Security Operations Centre Jobs

Security Operations Centre
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Operations Centre in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Security Operations Centre over the 6 months to 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 676 737 994
Rank change year-on-year +61 +257 -246
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations Centre 234 260 245
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.24% 0.26% 0.16%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.67% 0.60% 0.33%
Number of salaries quoted 204 177 189
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,750 £38,828
25th Percentile £43,750 £42,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £58,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.86% -10.77% +23.81%
75th Percentile £72,758 £70,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,625 £87,500 £91,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -13.79% +10.48%

All Generic Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 34,801 43,406 74,907
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.34% 42.74% 47.58%
Number of salaries quoted 22,954 23,484 33,996
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,250 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £86,250 £84,056
90th Percentile £97,500 £107,500 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

Security Operations Centre
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Security Operations Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations Centre in the UK

Security Operations Centre
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Security Operations Centre in the UK

Security Operations Centre
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations Centre over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Operations Centre in the UK

Security Operations Centre
Top 16 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 7 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
England +90 223 £57,500 -4.17% 50
UK excluding London -12 176 £55,000 +10.00% 40
Work from Home +61 62 £56,500 +2.73% 17
London +107 57 £62,500 +4.17% 10
South East -11 50 £45,000 -3.60% 12
South West +6 44 £92,500 +226.59% 6
Midlands +13 38 £39,750 -22.44% 10
West Midlands +30 28 £37,500 -31.82% 8
North of England +41 25 £56,500 -13.08% 10
Yorkshire +88 12 £56,500 +15.31% 4
North West +2 11 £58,750 -9.62% 4
East of England +23 10 £54,000 +20.00% 3
East Midlands -17 10 £59,470 +67.52% 2
Scotland -68 5 £67,500 +67.26%
Wales -3 4 £52,500 +42.36%
North East - 2 £38,000 - 2

Security Operations Centre
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 (0.85%) Apache
1 2 (0.85%) MS Project Server
2 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.43%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (2.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.85%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 57 (24.36%) Azure
2 46 (19.66%) Microsoft 365
3 42 (17.95%) Azure Sentinel
4 14 (5.98%) Azure DevOps
4 14 (5.98%) Cloud Computing
4 14 (5.98%) Microsoft Purview
5 11 (4.70%) Entra ID
6 7 (2.99%) AWS
7 4 (1.71%) IaaS
7 4 (1.71%) PaaS
7 4 (1.71%) SaaS
8 2 (0.85%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.43%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 67 (28.63%) Firewall
2 64 (27.35%) Network Security
3 25 (10.68%) Intrusion Detection
4 22 (9.40%) TCP/IP
5 17 (7.26%) LAN
5 17 (7.26%) WAN
6 15 (6.41%) Wireshark
7 12 (5.13%) VPN
8 7 (2.99%) DNS
9 5 (2.14%) HTTP
9 5 (2.14%) Internet
9 5 (2.14%) SMTP
10 3 (1.28%) FTP
10 3 (1.28%) Sourcefire
11 2 (0.85%) DHCP
11 2 (0.85%) DKIM
11 2 (0.85%) DMARC
11 2 (0.85%) VoIP
12 1 (0.43%) tcpdump
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.85%) Big Data
1 2 (0.85%) Power BI
General
1 64 (27.35%) Social Skills
2 60 (25.64%) Analytical Skills
3 48 (20.51%) Finance
4 33 (14.10%) Military
5 22 (9.40%) Retail
6 9 (3.85%) Games
7 8 (3.42%) Law
7 8 (3.42%) Marketing
8 7 (2.99%) Pharmaceutical
9 4 (1.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (1.28%) Police
11 2 (0.85%) Banking
11 2 (0.85%) Legal
12 1 (0.43%) Documentation Skills
12 1 (0.43%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.43%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.43%) Public Sector
12 1 (0.43%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 92 (39.32%) Analyst
2 52 (22.22%) SOC Analyst
3 41 (17.52%) Senior
4 37 (15.81%) Lead
5 35 (14.96%) Security Analyst
6 34 (14.53%) Consultant
7 33 (14.10%) Security Consultant
8 32 (13.68%) Security Engineer
9 29 (12.39%) Senior Analyst
10 18 (7.69%) Security Manager
11 16 (6.84%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 15 (6.41%) Cybersecurity Consultant
13 13 (5.56%) Team Leader
14 12 (5.13%) Senior Security Analyst
15 11 (4.70%) Information Security Engineer
15 11 (4.70%) IT Analyst
15 11 (4.70%) IT Security Analyst
16 10 (4.27%) Operations Analyst
16 10 (4.27%) Security Operations Analyst
16 10 (4.27%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (6.41%) Elastic Stack
2 4 (1.71%) EDI
3 3 (1.28%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 50 (21.37%) Management Information System
2 43 (18.38%) Cyber Threat
3 36 (15.38%) Cyber Defence
4 22 (9.40%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 19 (8.12%) Client/Server
6 10 (4.27%) Security Posture
7 9 (3.85%) Data Protection Act
8 7 (2.99%) Data Centre
9 6 (2.56%) Cyberattack
9 6 (2.56%) Cybercrime
9 6 (2.56%) Onboarding
9 6 (2.56%) Social Media
10 5 (2.14%) Enterprise Storage
10 5 (2.14%) Industry 4.0
10 5 (2.14%) Product Ownership
10 5 (2.14%) SCADA
11 4 (1.71%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (1.71%) Cyber Security Posture
11 4 (1.71%) Operational Technology
12 3 (1.28%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 47 (20.09%) Windows
2 14 (5.98%) Android
2 14 (5.98%) Apple iOS
2 14 (5.98%) Linux
3 8 (3.42%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.85%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 234 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 184 (78.63%) Cybersecurity
3 153 (65.38%) SIEM
4 97 (41.45%) Information Security
5 76 (32.48%) Incident Response
6 72 (30.77%) Vulnerability Management
7 55 (23.50%) Agile
8 38 (16.24%) Incident Management
9 37 (15.81%) Problem-Solving
10 35 (14.96%) Data Loss Prevention
11 33 (14.10%) Security Architecture
12 31 (13.25%) Cloud Security
12 31 (13.25%) Mentoring
13 29 (12.39%) Roadmaps
13 29 (12.39%) Security Management
14 27 (11.54%) Coaching
14 27 (11.54%) Threat Intelligence
15 26 (11.11%) Computer Science
16 25 (10.68%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
16 25 (10.68%) SOAR
Programming Languages
1 15 (6.41%) Python
2 14 (5.98%) PowerShell
3 5 (2.14%) Kusto Query Language
4 1 (0.43%) Bash
Qualifications
1 87 (37.18%) Security Cleared
2 63 (26.92%) CISSP
3 45 (19.23%) DV Cleared
4 38 (16.24%) Degree
5 30 (12.82%) SC Cleared
6 25 (10.68%) CompTIA Security+
7 17 (7.26%) CEH
7 17 (7.26%) Cisco Certification
7 17 (7.26%) Computer Science Degree
8 15 (6.41%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 15 (6.41%) CCSP
8 15 (6.41%) Master's Degree
9 14 (5.98%) SANS
9 14 (5.98%) SSCP
10 13 (5.56%) CISM
11 11 (4.70%) CompTIA CySA+
12 7 (2.99%) CISA
13 4 (1.71%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 3 (1.28%) Azure Certification
14 3 (1.28%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 85 (36.32%) NIST
2 45 (19.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 30 (12.82%) PCI DSS
4 21 (8.97%) GDPR
5 18 (7.69%) NIST 800
6 6 (2.56%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (2.56%) SOC 2
7 5 (2.14%) NCSC
8 4 (1.71%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.43%) QA
9 1 (0.43%) SLA
System Software
1 15 (6.41%) vSphere
2 14 (5.98%) Virtual Desktop
3 9 (3.85%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.43%) Snort
4 1 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 20 (8.55%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (5.98%) Nmap
3 11 (4.70%) CASB
4 6 (2.56%) QRadar
5 3 (1.28%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.43%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 1 (0.43%) Computer Incident Response Team
6 1 (0.43%) Nessus
Vendors
1 79 (33.76%) Microsoft
2 38 (16.24%) Splunk
3 15 (6.41%) Qualys
3 15 (6.41%) SolarWinds
3 15 (6.41%) Tanium
3 15 (6.41%) Tripwire
4 14 (5.98%) Rapid7
4 14 (5.98%) Thycotic
5 9 (3.85%) Cisco
5 9 (3.85%) IBM
6 5 (2.14%) BT
7 3 (1.28%) ArcSight
7 3 (1.28%) CheckPoint
7 3 (1.28%) F5
7 3 (1.28%) Juniper
7 3 (1.28%) TippingPoint
7 3 (1.28%) Trend Micro
8 2 (0.85%) Sun
9 1 (0.43%) Proofpoint
9 1 (0.43%) Zscaler