SOC Engineer Job Trends in County Antrim

Security Operations Centre Engineer
Northern Ireland > County Antrim

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 County Antrim.

6 months to
3 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 90 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a SOC Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in County Antrim 0.10% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Northern Ireland median annual salary - - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
County Antrim

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in County Antrim. 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 County Antrim with a recognized job title 934 226 423
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.31% 92.24% 97.24%
Number of salaries quoted 307 115 229
10th Percentile £34,700 £30,000 £31,700
25th Percentile £45,000 £36,250 £42,800
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £55,000 £58,800
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -6.46% +17.60%
75th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £90,000
Northern Ireland median annual salary £65,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +18.18% - +10.00%

SOC Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim

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 County Antrim.

SOC Engineer job vacancy trend in County Antrim

SOC Engineer
Salary Trend in County Antrim

Salary distribution trend for SOC Engineer job vacancies in County Antrim.

Salary distribution trend for SOC Engineer job vacancies in County Antrim

SOC Engineer
Job Locations in County Antrim

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SOC Engineer within the County Antrim region over the 6 months to 3 October 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Belfast - 1 - -
SOC Engineer
Northern Ireland

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

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 County Antrim 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 County Antrim 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