Security Operations Centre Jobs in England

Security Operations Centre
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Operations Centre in permanent job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Security Operations Centre over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 606 708 941
Rank change year-on-year +102 +233 -202
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations Centre 229 215 221
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.26% 0.24% 0.16%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.77% 0.56% 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 197 153 173
10th Percentile £35,950 £31,750 £40,000
25th Percentile £41,750 £42,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.83% -7.69% +23.81%
75th Percentile £73,750 £72,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £96,500 £86,550 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £58,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -0.86% -10.77% +23.81%

All Generic Skills
England

Security Operations Centre is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 29,822 38,083 63,478
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 34.48% 43.17% 46.91%
Number of salaries quoted 20,875 20,890 30,322
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,500 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,570 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Security Operations Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Security Operations Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations Centre in England

Security Operations Centre
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Operations Centre in England.

Salary trend for Security Operations Centre in England

Security Operations Centre
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations Centre in England over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Operations Centre in England

Security Operations Centre
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Operations Centre within the England region over the 6 months to 18 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +98 57 £68,750 +14.58% 14
South East -20 54 £41,920 -10.20% 12
South West +10 43 £98,750 +308.97% 5
Midlands +4 39 £42,000 -23.64% 9
West Midlands +27 29 £37,500 -31.82% 6
North of England +51 27 £56,500 -13.08% 15
Yorkshire +92 13 £56,500 +15.31% 13
North West -8 11 £58,750 -9.62% 2
East Midlands -10 10 £59,470 +67.52% 3
East of England +11 9 £54,000 -8.09% 7
North East - 3 £32,500 -
Security Operations Centre
UK

Security Operations Centre
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 2 (0.87%) Apache
1 2 (0.87%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (0.87%) MS Project Server
1 2 (0.87%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (2.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.87%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 54 (23.58%) Azure
2 47 (20.52%) Microsoft 365
3 41 (17.90%) Azure Sentinel
4 14 (6.11%) Azure DevOps
4 14 (6.11%) Cloud Computing
4 14 (6.11%) Microsoft Purview
5 11 (4.80%) Entra ID
6 5 (2.18%) AWS
7 4 (1.75%) IaaS
7 4 (1.75%) PaaS
7 4 (1.75%) SaaS
8 2 (0.87%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.44%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 65 (28.38%) Firewall
2 58 (25.33%) Network Security
3 24 (10.48%) Intrusion Detection
4 17 (7.42%) TCP/IP
5 15 (6.55%) Wireshark
6 14 (6.11%) LAN
6 14 (6.11%) WAN
7 8 (3.49%) VPN
8 5 (2.18%) DNS
9 2 (0.87%) DHCP
9 2 (0.87%) DKIM
9 2 (0.87%) DMARC
9 2 (0.87%) HTTP
9 2 (0.87%) Internet
9 2 (0.87%) SMTP
9 2 (0.87%) VoIP
10 1 (0.44%) tcpdump
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.87%) Big Data
1 2 (0.87%) Power BI
General
1 63 (27.51%) Social Skills
2 54 (23.58%) Analytical Skills
3 46 (20.09%) Finance
4 33 (14.41%) Military
5 22 (9.61%) Retail
6 10 (4.37%) Marketing
7 9 (3.93%) Law
8 7 (3.06%) Games
9 6 (2.62%) Pharmaceutical
10 4 (1.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (1.31%) Police
12 2 (0.87%) Banking
12 2 (0.87%) Legal
12 2 (0.87%) Manufacturing
13 1 (0.44%) Financial Institution
13 1 (0.44%) Public Sector
13 1 (0.44%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 89 (38.86%) Analyst
2 47 (20.52%) SOC Analyst
3 38 (16.59%) Senior
4 37 (16.16%) Security Analyst
5 36 (15.72%) Lead
6 34 (14.85%) Consultant
7 33 (14.41%) Security Consultant
8 31 (13.54%) Security Engineer
9 27 (11.79%) Senior Analyst
10 19 (8.30%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 15 (6.55%) Cybersecurity Consultant
12 14 (6.11%) Security Manager
13 13 (5.68%) Team Leader
14 12 (5.24%) IT Analyst
14 12 (5.24%) IT Security Analyst
15 11 (4.80%) Information Security Engineer
15 11 (4.80%) Senior Security Analyst
16 10 (4.37%) Operations Analyst
16 10 (4.37%) Security Operations Analyst
16 10 (4.37%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (6.55%) Elastic Stack
2 4 (1.75%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 54 (23.58%) Management Information System
2 39 (17.03%) Cyber Threat
3 36 (15.72%) Cyber Defence
4 22 (9.61%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 19 (8.30%) Client/Server
6 9 (3.93%) Data Protection Act
6 9 (3.93%) Security Posture
7 8 (3.49%) Social Media
8 7 (3.06%) Data Centre
9 6 (2.62%) Cyberattack
9 6 (2.62%) Cybercrime
10 5 (2.18%) Enterprise Storage
10 5 (2.18%) Industry 4.0
10 5 (2.18%) Onboarding
10 5 (2.18%) SCADA
11 4 (1.75%) Insider Threat
11 4 (1.75%) Product Ownership
12 3 (1.31%) Greenfield Project
12 3 (1.31%) Operational Technology
13 2 (0.87%) CSOC
Operating Systems
1 47 (20.52%) Windows
2 14 (6.11%) Android
2 14 (6.11%) Apple iOS
3 13 (5.68%) Linux
4 7 (3.06%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.87%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 229 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 181 (79.04%) Cybersecurity
3 142 (62.01%) SIEM
4 96 (41.92%) Information Security
5 77 (33.62%) Incident Response
6 69 (30.13%) Vulnerability Management
7 55 (24.02%) Agile
8 40 (17.47%) Incident Management
9 36 (15.72%) Security Architecture
10 34 (14.85%) Problem-Solving
11 31 (13.54%) Data Loss Prevention
12 30 (13.10%) Cloud Security
12 30 (13.10%) Mentoring
12 30 (13.10%) Security Management
13 28 (12.23%) Roadmaps
14 27 (11.79%) Coaching
14 27 (11.79%) Computer Science
15 26 (11.35%) SOAR
16 24 (10.48%) Service Delivery
17 23 (10.04%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 14 (6.11%) PowerShell
1 14 (6.11%) Python
2 5 (2.18%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 86 (37.55%) Security Cleared
2 62 (27.07%) CISSP
3 44 (19.21%) DV Cleared
4 38 (16.59%) Degree
5 27 (11.79%) SC Cleared
6 26 (11.35%) CompTIA Security+
7 17 (7.42%) CEH
7 17 (7.42%) Computer Science Degree
8 16 (6.99%) Cisco Certification
9 15 (6.55%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 15 (6.55%) CCSP
9 15 (6.55%) Master's Degree
10 14 (6.11%) SANS
10 14 (6.11%) SSCP
11 13 (5.68%) CISM
12 11 (4.80%) CompTIA CySA+
13 5 (2.18%) CISA
14 3 (1.31%) Azure Certification
14 3 (1.31%) GIAC
14 3 (1.31%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (36.68%) NIST
2 41 (17.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 28 (12.23%) PCI DSS
4 18 (7.86%) GDPR
4 18 (7.86%) NIST 800
5 6 (2.62%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (2.18%) NCSC
6 5 (2.18%) SOC 2
7 4 (1.75%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.87%) COBIT
9 1 (0.44%) QA
9 1 (0.44%) SLA
System Software
1 15 (6.55%) vSphere
2 14 (6.11%) Virtual Desktop
3 9 (3.93%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.44%) Snort
4 1 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 20 (8.73%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (6.11%) Nmap
3 11 (4.80%) CASB
4 6 (2.62%) QRadar
5 1 (0.44%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 79 (34.50%) Microsoft
2 34 (14.85%) Splunk
3 15 (6.55%) Qualys
3 15 (6.55%) SolarWinds
3 15 (6.55%) Tanium
3 15 (6.55%) Tripwire
4 14 (6.11%) Rapid7
4 14 (6.11%) Thycotic
5 8 (3.49%) BT
6 6 (2.62%) IBM
7 5 (2.18%) Cisco
8 2 (0.87%) ServiceNow
8 2 (0.87%) Sun
9 1 (0.44%) Proofpoint
9 1 (0.44%) Zscaler