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 14 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 14 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 784 | 863 | 1075 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +79 | +212 | -235 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a SOC Analyst | 112 | 112 | 162 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.11% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.12% | 0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 99 | 77 | 114 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,500 | £28,750 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,875 | £38,750 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £50,000 | £53,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -6.98% | +4.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,750 | £62,500 | £61,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,250 | £68,750 | £65,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £42,500 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.65% | - | -8.11% |
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 | 93,739 | 91,836 | 153,630 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.65% | 91.52% | 96.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,104 | 57,926 | 84,939 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,604 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,750 | £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 14 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 14 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 | +108 | 110 | £52,500 | - | 27 |
| UK excluding London | -9 | 74 | £50,000 | +17.65% | 18 |
| London | +128 | 38 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 10 |
| Work from Home | +83 | 35 | £52,500 | +2.44% | 13 |
| South East | +8 | 35 | £50,000 | +48.15% | 3 |
| North of England | +51 | 19 | £60,000 | +84.62% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +101 | 15 | £60,000 | +84.62% | 4 |
| East of England | +14 | 11 | £54,000 | +20.00% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +8 | 5 | £42,000 | -1.18% | 3 |
| Midlands | +4 | 5 | £42,000 | -1.18% | 3 |
| North West | - | 3 | £61,250 | - | 1 |
| South West | -23 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| Wales | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| Scotland | -58 | 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 14 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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