Security Operations Centre Analyst
UK
The median Security Operations Centre Analyst daily rate in the UK is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 3 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 424 | 559 | 774 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +135 | +215 | -122 |
| Contract jobs requiring a SOC Analyst | 169 | 144 | 86 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.39% | 0.24% | 0.097% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.42% | 0.26% | 0.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 113 | 118 | 57 |
| 10th Percentile | £388 | £323 | £354 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +17.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £645 | £631 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £682 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.13% | -2.50% | +17.65% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £62.75 | £56.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £11.25 | £68.15 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -83.49% | +9.04% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £75.83 | £68.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £77.63 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £11.25 | £68.15 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -83.49% | +9.04% | +25.00% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 40,241 | 56,070 | 84,738 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.64% | 95.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,194 | 39,189 | 59,507 |
| 10th Percentile | £277 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,676 | 1,567 | 2,091 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.28 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.16 | £15.52 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +91.49% | +4.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.26 | £65.75 | £48.76 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £39.55 | £42.37 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.64% | +117.03% | +2.74% |
SOC Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured SOC Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SOC Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SOC Analyst.
SOC Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SOC Analyst over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
SOC Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SOC Analyst.
SOC Analyst
Top 13 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 3 May 2024. 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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| England | +152 | 161 | £525 | -4.55% | 32 |
| UK excluding London | +86 | 137 | £513 | +5.13% | 21 |
| South West | +47 | 63 | £550 | +15.79% | 3 |
| Midlands | +59 | 35 | £525 | +40.00% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +56 | 35 | £525 | +50.00% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +102 | 19 | £450 | -18.18% | 18 |
| London | +78 | 19 | £465 | -19.13% | 15 |
| East of England | +11 | 18 | £650 | +8.33% | 2 |
| South East | +11 | 13 | £450 | -25.00% | 2 |
| North of England | +14 | 4 | £450 | -26.53% | 4 |
| North West | +11 | 4 | £450 | -25.00% | 1 |
| Scotland | +32 | 3 | £300 | -33.33% | 2 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £145 | - | 2 |
SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, 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 featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.
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SOC Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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