Security Operations Centre Jobs in the UK excluding London

Security Operations Centre
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Operations Centre in permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Security Operations Centre over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 581 571 689
Rank change year-on-year -10 +118 -105
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations Centre 176 180 142
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.25% 0.29% 0.20%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.74% 0.71% 0.46%
Number of salaries quoted 151 105 102
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £38,500 £44,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £57,250
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -12.66% +9.05%
75th Percentile £66,250 £67,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £80,500 £79,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £59,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -2.54% -9.23% +23.81%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 23,867 25,502 30,634
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 34.04% 41.23% 43.40%
Number of salaries quoted 15,211 11,510 15,845
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,250 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £86,250 £82,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Security Operations Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Security Operations Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations Centre in the UK excluding London

Security Operations Centre
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Operations Centre in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Security Operations Centre in the UK excluding London

Security Operations Centre
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations Centre in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Operations Centre in the UK excluding London

Security Operations Centre
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 26 April 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
South East -2 50 £45,000 -10.00% 10
South West +13 45 £92,500 +184.62% 5
Midlands +18 36 £37,500 -21.05% 10
West Midlands +40 26 £37,500 -21.05% 8
North of England +39 26 £56,500 -13.08% 11
Yorkshire +105 13 £56,500 +15.31% 6
North West -8 12 £60,000 -7.69% 4
East of England +30 10 £54,000 +0.47% 2
East Midlands -19 10 £59,470 - 2
Scotland -67 5 £67,500 +67.26% 3
Wales -7 4 £52,500 +42.36% 1
North East - 1 £45,000 - 1
Security Operations Centre
UK

Security Operations Centre
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (1.14%) Apache
1 2 (1.14%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 6 (3.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.14%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 46 (26.14%) Azure
2 38 (21.59%) Microsoft 365
3 34 (19.32%) Azure Sentinel
4 12 (6.82%) Entra ID
5 6 (3.41%) Azure DevOps
5 6 (3.41%) Cloud Computing
5 6 (3.41%) Microsoft Purview
6 4 (2.27%) AWS
6 4 (2.27%) IaaS
6 4 (2.27%) PaaS
6 4 (2.27%) SaaS
7 2 (1.14%) Power Platform
8 1 (0.57%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 55 (31.25%) Firewall
2 35 (19.89%) Network Security
3 25 (14.20%) Intrusion Detection
4 12 (6.82%) VPN
5 9 (5.11%) LAN
5 9 (5.11%) TCP/IP
5 9 (5.11%) WAN
6 7 (3.98%) Wireshark
7 5 (2.84%) Internet
8 3 (1.70%) DNS
8 3 (1.70%) FTP
8 3 (1.70%) HTTP
8 3 (1.70%) SMTP
8 3 (1.70%) Sourcefire
9 2 (1.14%) DKIM
9 2 (1.14%) DMARC
9 2 (1.14%) VoIP
10 1 (0.57%) tcpdump
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.14%) Big Data
1 2 (1.14%) Power BI
General
1 51 (28.98%) Analytical Skills
2 49 (27.84%) Social Skills
3 27 (15.34%) Finance
4 22 (12.50%) Retail
5 18 (10.23%) Military
6 9 (5.11%) Games
7 5 (2.84%) Marketing
8 3 (1.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (1.70%) Police
9 2 (1.14%) Legal
9 2 (1.14%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.57%) Law
10 1 (0.57%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 71 (40.34%) Analyst
2 40 (22.73%) SOC Analyst
3 30 (17.05%) Lead
3 30 (17.05%) Security Analyst
4 20 (11.36%) Senior
5 19 (10.80%) Consultant
5 19 (10.80%) Security Engineer
6 18 (10.23%) Security Consultant
7 16 (9.09%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 16 (9.09%) Senior Analyst
8 12 (6.82%) Security Manager
9 11 (6.25%) IT Analyst
9 11 (6.25%) IT Security Analyst
10 10 (5.68%) Operations Analyst
10 10 (5.68%) Security Operations Analyst
10 10 (5.68%) Senior Security Analyst
10 10 (5.68%) SOC Manager
10 10 (5.68%) Team Leader
11 8 (4.55%) Senior IT Security Analyst
12 7 (3.98%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.70%) EDI
1 3 (1.70%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 42 (23.86%) Cyber Threat
1 42 (23.86%) Management Information System
2 21 (11.93%) Cyber Defence
3 13 (7.39%) Client/Server
4 9 (5.11%) Data Protection Act
5 7 (3.98%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 7 (3.98%) Data Centre
6 6 (3.41%) Security Posture
7 5 (2.84%) Cyberattack
7 5 (2.84%) Enterprise Storage
7 5 (2.84%) Industry 4.0
7 5 (2.84%) SCADA
8 4 (2.27%) Cyber Security Posture
8 4 (2.27%) Social Media
9 3 (1.70%) Greenfield Project
9 3 (1.70%) Operational Technology
10 2 (1.14%) Analytical Mindset
10 2 (1.14%) CSOC
10 2 (1.14%) Mobile App
10 2 (1.14%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 39 (22.16%) Windows
2 13 (7.39%) Linux
3 9 (5.11%) Windows Server
4 6 (3.41%) Android
4 6 (3.41%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 176 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 146 (82.95%) Cybersecurity
3 115 (65.34%) SIEM
4 67 (38.07%) Information Security
5 60 (34.09%) Incident Response
6 43 (24.43%) Vulnerability Management
7 33 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
8 32 (18.18%) Mentoring
9 30 (17.05%) Agile
10 25 (14.20%) Coaching
11 24 (13.64%) Computer Science
12 23 (13.07%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
12 23 (13.07%) Threat Intelligence
13 22 (12.50%) SOAR
14 20 (11.36%) Data Loss Prevention
15 19 (10.80%) Actionable Insight
15 19 (10.80%) Cloud Security
16 18 (10.23%) Resource Management
16 18 (10.23%) Roadmaps
16 18 (10.23%) Scaled Agile Framework
Programming Languages
1 6 (3.41%) PowerShell
1 6 (3.41%) Python
Qualifications
1 70 (39.77%) Security Cleared
2 45 (25.57%) CISSP
3 36 (20.45%) Degree
4 31 (17.61%) SC Cleared
5 30 (17.05%) DV Cleared
6 25 (14.20%) CompTIA Security+
7 17 (9.66%) Computer Science Degree
8 16 (9.09%) Master's Degree
9 11 (6.25%) CompTIA CySA+
10 9 (5.11%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (3.98%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 7 (3.98%) CCSP
11 7 (3.98%) CEH
12 6 (3.41%) SANS
12 6 (3.41%) SSCP
13 5 (2.84%) CISM
14 3 (1.70%) Azure Certification
14 3 (1.70%) CISA
15 2 (1.14%) CCNA
15 2 (1.14%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (31.25%) NIST
2 26 (14.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 21 (11.93%) PCI DSS
4 20 (11.36%) GDPR
5 18 (10.23%) NIST 800
6 6 (3.41%) NCSC
6 6 (3.41%) SOC 2
7 4 (2.27%) ISO 9001
8 3 (1.70%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.57%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.57%) QA
9 1 (0.57%) SLA
System Software
1 10 (5.68%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.41%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.57%) Snort
3 1 (0.57%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 13 (7.39%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (6.25%) CASB
3 6 (3.41%) Nmap
4 3 (1.70%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.57%) Nessus
Vendors
1 72 (40.91%) Microsoft
2 21 (11.93%) Splunk
3 7 (3.98%) Qualys
4 6 (3.41%) Rapid7
4 6 (3.41%) Thycotic
5 5 (2.84%) BT
5 5 (2.84%) Cisco
6 3 (1.70%) ArcSight
6 3 (1.70%) CheckPoint
6 3 (1.70%) F5
6 3 (1.70%) IBM
6 3 (1.70%) Juniper
6 3 (1.70%) TippingPoint
6 3 (1.70%) Trend Micro
7 2 (1.14%) Sun