SOC Analyst Jobs in Milton Keynes

Security Operations Centre Analyst
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Security Operations Centre Analyst salary in Milton Keynes is £41,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 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
21 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 61 -
Rank change year-on-year +27 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a SOC Analyst 2 25 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 0.87% 2.38% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.91% 2.51% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 25 0
10th Percentile £33,125 - -
25th Percentile £35,938 £37,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,250 £50,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -17.50% - -
75th Percentile £45,938 £52,500 -
90th Percentile £48,375 £57,500 -
Buckinghamshire median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 -
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Milton Keynes

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Milton Keynes. 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 Milton Keynes with a recognized job title 219 996 742
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.81% 94.95% 94.52%
Number of salaries quoted 118 653 513
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £28,300
25th Percentile £43,438 £40,000 £34,324
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% - -2.91%
75th Percentile £74,313 £60,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £77,500 £80,000
Buckinghamshire median annual salary £50,967 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +7.30% -5.00% -4.76%

SOC Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Job vacancy trend for SOC Analyst in Milton Keynes

SOC Analyst
Salary Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Salary trend for SOC Analyst in Milton Keynes

SOC Analyst
Salary Histogram in Milton Keynes

Salary distribution for jobs citing SOC Analyst in Milton Keynes over the 6 months to 21 May 2025.

Salary histogram for SOC Analyst in Milton Keynes

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 21 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 Milton Keynes region featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (50.00%) Azure Sentinel
2 1 (50.00%) Graylog
2 1 (50.00%) Line Management
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (50.00%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Management
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) SIEM
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) Client/Server
2 1 (50.00%) SLA
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Azure Sentinel
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Client/Server
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (50.00%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Management
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) Line Management
2 1 (50.00%) SIEM
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) SLA
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Graylog
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft