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 31 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 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 633 | 798 | 855 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +165 | +57 | +255 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a SOC Analyst | 69 | 109 | 113 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.12% | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.14% | 0.11% | 0.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 57 | 98 | 79 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,300 | £37,500 | £26,550 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £42,500 | £38,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | +5.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,250 | £58,750 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,250 | £65,000 | £68,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £44,000 | £50,000 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.00% | +17.65% | - |
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 | 50,444 | 98,297 | 87,491 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.33% | 94.81% | 91.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,384 | 69,991 | 55,965 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,748 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.49% |
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 31 May 2025.
SOC Analyst
Top 13 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 31 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 | +128 | 63 | £45,000 | -14.29% | 61 |
| UK excluding London | +163 | 48 | £44,000 | -12.00% | 56 |
| South East | +64 | 22 | £44,000 | -12.00% | 16 |
| London | +83 | 18 | £72,500 | +31.82% | 22 |
| Work from Home | +99 | 14 | £36,750 | -30.00% | 27 |
| Midlands | +73 | 11 | £45,000 | +50.00% | 4 |
| East Midlands | - | 9 | £45,000 | - | |
| East of England | +47 | 7 | £33,750 | -37.50% | 4 |
| Scotland | +125 | 4 | £44,500 | +25.35% | 11 |
| West Midlands | +55 | 2 | £50,500 | +68.33% | 4 |
| North of England | +23 | 2 | £42,384 | -29.36% | 6 |
| North West | +1 | 2 | £42,384 | -30.80% | 3 |
| South West | - | 2 | £45,500 | - | 8 |
SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 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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