Percentile £375 £382 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £553 £575 £587
90th Percentile £660 £665 £675
England median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 132 302 138
10th Percentile £13.00 £11.19 £14.46
25th Percentile £14.18 £15.00 £17.92
Median hourly rate £29.01 £32.70 £29.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.28% +12.75% +16.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £47.50 £43.75
90th Percentile £78.63 £71.44 £58.03
England median hourly rate £28.50 £39.55 £44.00
% change year-on-year -27.94% -10.11% +76.00%

SOC Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for SOC Specialist in the North West

SOC Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SOC Specialist in the North West.

Daily rate trend for SOC Specialist in the North West

SOC Specialist
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SOC Specialist within the North West region over the 6 months to 28 June 2025. 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
Manchester - 1 - -
SOC Specialist
England

SOC Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 28 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 North West 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 the North West 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