Security Operations Centre Jobs in the Thames Valley

Security Operations Centre
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Operations Centre in permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Security Operations Centre over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 217 214 278
Rank change year-on-year -3 +64 -55
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations Centre 26 49 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.39% 0.82% 0.029%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.17% 1.99% 0.073%
Number of salaries quoted 25 24 0
10th Percentile £29,000 £33,895 -
25th Percentile £37,500 £37,463 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £60,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% - -
75th Percentile £52,500 £77,500 -
90th Percentile £57,500 £97,500 -
South East median annual salary £45,000 £46,680 £70,000
% change year-on-year -3.60% -33.31% +33.33%

All Generic Skills
Thames Valley

Security Operations Centre is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 2,230 2,457 2,745
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 33.17% 41.18% 39.44%
Number of salaries quoted 1,484 1,157 1,458
10th Percentile £28,767 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,938 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £61,000 £73,750 £73,750
90th Percentile £73,750 £87,500 £85,000
South East median annual salary £49,500 £56,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.39% +2.73% +4.76%

Security Operations Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Security Operations Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations Centre in the Thames Valley

Security Operations Centre
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Operations Centre in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Security Operations Centre in the Thames Valley

Security Operations Centre
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations Centre in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Operations Centre in the Thames Valley

Security Operations Centre
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 11 May 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
Buckinghamshire -1 24 £40,000 -46.67% 1
Berkshire -11 2 £41,920 +2.31% 2
Security Operations Centre
South East

Security Operations Centre
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Applications
1 5 (19.23%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 13 (50.00%) Azure
1 13 (50.00%) Azure Sentinel
1 13 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 17 (65.38%) Firewall
1 17 (65.38%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 17 (65.38%) Analytical Skills
2 7 (26.92%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 19 (73.08%) Analyst
2 16 (61.54%) SOC Analyst
3 5 (19.23%) Senior
3 5 (19.23%) Senior Analyst
3 5 (19.23%) Support Officer
4 3 (11.54%) Security Analyst
5 2 (7.69%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 2 (7.69%) Lead
5 2 (7.69%) SOC Manager
6 1 (3.85%) IT Analyst
6 1 (3.85%) IT Security Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 26 (100.00%) Management Information System
2 17 (65.38%) Cyber Threat
3 13 (50.00%) Client/Server
4 2 (7.69%) Insider Threat
Operating Systems
1 13 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 21 (80.77%) Incident Response
3 19 (73.08%) Cybersecurity
3 19 (73.08%) SIEM
4 17 (65.38%) Computer Science
4 17 (65.38%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (19.23%) Actionable Insight
5 5 (19.23%) Development Roadmap
5 5 (19.23%) Incident Management
5 5 (19.23%) Roadmaps
6 2 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (7.69%) Decision-Making
6 2 (7.69%) Information Management
6 2 (7.69%) Information Security
6 2 (7.69%) ITSM
6 2 (7.69%) Kalman Filter
6 2 (7.69%) Knowledge Management
6 2 (7.69%) Log Correlation
6 2 (7.69%) Use Case
6 2 (7.69%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 17 (65.38%) CISSP
1 17 (65.38%) CompTIA Security+
1 17 (65.38%) Computer Science Degree
1 17 (65.38%) Degree
2 7 (26.92%) Security Cleared
3 5 (19.23%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (7.69%) NIST
Vendors
1 13 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (7.69%) BT