Security Operations Centre Jobs

Security Operations Centre
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Operations Centre in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Security Operations Centre over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 678 746 964
Rank change year-on-year +68 +218 -222
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations Centre 236 257 252
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.24% 0.25% 0.16%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.68% 0.58% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 206 173 195
10th Percentile £35,875 £33,821 £37,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £58,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.86% -10.77% +23.81%
75th Percentile £73,419 £70,000 £75,625
90th Percentile £96,875 £86,550 £89,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -13.79% +10.48%

All Generic Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 34,939 44,198 74,100
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.47% 42.68% 47.35%
Number of salaries quoted 22,999 23,881 34,286
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,250 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,750
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 £86,250 £83,875
90th Percentile £97,500 £107,500 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

Security Operations Centre
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations Centre in the UK

Security Operations Centre
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Security Operations Centre in the UK

Security Operations Centre
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations Centre over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Operations Centre in the UK

Security Operations Centre
Top 16 Job Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 4 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
England +93 224 £57,500 -4.17% 50
UK excluding London -5 177 £55,000 +10.00% 41
Work from Home +64 63 £56,500 +2.73% 17
London +105 57 £62,500 +4.17% 10
South East -16 50 £45,000 -18.18% 10
South West +16 44 £92,500 +226.59% 5
Midlands +30 39 £37,500 -21.05% 12
West Midlands +31 29 £37,500 -26.83% 8
North of England +33 25 £56,500 -13.08% 11
Yorkshire +98 12 £56,500 +15.31% 4
North West -1 11 £58,750 -9.62% 5
East of England +29 10 £54,000 +20.00% 3
East Midlands -14 10 £59,470 +67.52% 4
Scotland -70 5 £67,500 +67.26%
Wales -2 4 £52,500 +42.36% 1
North East - 2 £38,000 - 2

Security Operations Centre
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 (0.85%) Apache
1 2 (0.85%) MS Project Server
2 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.42%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (2.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.85%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 59 (25.00%) Azure
2 47 (19.92%) Microsoft 365
3 43 (18.22%) Azure Sentinel
4 14 (5.93%) Azure DevOps
4 14 (5.93%) Cloud Computing
4 14 (5.93%) Microsoft Purview
5 12 (5.08%) Entra ID
6 8 (3.39%) AWS
7 4 (1.69%) IaaS
7 4 (1.69%) PaaS
7 4 (1.69%) SaaS
8 2 (0.85%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.42%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 67 (28.39%) Firewall
2 65 (27.54%) Network Security
3 25 (10.59%) Intrusion Detection
4 23 (9.75%) TCP/IP
5 17 (7.20%) LAN
5 17 (7.20%) WAN
6 15 (6.36%) Wireshark
7 12 (5.08%) VPN
8 8 (3.39%) DNS
9 5 (2.12%) HTTP
9 5 (2.12%) Internet
9 5 (2.12%) SMTP
10 3 (1.27%) FTP
10 3 (1.27%) Sourcefire
11 2 (0.85%) DHCP
11 2 (0.85%) DKIM
11 2 (0.85%) DMARC
11 2 (0.85%) VoIP
12 1 (0.42%) tcpdump
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.85%) Big Data
1 2 (0.85%) Power BI
General
1 64 (27.12%) Social Skills
2 61 (25.85%) Analytical Skills
3 49 (20.76%) Finance
4 33 (13.98%) Military
5 22 (9.32%) Retail
6 9 (3.81%) Games
7 8 (3.39%) Law
7 8 (3.39%) Marketing
8 7 (2.97%) Pharmaceutical
9 4 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (1.69%) Police
10 2 (0.85%) Banking
10 2 (0.85%) Legal
11 1 (0.42%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.42%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.42%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.42%) Public Sector
11 1 (0.42%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 94 (39.83%) Analyst
2 53 (22.46%) SOC Analyst
3 42 (17.80%) Senior
4 37 (15.68%) Lead
5 36 (15.25%) Security Analyst
6 34 (14.41%) Consultant
7 33 (13.98%) Security Consultant
8 32 (13.56%) Security Engineer
9 30 (12.71%) Senior Analyst
10 18 (7.63%) Security Manager
11 16 (6.78%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 15 (6.36%) Cybersecurity Consultant
13 13 (5.51%) Senior Security Analyst
13 13 (5.51%) Team Leader
14 11 (4.66%) Information Security Engineer
14 11 (4.66%) IT Analyst
14 11 (4.66%) IT Security Analyst
15 10 (4.24%) Operations Analyst
15 10 (4.24%) Security Operations Analyst
15 10 (4.24%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (6.36%) Elastic Stack
2 4 (1.69%) EDI
3 3 (1.27%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 50 (21.19%) Management Information System
2 43 (18.22%) Cyber Threat
3 36 (15.25%) Cyber Defence
4 22 (9.32%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 19 (8.05%) Client/Server
6 11 (4.66%) Security Posture
7 9 (3.81%) Data Protection Act
8 7 (2.97%) Data Centre
9 6 (2.54%) Cyberattack
9 6 (2.54%) Cybercrime
9 6 (2.54%) Onboarding
9 6 (2.54%) Social Media
10 5 (2.12%) Enterprise Storage
10 5 (2.12%) Industry 4.0
10 5 (2.12%) Product Ownership
10 5 (2.12%) SCADA
11 4 (1.69%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (1.69%) Cyber Security Posture
11 4 (1.69%) Operational Technology
12 3 (1.27%) Insider Threat
Operating Systems
1 47 (19.92%) Windows
2 14 (5.93%) Android
2 14 (5.93%) Apple iOS
2 14 (5.93%) Linux
3 8 (3.39%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.85%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 236 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 185 (78.39%) Cybersecurity
3 155 (65.68%) SIEM
4 97 (41.10%) Information Security
5 77 (32.63%) Incident Response
6 73 (30.93%) Vulnerability Management
7 55 (23.31%) Agile
8 39 (16.53%) Incident Management
9 37 (15.68%) Problem-Solving
10 36 (15.25%) Data Loss Prevention
11 33 (13.98%) Security Architecture
12 32 (13.56%) Cloud Security
13 31 (13.14%) Mentoring
14 30 (12.71%) Roadmaps
14 30 (12.71%) Security Management
15 28 (11.86%) Threat Intelligence
16 27 (11.44%) Coaching
17 26 (11.02%) Computer Science
17 26 (11.02%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
18 25 (10.59%) SOAR
Programming Languages
1 15 (6.36%) Python
2 14 (5.93%) PowerShell
3 5 (2.12%) Kusto Query Language
4 1 (0.42%) Bash
Qualifications
1 88 (37.29%) Security Cleared
2 63 (26.69%) CISSP
3 45 (19.07%) DV Cleared
4 38 (16.10%) Degree
5 31 (13.14%) SC Cleared
6 25 (10.59%) CompTIA Security+
7 17 (7.20%) CEH
7 17 (7.20%) Cisco Certification
7 17 (7.20%) Computer Science Degree
8 15 (6.36%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 15 (6.36%) CCSP
8 15 (6.36%) Master's Degree
9 14 (5.93%) SANS
9 14 (5.93%) SSCP
10 13 (5.51%) CISM
11 11 (4.66%) CompTIA CySA+
12 7 (2.97%) CISA
13 4 (1.69%) Azure Certification
13 4 (1.69%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 3 (1.27%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 85 (36.02%) NIST
2 45 (19.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 30 (12.71%) PCI DSS
4 21 (8.90%) GDPR
5 18 (7.63%) NIST 800
6 6 (2.54%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (2.54%) SOC 2
7 5 (2.12%) NCSC
8 4 (1.69%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.42%) QA
9 1 (0.42%) SLA
System Software
1 15 (6.36%) vSphere
2 14 (5.93%) Virtual Desktop
3 10 (4.24%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.42%) Snort
4 1 (0.42%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 20 (8.47%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (5.93%) Nmap
3 11 (4.66%) CASB
4 6 (2.54%) QRadar
5 3 (1.27%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.42%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 1 (0.42%) Computer Incident Response Team
6 1 (0.42%) Nessus
Vendors
1 80 (33.90%) Microsoft
2 39 (16.53%) Splunk
3 15 (6.36%) Qualys
3 15 (6.36%) SolarWinds
3 15 (6.36%) Tanium
3 15 (6.36%) Tripwire
4 14 (5.93%) Rapid7
4 14 (5.93%) Thycotic
5 9 (3.81%) Cisco
5 9 (3.81%) IBM
6 5 (2.12%) BT
7 3 (1.27%) ArcSight
7 3 (1.27%) CheckPoint
7 3 (1.27%) F5
7 3 (1.27%) Juniper
7 3 (1.27%) TippingPoint
7 3 (1.27%) Trend Micro
8 2 (0.85%) Sun
9 1 (0.42%) Proofpoint
9 1 (0.42%) Zscaler