SOC Analyst Contract Job Trends in Preston
Security Operations Centre Analyst
Lancashire > Preston
The median Security Operations Centre Analyst daily rate in Preston is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 33 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a SOC Analyst | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Preston | 2.39% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.75% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | - | - |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £400 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Preston
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Preston. 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.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in Preston with a recognized job title | 182 | 66 | 45 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 87.08% | 92.96% | 97.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 131 | 44 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £265 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £479 | £405 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £483 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.99% | -12.14% | +29.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £644 | £599 |
| 90th Percentile | £665 | £680 | £627 |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £575 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.00% | +5.26% | -13.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 20 | 14 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £26.33 | £39.20 | £20.39 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.90 | £41.94 | £24.48 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.75 | £46.29 | £37.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +42.04% | +25.11% | -19.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £74.50 | £70.16 | £59.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £75.79 | £67.77 |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £31.50 | £45.46 | £40.33 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.71% | +12.73% | -12.68% |
SOC Analyst Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
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 Preston.
SOC Analyst Skill Set Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 20 October 2026, 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 Preston region featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DV Cleared | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1 | Security Cleared | 100.0% | 5 |
SOC Analyst Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monitoring Analyst | 100.0% | 5 |