SOC Analyst Job Trends in Doncaster

Security Operations Centre Analyst
South Yorkshire > Doncaster

The median Security Operations Centre Analyst salary in Doncaster is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 March 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a SOC Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Doncaster 0.58% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.63% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
South Yorkshire median annual salary £40,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Doncaster

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Doncaster. 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 Doncaster with a recognized job title 159 24 113
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.98% 100.00% 93.39%
Number of salaries quoted 96 14 89
10th Percentile £26,000 £23,504 £27,600
25th Percentile £30,000 £24,000 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £30,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +31.15% -32.22% +3.50%
75th Percentile £67,500 £61,875 £53,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,125 £65,000
South Yorkshire median annual salary £44,224 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -19.59% +15.79% +5.56%

SOC Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Doncaster

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 Doncaster.

SOC Analyst job vacancy trend in Doncaster

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Doncaster

For the 6 months to 18 March 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 Doncaster region featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA CySA+
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Network+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence

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

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Security Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA CySA+
1 1 (100.00%) Network+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared