SOC Analyst Jobs in England

Security Operations Centre Analyst
UK > England

The median Security Operations Centre Analyst salary in England is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 727 824 1021
Rank change year-on-year +97 +197 -216
Permanent jobs requiring a SOC Analyst 109 85 145
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.12% 0.098% 0.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.11% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 99 70 106
10th Percentile £37,500 £22,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £33,938 £38,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £58,750 £62,500 £61,125
90th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £62,500
UK median annual salary £51,820 £48,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +6.85% -7.62% +8.81%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 84,097 79,150 134,411
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.64% 91.43% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 62,393 50,588 75,337
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.65% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

SOC Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for SOC Analyst in England

SOC Analyst
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SOC Analyst in England.

Salary trend for SOC Analyst in England

SOC Analyst
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing SOC Analyst in England over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for SOC Analyst in England

SOC Analyst
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SOC Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 28 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 +149 40 £55,000 -8.33% 5
South East +4 36 £50,000 +57.48% 5
North of England +63 18 £60,000 +84.62% 9
Yorkshire +89 13 £60,000 +84.62% 7
East of England +5 10 £54,000 +20.00% 6
West Midlands +10 5 £42,000 -1.18% 2
Midlands -9 5 £42,000 -1.18% 2
North West - 3 £61,250 - 2
North East - 2 £45,000 -
SOC Analyst
UK

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 28 May 2024, SOC Analyst 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 permanent job ads across the England region featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.

1 85 (77.98%) Cybersecurity
2 84 (77.06%) SIEM
3 73 (66.97%) Security Operations
4 56 (51.38%) Incident Response
5 46 (42.20%) Security Operations Centre
6 39 (35.78%) Splunk
6 39 (35.78%) Analytical Skills
7 38 (34.86%) Security Cleared
8 37 (33.94%) Azure
8 37 (33.94%) Problem-Solving
9 34 (31.19%) Microsoft
10 33 (30.28%) Firewall
11 32 (29.36%) Social Skills
12 30 (27.52%) Windows
13 29 (26.61%) CISSP
14 28 (25.69%) Microsoft 365
15 27 (24.77%) Azure Sentinel
16 26 (23.85%) Cyber Threat
17 25 (22.94%) CompTIA Security+
17 25 (22.94%) Degree
18 23 (21.10%) SC Cleared
19 21 (19.27%) Management Information System
19 21 (19.27%) Intrusion Detection
19 21 (19.27%) Threat Intelligence
20 20 (18.35%) QRadar
21 19 (17.43%) Client/Server
21 19 (17.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
22 18 (16.51%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
23 17 (15.60%) IBM
24 16 (14.68%) Linux

SOC Analyst Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 3 (2.75%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 37 (33.94%) Azure
2 28 (25.69%) Microsoft 365
3 27 (24.77%) Azure Sentinel
4 9 (8.26%) AWS
5 3 (2.75%) IaaS
5 3 (2.75%) PaaS
5 3 (2.75%) SaaS
6 2 (1.83%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 33 (30.28%) Firewall
2 21 (19.27%) Intrusion Detection
3 7 (6.42%) TCP/IP
4 6 (5.50%) Internet
4 6 (5.50%) Network Security
5 3 (2.75%) DNS
5 3 (2.75%) HTTP
5 3 (2.75%) SMTP
5 3 (2.75%) VPN
6 2 (1.83%) DMZ
6 2 (1.83%) tcpdump
6 2 (1.83%) WAN
6 2 (1.83%) Wireshark
7 1 (0.92%) DHCP
7 1 (0.92%) LAN
7 1 (0.92%) SD-WAN
General
1 39 (35.78%) Analytical Skills
2 32 (29.36%) Social Skills
3 10 (9.17%) Finance
4 8 (7.34%) Law
5 6 (5.50%) Pharmaceutical
6 5 (4.59%) Legal
6 5 (4.59%) Public Sector
7 2 (1.83%) Banking
7 2 (1.83%) Police
7 2 (1.83%) Retail
7 2 (1.83%) Telecoms
8 1 (0.92%) Aerospace
8 1 (0.92%) Financial Institution
8 1 (0.92%) Local Government
Miscellaneous
1 46 (42.20%) Security Operations Centre
2 26 (23.85%) Cyber Threat
3 21 (19.27%) Management Information System
4 19 (17.43%) Client/Server
5 8 (7.34%) Cyberattack
6 7 (6.42%) Analytical Mindset
7 5 (4.59%) Greenfield Project
7 5 (4.59%) Onboarding
7 5 (4.59%) Security Posture
8 3 (2.75%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 2 (1.83%) Data Centre
10 1 (0.92%) CSOC
10 1 (0.92%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 1 (0.92%) Driving Licence
10 1 (0.92%) Linux Command Line
10 1 (0.92%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 30 (27.52%) Windows
2 16 (14.68%) Linux
3 5 (4.59%) Mac OS X
4 1 (0.92%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (77.98%) Cybersecurity
2 84 (77.06%) SIEM
3 73 (66.97%) Security Operations
4 56 (51.38%) Incident Response
5 37 (33.94%) Problem-Solving
6 21 (19.27%) Threat Intelligence
7 18 (16.51%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
8 16 (14.68%) Computer Science
8 16 (14.68%) Incident Management
8 16 (14.68%) Security Monitoring
9 15 (13.76%) Information Security
9 15 (13.76%) Security Management
10 14 (12.84%) Use Case
10 14 (12.84%) Vulnerability Management
11 10 (9.17%) Security Architecture
11 10 (9.17%) Threat Detection
12 9 (8.26%) Cloud Security
12 9 (8.26%) Runbook
12 9 (8.26%) SOAR
13 7 (6.42%) Malware Analysis
Programming Languages
1 10 (9.17%) Python
2 2 (1.83%) Kusto Query Language
2 2 (1.83%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.92%) SQL
Qualifications
1 38 (34.86%) Security Cleared
2 29 (26.61%) CISSP
3 25 (22.94%) CompTIA Security+
3 25 (22.94%) Degree
4 23 (21.10%) SC Cleared
5 16 (14.68%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (4.59%) Network+ Certification
7 4 (3.67%) CompTIA CySA+
7 4 (3.67%) GCFA
7 4 (3.67%) GCFE
7 4 (3.67%) GIAC
8 3 (2.75%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (1.83%) CEH
9 2 (1.83%) GCED
9 2 (1.83%) GCIA
9 2 (1.83%) GCIH
9 2 (1.83%) GISP
9 2 (1.83%) GSEC
9 2 (1.83%) Linux+ Certification
9 2 (1.83%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (17.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (4.59%) NIST
3 3 (2.75%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (2.75%) ISO 9001
3 3 (2.75%) PCI DSS
4 2 (1.83%) ISO 31000
5 1 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 17025
5 1 (0.92%) QA
System Software
1 3 (2.75%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.92%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 20 (18.35%) QRadar
2 3 (2.75%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (1.83%) Host Intrusion Detection System
4 1 (0.92%) EnCase
Vendors
1 39 (35.78%) Splunk
2 34 (31.19%) Microsoft
3 17 (15.60%) IBM
4 6 (5.50%) LogRhythm
5 5 (4.59%) Sun
6 3 (2.75%) Cisco
6 3 (2.75%) McAfee
7 2 (1.83%) Darktrace
8 1 (0.92%) Forcepoint
8 1 (0.92%) Fortinet