Security Operations Centre Analyst
UK
The median Security Operations Centre Analyst salary in the UK is £51,820 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 796 | 833 | 1110 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +37 | +277 | -271 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a SOC Analyst | 111 | 114 | 151 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.12% | 0.089% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | 0.13% | 0.093% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 100 | 80 | 107 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,425 | £27,025 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,188 | £38,625 | £40,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,820 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.64% | -4.76% | +8.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,750 | £62,500 | £61,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £68,750 | £63,500 |
| 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 | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
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 1 June 2024.
SOC Analyst
Top 14 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 1 June 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 | +60 | 107 | £52,500 | -1.41% | 27 |
| UK excluding London | -38 | 69 | £50,000 | +17.65% | 24 |
| London | +119 | 40 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 3 |
| Work from Home | +53 | 37 | £52,500 | - | 7 |
| South East | -1 | 36 | £50,000 | +53.85% | 4 |
| North of England | +46 | 18 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | +70 | 12 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 5 |
| East of England | +8 | 10 | £54,000 | +20.00% | 5 |
| West Midlands | -16 | 3 | £30,000 | -29.41% | 2 |
| Midlands | -19 | 3 | £30,000 | -29.41% | 2 |
| North East | - | 3 | £45,000 | - | |
| North West | - | 3 | £61,250 | - | 6 |
| Wales | -5 | 1 | - | - | |
| Scotland | -70 | 1 | £35,500 | -16.47% | 1 |
SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 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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