Security Operations Centre Engineer
South Yorkshire > Sheffield
The median Security Operations Centre Engineer salary in Sheffield is £48,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 March 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
26 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
50 |
38 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-12 |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a SOC Engineer |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield |
0.34% |
0.39% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.36% |
0.41% |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£46,625 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£47,188 |
£47,500 |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£48,750 |
£50,000 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.50% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£49,688 |
£52,500 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£49,875 |
- |
- |
| South Yorkshire median annual salary |
£48,750 |
£50,000 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
-2.50% |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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 Sheffield with a recognized job title |
554 |
245 |
931 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
95.03% |
95.33% |
95.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
438 |
164 |
767 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,250 |
£29,000 |
£27,800 |
| 25th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£32,500 |
£37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£47,500 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-13.64% |
+10.00% |
+5.26% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£75,000 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£85,875 |
£80,761 |
| South Yorkshire median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£47,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+15.79% |
+5.56% |
