Security Operations Centre Analyst
UK
The median Security Operations Centre Analyst salary in the UK is £51,141 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 798 | 846 | 1076 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +48 | +230 | -280 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a SOC Analyst | 116 | 118 | 159 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.12% | 0.11% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.12% | 0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 101 | 82 | 110 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,500 | £30,100 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,750 | £38,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,141 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.28% | -9.09% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £62,500 | £61,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £68,750 | £65,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £43,750 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | +2.94% | -15.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 93,221 | 94,676 | 150,515 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.51% | 96.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,838 | 59,581 | 85,408 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
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 5 May 2024.
SOC Analyst
Top 15 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 5 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 |
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| England | +125 | 111 | £51,141 | -2.59% | 32 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 81 | £50,000 | +14.29% | 20 |
| Work from Home | +80 | 36 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 20 |
| London | +125 | 35 | £53,750 | -10.42% | 15 |
| South East | +28 | 35 | £50,000 | +2.56% | 2 |
| North of England | +62 | 21 | £60,000 | +84.62% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +98 | 16 | £60,000 | +84.62% | 3 |
| East of England | +26 | 11 | £54,000 | +20.00% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +23 | 7 | £42,000 | - | 5 |
| Midlands | +17 | 7 | £42,000 | - | 6 |
| North West | +16 | 4 | £60,000 | - | 1 |
| Wales | +2 | 3 | - | - | 2 |
| South West | -26 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| Scotland | -67 | 2 | £36,500 | -14.12% | 1 |
| North East | - | 1 | £45,000 | - |
SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 May 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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