Security Operations Centre Jobs in Hertfordshire

Security Operations Centre
East of England > Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Operations Centre in permanent job vacancies in Hertfordshire. 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 73 111 123
Rank change year-on-year +38 +12 +20
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations Centre 14 7 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 1.69% 0.34% 0.058%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.26% 1.07% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 8 7 1
10th Percentile £52,850 - -
25th Percentile £60,500 £51,000 £71,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £54,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.81% -25.52% +3.57%
75th Percentile £63,500 £57,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £67,325 - -
East of England median annual salary £62,000 £54,000 £58,750
% change year-on-year +14.81% -8.09% -0.42%

All Generic Skills
Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 329 656 879
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 39.64% 31.72% 50.78%
Number of salaries quoted 135 514 298
10th Percentile £31,250 £25,809 £30,875
25th Percentile £38,500 £30,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -13.04% +4.55%
75th Percentile £66,250 £65,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,375
East of England median annual salary £53,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.00% -9.09% +10.00%

Security Operations Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations Centre in Hertfordshire

Security Operations Centre
Salary Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Salary trend for Security Operations Centre in Hertfordshire

Security Operations Centre
Salary Histogram in Hertfordshire

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

Salary histogram for Security Operations Centre in Hertfordshire

Security Operations Centre
Job Locations in Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire 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
Hemel Hempstead +17 12 £62,000 +14.81% 14
Stevenage - 1 £35,000 - 2
Security Operations Centre
East of England

Security Operations Centre
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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 1 (7.14%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (92.86%) Firewall
2 12 (85.71%) FTP
2 12 (85.71%) HTTP
2 12 (85.71%) LAN
2 12 (85.71%) SMTP
2 12 (85.71%) TCP/IP
2 12 (85.71%) VPN
2 12 (85.71%) WAN
3 10 (71.43%) Internet
4 8 (57.14%) Network Security
5 3 (21.43%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (57.14%) Relational Database
General
1 5 (35.71%) Aerospace
2 2 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (14.29%) Social Skills
3 1 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (7.14%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 9 (64.29%) Lead
2 4 (28.57%) Analyst
2 4 (28.57%) SOC Analyst
3 1 (7.14%) Junior
3 1 (7.14%) Junior Analyst
3 1 (7.14%) Security Analyst
3 1 (7.14%) SOC Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (78.57%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 12 (85.71%) Client/Server
2 3 (21.43%) Cyber Defence
2 3 (21.43%) MISP
3 1 (7.14%) Cyber Threat
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 14 (100.00%) SIEM
2 12 (85.71%) MITRE ATT&CK
3 10 (71.43%) Malware Analysis
3 10 (71.43%) Reverse Engineering
4 9 (64.29%) People Management
4 9 (64.29%) Use Case
5 8 (57.14%) Line Management
6 7 (50.00%) Blue Team
7 5 (35.71%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (35.71%) Incident Response
8 4 (28.57%) Coaching
8 4 (28.57%) Mentoring
9 3 (21.43%) Cybersecurity
9 3 (21.43%) Threat Analysis
10 2 (14.29%) Threat Detection
11 1 (7.14%) Cloud Operations
11 1 (7.14%) Process Improvement
11 1 (7.14%) Regulatory Compliance
11 1 (7.14%) Security Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 7 (50.00%) Bash
1 7 (50.00%) PowerShell
1 7 (50.00%) Python
2 6 (42.86%) C++
2 6 (42.86%) Perl
Qualifications
1 13 (92.86%) Security Cleared
2 10 (71.43%) DV Cleared
3 7 (50.00%) SC Cleared
4 2 (14.29%) GCIA
5 1 (7.14%) CISSP
5 1 (7.14%) CompTIA Security+
5 1 (7.14%) CREST Certified
5 1 (7.14%) GCIH
Systems Management
1 11 (78.57%) QRadar
2 1 (7.14%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 13 (92.86%) Splunk
2 12 (85.71%) Microsoft
3 1 (7.14%) LogRhythm