Security Operations Centre Analyst
West Midlands > Staffordshire
The median Security Operations Centre Analyst salary in Staffordshire is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 June 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
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6 months to 25 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 68 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a SOC Analyst | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Staffordshire | 0.094% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.097% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £51,250 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £47,500 | £50,000 | £30,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +66.67% | -29.41% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Staffordshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Staffordshire. 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 Staffordshire with a recognized job title | 1,036 | 480 | 1,155 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 97.55% | 75.95% | 96.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 749 | 235 | 817 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £26,375 | £24,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £28,822 | £30,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £37,500 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.33% | -6.25% | -11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £53,688 | £55,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £69,885 | £65,000 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £55,000 | £51,800 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.18% | +3.60% | -4.76% |
SOC Analyst
Job Locations in Staffordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SOC Analyst within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 25 June 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 |
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| Stoke-on-Trent | - | 1 | £47,500 | - | |
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SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire
For the 6 months to 25 June 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 Staffordshire region featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.
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SOC Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire 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:
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