SOC Analyst Contract Job Trends in West Sussex

Security Operations Centre Analyst
South East > West Sussex

The median Security Operations Centre Analyst daily rate in West Sussex is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 37 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a SOC Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in West Sussex 0.40% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.46% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £650 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 - -
75th Percentile £750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £575
% change year-on-year - -13.04% +9.52%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Sussex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West Sussex. 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 West Sussex with a recognized job title 218 127 230
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 86.17% 94.07% 96.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 165 91 164
10th Percentile £202 £190 £213
25th Percentile £286 £345 £412
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £450 £517
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -12.88% +4.34%
75th Percentile £550 £584 £556
90th Percentile £713 £650 £680
South East median daily rate £500 £510 £513
% change year-on-year -1.96% -0.49% +2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 1 5
10th Percentile £12.63 - £18.92
25th Percentile £14.00 - £28.92
Median hourly rate £17.41 £15.00 £48.00
Median % change year-on-year +16.07% -68.75% +136.74%
75th Percentile £25.63 - £65.00
90th Percentile £66.50 - £68.04
South East median hourly rate £25.00 £52.50 £51.42
% change year-on-year -52.38% +2.10% +38.49%

SOC Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'SOC Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West Sussex.

SOC Analyst job vacancy trend in West Sussex

SOC Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in West Sussex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SOC Analyst job vacancies in West Sussex.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SOC Analyst job vacancies in West Sussex

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex

For the 6 months to 12 December 2025, SOC Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the West Sussex region featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) CSIRT
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Forensic Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Intel
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Runbook
1 1 (100.00%) Security Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) SOAR
1 1 (100.00%) SOC 2
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (100.00%) Cyberattack
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Forensic Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Runbook
1 1 (100.00%) Security Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) SOAR
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) SOC 2
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Intel