Security Operations Centre Manager
UK
The median Security Operations Centre Manager salary in the UK is £75,000 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 | 879 | 927 | 1242 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +48 | +315 | -327 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a SOC Manager | 28 | 20 | 19 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.027% | 0.021% | 0.011% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.028% | 0.023% | 0.012% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 23 | 12 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £67,600 | £70,125 | £57,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £70,000 | £72,188 | £71,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £80,000 | £77,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | +3.23% | +1.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £87,500 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,000 | - | £88,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £76,250 | £77,500 | £77,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.61% | +0.65% | +6.21% |
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 Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured SOC Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SOC Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SOC Manager.
SOC Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing SOC Manager over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
SOC Manager
Top 11 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SOC Manager 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 | +44 | 28 | £75,000 | -6.25% | 5 |
| London | +115 | 14 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 4 |
| UK excluding London | -25 | 14 | £76,250 | -1.61% | |
| Midlands | -11 | 4 | £92,500 | +23.33% | |
| West Midlands | -12 | 4 | £92,500 | +23.33% | |
| South West | - | 4 | - | - | |
| North of England | +32 | 3 | £75,000 | -6.25% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 3 | £75,000 | - | |
| South East | - | 2 | £68,250 | - | |
| Work from Home | +37 | 1 | £100,000 | +17.65% | 3 |
| East of England | -1 | 1 | £70,000 | -3.45% |
SOC Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, SOC Manager 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 Manager in the job title.
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SOC Manager 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: