Security Operations Centre Specialist
UK > Work from Home
The median Security Operations Centre Specialist salary for remote or hybrid work is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 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
18 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
465 |
594 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+129 |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a SOC Specialist |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option |
0.005% |
0.003% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.006% |
0.003% |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£90,000 |
£52,500 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+71.43% |
- |
- |
| UK median annual salary |
£90,000 |
£52,500 |
£92,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+71.43% |
-43.24% |
+85.00% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title |
17,064 |
32,497 |
38,796 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.42% |
96.06% |
95.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
9,941 |
24,882 |
27,616 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,500 |
£33,024 |
£36,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
£47,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£57,500 |
£56,000 |
£62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+2.68% |
-10.40% |
+4.17% |
| 75th Percentile |
£76,250 |
£75,000 |
£81,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£93,750 |
£100,000 |
| UK median annual salary |
£56,000 |
£52,500 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.67% |
-12.50% |
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