Security Operations Centre Job Trends in the South East

Security Operations Centre
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Operations Centre in permanent job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Operations Centre over the 6 months leading up to 20 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 250 259 336
Rank change year-on-year +9 +77 -8
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations Centre 48 22 54
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.33% 0.28% 0.33%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.42% 0.71% 0.94%
Number of salaries quoted 26 15 41
10th Percentile - £30,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,625 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,750 £49,000 £41,920
Median % change year-on-year +30.10% +16.89% -10.20%
75th Percentile £74,375 £73,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,375 £74,000 -
England median annual salary £65,000 £55,000 £56,500
% change year-on-year +18.18% -2.65% -5.83%

All Generic Skills
South East

Security Operations Centre falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 3,391 3,118 5,723
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 23.39% 39.60% 34.74%
Number of salaries quoted 2,148 1,462 3,752
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,750 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +2.04% -13.54%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%

Security Operations Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Security Operations Centre relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Security Operations Centre job vacancy trend in the South East

Security Operations Centre
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Security Operations Centre.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Security Operations Centre

Security Operations Centre
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations Centre in the South East over the 6 months to 20 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Operations Centre in the South East

Security Operations Centre
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Operations Centre within the South East region over the 6 months to 20 May 2026. 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
Hampshire -11 30 £70,000 +42.86% 7
Thames Valley +16 15 £42,500 - 2
Buckinghamshire +5 12 £42,500 +3.03% 1
Berkshire +13 3 £65,000 +4.00% 1
Surrey -10 2 £72,500 +3.57%
East Sussex - 1 - -
Security Operations Centre
England

Security Operations Centre
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 7 (14.58%) Azure
1 7 (14.58%) Entra ID
2 6 (12.50%) Azure Sentinel
3 5 (10.42%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (8.33%) Cloudflare
4 4 (8.33%) Sumo Logic
5 2 (4.17%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (18.75%) DNS
2 7 (14.58%) TCP/IP
3 5 (10.42%) HTTP
4 4 (8.33%) SSL
5 3 (6.25%) Firewall
6 2 (4.17%) FTP
6 2 (4.17%) Internet
6 2 (4.17%) LAN
6 2 (4.17%) SMTP
6 2 (4.17%) VPN
6 2 (4.17%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.17%) Relational Database
General
1 12 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 10 (20.83%) Social Skills
3 5 (10.42%) Influencing Skills
3 5 (10.42%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (4.17%) Aerospace
5 1 (2.08%) Finance
5 1 (2.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (2.08%) Legal
Job Titles
1 20 (41.67%) SOC Engineer
2 15 (31.25%) Analyst
3 11 (22.92%) SOC Analyst
4 8 (16.67%) Security Analyst
5 7 (14.58%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 7 (14.58%) Senior
6 5 (10.42%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 5 (10.42%) Security Assurance Manager
6 5 (10.42%) Security Manager
7 4 (8.33%) Incident Analyst
7 4 (8.33%) Security Engineer
7 4 (8.33%) Security Incident Analyst
7 4 (8.33%) Senior Security Engineer
8 3 (6.25%) Senior Analyst
8 3 (6.25%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
8 3 (6.25%) Senior Security Analyst
8 3 (6.25%) SOC Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.17%) ARM Templates
1 2 (4.17%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 8 (16.67%) Security Posture
2 4 (8.33%) Cyber Defence
2 4 (8.33%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (4.17%) ARM Cortex
3 2 (4.17%) Client/Server
3 2 (4.17%) Hybrid Cloud
3 2 (4.17%) MISP
3 2 (4.17%) Onboarding
4 1 (2.08%) CSOC
4 1 (2.08%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 5 (10.42%) Linux
1 5 (10.42%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 42 (87.50%) Cybersecurity
3 19 (39.58%) SIEM
4 16 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
5 9 (18.75%) Use Case
6 8 (16.67%) Incident Response
7 7 (14.58%) ITIL
7 7 (14.58%) Problem-Solving
7 7 (14.58%) Threat Detection
7 7 (14.58%) Vulnerability Management
8 6 (12.50%) Analytics
8 6 (12.50%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
8 6 (12.50%) Threat Intelligence
9 5 (10.42%) Cloud Security
9 5 (10.42%) Information Security
9 5 (10.42%) Process Improvement
9 5 (10.42%) Roadmaps
9 5 (10.42%) SOAR
9 5 (10.42%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 4 (8.33%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 14 (29.17%) Python
2 12 (25.00%) PowerShell
3 2 (4.17%) Bash
3 2 (4.17%) Bicep
3 2 (4.17%) C++
3 2 (4.17%) Kusto Query Language
3 2 (4.17%) Perl
Qualifications
1 10 (20.83%) CREST Certified
2 7 (14.58%) CompTIA Security+
3 6 (12.50%) Security Cleared
4 4 (8.33%) GIAC
4 4 (8.33%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 4 (8.33%) SC Cleared
5 2 (4.17%) CEH
5 2 (4.17%) DV Cleared
6 1 (2.08%) CompTIA CySA+
6 1 (2.08%) SANS
6 1 (2.08%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (12.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 6 (12.50%) NIST
2 5 (10.42%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (10.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 5 (10.42%) GDPR
2 5 (10.42%) NCSC
2 5 (10.42%) PCI DSS
2 5 (10.42%) SOC 2
2 5 (10.42%) SOC 3
3 4 (8.33%) GRC
4 3 (6.25%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (8.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (8.33%) Graylog
2 3 (6.25%) QRadar
3 2 (4.17%) Terraform
4 1 (2.08%) Kibana
Vendors
1 17 (35.42%) Microsoft
2 7 (14.58%) CrowdStrike
3 6 (12.50%) Splunk
4 2 (4.17%) ServiceNow