Security Operations Centre Engineer
Scotland > South Lanarkshire
The median Security Operations Centre Engineer daily rate in South Lanarkshire is £610, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 January 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 8 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a SOC Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in South Lanarkshire | 7.14% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 9.09% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £610 | - | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £610 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
South Lanarkshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Lanarkshire. 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 South Lanarkshire with a recognized job title | 11 | 11 | 149 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 78.57% | 100.00% | 92.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 8 | 88 |
| 10th Percentile | £538 | £408 | £256 |
| 25th Percentile | £550 | £445 | £459 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £580 | £450 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +28.89% | -25.00% | +50.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £610 | £543 | £691 |
| 90th Percentile | £632 | £670 | £700 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £463 | £450 | £498 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.78% | -9.55% | +4.74% |
SOC Engineer
Contract Job Locations in South Lanarkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SOC Engineer within the South Lanarkshire region over the 6 months to 8 January 2026. 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 |
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| East Kilbride | - | 1 | £610 | - | |
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SOC Engineer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Lanarkshire
For the 6 months to 8 January 2026, SOC Engineer 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 South Lanarkshire region featuring SOC Engineer in the job title.
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SOC Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Lanarkshire 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:
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