Security Operations Centre Specialist
UK
The median Security Operations Centre Specialist salary in the UK is £51,725 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 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 8 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 886 | 991 | 1229 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +105 | +238 | -318 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a SOC Specialist | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.002% | 0.004% | 0.004% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.002% | 0.004% | 0.004% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,078 | - | £48,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,606 | £91,250 | £49,063 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,725 | £92,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.08% | +85.00% | -14.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £54,069 | £93,750 | £55,313 |
| 90th Percentile | £54,133 | - | £59,375 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,725 | - | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -14.89% |
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 | 93,864 | 92,882 | 151,282 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.64% | 91.46% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,182 | 58,425 | 84,716 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,517 |
| 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 Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured SOC Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SOC Specialist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SOC Specialist.
SOC Specialist
Top 6 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SOC Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 8 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 | +77 | 2 | £51,725 | -44.08% | |
| UK excluding London | -8 | 2 | £51,725 | - | |
| London | +122 | 1 | £50,950 | -44.92% | |
| South East | +17 | 1 | £52,500 | - | |
| South West | - | 1 | £50,950 | - | |
| Work from Home | - | 1 | £52,500 | - |
SOC Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 May 2024, SOC Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.
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SOC Specialist 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: