SOC Analyst Contract Job Trends in Worthing

Security Operations Centre Analyst
West Sussex > Worthing

The median Security Operations Centre Analyst daily rate in Worthing is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2026.

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

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 - 18
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a SOC Analyst 2 0 7
As % of all contract jobs in Worthing 2.63% - 7.78%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.63% - 8.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - £450
75th Percentile - - £475
90th Percentile - - £525
West Sussex median daily rate £700 - £450

All Contract IT Job Roles
Worthing

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Worthing. 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 Worthing with a recognized job title 76 45 87
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 91.84% 96.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 60 37 76
10th Percentile £354 £362 £400
25th Percentile £431 £468 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £515 £450
Median % change year-on-year -7.71% +14.37% -10.00%
75th Percentile £538 £575 £500
90th Percentile £646 £635 £550
West Sussex median daily rate £470 £456 £450
% change year-on-year +3.01% +1.39% +1.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 5
10th Percentile - - £13.07
25th Percentile £13.13 - £13.19
Median hourly rate £13.25 £13.85 £19.38
Median % change year-on-year -4.33% -28.52% -
75th Percentile £18.78 - £20.55
90th Percentile £28.51 - -
West Sussex median hourly rate £37.12 £18.82 £21.50
% change year-on-year +97.24% -12.47% -2.98%

SOC Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Worthing

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 Worthing.

SOC Analyst job vacancy trend in Worthing

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worthing

For the 6 months to 12 May 2026, 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 Worthing region featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Business Transformation
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) GRC
1 2 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

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

General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Operational Technology
1 2 (100.00%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Business Transformation
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) GRC