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 in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Operations Centre over the 6 months leading up to 20 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 513 583 554
Rank change year-on-year +70 -29 +150
Permanent jobs citing Security Operations Centre 72 188 164
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.18% 0.23% 0.30%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.53% 0.73% 0.70%
Number of salaries quoted 54 155 105
10th Percentile £35,950 £30,000 £24,146
25th Percentile £45,313 £37,500 £35,400
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,058 £54,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.45% +8.00% -23.08%
75th Percentile £63,500 £65,625 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,525 £107,500 £80,500
UK median annual salary £51,729 £55,500 £58,000
% change year-on-year -6.79% -4.31% -10.77%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

Security Operations Centre falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 13,697 25,619 23,442
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 34.36% 31.36% 42.82%
Number of salaries quoted 6,111 15,611 10,741
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

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 20 June 2025.

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 20 June 2025. 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 +62 23 £49,000 +16.89% 70
East of England +48 21 £62,000 +14.81% 37
South West +81 10 £51,058 -48.94% 30
North of England +42 9 £55,000 - 78
North West +17 9 £55,000 -4.35% 38
Midlands +64 7 £50,000 +23.46% 37
West Midlands +56 6 £44,500 +18.67% 24
Wales +43 2 £52,697 +0.37% 11
East Midlands +47 1 £72,500 +21.91% 13
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 5 (6.94%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 13 (18.06%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (15.28%) AWS
3 8 (11.11%) Azure
4 5 (6.94%) Azure Sentinel
4 5 (6.94%) Cloud Computing
5 4 (5.56%) Microsoft Purview
6 3 (4.17%) SaaS
7 2 (2.78%) Entra ID
8 1 (1.39%) IaaS
8 1 (1.39%) Mimecast
8 1 (1.39%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 38 (52.78%) Firewall
2 24 (33.33%) VPN
3 22 (30.56%) TCP/IP
4 21 (29.17%) Network Security
5 12 (16.67%) FTP
5 12 (16.67%) HTTP
5 12 (16.67%) LAN
5 12 (16.67%) SMTP
5 12 (16.67%) WAN
6 11 (15.28%) Internet
7 5 (6.94%) DHCP
7 5 (6.94%) DNS
7 5 (6.94%) NGFW
8 4 (5.56%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (11.11%) Relational Database
General
1 22 (30.56%) Social Skills
2 18 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (8.33%) Aerospace
3 6 (8.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 6 (8.33%) Retail
4 2 (2.78%) Law
4 2 (2.78%) Military
4 2 (2.78%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (2.78%) Pharmaceutical
4 2 (2.78%) Presentation Skills
4 2 (2.78%) Telecoms
5 1 (1.39%) Automotive
5 1 (1.39%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (1.39%) Finance
5 1 (1.39%) Manufacturing
5 1 (1.39%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 34 (47.22%) Analyst
2 24 (33.33%) SOC Analyst
3 16 (22.22%) Security Analyst
4 13 (18.06%) Lead
5 9 (12.50%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 9 (12.50%) SOC Manager
6 8 (11.11%) Senior
7 7 (9.72%) Security Engineer
8 5 (6.94%) Operational Security Manager
8 5 (6.94%) Operations Manager
8 5 (6.94%) Security Manager
8 5 (6.94%) Security Operations Manager
8 5 (6.94%) Senior Analyst
9 4 (5.56%) Operations Engineer
10 3 (4.17%) Cybersecurity Manager
10 3 (4.17%) Incident Analyst
10 3 (4.17%) Senior Security Analyst
11 2 (2.78%) Cybersecurity Engineer
11 2 (2.78%) Operations Analyst
11 2 (2.78%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (15.28%) LDAP
2 2 (2.78%) Leaflet
Miscellaneous
1 25 (34.72%) Cyber Threat
2 20 (27.78%) Security Posture
3 12 (16.67%) Client/Server
4 11 (15.28%) Management Information System
5 10 (13.89%) Cyber Defence
6 3 (4.17%) Hybrid Cloud
6 3 (4.17%) MISP
7 2 (2.78%) CSOC
7 2 (2.78%) Cyber Security Posture
7 2 (2.78%) Cyberattack
7 2 (2.78%) PKI
7 2 (2.78%) YARA
8 1 (1.39%) Cyber Kill Chain
Operating Systems
1 11 (15.28%) Windows
2 4 (5.56%) Linux
3 2 (2.78%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 54 (75.00%) SIEM
3 50 (69.44%) Incident Response
4 46 (63.89%) Cybersecurity
5 25 (34.72%) MITRE ATT&CK
6 24 (33.33%) Threat Intelligence
7 23 (31.94%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
8 21 (29.17%) Threat Detection
9 17 (23.61%) Vulnerability Management
10 16 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
10 16 (22.22%) Malware Analysis
11 14 (19.44%) Cloud Security
11 14 (19.44%) Problem-Solving
12 13 (18.06%) Regulatory Compliance
12 13 (18.06%) SOAR
13 12 (16.67%) Incident Management
13 12 (16.67%) Information Security
14 11 (15.28%) Mentoring
15 10 (13.89%) Reverse Engineering
15 10 (13.89%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 13 (18.06%) PowerShell
2 11 (15.28%) Python
3 10 (13.89%) Bash
4 7 (9.72%) Kusto Query Language
5 6 (8.33%) C++
5 6 (8.33%) Perl
6 2 (2.78%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 31 (43.06%) Security Cleared
2 19 (26.39%) Degree
3 18 (25.00%) SC Cleared
4 17 (23.61%) DV Cleared
5 16 (22.22%) CISSP
6 14 (19.44%) GCIH
7 12 (16.67%) CISM
8 9 (12.50%) CompTIA Security+
9 8 (11.11%) CEH
9 8 (11.11%) GIAC
10 4 (5.56%) GCIA
11 3 (4.17%) CompTIA CySA+
11 3 (4.17%) OSCP
11 3 (4.17%) SANS
12 2 (2.78%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 2 (2.78%) CREST Certified
12 2 (2.78%) CRISC
12 2 (2.78%) GISF
12 2 (2.78%) ISACA
12 2 (2.78%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (13.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (12.50%) NIST
3 2 (2.78%) SLA
4 1 (1.39%) Accessibility
4 1 (1.39%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (1.39%) GDPR
4 1 (1.39%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 8 (11.11%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 15 (20.83%) QRadar
2 1 (1.39%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 1 (1.39%) McAfee ePO
2 1 (1.39%) Nessus
Vendors
1 47 (65.28%) Microsoft
2 27 (37.50%) Splunk
3 4 (5.56%) Google
4 3 (4.17%) Tenable
5 2 (2.78%) AlienVault
5 2 (2.78%) IBM
5 2 (2.78%) Rapid7
6 1 (1.39%) CrowdStrike
6 1 (1.39%) Darktrace
6 1 (1.39%) LogRhythm
6 1 (1.39%) McAfee
6 1 (1.39%) Proofpoint
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