Security Operations Centre Analyst
UK
The median Security Operations Centre Analyst salary in the UK is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 617 | 782 | 879 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +165 | +97 | +165 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a SOC Analyst | 75 | 114 | 110 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.14% | 0.12% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.16% | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67 | 99 | 75 |
| 10th Percentile | £34,000 | £37,500 | £31,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £41,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £51,141 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.01% | -2.59% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £57,500 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £76,250 | £65,250 | £68,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £50,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +11.11% | +5.88% |
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 | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
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 1 May 2025.
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 1 May 2025. 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 | +136 | 71 | £45,000 | -12.01% | 48 |
| UK excluding London | +184 | 54 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 57 |
| South East | +95 | 21 | £44,000 | -12.00% | 13 |
| London | +94 | 19 | £72,500 | +34.88% | 6 |
| Midlands | +94 | 18 | £45,000 | +3.45% | 7 |
| East Midlands | - | 16 | £45,000 | - | 2 |
| Work from Home | +174 | 15 | £65,000 | +30.00% | 18 |
| East of England | +53 | 7 | £37,500 | -30.56% | 11 |
| Scotland | +133 | 3 | £44,000 | +20.55% | 12 |
| South West | +108 | 3 | £42,750 | - | 3 |
| North of England | +67 | 2 | £54,000 | -10.00% | 9 |
| West Midlands | +46 | 2 | £50,500 | +16.09% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +61 | 1 | £54,000 | -10.00% | 3 |
| North West | +30 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 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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