Security Operations Centre Jobs with Work from Home Options

Security Operations Centre
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Operations Centre in permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH). Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Security Operations Centre over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 522 589 755
Rank change year-on-year +67 +166 -256
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations Centre 62 69 109
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.18% 0.17% 0.15%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.51% 0.44% 0.33%
Number of salaries quoted 58 58 102
10th Percentile £37,500 £39,294 £39,075
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £55,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £55,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.73% -21.43% +33.33%
75th Percentile £62,500 £59,467 £77,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £72,250 £89,875
UK median annual salary £57,500 £58,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -0.86% -10.77% +23.81%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

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 WFH option and a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 12,096 15,583 32,992
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 35.73% 38.56% 46.91%
Number of salaries quoted 9,268 11,387 16,897
10th Percentile £32,500 £39,276 £37,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £48,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,541 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.40% - +13.04%
75th Percentile £80,000 £86,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £102,500 £108,750 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Security Operations Centre
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Security Operations Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Security Operations Centre trend for jobs with a WFH option

Security Operations Centre
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Security Operations Centre.

Security Operations Centre salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Security Operations Centre
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Security Operations Centre over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Security Operations Centre salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Security Operations Centre
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Cloud Services
1 25 (40.32%) Azure
2 20 (32.26%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (27.42%) Azure Sentinel
4 13 (20.97%) Azure DevOps
4 13 (20.97%) Cloud Computing
4 13 (20.97%) Microsoft Purview
5 4 (6.45%) AWS
6 3 (4.84%) IaaS
6 3 (4.84%) PaaS
6 3 (4.84%) SaaS
7 2 (3.23%) Entra ID
8 1 (1.61%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 33 (53.23%) Firewall
2 20 (32.26%) Network Security
3 16 (25.81%) TCP/IP
4 14 (22.58%) Wireshark
5 13 (20.97%) LAN
5 13 (20.97%) WAN
6 9 (14.52%) Intrusion Detection
7 4 (6.45%) DNS
8 2 (3.23%) DHCP
8 2 (3.23%) HTTP
8 2 (3.23%) SMTP
9 1 (1.61%) tcpdump
9 1 (1.61%) VPN
General
1 24 (38.71%) Finance
2 12 (19.35%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (11.29%) Law
3 7 (11.29%) Social Skills
4 6 (9.68%) Pharmaceutical
5 2 (3.23%) Banking
5 2 (3.23%) Legal
5 2 (3.23%) Marketing
5 2 (3.23%) Retail
6 1 (1.61%) Financial Institution
6 1 (1.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (1.61%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 25 (40.32%) Security Engineer
2 23 (37.10%) Analyst
3 19 (30.65%) SOC Analyst
4 16 (25.81%) Lead
4 16 (25.81%) Senior
5 11 (17.74%) Information Security Engineer
5 11 (17.74%) Security Manager
6 10 (16.13%) Senior Security Engineer
7 9 (14.52%) Team Leader
8 6 (9.68%) Senior Analyst
9 5 (8.06%) Information Security Manager
10 4 (6.45%) Information Security Project Manager
10 4 (6.45%) Operations Engineer
10 4 (6.45%) Project Manager
10 4 (6.45%) Security Analyst
10 4 (6.45%) Security Project Manager
10 4 (6.45%) SOC Engineer
11 3 (4.84%) Operational Security Manager
11 3 (4.84%) Security Operations Manager
11 3 (4.84%) SIEM Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 22 (35.48%) Management Information System
2 8 (12.90%) Client/Server
3 7 (11.29%) Cyber Threat
4 6 (9.68%) Cybercrime
5 4 (6.45%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 4 (6.45%) Security Posture
6 3 (4.84%) Greenfield Project
7 2 (3.23%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (3.23%) Cyberattack
7 2 (3.23%) Data Centre
7 2 (3.23%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 2 (3.23%) Operational Technology
8 1 (1.61%) CSOC
8 1 (1.61%) Insider Threat
8 1 (1.61%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 17 (27.42%) Windows
2 13 (20.97%) Android
2 13 (20.97%) Apple iOS
3 2 (3.23%) Linux
3 2 (3.23%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 48 (77.42%) Cybersecurity
3 43 (69.35%) SIEM
4 30 (48.39%) Incident Response
5 24 (38.71%) Information Security
5 24 (38.71%) Security Management
6 19 (30.65%) Data Loss Prevention
6 19 (30.65%) Vulnerability Management
7 16 (25.81%) Agile
7 16 (25.81%) Cloud Security
8 15 (24.19%) Roadmaps
9 14 (22.58%) Ethical Hacking
9 14 (22.58%) Information Security Management
10 13 (20.97%) Cryptography
10 13 (20.97%) Key Management
10 13 (20.97%) Privileged Access Management
10 13 (20.97%) Process Improvement
10 13 (20.97%) Project Roadmap
10 13 (20.97%) Regulatory Compliance
10 13 (20.97%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 13 (20.97%) PowerShell
1 13 (20.97%) Python
2 5 (8.06%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 25 (40.32%) CISSP
2 15 (24.19%) Cisco Certification
3 14 (22.58%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 14 (22.58%) CCSP
3 14 (22.58%) CEH
4 13 (20.97%) SANS
4 13 (20.97%) SSCP
5 7 (11.29%) CompTIA Security+
5 7 (11.29%) Degree
6 6 (9.68%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (8.06%) Security Cleared
8 3 (4.84%) CISM
9 2 (3.23%) GIAC
9 2 (3.23%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (3.23%) SC Cleared
10 1 (1.61%) CISMP
10 1 (1.61%) CTC Cleared
10 1 (1.61%) GCIA
10 1 (1.61%) GSEC
10 1 (1.61%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (43.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 19 (30.65%) NIST
3 18 (29.03%) PCI DSS
4 6 (9.68%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (3.23%) GDPR
System Software
1 13 (20.97%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (1.61%) Snort
Systems Management
1 13 (20.97%) Microsoft Intune
1 13 (20.97%) Nmap
2 6 (9.68%) QRadar
Vendors
1 22 (35.48%) Microsoft
2 21 (33.87%) Splunk
3 13 (20.97%) Qualys
3 13 (20.97%) Rapid7
3 13 (20.97%) Thycotic
4 6 (9.68%) IBM
5 5 (8.06%) Cisco
6 2 (3.23%) Sun