SOC Analyst Jobs in Berkshire

Security Operations Centre Analyst
South East > Berkshire

The median Security Operations Centre Analyst salary in Berkshire is £56,250 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 163 181 174
Rank change year-on-year +18 -7 -6
Permanent jobs requiring a SOC Analyst 2 13 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 0.065% 0.41% 0.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.068% 0.45% 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 12
10th Percentile £51,875 - -
25th Percentile £52,813 - £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 - £36,250
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.57%
75th Percentile £60,313 - £42,813
90th Percentile £61,625 - £60,625
South East median annual salary £50,000 £40,000 £43,750
% change year-on-year +25.00% -8.57% -2.78%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 2,945 2,905 3,300
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.43% 92.40% 96.60%
Number of salaries quoted 2,087 1,652 2,118
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% - +4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £92,500 £81,250
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

SOC Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings that featured SOC Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for SOC Analyst in Berkshire

SOC Analyst
Salary Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SOC Analyst in Berkshire.

Salary trend for SOC Analyst in Berkshire

SOC Analyst
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SOC Analyst within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 8 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Reading -4 2 £56,250 - 1
SOC Analyst
South East

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 8 May 2024, SOC Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Berkshire region featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Use Case
1 2 (100.00%) PCI DSS
1 2 (100.00%) Reverse Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) SIEM
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) LogRhythm
1 2 (100.00%) Malware Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 2 (100.00%) Threat Detection
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Kill Chain
1 2 (100.00%) Proactive Maintenance
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) McAfee
1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) Firewall
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Network+ Certification

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Firewall
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Kill Chain
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Malware Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Proactive Maintenance
1 2 (100.00%) Reverse Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 2 (100.00%) SIEM
1 2 (100.00%) Threat Detection
1 2 (100.00%) Use Case
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) LogRhythm
1 2 (100.00%) McAfee