Hybrid/Remote Security Operations Analyst Contract Job Trends

Security Operations Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Operations Analyst daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £563, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 June 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 335 294 342
Rank change year-on-year -41 +48 +85
Contract jobs requiring a Security Operations Analyst 11 6 4
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.089% 0.062% 0.027%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.095% 0.066% 0.029%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 6 3
10th Percentile £440 £263 £323
25th Percentile £475 £366 £394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% - -19.23%
75th Percentile £588 - £631
90th Percentile - £556 £688
UK median daily rate £575 £525 £475
% change year-on-year +9.52% +10.53% -17.39%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 11,583 9,038 13,675
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.45% 93.86% 93.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,375 6,128 9,246
10th Percentile £350 £330 £325
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £518 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.49% -1.90% -2.69%
75th Percentile £620 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £763 £750
UK median daily rate £513 £505 £525
% change year-on-year +1.49% -3.81% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 574 221 565
10th Percentile £17.35 £14.00 £14.26
25th Percentile £31.25 £16.00 £22.75
Median hourly rate £57.50 £34.65 £44.74
Median % change year-on-year +65.95% -22.55% -14.78%
75th Percentile £70.00 £66.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £75.00 £75.25
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £28.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year +51.79% -25.33% -16.67%

Security Operations Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Security Operations Analyst' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Security Operations Analyst job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Security Operations Analyst
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Security Operations Analyst job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Security Operations Analyst job vacancies

Security Operations Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Security Operations Analyst over the 6 months to 1 June 2026.

Security Operations Analyst daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Security Operations Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 1 June 2026, Security Operations 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Security Operations Analyst in the job title.

1 10 (90.91%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (54.55%) Business Analysis
2 6 (54.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (54.55%) Matrix Organization
2 6 (54.55%) NIST
2 6 (54.55%) Process Improvement
2 6 (54.55%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 6 (54.55%) Workshop Facilitation
3 5 (45.45%) Security Operations
4 3 (27.27%) DV Cleared
4 3 (27.27%) Security Cleared
5 2 (18.18%) Incident Response
5 2 (18.18%) Microsoft
5 2 (18.18%) SIEM
6 1 (9.09%) Azure
6 1 (9.09%) CEH
6 1 (9.09%) CISM
6 1 (9.09%) CISSP
6 1 (9.09%) Cloud Security
6 1 (9.09%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (9.09%) Data Security
6 1 (9.09%) Firewall
6 1 (9.09%) Forensic Analysis
6 1 (9.09%) GIAC
6 1 (9.09%) Incident Management
6 1 (9.09%) ITIL
6 1 (9.09%) ITSM
6 1 (9.09%) Mentoring
6 1 (9.09%) Network Security
6 1 (9.09%) Risk Analysis

Security Operations Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 (9.09%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.09%) Firewall
1 1 (9.09%) Network Security
General
1 7 (63.64%) Social Skills
2 6 (54.55%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (54.55%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 6 (54.55%) Analytical Mindset
1 6 (54.55%) Operational Technology
1 6 (54.55%) SCADA
2 3 (27.27%) Security Operations Centre
3 1 (9.09%) CSOC
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (90.91%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (54.55%) Business Analysis
2 6 (54.55%) Matrix Organization
2 6 (54.55%) Process Improvement
2 6 (54.55%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 6 (54.55%) Workshop Facilitation
3 5 (45.45%) Security Operations
4 2 (18.18%) Incident Response
4 2 (18.18%) SIEM
5 1 (9.09%) Cloud Security
5 1 (9.09%) Data Security
5 1 (9.09%) Incident Management
5 1 (9.09%) ITIL
5 1 (9.09%) ITSM
5 1 (9.09%) Mentoring
5 1 (9.09%) Risk Analysis
5 1 (9.09%) SOAR
5 1 (9.09%) Threat Modelling
5 1 (9.09%) Ticket Management
5 1 (9.09%) Vulnerability Scanning
Qualifications
1 3 (27.27%) DV Cleared
1 3 (27.27%) Security Cleared
2 1 (9.09%) CEH
2 1 (9.09%) CISM
2 1 (9.09%) CISSP
2 1 (9.09%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (9.09%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (54.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 6 (54.55%) NIST
2 1 (9.09%) SLA
Vendors
1 2 (18.18%) Microsoft
2 1 (9.09%) Splunk
2 1 (9.09%) Tenable