SOC Analyst Jobs in the North West

Security Operations Centre Analyst
England > North West

The median Security Operations Centre Analyst salary in the North West is £48,750 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 April 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
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 287 300 317
Rank change year-on-year +13 +17 -78
Permanent jobs requiring a SOC Analyst 3 1 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.031% 0.012% 0.085%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.033% 0.014% 0.088%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 6
10th Percentile £38,375 - £37,000
25th Percentile £41,563 - £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,750 £60,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.75% +41.18% -15.00%
75th Percentile £56,563 - £55,375
90th Percentile £60,125 - £62,125
England median annual salary £51,141 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.59% -4.55% +4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the North West. 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 West with a recognized job title 9,159 7,156 9,071
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.84% 89.14% 96.01%
Number of salaries quoted 7,051 4,142 5,508
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,000 £28,978
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,941 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.99% +4.65% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £82,450 £82,500
England median annual salary £54,000 £60,567 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.84% +0.95% +9.09%

SOC Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for SOC Analyst in the North West

SOC Analyst
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SOC Analyst in the North West.

Salary trend for SOC Analyst in the North West

SOC Analyst
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing SOC Analyst in the North West over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for SOC Analyst in the North West

SOC Analyst
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SOC Analyst within the North West region over the 6 months to 24 April 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
Manchester - 3 £48,750 - 1
SOC Analyst
England

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 24 April 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 North West region featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
1 2 (66.67%) Information Security
1 2 (66.67%) Incident Management
1 2 (66.67%) Security Operations
1 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (66.67%) Vulnerability Scanning
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) MITRE ATT&CK
2 1 (33.33%) Technology Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Incident Response
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Remediation Plan
2 1 (33.33%) CSIRT
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (33.33%) Threat Intelligence
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) CASB
2 1 (33.33%) NIST
2 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Use Case
2 1 (33.33%) SIEM
2 1 (33.33%) Vulnerability Assessment
2 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
2 1 (33.33%) Windows
2 1 (33.33%) Linux
2 1 (33.33%) Python
2 1 (33.33%) Firewall
2 1 (33.33%) Management Information System

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Firewall
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Linux
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (66.67%) Incident Management
1 2 (66.67%) Information Security
1 2 (66.67%) Security Operations
1 2 (66.67%) Vulnerability Scanning
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 1 (33.33%) Incident Response
2 1 (33.33%) MITRE ATT&CK
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Remediation Plan
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (33.33%) SIEM
2 1 (33.33%) Technology Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Threat Intelligence
2 1 (33.33%) Use Case
2 1 (33.33%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (33.33%) NIST
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) CASB
1 1 (33.33%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft