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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 531 573 771
Rank change year-on-year +42 +198 -260
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations Centre 62 65 115
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.18% 0.17% 0.15%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.51% 0.43% 0.33%
Number of salaries quoted 58 56 106
10th Percentile £37,500 £39,294 £40,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £56,563
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 £59,779 £77,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £71,125 £89,375
UK median annual salary £56,500 £59,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -4.24% -9.23% +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 12,201 14,971 35,232
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 35.12% 38.93% 47.43%
Number of salaries quoted 9,269 11,057 17,188
10th Percentile £32,500 £39,544 £37,500
25th Percentile £42,533 £48,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% - +13.04%
75th Percentile £80,000 £86,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £105,000 £110,000 £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 1 June 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 21 (33.87%) Microsoft 365
3 18 (29.03%) Azure Sentinel
4 13 (20.97%) Azure DevOps
4 13 (20.97%) Cloud Computing
4 13 (20.97%) Microsoft Purview
5 3 (4.84%) AWS
5 3 (4.84%) IaaS
5 3 (4.84%) PaaS
5 3 (4.84%) SaaS
6 2 (3.23%) Entra ID
7 1 (1.61%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 33 (53.23%) Firewall
2 19 (30.65%) Network Security
3 15 (24.19%) TCP/IP
4 14 (22.58%) Wireshark
5 13 (20.97%) LAN
5 13 (20.97%) WAN
6 9 (14.52%) Intrusion Detection
7 3 (4.84%) 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 23 (37.10%) Finance
2 11 (17.74%) 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 26 (41.94%) Security Engineer
2 22 (35.48%) Analyst
3 19 (30.65%) SOC Analyst
4 16 (25.81%) Lead
5 15 (24.19%) Senior
6 11 (17.74%) Information Security Engineer
6 11 (17.74%) Security Manager
7 10 (16.13%) Senior Security Engineer
8 9 (14.52%) Team Leader
9 5 (8.06%) Information Security Manager
9 5 (8.06%) Senior Analyst
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 Project Manager
10 4 (6.45%) SOC Engineer
11 3 (4.84%) IT Manager
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 5 (8.06%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 3 (4.84%) Security Posture
7 2 (3.23%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (3.23%) Cyberattack
7 2 (3.23%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 2 (3.23%) Greenfield Project
7 2 (3.23%) Operational Technology
8 1 (1.61%) CSOC
8 1 (1.61%) Data Centre
8 1 (1.61%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 17 (27.42%) Windows
2 13 (20.97%) Android
2 13 (20.97%) Apple iOS
3 3 (4.84%) Linux
4 2 (3.23%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 47 (75.81%) Cybersecurity
3 42 (67.74%) SIEM
4 30 (48.39%) Incident Response
5 24 (38.71%) Information Security
6 23 (37.10%) Security Management
7 19 (30.65%) Vulnerability Management
8 18 (29.03%) Data Loss Prevention
9 16 (25.81%) Agile
9 16 (25.81%) Cloud Security
10 14 (22.58%) Ethical Hacking
10 14 (22.58%) Information Security Management
10 14 (22.58%) Roadmaps
11 13 (20.97%) Identity Access Management
11 13 (20.97%) Key Management
11 13 (20.97%) Privileged Access Management
11 13 (20.97%) Project Roadmap
11 13 (20.97%) Regulatory Compliance
11 13 (20.97%) Secrets Management
11 13 (20.97%) Zero Trust
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%) GCIH
10 1 (1.61%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (45.16%) 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%) Active Directory
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 20 (32.26%) 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 1 (1.61%) Sun