SOC Analyst Contracts in South Wales

Security Operations Centre Analyst
Wales > South Wales

As of 25 June 2025, 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 South Wales.

6 months to
25 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 44 -
Rank change year-on-year +12 - -
Contract jobs requiring a SOC Analyst 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in South Wales 0.42% 0.28% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.44% 0.31% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £145 -
Wales median daily rate - £145 -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 226 322 420
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.56% 90.96% 94.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 158 224 319
10th Percentile £180 £140 £189
25th Percentile £265 £244 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £383 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £482 £543 £588
90th Percentile £613 £625 £650
Wales median daily rate £400 £450 £488
% change year-on-year -11.11% -7.69% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 35 30
10th Percentile £12.65 £13.09 £13.00
25th Percentile £15.27 £15.48 £16.98
Median hourly rate £19.51 £20.47 £18.14
Median % change year-on-year -4.71% +12.84% +0.78%
75th Percentile £42.19 £52.50 £23.31
90th Percentile £45.00 £85.60 £48.88
Wales median hourly rate £20.76 £20.35 £18.14
% change year-on-year +1.98% +12.20% +0.78%

SOC Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

Job postings that featured SOC Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South Wales.

Job vacancy trend for SOC Analyst in South Wales

SOC Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SOC Analyst in South Wales.

Daily rate trend for SOC Analyst in South Wales

SOC Analyst
Contract Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SOC Analyst within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 25 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
Cardiff +8 1 - - 2
SOC Analyst
Wales

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 25 June 2025, SOC Analyst 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 South Wales region featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) GSEC
1 1 (100.00%) CISMP
1 1 (100.00%) ISMS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Defence
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Sentinel
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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 Sentinel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Defence
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) ISMS
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISMP
1 1 (100.00%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft