Security Operations Centre Job Trends in Wales

Security Operations Centre
UK > Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Operations Centre in permanent job vacancies in Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Operations Centre over the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 132 67 79
Rank change year-on-year -65 +12 +6
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations Centre 1 1 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.031% 0.12% 0.21%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.095% 0.40% 0.86%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £46,713
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £55,000 £50,309
Median % change year-on-year - +9.33% -40.81%
75th Percentile - - £53,904
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £62,500 £63,000 £50,309
% change year-on-year -0.79% +25.23% -11.06%

All Generic Skills
Wales

Security Operations Centre falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,057 248 348
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 32.49% 28.87% 24.70%
Number of salaries quoted 386 180 176
10th Percentile £28,955 £27,000 £26,375
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,171 £51,500 £47,404
Median % change year-on-year +3.24% +8.64% +5.34%
75th Percentile £73,750 £60,063 £63,794
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,060 £70,000
UK median annual salary £56,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.82% -8.33% -4.00%

Security Operations Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Security Operations Centre relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Security Operations Centre job vacancy trend in Wales

Security Operations Centre
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Security Operations Centre.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Security Operations Centre

Security Operations Centre
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Operations Centre within the Wales region over the 6 months to 5 October 2026. 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
South Wales -47 1 - - 3
Security Operations Centre
UK

Security Operations Centre
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) GitLab
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Splunk Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) DevSecOps
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure as Code
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Splunk