SOC Engineer Job Trends in Belfast

Security Operations Centre Engineer
County Antrim > Belfast

As of 3 October 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Security Operations Centre Engineer salary in Belfast.

6 months to
3 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a SOC Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Belfast 0.17% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
County Antrim median annual salary - - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Belfast

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Belfast. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Belfast with a recognized job title 577 203 407
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.97% 91.44% 98.07%
Number of salaries quoted 292 110 223
10th Percentile £34,250 £30,675 £33,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -8.33% +20.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,250 £90,000
County Antrim median annual salary £65,000 £55,000 £58,800
% change year-on-year +18.18% -6.46% +17.60%

SOC Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'SOC Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Belfast.

SOC Engineer job vacancy trend in Belfast

SOC Engineer
Salary Trend in Belfast

Salary distribution trend for SOC Engineer job vacancies in Belfast.

Salary distribution trend for SOC Engineer job vacancies in Belfast

SOC Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast

For the 6 months to 3 October 2026, SOC Engineer 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 permanent job ads across the Belfast region featuring SOC Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Kusto Query Language
1 1 (100.00%) LogRhythm
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) QRadar
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
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%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Detection
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case

SOC Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast 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 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
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%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Detection
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) QRadar
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) LogRhythm
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft