Security Operations Centre Jobs in England

Security Operations Centre
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Operations Centre in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Operations Centre over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 595 616 692
Rank change year-on-year +21 +76 +238
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations Centre 90 230 207
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.18% 0.26% 0.24%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.49% 0.76% 0.54%
Number of salaries quoted 66 197 152
10th Percentile £38,935 £35,950 £31,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,344 £56,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.82% -5.83% -7.69%
75th Percentile £65,938 £73,750 £72,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £98,750 £87,025
UK median annual salary £54,344 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -5.49% -4.17% -7.69%

All Generic Skills
England

Security Operations Centre falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 18,503 30,294 38,072
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 37.79% 33.86% 44.07%
Number of salaries quoted 8,514 20,923 20,470
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,000 £35,764
25th Percentile £42,000 £38,000 £46,749
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £100,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

Security Operations Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Security Operations Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations Centre in England

Security Operations Centre
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Operations Centre in England.

Salary trend for Security Operations Centre in England

Security Operations Centre
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations Centre in England over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Operations Centre in England

Security Operations Centre
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Operations Centre within the England region over the 6 months to 30 May 2025. 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
South East +55 23 £49,000 +16.89% 84
London +76 21 £59,399 -13.60% 41
East of England +60 21 £62,000 +14.81% 53
South West +72 10 £51,058 -46.95% 24
Midlands +56 7 £46,344 +6.54% 38
North of England +32 7 £55,000 -2.65% 59
North West +6 7 £55,000 -8.33% 29
West Midlands +37 6 £39,000 +4.00% 20
East Midlands +37 1 £72,500 +21.91% 16
Security Operations Centre
UK

Security Operations Centre
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (6.67%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 17 (18.89%) AWS
2 15 (16.67%) Azure
3 13 (14.44%) Microsoft 365
4 8 (8.89%) Azure Sentinel
5 5 (5.56%) Cloud Computing
6 4 (4.44%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (4.44%) GCP
6 4 (4.44%) Microsoft Purview
7 3 (3.33%) SaaS
8 2 (2.22%) Entra ID
9 1 (1.11%) IaaS
9 1 (1.11%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 49 (54.44%) Firewall
2 25 (27.78%) VPN
3 22 (24.44%) Network Security
4 21 (23.33%) TCP/IP
5 12 (13.33%) FTP
5 12 (13.33%) HTTP
5 12 (13.33%) Internet
5 12 (13.33%) LAN
5 12 (13.33%) SMTP
5 12 (13.33%) WAN
6 9 (10.00%) DNS
7 5 (5.56%) DHCP
7 5 (5.56%) NGFW
8 4 (4.44%) Intrusion Detection
9 2 (2.22%) DKIM
9 2 (2.22%) DMARC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (8.89%) Relational Database
General
1 30 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 22 (24.44%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (8.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 6 (6.67%) Aerospace
5 5 (5.56%) Retail
6 3 (3.33%) Law
6 3 (3.33%) Organisational Skills
6 3 (3.33%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (2.22%) Military
7 2 (2.22%) Pharmaceutical
7 2 (2.22%) Telecoms
8 1 (1.11%) Automotive
8 1 (1.11%) Legal
8 1 (1.11%) Manufacturing
8 1 (1.11%) Police
8 1 (1.11%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 46 (51.11%) Analyst
2 28 (31.11%) Security Analyst
3 25 (27.78%) SOC Analyst
4 16 (17.78%) Senior
5 14 (15.56%) Lead
6 11 (12.22%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 10 (11.11%) SOC Manager
8 7 (7.78%) Security Engineer
8 7 (7.78%) Senior Analyst
9 6 (6.67%) IT Analyst
9 6 (6.67%) IT Security Analyst
10 5 (5.56%) Security Manager
11 4 (4.44%) Incident Engineer
11 4 (4.44%) Operational Security Manager
11 4 (4.44%) Operations Engineer
11 4 (4.44%) Operations Manager
11 4 (4.44%) Security Operations Manager
11 4 (4.44%) Senior Security Analyst
11 4 (4.44%) SOC Engineer
12 3 (3.33%) Operations Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (12.22%) LDAP
2 2 (2.22%) Leaflet
Miscellaneous
1 31 (34.44%) Security Posture
2 21 (23.33%) Cyber Threat
3 17 (18.89%) Management Information System
4 12 (13.33%) Client/Server
5 9 (10.00%) Cyber Defence
6 6 (6.67%) PKI
7 4 (4.44%) Cloud Security Posture
8 3 (3.33%) Cyberattack
8 3 (3.33%) MISP
9 2 (2.22%) CSOC
9 2 (2.22%) Cyber Security Posture
9 2 (2.22%) Data Centre
9 2 (2.22%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (2.22%) YARA
10 1 (1.11%) Analytical Mindset
10 1 (1.11%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 1 (1.11%) Insider Threat
10 1 (1.11%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 12 (13.33%) Windows
2 5 (5.56%) Linux
3 2 (2.22%) Mac OS
4 1 (1.11%) Apple iOS
4 1 (1.11%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 68 (75.56%) SIEM
3 59 (65.56%) Incident Response
4 54 (60.00%) Cybersecurity
5 30 (33.33%) MITRE ATT&CK
6 26 (28.89%) Threat Intelligence
7 24 (26.67%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 24 (26.67%) Information Security
8 23 (25.56%) Threat Detection
9 20 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
10 18 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
10 18 (20.00%) SOAR
11 17 (18.89%) Vulnerability Management
12 16 (17.78%) Malware Analysis
13 15 (16.67%) Cloud Security
13 15 (16.67%) Data Loss Prevention
14 13 (14.44%) Incident Management
14 13 (14.44%) Regulatory Compliance
14 13 (14.44%) Use Case
14 13 (14.44%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 13 (14.44%) PowerShell
2 10 (11.11%) Bash
2 10 (11.11%) Python
3 8 (8.89%) Kusto Query Language
4 6 (6.67%) C++
4 6 (6.67%) Perl
5 3 (3.33%) Search Processing Language
6 1 (1.11%) SQL
Qualifications
1 32 (35.56%) Security Cleared
2 23 (25.56%) Degree
3 19 (21.11%) CISSP
3 19 (21.11%) SC Cleared
4 16 (17.78%) DV Cleared
5 14 (15.56%) CISM
6 11 (12.22%) GCIH
7 10 (11.11%) CEH
7 10 (11.11%) CompTIA Security+
8 9 (10.00%) GIAC
9 4 (4.44%) CRISC
10 3 (3.33%) CompTIA CySA+
10 3 (3.33%) GCIA
10 3 (3.33%) Network+ Certification
11 2 (2.22%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 2 (2.22%) CREST Certified
11 2 (2.22%) GISF
11 2 (2.22%) ISACA
11 2 (2.22%) OSCP
11 2 (2.22%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (16.67%) NIST
2 14 (15.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (5.56%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (3.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (2.22%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 2 (2.22%) NCSC
5 2 (2.22%) SLA
6 1 (1.11%) Accessibility
6 1 (1.11%) GDPR
6 1 (1.11%) GRC
6 1 (1.11%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 8 (8.89%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 16 (17.78%) QRadar
2 4 (4.44%) Kubernetes
3 2 (2.22%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (1.11%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (1.11%) McAfee ePO
4 1 (1.11%) Nessus
Vendors
1 56 (62.22%) Microsoft
2 29 (32.22%) Splunk
3 5 (5.56%) Google
4 2 (2.22%) AlienVault
4 2 (2.22%) IBM
4 2 (2.22%) Tenable
5 1 (1.11%) CrowdStrike
5 1 (1.11%) Darktrace
5 1 (1.11%) LogRhythm
5 1 (1.11%) McAfee
5 1 (1.11%) Rapid7
5 1 (1.11%) ServiceNow