SOC Analyst Jobs in Hampshire

Security Operations Centre Analyst
South East > Hampshire

The median Security Operations Centre Analyst salary in Hampshire is £44,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 115 188 158
Rank change year-on-year +73 -30 +83
Permanent jobs requiring a SOC Analyst 15 3 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 0.74% 0.075% 0.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.78% 0.079% 0.48%
Number of salaries quoted 13 1 12
10th Percentile £32,400 - -
25th Percentile £42,000 £55,000 £22,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £60,000 £27,250
Median % change year-on-year -26.67% +120.18% -43.23%
75th Percentile £49,000 £65,000 £36,250
90th Percentile - - £39,625
South East median annual salary £44,000 £50,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +42.86% -20.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Hampshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hampshire. 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 Hampshire with a recognized job title 1,925 3,784 2,686
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.30% 94.53% 94.48%
Number of salaries quoted 1,230 2,960 2,001
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,975 £28,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £50,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.00% -3.85% -0.95%
75th Percentile £66,250 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £80,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

SOC Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

Job vacancy trend for SOC Analyst in Hampshire

SOC Analyst
Salary Trend in Hampshire

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

Salary trend for SOC Analyst in Hampshire

SOC Analyst
Salary Histogram in Hampshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing SOC Analyst in Hampshire over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.

Salary histogram for SOC Analyst in Hampshire

SOC Analyst
Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SOC Analyst within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 9 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
Gosport - 9 £44,000 - 7
Farnborough +8 3 £30,000 - 3
Portsmouth - 3 £49,000 - 3
SOC Analyst
South East

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

For the 6 months to 9 May 2025, 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 Hampshire region featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.

1 15 (100.00%) SIEM
2 14 (93.33%) Incident Response
3 12 (80.00%) Security Cleared
4 9 (60.00%) DV Cleared
4 9 (60.00%) Splunk
5 7 (46.67%) Security Operations
5 7 (46.67%) Security Operations Centre
5 7 (46.67%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
5 7 (46.67%) Threat Intelligence
5 7 (46.67%) Cybersecurity
6 6 (40.00%) Cyber Threat
7 5 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (33.33%) Social Skills
7 5 (33.33%) MITRE ATT&CK
7 5 (33.33%) Security Posture
7 5 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
7 5 (33.33%) Firewall
8 4 (26.67%) GCIH
8 4 (26.67%) Microsoft
9 3 (20.00%) PowerShell
9 3 (20.00%) Bash
9 3 (20.00%) CEH
9 3 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 3 (20.00%) Degree
9 3 (20.00%) SC Cleared
9 3 (20.00%) Python
9 3 (20.00%) Collaborative Culture
9 3 (20.00%) CompTIA CySA+
9 3 (20.00%) NIST
9 3 (20.00%) Forensic Analysis

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire 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 2 (13.33%) Azure
1 2 (13.33%) Azure Sentinel
1 2 (13.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (33.33%) Firewall
2 2 (13.33%) TCP/IP
2 2 (13.33%) VPN
General
1 5 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 2 (13.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (6.67%) Aerospace
3 1 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (6.67%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 7 (46.67%) Security Operations Centre
2 6 (40.00%) Cyber Threat
3 5 (33.33%) Security Posture
4 2 (13.33%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 2 (13.33%) Linux
1 2 (13.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (100.00%) SIEM
2 14 (93.33%) Incident Response
3 7 (46.67%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 7 (46.67%) Cybersecurity
3 7 (46.67%) Security Operations
3 7 (46.67%) Threat Intelligence
4 5 (33.33%) MITRE ATT&CK
4 5 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
5 3 (20.00%) Collaborative Culture
5 3 (20.00%) Forensic Analysis
6 2 (13.33%) Information Security
6 2 (13.33%) Mentoring
6 2 (13.33%) SOAR
6 2 (13.33%) Vulnerability Assessment
7 1 (6.67%) Actionable Insight
7 1 (6.67%) Coaching
7 1 (6.67%) Cyber Threat Analysis
7 1 (6.67%) Event Correlation
7 1 (6.67%) Threat Detection
Programming Languages
1 3 (20.00%) Bash
1 3 (20.00%) PowerShell
1 3 (20.00%) Python
2 1 (6.67%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 12 (80.00%) Security Cleared
2 9 (60.00%) DV Cleared
3 4 (26.67%) GCIH
4 3 (20.00%) CEH
4 3 (20.00%) CompTIA CySA+
4 3 (20.00%) CompTIA Security+
4 3 (20.00%) Degree
4 3 (20.00%) SC Cleared
5 1 (6.67%) GCIA
5 1 (6.67%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (20.00%) NIST
Vendors
1 9 (60.00%) Splunk
2 4 (26.67%) Microsoft
3 2 (13.33%) Tenable