SOC Analyst Jobs in Watford

Security Operations Centre Analyst
Hertfordshire > Watford

The median Security Operations Centre Analyst salary in Watford is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 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
19 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a SOC Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Watford 0.69% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.73% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 - -
75th Percentile £48,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median annual salary £41,250 £54,000 -
% change year-on-year -23.61% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Watford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Watford. 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 Watford with a recognized job title 137 261 344
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 91.90% 88.89%
Number of salaries quoted 79 211 215
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,438 £33,850
25th Percentile £38,750 £30,000 £50,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -25.00% +9.09%
75th Percentile £57,500 £63,375 £72,500
90th Percentile £77,750 £77,500 £86,250
Hertfordshire median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -13.04% +9.52%

SOC Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford

Job postings that featured SOC Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Watford.

Job vacancy trend for SOC Analyst in Watford

SOC Analyst
Salary Trend in Watford

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SOC Analyst in Watford.

Salary trend for SOC Analyst in Watford

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Watford

For the 6 months to 19 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 across the Watford region featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Client/Server
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) SSL
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Apple
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Go
1 1 (100.00%) Graylog
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Cloudflare
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Sentinel

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Watford 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Sentinel
1 1 (100.00%) Cloudflare
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
1 1 (100.00%) SSL
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Client/Server
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) Go
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Graylog
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Apple
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft