Hybrid/Remote Security Operations Centre Job Trends

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 13 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 409 408 508
Rank change year-on-year -1 +100 +16
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations Centre 34 26 54
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.16% 0.16% 0.17%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.42% 0.37% 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 22 23 45
10th Percentile £36,750 £32,100 £36,300
25th Percentile £45,563 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,729 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.32% -1.47% -4.55%
75th Percentile £73,750 £60,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £89,500 £75,000 £62,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £55,298 £55,000
% change year-on-year +17.55% +0.54% -8.33%

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 8,050 7,065 11,096
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.71% 42.72% 34.76%
Number of salaries quoted 5,005 3,644 8,422
10th Percentile £34,508 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £122,500 £111,250
UK median annual salary £58,577 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.87% +4.55% -14.06%

Security Operations Centre
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Security Operations Centre and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Security Operations Centre job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Security Operations Centre
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Security Operations Centre.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Security Operations Centre

Security Operations Centre
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Security Operations Centre over the 6 months to 13 July 2026.

Security Operations Centre salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Security Operations Centre
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Cloud Services
1 10 (29.41%) Azure
2 9 (26.47%) Azure Sentinel
3 6 (17.65%) Entra ID
3 6 (17.65%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (5.88%) Cloudflare
Communications & Networking
1 6 (17.65%) Firewall
2 5 (14.71%) Network Security
3 3 (8.82%) DNS
4 2 (5.88%) SSL
5 1 (2.94%) SMTP
5 1 (2.94%) VPN
5 1 (2.94%) WAN
General
1 13 (38.24%) Social Skills
2 6 (17.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 6 (17.65%) Law
2 6 (17.65%) Police
2 6 (17.65%) Retail
3 3 (8.82%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (5.88%) Aerospace
5 1 (2.94%) Finance
5 1 (2.94%) Legal
5 1 (2.94%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (2.94%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 9 (26.47%) Analyst
2 8 (23.53%) Security Analyst
3 7 (20.59%) Cybersecurity Engineer
3 7 (20.59%) Security Engineer
4 4 (11.76%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 4 (11.76%) Lead
4 4 (11.76%) SOC Analyst
5 3 (8.82%) Incident Responder
5 3 (8.82%) Security Manager
5 3 (8.82%) Senior
6 2 (5.88%) Coordinator
6 2 (5.88%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 2 (5.88%) Incident Analyst
6 2 (5.88%) IT Analyst
6 2 (5.88%) IT Security Analyst
6 2 (5.88%) Operations Engineer
6 2 (5.88%) Security Incident Analyst
7 1 (2.94%) Operational Security Manager
7 1 (2.94%) Security Operations Analyst
7 1 (2.94%) Security Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (17.65%) Regular Expression
Miscellaneous
1 8 (23.53%) Management Information System
1 8 (23.53%) Onboarding
2 7 (20.59%) Cyber Defence
3 6 (17.65%) Cyberattack
3 6 (17.65%) Low-Code
3 6 (17.65%) Security Posture
4 5 (14.71%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (2.94%) CSOC
5 1 (2.94%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 1 (2.94%) Data Centre
5 1 (2.94%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 4 (11.76%) Linux
2 3 (8.82%) Windows
3 1 (2.94%) CentOS
3 1 (2.94%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 25 (73.53%) SIEM
3 24 (70.59%) Cybersecurity
4 13 (38.24%) Threat Detection
5 12 (35.29%) Incident Response
6 11 (32.35%) Roadmaps
7 10 (29.41%) Continuous Improvement
8 9 (26.47%) Problem-Solving
9 8 (23.53%) Information Security
10 7 (20.59%) Cloud Security
11 5 (14.71%) Data Protection
11 5 (14.71%) ITIL
11 5 (14.71%) Risk Management
11 5 (14.71%) Vulnerability Management
12 4 (11.76%) Cyber Resilience
12 4 (11.76%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
12 4 (11.76%) Incident Management
12 4 (11.76%) Malware Analysis
12 4 (11.76%) SOAR
12 4 (11.76%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 9 (26.47%) PowerShell
1 9 (26.47%) Python
2 3 (8.82%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 19 (55.88%) Security Cleared
2 14 (41.18%) SC Cleared
3 5 (14.71%) CISM
3 5 (14.71%) CISSP
3 5 (14.71%) DV Cleared
4 4 (11.76%) Degree
5 3 (8.82%) GIAC
6 2 (5.88%) Azure Certification
6 2 (5.88%) CompTIA Security+
6 2 (5.88%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (5.88%) CREST Certified
6 2 (5.88%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 1 (2.94%) CISA
7 1 (2.94%) CompTIA CySA+
7 1 (2.94%) GCFA
7 1 (2.94%) GCIH
7 1 (2.94%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (2.94%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (26.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (14.71%) GDPR
3 2 (5.88%) GRC
3 2 (5.88%) PCI DSS
3 2 (5.88%) SLA
4 1 (2.94%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (2.94%) NIST
System Software
1 4 (11.76%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.94%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (2.94%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 3 (8.82%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 2 (5.88%) Graylog
3 1 (2.94%) SCCM
3 1 (2.94%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 16 (47.06%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.94%) Citrix
2 1 (2.94%) CrowdStrike
2 1 (2.94%) Dell
2 1 (2.94%) Google
2 1 (2.94%) Rapid7
2 1 (2.94%) Red Hat
2 1 (2.94%) ServiceNow
2 1 (2.94%) Veeam
2 1 (2.94%) VMware