The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Operations Centre in contract job vacancies in Watford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Security Operations Centre over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Watford.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
10
26
42
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford
34.48%
22.41%
28.77%
Number of daily rates quoted
4
16
30
10th Percentile
£246
£240
£229
25th Percentile
£353
£369
£483
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£458
£446
£625
Median % change year-on-year
+2.52%
-28.60%
+27.55%
75th Percentile
£495
£547
£700
90th Percentile
-
£706
£794
Hertfordshire median daily rate
£550
£464
£500
% change year-on-year
+18.60%
-7.25%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
1
6
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
£46.31
£13.50
£21.00
Median hourly rate
£47.44
£15.00
£22.00
Median % change year-on-year
+216.27%
-31.82%
-45.68%
75th Percentile
£48.57
£16.50
£23.00
90th Percentile
-
-
-
Hertfordshire median hourly rate
£72.50
£65.00
£65.50
% change year-on-year
+11.54%
-0.76%
+22.60%
Security Operations Centre Job Vacancy Trend in Watford
Job postings citing Security Operations Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Watford.
Security Operations Centre Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Watford
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Security Operations Centre also mentioned 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 Watford region with a requirement for Security Operations Centre.
Security Operations Centre Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Watford 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:
