Security Operations Centre Contract Job Trends in Surrey

Security Operations Centre
South East > Surrey

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Operations Centre in contract job vacancies in Surrey. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Security Operations Centre over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Security Operations Centre 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Surrey 0.17% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.60% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £372 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £374 - -
75th Percentile £376 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £450 £544 £525
% change year-on-year -17.24% +3.57% -12.50%

All Generic Skills
Surrey

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 Surrey.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 168 75 154
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Surrey 28.24% 24.51% 26.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 121 54 110
10th Percentile £204 £184 £203
25th Percentile £400 £236 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £419 £500
Median % change year-on-year +19.40% -16.25% -3.85%
75th Percentile £575 £497 £601
90th Percentile £650 £593 £725
South East median daily rate £520 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +4.00% -2.44% +2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 11 19
10th Percentile £16.82 £24.66 -
25th Percentile £51.56 £28.00 £11.71
Median hourly rate £67.50 £32.77 £18.35
Median % change year-on-year +105.98% +78.58% -55.52%
75th Percentile £70.00 £61.96 £73.45
90th Percentile £85.40 £70.16 £76.00
South East median hourly rate £60.00 £33.89 £57.35
% change year-on-year +77.07% -40.92% +11.90%

Security Operations Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Security Operations Centre relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Surrey.

Security Operations Centre job vacancy trend in Surrey

Security Operations Centre
Daily Rate Trend in Surrey

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Security Operations Centre.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Security Operations Centre

Security Operations Centre
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Intranet
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) IT Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) IT Security Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Security Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft