Security Operations Centre Manager
UK
The median Security Operations Centre Manager salary in the UK is £75,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 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 18 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 862 | 956 | 1221 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +94 | +265 | -318 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a SOC Manager | 28 | 21 | 23 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.028% | 0.021% | 0.014% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.030% | 0.023% | 0.015% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24 | 12 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £66,475 | £70,125 | £57,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £70,000 | £72,188 | £70,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £80,000 | £77,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | +3.56% | -0.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £87,500 | £84,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,250 | - | £88,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £77,500 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +3.33% | -1.64% |
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 | 94,593 | 90,744 | 154,424 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.69% | 91.51% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,603 | 57,335 | 84,442 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,521 |
| 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 Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured SOC Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SOC Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SOC Manager.
SOC Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing SOC Manager over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.
SOC Manager
Top 11 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SOC Manager within the UK 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 |
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| England | +96 | 28 | £75,000 | -6.25% | 5 |
| UK excluding London | -22 | 15 | £75,000 | -3.23% | 1 |
| London | +111 | 13 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 4 |
| North of England | +52 | 4 | £70,979 | -11.28% | |
| West Midlands | +13 | 4 | £92,500 | +23.33% | |
| Midlands | -8 | 4 | £92,500 | +23.33% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 4 | £70,979 | - | |
| South West | - | 4 | - | - | |
| South East | - | 2 | £68,250 | - | 1 |
| Work from Home | +66 | 1 | £100,000 | +17.65% | 2 |
| East of England | +4 | 1 | £70,000 | -3.45% |
SOC Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 May 2024, SOC Manager 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 Manager in the job title.
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SOC Manager 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: