SOC Analyst Jobs in Buckinghamshire

Security Operations Centre Analyst
South East > Buckinghamshire

The median Security Operations Centre Analyst salary in Buckinghamshire is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 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
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 102 - 138
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a SOC Analyst 25 0 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 1.29% - 0.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.39% - 0.31%
Number of salaries quoted 25 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37,500 - £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £37,500
75th Percentile £52,500 - £38,750
90th Percentile £57,500 - -
South East median annual salary £50,000 £48,750 £43,750
% change year-on-year +2.56% +11.43% -2.78%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Buckinghamshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire with a recognized job title 1,798 1,225 1,932
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.49% 89.74% 95.88%
Number of salaries quoted 1,105 733 1,080
10th Percentile £26,700 £28,954 £27,975
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -3.85% +4.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
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 Buckinghamshire

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

Job vacancy trend for SOC Analyst in Buckinghamshire

SOC Analyst
Salary Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Salary trend for SOC Analyst in Buckinghamshire

SOC Analyst
Salary Histogram in Buckinghamshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing SOC Analyst in Buckinghamshire over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Salary histogram for SOC Analyst in Buckinghamshire

SOC Analyst
Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SOC Analyst within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 5 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
Milton Keynes - 25 £50,000 -
SOC Analyst
South East

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Buckinghamshire

For the 6 months to 5 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 Buckinghamshire region featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.

1 25 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 18 (72.00%) SIEM
2 18 (72.00%) Analytical Skills
2 18 (72.00%) Cyber Threat
2 18 (72.00%) Security Operations
2 18 (72.00%) Problem-Solving
2 18 (72.00%) Incident Response
3 16 (64.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 16 (64.00%) Security Operations Centre
3 16 (64.00%) CompTIA Security+
3 16 (64.00%) Firewall
3 16 (64.00%) Management Information System
3 16 (64.00%) Intrusion Detection
3 16 (64.00%) Degree
3 16 (64.00%) Computer Science
3 16 (64.00%) CISSP
4 15 (60.00%) Windows
5 13 (52.00%) Client/Server
5 13 (52.00%) Microsoft
5 13 (52.00%) Azure
5 13 (52.00%) Microsoft 365
5 13 (52.00%) Azure Sentinel
6 12 (48.00%) SC Cleared
6 12 (48.00%) Security Cleared
7 2 (8.00%) GCFA
7 2 (8.00%) Use Case
7 2 (8.00%) Linux
7 2 (8.00%) Continuous Improvement
7 2 (8.00%) OSCP
7 2 (8.00%) Campaign Analysis

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 13 (52.00%) Azure
1 13 (52.00%) Azure Sentinel
1 13 (52.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 16 (64.00%) Firewall
1 16 (64.00%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 18 (72.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 18 (72.00%) Cyber Threat
2 16 (64.00%) Management Information System
2 16 (64.00%) Security Operations Centre
3 13 (52.00%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 15 (60.00%) Windows
2 2 (8.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 18 (72.00%) Incident Response
2 18 (72.00%) Problem-Solving
2 18 (72.00%) Security Operations
2 18 (72.00%) SIEM
3 16 (64.00%) Computer Science
4 2 (8.00%) Campaign Analysis
4 2 (8.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (8.00%) Critical Thinking
4 2 (8.00%) DevOps
4 2 (8.00%) Mentoring
4 2 (8.00%) Threat Detection
4 2 (8.00%) Use Case
Qualifications
1 16 (64.00%) CISSP
1 16 (64.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 16 (64.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 16 (64.00%) Degree
2 12 (48.00%) SC Cleared
2 12 (48.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (8.00%) GCFA
3 2 (8.00%) GCFE
3 2 (8.00%) OSCP
Vendors
1 13 (52.00%) Microsoft