SOC Engineer Job Trends in West Wales
Security Operations Centre Engineer
Wales > West Wales
The median Security Operations Centre Engineer salary in West Wales is £45,900 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 84 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent SOC Engineer jobs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in West Wales | 0.14% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.16% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,900 | - | - |
| Wales median annual salary | £45,900 | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
West Wales
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in West Wales matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in West Wales matching a recognised job title | 619 | 36 | 139 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 89.45% | 92.31% | 99.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 405 | 20 | 95 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £30,875 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £37,050 | £30,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £43,924 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.83% | +9.81% | -11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £69,501 | £55,768 | £55,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £65,968 | £66,500 |
| Wales median annual salary | £50,871 | £48,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.89% | +7.78% | -2.62% |
SOC Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in West Wales
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent SOC Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in West Wales.
SOC Engineer Job Locations in West Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in SOC Engineer jobs within the West Wales region over the 6 months to 30 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swansea | - | 1 | £45,900 | - | 2 |
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SOC Engineer Skill Set Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Wales
For the 6 months to 30 October 2026, SOC Engineer job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent SOC Engineer job ads across the West Wales region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Incident Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Infrastructure Engineering | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Network Security | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Security Operations | 100.0% | 1 |
SOC Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Wales by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infrastructure Operations Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Senior Infrastructure Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Senior NOC Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Senior Operations Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |