SOC Analyst Job Trends in Bridgend

Security Operations Centre Analyst
South Wales > Bridgend

As of 15 May 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Security Operations Centre Analyst salary in Bridgend.

6 months to
15 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 - 37
Rank change year-on-year - - -22
Permanent jobs requiring a SOC Analyst 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Bridgend 1.39% - 0.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.41% - 0.58%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
South Wales median annual salary - - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bridgend

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bridgend. 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 Bridgend with a recognized job title 71 17 171
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.61% 100.00% 96.61%
Number of salaries quoted 54 9 93
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,750 £29,035
25th Percentile - £28,000 £35,195
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £35,000 £40,553
Median % change year-on-year - -13.69% +12.65%
75th Percentile £46,250 £43,750 £50,000
90th Percentile £55,000 £50,500 £52,500
South Wales median annual salary £45,000 £52,250 £46,138
% change year-on-year -13.88% +13.25% +0.30%

SOC Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Bridgend

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

SOC Analyst job vacancy trend in Bridgend

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bridgend

For the 6 months to 15 May 2026, SOC Analyst 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 Bridgend region featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ArcSight
1 1 (100.00%) Critical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) FTP
1 1 (100.00%) HTTP
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) LDAP
1 1 (100.00%) QRadar
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) SMTP
1 1 (100.00%) SOAR
1 1 (100.00%) Splunk
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Swim Lanes
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (100.00%) WAN

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

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) FTP
1 1 (100.00%) HTTP
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) SMTP
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Defence
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Kill Chain
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Critical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) SOAR
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Swim Lanes
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) QRadar
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) ArcSight
1 1 (100.00%) Splunk