SOC Analyst Jobs in Hertfordshire

Security Operations Centre Analyst
East of England > Hertfordshire

The median Security Operations Centre Analyst salary in Hertfordshire is £54,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 110 - 146
Rank change year-on-year - - -53
Permanent jobs requiring a SOC Analyst 10 0 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 0.51% - 0.45%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.55% - 0.46%
Number of salaries quoted 10 0 8
10th Percentile £41,250 - £37,125
25th Percentile £43,688 - £39,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 - £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -38.46%
75th Percentile £57,000 - £45,000
90th Percentile - - £54,000
East of England median annual salary £54,000 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% +12.50% -2.44%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Hertfordshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire. 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 Hertfordshire with a recognized job title 1,829 1,654 1,952
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.98% 86.33% 96.97%
Number of salaries quoted 1,450 821 966
10th Percentile £25,809 £27,750 £26,625
25th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £36,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £75,000
East of England median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% +10.00% -

SOC Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for SOC Analyst in Hertfordshire

SOC Analyst
Salary Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Salary trend for SOC Analyst in Hertfordshire

SOC Analyst
Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SOC Analyst within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. 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 - 10 £54,000 - 1
SOC Analyst
East of England

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire

For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, 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 Hertfordshire region featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.

1 10 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 10 (100.00%) Splunk
1 10 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 7 (70.00%) CISSP
2 7 (70.00%) Social Skills
2 7 (70.00%) Security Operations Centre
2 7 (70.00%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (70.00%) SIEM
2 7 (70.00%) Cybersecurity
2 7 (70.00%) Analytical Skills
2 7 (70.00%) Cyber Threat
2 7 (70.00%) CompTIA Security+
3 3 (30.00%) Public Sector

SOC Analyst Skill Set
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:

General
1 7 (70.00%) Analytical Skills
1 7 (70.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (30.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 7 (70.00%) Cyber Threat
1 7 (70.00%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 7 (70.00%) Cybersecurity
2 7 (70.00%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (70.00%) SIEM
Qualifications
1 10 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 7 (70.00%) CISSP
2 7 (70.00%) CompTIA Security+
Vendors
1 10 (100.00%) Splunk