Security Operations Centre Analyst
UK
The median Security Operations Centre Analyst salary in the UK is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 17 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 17 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 769 | 843 | 1074 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +74 | +231 | -246 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a SOC Analyst | 114 | 116 | 159 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.12% | 0.099% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.13% | 0.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 100 | 81 | 112 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,500 | £27,500 | £31,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,188 | £38,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £59,063 | £62,500 | £61,563 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £68,750 | £65,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £42,500 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.65% | - | -7.61% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 94,483 | 90,798 | 154,064 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.68% | 91.49% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,539 | 57,358 | 84,412 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,526 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
SOC Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured SOC Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SOC Analyst
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SOC Analyst.
SOC Analyst
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing SOC Analyst over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.
SOC Analyst
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SOC Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 17 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 |
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| England | +122 | 111 | £52,500 | - | 34 |
| UK excluding London | -14 | 74 | £50,000 | +17.65% | 25 |
| London | +122 | 39 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 10 |
| Work from Home | +76 | 37 | £52,500 | - | 12 |
| South East | -1 | 36 | £50,000 | +53.85% | 6 |
| North of England | +62 | 18 | £60,000 | +84.62% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | +84 | 14 | £60,000 | +84.62% | 7 |
| East of England | +22 | 11 | £54,000 | +20.00% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +16 | 5 | £42,000 | -4.00% | 3 |
| Midlands | -8 | 5 | £42,000 | -4.00% | 3 |
| North West | - | 3 | £61,250 | - | 1 |
| South West | -17 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| Wales | +1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Scotland | -61 | 1 | £35,500 | -16.47% | 1 |
| North East | - | 1 | £45,000 | - |
SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 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 featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.
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SOC Analyst Skill Set
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:
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