Security Operations Centre
Hampshire > Southampton
                        The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Operations Centre in contract job vacancies in Southampton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Security Operations Centre over the 6 months leading up to 30 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2025 | Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 22 | - | 
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - | 
| Contract jobs citing Security Operations Centre | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| As % of all contract jobs in Southampton | - | 0.67% | - | 
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 3.03% | - | 
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £613 | - | 
| Hampshire median daily rate | £425 | £456 | £800 | 
| % change year-on-year | -6.85% | -42.97% | +39.13% | 
All Generic Skills
Southampton
Security Operations Centre falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Southampton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 38 | 33 | 48 | 
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton | 24.36% | 22.00% | 24.87% | 
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27 | 22 | 37 | 
| 10th Percentile | £203 | £184 | £165 | 
| 25th Percentile | £351 | £216 | £240 | 
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £353 | £320 | 
| Median % change year-on-year | +41.64% | +10.31% | -39.05% | 
| 75th Percentile | £559 | £480 | £500 | 
| 90th Percentile | £645 | £568 | £575 | 
| Hampshire median daily rate | £525 | £540 | £500 | 
| % change year-on-year | -2.82% | +8.05% | -2.44% | 
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 3 | 
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £22.40 | 
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | - | £24.13 | 
| Median hourly rate | £25.00 | - | £27.00 | 
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +50.00% | 
| 75th Percentile | £60.25 | - | - | 
| 90th Percentile | £67.90 | - | - | 
| Hampshire median hourly rate | £33.89 | £32.50 | £52.50 | 
| % change year-on-year | +4.26% | -38.10% | -12.50% | 
Security Operations Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Security Operations Centre relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
 
Security Operations Centre
Daily Rate Trend in Southampton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Security Operations Centre.
