SOC Engineer Job Trends in York

Security Operations Centre Engineer
North Yorkshire > York

The median Security Operations Centre Engineer salary in York is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 February 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 - 39
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a SOC Engineer 3 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in York 1.91% - 0.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.00% - 0.40%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - -
North Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
York

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in York. 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 York with a recognized job title 150 127 250
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.54% 97.69% 95.42%
Number of salaries quoted 72 97 219
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £41,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,250 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.50% - -7.41%
75th Percentile £55,000 £70,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £69,750 £100,000 £70,000
North Yorkshire median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% +11.11% -10.00%

SOC Engineer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in York

For the 6 months to 14 February 2026, SOC Engineer job roles required 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 job ads across the York region featuring SOC Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) Security Operations

SOC Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in York 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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Security Operations
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft