SOC Engineer Job Trends in Cornwall
Security Operations Centre Engineer
South West > Cornwall
As of 3 November 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 Cornwall.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 25 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent SOC Engineer jobs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cornwall | 0.40% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.54% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| South West median annual salary | - | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cornwall
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Cornwall matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in Cornwall matching a recognised job title | 185 | 137 | 99 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 74.60% | 91.95% | 88.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 118 | 87 | 62 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,175 | £27,500 | £25,975 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £30,750 | £30,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £32,500 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +38.46% | -18.75% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £50,000 | £45,000 | £43,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £60,000 | £68,695 | £61,750 |
| South West median annual salary | £55,000 | £45,000 | £51,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -13.04% | -1.80% |
SOC Engineer Job Locations in Cornwall
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in SOC Engineer jobs within the Cornwall region over the 6 months to 3 November 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falmouth | - | 1 | - | - | |
| SOC Engineer South West |
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SOC Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cornwall
For the 6 months to 3 November 2026, SOC Engineer job ads cited 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 SOC Engineer job ads across the Cornwall region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AI | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Amazon OpenSearch | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Analytics | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Azure | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Azure Monitor | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Azure Sentinel | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Bash | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | BPSS Clearance | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Change Control | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Client Onboarding | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | CompTIA CySA+ | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | CompTIA Security+ | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Cyber Essentials | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Cyber Essentials PLUS | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Elasticsearch | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Firewall | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Graylog | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | HAProxy | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Linux | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Linux+ Certification | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Log Analytics | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | LPIC | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Microsoft | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | MITRE ATT&CK | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | MySQL | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Nagios | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | PCRE | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | PHP | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Platform Engineering | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Python | 100.0% | 1 |
SOC Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cornwall by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linux Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Platform Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |