SOC Specialist Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Security Operations Centre Specialist
UK > Work from Home

As of 18 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Security Operations Centre Specialist daily rate in Work from Home.

6 months to
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - - 465
Rank change year-on-year - - +161
Contract jobs requiring a SOC Specialist 0 0 1
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option - - 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category - - 0.004%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -21.43%
75th Percentile - - £575
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £663 £800 £550
% change year-on-year -17.19% +45.45% -21.43%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid 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 9,251 13,837 23,454
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.83% 93.56% 95.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,288 9,296 16,589
10th Percentile £332 £325 £363
25th Percentile £413 £425 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -0.95% -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £774 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -2.38% -2.82% +2.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 217 559 534
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.27 £17.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £22.61 £25.71
Median hourly rate £35.00 £44.00 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -20.45% -16.19% +50.00%
75th Percentile £67.50 £64.14 £67.50
90th Percentile £77.50 £75.25 £79.76
UK median hourly rate £28.08 £36.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -23.08% -18.89% +88.21%

SOC Specialist
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured SOC Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

SOC Specialist trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options