SOC Analyst Contract Job Trends in Sheffield

Security Operations Centre Analyst
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

As of 12 August 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Security Operations Centre Analyst daily rate in Sheffield.

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a SOC Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield 0.097% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South Yorkshire median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Sheffield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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 Sheffield with a recognized job title 960 513 364
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.29% 91.44% 87.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 608 348 209
10th Percentile £363 £299 £381
25th Percentile £425 £375 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £468 £520
Median % change year-on-year +6.95% -10.10% -13.33%
75th Percentile £575 £538 £588
90th Percentile £671 £613 £630
South Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £465 £513
% change year-on-year +7.53% -9.27% -6.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 4 6
10th Percentile - - £15.88
25th Percentile £25.77 £18.10 £20.13
Median hourly rate £32.40 £18.35 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year +76.52% -12.61% +10.53%
75th Percentile £36.61 £18.50 £21.88
90th Percentile - £18.51 £22.00
South Yorkshire median hourly rate £32.40 £18.35 £21.00
% change year-on-year +76.52% -12.61% +7.69%

SOC Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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 Sheffield.

SOC Analyst job vacancy trend in Sheffield

SOC Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SOC Analyst job vacancies in Sheffield

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 12 August 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 Sheffield region featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) CrowdStrike
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Kusto Query Language
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM

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

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Defence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Kusto Query Language
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) CrowdStrike
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow