SOC Analyst Contracts in Central London

Security Operations Centre Analyst
London > Central London

The median Security Operations Centre Analyst daily rate in Central London is £800, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 128 157 207
Rank change year-on-year +29 +50 -20
Contract jobs requiring a SOC Analyst 1 2 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 0.043% 0.062% 0.061%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.046% 0.065% 0.065%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 3
10th Percentile - £422 £506
25th Percentile - £455 £516
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £800 £519 £563
Median % change year-on-year +54.22% -7.78% +32.35%
75th Percentile - £592 £612
90th Percentile - £631 £623
London median daily rate £538 £650 £475
% change year-on-year -17.31% +36.84% -5.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Central London with a recognized job title 2,189 3,071 4,630
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.99% 94.67% 94.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,409 2,140 3,226
10th Percentile £363 £331 £325
25th Percentile £463 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £575 £565
Median % change year-on-year - +1.77% +2.73%
75th Percentile £688 £700 £688
90th Percentile £784 £800 £775
London median daily rate £550 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -4.35% - +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 13 58
10th Percentile £21.40 £16.69 £15.60
25th Percentile £25.98 £17.00 £20.02
Median hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £41.00
Median % change year-on-year - -14.63% +60.78%
75th Percentile £70.00 £42.32 £55.75
90th Percentile £122.20 £65.50 £77.53
London median hourly rate £35.00 £36.27 £32.25
% change year-on-year -3.50% +12.47% +7.50%

SOC Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings that featured SOC Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for SOC Analyst in Central London

SOC Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SOC Analyst in Central London.

Daily rate trend for SOC Analyst in Central London

SOC Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SOC Analyst within the Central London region over the 6 months to 20 September 2024. 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
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London +23 1 £800 +54.22% 1
SOC Analyst
London

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 3 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 20 September 2024, SOC Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Central London region featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Splunk
1 1 (100.00%) Creative Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Creative Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Splunk