Security Operations Centre Analyst
UK
The median Security Operations Centre Analyst salary in the UK is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 752 | 748 | 1110 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +362 | -189 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a SOC Analyst | 90 | 139 | 165 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.100% | 0.17% | 0.094% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | 0.19% | 0.099% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 75 | 83 | 122 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,500 | £27,750 | £35,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,750 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £63,750 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £70,000 | £69,875 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -5.56% | -2.17% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 85,709 | 74,085 | 167,386 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.83% | 91.81% | 95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58,134 | 51,472 | 87,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,800 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +1.92% | +9.47% |
SOC Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured SOC Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SOC Analyst
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SOC Analyst.
SOC Analyst
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing SOC Analyst over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.
SOC Analyst
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SOC Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 26 July 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 |
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| England | +25 | 84 | £50,000 | -2.44% | 2 |
| UK excluding London | -69 | 57 | £50,000 | +17.65% | 2 |
| South East | +6 | 34 | £50,000 | +53.85% | |
| Work from Home | +41 | 31 | £50,000 | -18.37% | 2 |
| London | +68 | 28 | £52,500 | -12.50% | |
| North of England | +14 | 13 | £50,000 | -20.00% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +56 | 5 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 1 |
| North West | -4 | 5 | £60,000 | - | |
| West Midlands | -4 | 4 | £30,000 | -29.41% | 1 |
| Midlands | -25 | 4 | £30,000 | -29.41% | 1 |
| East of England | - | 4 | £54,000 | - | |
| North East | - | 3 | £45,000 | - | |
| South West | -7 | 1 | - | - | |
| Scotland | -48 | 1 | £35,500 | -16.47% |
SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, SOC Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.
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SOC Analyst Skill Set
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:
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