The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Operations Centre in permanent job vacancies in Manchester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Operations Centre over the 6 months leading up to 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 22 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
158
218
220
Rank change year-on-year
+60
+2
+13
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations Centre
2
4
24
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester
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 Manchester.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
1,012
1,769
2,084
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester
46.19%
33.59%
43.46%
Number of salaries quoted
528
1,273
1,009
10th Percentile
£31,250
£28,500
£37,050
25th Percentile
£40,000
£39,750
£46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£57,500
£55,000
£57,810
Median % change year-on-year
+4.55%
-4.86%
+6.86%
75th Percentile
£77,500
£68,750
£71,250
90th Percentile
£88,750
£83,759
£84,056
North West median annual salary
£56,000
£50,000
£55,000
% change year-on-year
+12.00%
-9.09%
+4.76%
Security Operations Centre Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing Security Operations Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Security Operations Centre Salary Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Operations Centre in Manchester.
Security Operations Centre Salary Histogram in Manchester
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations Centre in Manchester over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.
Security Operations Centre Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 22 May 2025, job vacancies citing Security Operations Centre also mentioned 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 Manchester region with a requirement for Security Operations Centre.
Security Operations Centre Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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:
