SOC Analyst Job Trends in Solihull

Security Operations Centre Analyst
West Midlands > Solihull

The median Security Operations Centre Analyst salary in Solihull is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 February 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a SOC Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Solihull 0.90% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.94% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - -
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £41,000
% change year-on-year -15.38% +58.54% -6.82%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Solihull

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Solihull. 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 Solihull with a recognized job title 106 150 187
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.50% 92.02% 96.39%
Number of salaries quoted 79 87 145
10th Percentile £45,000 £36,900 £25,750
25th Percentile £55,000 £46,875 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +36.36% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £81,250 £68,750
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £53,688 £49,532
% change year-on-year -6.87% +8.39% -5.65%

SOC Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Solihull

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'SOC Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Solihull.

SOC Analyst job vacancy trend in Solihull

SOC Analyst
Salary Trend in Solihull

Salary distribution trend for SOC Analyst job vacancies in Solihull.

Salary distribution trend for SOC Analyst job vacancies in Solihull

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Solihull

For the 6 months to 13 February 2026, SOC Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Solihull region featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA CySA+
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) GCP
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Network+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Solihull by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) GCP
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA CySA+
1 1 (100.00%) Network+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared