Security Operations Centre Specialist
England > North of England
The median Security Operations Centre Specialist salary in the North of England is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 August 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 341 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a SOC Specialist | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England | 0.007% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.009% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £58,750 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £73,750 | £72,500 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +1.72% | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 the North of England with a recognized job title | 11,629 | 15,069 | 10,267 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 85.84% | 95.11% | 88.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6,053 | 9,872 | 6,939 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,087 | £29,000 | £31,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £37,500 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,683 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.63% | -9.09% | +7.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £65,000 | £69,800 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,900 | £77,500 | £81,250 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | - |
SOC Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England
Job postings that featured SOC Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.
SOC Specialist
Salary Trend in the North of England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SOC Specialist in the North of England.
SOC Specialist
Job Locations in the North of England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SOC Specialist within the North of England region over the 6 months to 18 August 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 |
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| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £57,500 | - | |
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SOC Specialist Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England
For the 6 months to 18 August 2025, SOC Specialist 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 North of England region featuring SOC Specialist in the job title.
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SOC Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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:
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