Security Operations Centre
England > West Midlands
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Operations Centre in permanent job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Operations Centre over the 6 months leading up to 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 184 | 230 | 251 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +46 | +21 | +8 |
| Permanent jobs citing Security Operations Centre | 6 | 28 | 14 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 0.14% | 0.37% | 0.23% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.45% | 1.11% | 0.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 26 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,800 | - | £41,300 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £30,000 | £44,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £39,000 | £37,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -31.82% | -5.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £47,344 | £47,534 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £51,150 | £61,427 | £67,500 |
| England median annual salary | £53,688 | £56,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.98% | -5.83% | -7.69% |
All Generic Skills
West Midlands
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 the West Midlands.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 1,347 | 2,531 | 2,871 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 32.22% | 33.73% | 46.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 646 | 1,685 | 956 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,250 | £26,250 | £33,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,925 | £35,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £53,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.21% | -2.73% | +15.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £77,500 | £82,500 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -15.38% | +4.00% |
Security Operations Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Job postings citing Security Operations Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
Security Operations Centre
Salary Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Operations Centre in the West Midlands.
Security Operations Centre
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations Centre in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.
Security Operations Centre
Job Locations in the West Midlands
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 West Midlands region over the 6 months to 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwickshire | - | 3 | - | - | |
| Birmingham | +24 | 1 | £39,000 | +17.38% | 2 |
| Staffordshire | +18 | 1 | £53,688 | +43.17% | 2 |
| Security Operations Centre England |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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: