Security Operations Centre Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Security Operations Centre
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Operations Centre in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Operations Centre over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 393 520 596
Rank change year-on-year +127 +76 +126
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations Centre 24 64 81
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.16% 0.19% 0.19%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.40% 0.53% 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 23 59 66
10th Percentile £27,500 £37,500 £39,294
25th Percentile £30,625 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £56,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.93% +2.73% -21.43%
75th Percentile £55,726 £63,750 £59,467
90th Percentile £63,050 £73,750 £72,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £57,588
% change year-on-year -4.35% -0.15% -11.40%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 5,963 12,029 16,425
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 39.31% 35.56% 38.58%
Number of salaries quoted 3,870 9,255 11,843
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £39,000
25th Percentile £47,231 £42,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £59,300 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.61% -8.77% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £86,250
90th Percentile £122,500 £101,250 £107,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

Security Operations Centre
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Security Operations Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Security Operations Centre trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Security Operations Centre
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Security Operations Centre.

Security Operations Centre salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Security Operations Centre
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Security Operations Centre over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Security Operations Centre salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Security Operations Centre
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (12.50%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 11 (45.83%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (33.33%) Azure
3 7 (29.17%) Azure Sentinel
4 6 (25.00%) AWS
5 4 (16.67%) Microsoft Purview
6 3 (12.50%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (12.50%) Entra ID
7 2 (8.33%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 5 (20.83%) Firewall
1 5 (20.83%) VPN
2 4 (16.67%) DHCP
2 4 (16.67%) DNS
2 4 (16.67%) Network Security
2 4 (16.67%) TCP/IP
3 3 (12.50%) NGFW
4 1 (4.17%) 4G
4 1 (4.17%) LAN
4 1 (4.17%) WAN
4 1 (4.17%) Wireless
General
1 9 (37.50%) Retail
1 9 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 5 (20.83%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (8.33%) Legal
Job Titles
1 10 (41.67%) Analyst
2 8 (33.33%) Security Analyst
3 6 (25.00%) Security Engineer
4 4 (16.67%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 4 (16.67%) Operations Engineer
4 4 (16.67%) SOC Analyst
5 3 (12.50%) Security Manager
6 2 (8.33%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 2 (8.33%) Developer
6 2 (8.33%) Information Manager
6 2 (8.33%) Information Security Manager
6 2 (8.33%) Operations Analyst
6 2 (8.33%) Security Operations Analyst
7 1 (4.17%) Coordinator
7 1 (4.17%) Cybersecurity Manager
7 1 (4.17%) Incident Coordinator
7 1 (4.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 1 (4.17%) IT Analyst
7 1 (4.17%) Senior
7 1 (4.17%) SOC Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (8.33%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 11 (45.83%) Security Posture
2 5 (20.83%) Management Information System
3 4 (16.67%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (8.33%) Cyber Security Posture
4 2 (8.33%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (4.17%) Cyberattack
5 1 (4.17%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 6 (25.00%) Windows
2 2 (8.33%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 13 (54.17%) Cybersecurity
3 12 (50.00%) Incident Management
3 12 (50.00%) Information Security
3 12 (50.00%) SIEM
4 11 (45.83%) Incident Response
5 7 (29.17%) Threat Detection
6 6 (25.00%) API Integration
6 6 (25.00%) Data Collection
7 5 (20.83%) DevOps
7 5 (20.83%) Penetration Testing
7 5 (20.83%) Risk Management
8 4 (16.67%) Cloud Security
8 4 (16.67%) Data Loss Prevention
8 4 (16.67%) SOAR
9 3 (12.50%) Identity Management
9 3 (12.50%) ITIL
9 3 (12.50%) Malware Analysis
9 3 (12.50%) Regulatory Compliance
9 3 (12.50%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 5 (20.83%) Kusto Query Language
2 4 (16.67%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 6 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 6 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 5 (20.83%) Degree
3 4 (16.67%) CISSP
3 4 (16.67%) Microsoft Certification
4 3 (12.50%) Azure Certification
4 3 (12.50%) CompTIA Security+
5 2 (8.33%) CEH
5 2 (8.33%) CISA
5 2 (8.33%) CISM
5 2 (8.33%) CRISC
5 2 (8.33%) GCIH
5 2 (8.33%) GIAC
5 2 (8.33%) GISF
5 2 (8.33%) ISACA
5 2 (8.33%) SANS
5 2 (8.33%) SSCP
6 1 (4.17%) CCNA
6 1 (4.17%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (4.17%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.33%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (8.33%) SLA
2 1 (4.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (4.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 5 (20.83%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (4.17%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 19 (79.17%) Microsoft
2 2 (8.33%) Splunk
2 2 (8.33%) Tenable
3 1 (4.17%) CrowdStrike