Security Operations Centre Jobs in the UK excluding London

Security Operations Centre
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Operations Centre in permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Security Operations Centre over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 590 572 705
Rank change year-on-year -18 +133 -101
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations Centre 181 161 158
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.24% 0.28% 0.21%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.73% 0.68% 0.48%
Number of salaries quoted 154 104 112
10th Percentile £30,045 £24,146 £37,575
25th Percentile £37,500 £37,463 £49,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% -15.38% +23.81%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £75,198
90th Percentile £107,500 £81,000 £83,375
UK median annual salary £56,500 £58,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -2.59% -10.77% +23.81%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

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 advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 24,652 23,597 32,735
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 32.35% 41.74% 44.20%
Number of salaries quoted 15,379 10,912 15,963
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £85,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Security Operations Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Security Operations Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations Centre in the UK excluding London

Security Operations Centre
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Operations Centre in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Security Operations Centre in the UK excluding London

Security Operations Centre
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Operations Centre in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Operations Centre in the UK excluding London

Security Operations Centre
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Operations Centre within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 2 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
South East -26 56 £41,920 -10.02% 8
South West +9 44 £100,000 +314.15% 5
Midlands -2 37 £43,500 -20.91% 6
North of England +35 29 £56,500 -9.60% 16
West Midlands +1 27 £37,500 -31.82% 4
Yorkshire +70 13 £56,500 +15.31% 9
North West -24 11 £58,750 -9.62% 7
East Midlands -17 10 £59,470 +67.52% 2
East of England 0 8 £54,000 +20.00% 6
Scotland -70 5 £67,500 +85.30% 1
North East - 5 £45,000 -
Wales -11 2 £52,500 -16.00%
Security Operations Centre
UK

Security Operations Centre
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (1.10%) Apache
1 2 (1.10%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (1.10%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (3.31%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.55%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 42 (23.20%) Azure
2 36 (19.89%) Microsoft 365
3 32 (17.68%) Azure Sentinel
4 10 (5.52%) Entra ID
5 6 (3.31%) Azure DevOps
5 6 (3.31%) Cloud Computing
5 6 (3.31%) Microsoft Purview
6 5 (2.76%) AWS
7 4 (2.21%) IaaS
7 4 (2.21%) PaaS
7 4 (2.21%) SaaS
8 2 (1.10%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.55%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 57 (31.49%) Firewall
2 36 (19.89%) Network Security
3 25 (13.81%) Intrusion Detection
4 10 (5.52%) VPN
5 7 (3.87%) LAN
5 7 (3.87%) TCP/IP
5 7 (3.87%) WAN
5 7 (3.87%) Wireshark
6 2 (1.10%) DNS
6 2 (1.10%) Internet
6 2 (1.10%) VoIP
7 1 (0.55%) DKIM
7 1 (0.55%) DMARC
7 1 (0.55%) FTP
7 1 (0.55%) HTTP
7 1 (0.55%) SMTP
7 1 (0.55%) Sourcefire
7 1 (0.55%) tcpdump
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.10%) Big Data
1 2 (1.10%) Power BI
General
1 53 (29.28%) Analytical Skills
1 53 (29.28%) Social Skills
2 28 (15.47%) Finance
3 22 (12.15%) Retail
4 18 (9.94%) Military
5 9 (4.97%) Marketing
6 5 (2.76%) Games
7 4 (2.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (1.66%) Law
8 3 (1.66%) Manufacturing
9 2 (1.10%) Legal
9 2 (1.10%) Police
9 2 (1.10%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.55%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 71 (39.23%) Analyst
2 36 (19.89%) SOC Analyst
3 34 (18.78%) Security Analyst
4 30 (16.57%) Lead
5 22 (12.15%) Consultant
6 20 (11.05%) Security Consultant
6 20 (11.05%) Security Engineer
7 19 (10.50%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 18 (9.94%) Senior
9 16 (8.84%) Senior Analyst
10 13 (7.18%) Security Manager
11 12 (6.63%) IT Analyst
11 12 (6.63%) IT Security Analyst
12 11 (6.08%) Operations Analyst
12 11 (6.08%) Security Operations Analyst
13 10 (5.52%) Senior Security Analyst
13 10 (5.52%) Team Leader
14 8 (4.42%) Senior IT Security Analyst
15 7 (3.87%) Infrastructure Security Engineer
15 7 (3.87%) Security Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.21%) EDI
2 1 (0.55%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 43 (23.76%) Management Information System
2 39 (21.55%) Cyber Threat
3 21 (11.60%) Cyber Defence
4 13 (7.18%) Client/Server
5 9 (4.97%) Data Protection Act
5 9 (4.97%) Security Posture
6 8 (4.42%) Social Media
7 7 (3.87%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 6 (3.31%) Data Centre
9 5 (2.76%) Enterprise Storage
9 5 (2.76%) Industry 4.0
9 5 (2.76%) Insider Threat
9 5 (2.76%) SCADA
10 4 (2.21%) Cyber Security Posture
10 4 (2.21%) Onboarding
11 3 (1.66%) Cyberattack
11 3 (1.66%) Greenfield Project
12 2 (1.10%) CSOC
13 1 (0.55%) Cybercrime
13 1 (0.55%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 37 (20.44%) Windows
2 11 (6.08%) Linux
3 7 (3.87%) Windows Server
4 6 (3.31%) Android
4 6 (3.31%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 181 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 152 (83.98%) Cybersecurity
3 108 (59.67%) SIEM
4 72 (39.78%) Incident Response
5 59 (32.60%) Information Security
6 40 (22.10%) Vulnerability Management
7 35 (19.34%) Problem-Solving
8 34 (18.78%) Agile
9 30 (16.57%) Mentoring
10 25 (13.81%) Coaching
11 23 (12.71%) Computer Science
12 21 (11.60%) Cloud Security
12 21 (11.60%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
12 21 (11.60%) Service Delivery
12 21 (11.60%) SOAR
12 21 (11.60%) Threat Intelligence
13 19 (10.50%) Roadmaps
14 18 (9.94%) Data Loss Prevention
14 18 (9.94%) Programme Management
14 18 (9.94%) Scaled Agile Framework
Programming Languages
1 6 (3.31%) PowerShell
1 6 (3.31%) Python
Qualifications
1 69 (38.12%) Security Cleared
2 45 (24.86%) CISSP
3 35 (19.34%) Degree
4 29 (16.02%) DV Cleared
5 26 (14.36%) CompTIA Security+
6 24 (13.26%) SC Cleared
7 17 (9.39%) Computer Science Degree
8 15 (8.29%) Master's Degree
9 11 (6.08%) CompTIA CySA+
10 9 (4.97%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (3.87%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 7 (3.87%) CCSP
11 7 (3.87%) CEH
12 6 (3.31%) SANS
12 6 (3.31%) SSCP
13 5 (2.76%) CISM
14 2 (1.10%) CCNA
14 2 (1.10%) CISA
14 2 (1.10%) DBS Check
14 2 (1.10%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (29.83%) NIST
2 24 (13.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 21 (11.60%) PCI DSS
4 19 (10.50%) GDPR
5 18 (9.94%) NIST 800
6 5 (2.76%) NCSC
6 5 (2.76%) SOC 2
7 4 (2.21%) ISO 9001
8 2 (1.10%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.55%) QA
9 1 (0.55%) SLA
System Software
1 8 (4.42%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.31%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.55%) Snort
3 1 (0.55%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 12 (6.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (5.52%) CASB
3 6 (3.31%) Nmap
4 2 (1.10%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 67 (37.02%) Microsoft
2 20 (11.05%) Splunk
3 10 (5.52%) BT
4 6 (3.31%) Qualys
4 6 (3.31%) Rapid7
4 6 (3.31%) Thycotic
5 3 (1.66%) Cisco
6 1 (0.55%) ArcSight
6 1 (0.55%) CheckPoint
6 1 (0.55%) F5
6 1 (0.55%) IBM
6 1 (0.55%) Juniper
6 1 (0.55%) Proofpoint
6 1 (0.55%) Sun
6 1 (0.55%) TippingPoint
6 1 (0.55%) Trend Micro
6 1 (0.55%) Zscaler