SOC Analyst Jobs in Reading

Security Operations Centre Analyst
Berkshire > Reading

As of 11 December 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Security Operations Centre Analyst salary in Reading.

6 months to
11 Dec 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 91 108 130
Rank change year-on-year +17 +22 0
Permanent jobs requiring a SOC Analyst 1 4 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 0.11% 0.32% 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.34% 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 0 4 2
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £57,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year - -28.13% +146.15%
Berkshire median annual salary - £57,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year - +43.75% +23.08%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 861 1,166 1,553
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.48% 94.18% 93.33%
Number of salaries quoted 409 595 987
10th Percentile £37,000 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £48,750 £38,000 £40,838
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £54,763 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.56% -7.18% +2.61%
75th Percentile £80,000 £68,750 £73,750
90th Percentile £92,750 £83,750 £82,500
Berkshire median annual salary £62,500 £54,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +14.68% -5.22% -

SOC Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Job postings that featured SOC Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Job vacancy trend for SOC Analyst in Reading

SOC Analyst
Salary Trend in Reading

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SOC Analyst in Reading.

Salary trend for SOC Analyst in Reading

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 11 December 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 across the Reading region featuring SOC Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Perl
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Billing
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Splunk
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) LogRhythm
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) Palo Alto
1 1 (100.00%) AlienVault
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Okta
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Sentinel
1 1 (100.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA CySA+
1 1 (100.00%) SOAR

SOC Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Sentinel
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Billing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) SOAR
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Perl
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA CySA+
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) AlienVault
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (100.00%) LogRhythm
1 1 (100.00%) Okta
1 1 (100.00%) Palo Alto
1 1 (100.00%) Splunk