Cyber Security
SOC Analyst Jobs & Careers
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HOK Consulting connects SOC Analysts with organisations monitoring, investigating and responding to cyber threats across permanent, contract and interim opportunities.
Whether your experience covers security monitoring, incident response, threat detection or technologies such as Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk and CrowdStrike, explore current opportunities or upload your CV to join HOK’s technology talent network.
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What Does a SOC Analyst Do?
SOC Analysts work within Security Operations Centres to monitor technology environments for potential cyber threats, investigate security alerts and help organisations respond to incidents.
The role typically involves analysing activity across networks, endpoints, cloud platforms and applications, using security monitoring technologies to identify suspicious behaviour and determine whether further investigation or remediation is required.
SOC Analysts often work alongside security engineers, threat intelligence specialists, incident response teams and wider infrastructure and cloud professionals to detect attacks early and reduce the impact of security incidents.
SOC Analyst Skills & Experience
The exact requirements vary between organisations, but SOC Analyst roles commonly involve experience across areas such as:
- Security Operations Centres
- Security Monitoring
- Incident Response
- Threat Intelligence
- Vulnerability Management
- Network Security
- Cloud Security
- Microsoft Sentinel
- Splunk
- CrowdStrike
- Palo Alto Networks
- Identity and Access Management
- Endpoint Security
- Security Information and Event Management
- Operational Resilience
SOC Analysts may work at different levels of a security operations function, from initial alert triage through to advanced investigation and incident handling.
Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and the ability to interpret technical security information are particularly important when distinguishing genuine threats from false positives and escalating incidents appropriately.
Typical SOC Analyst Responsibilities
- Monitoring security alerts and events across technology environments
- Reviewing and triaging potential security incidents
- Investigating suspicious network, endpoint and user activity
- Using SIEM platforms such as Microsoft Sentinel and Splunk
- Analysing endpoint security alerts using technologies such as CrowdStrike
- Identifying indicators of compromise and unusual behaviour
- Escalating significant incidents for further investigation and response
- Supporting incident containment, remediation and recovery activities
- Reviewing threat intelligence and emerging security risks
- Documenting security incidents, findings and investigation outcomes
- Supporting improvements to detection rules and monitoring processes
- Working with security engineering, infrastructure and cloud teams to improve security controls
Responsibilities vary depending on the organisation, maturity of the Security Operations Centre and whether the position is focused on first-line monitoring, advanced investigation or incident response.
SOC Analyst Salary Expectations
SOC Analyst salaries vary according to experience, location, level of responsibility, security technologies, sector and the complexity of the environments being monitored.
Permanent SOC Analyst
Around £52,500 per year
UK median advertised salary
Contract SOC Analyst
Around £600 per day
UK median contract rate
Senior SOC Analysts and professionals with specialist incident response, threat hunting, cloud security, financial services or advanced SIEM experience may command higher salaries or contract rates.
Salary information is provided as a general UK market guide and can vary significantly between individual roles.
SOC Analyst Career Progression
A career in security operations can lead into senior SOC positions, incident response, threat intelligence, engineering and wider cyber security roles.
Typical SOC Analyst Career Path
Alternative Career Paths
SOC Analysts may also progress into specialist roles such as:
- Security Operations Engineer
- Cyber Security Analyst
- Threat Intelligence Analyst
- Vulnerability Management Analyst
- Security Engineer
- Cyber Security Consultant
- Information Security Manager
The right progression depends on whether you want to deepen your security operations expertise, specialise in investigation or threat intelligence, move into security engineering or progress towards wider cyber security leadership.
Your Next Move
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If you’re considering your next permanent position, contract assignment or interim opportunity, send HOK Consulting your CV.
Tell us about your security operations experience, the monitoring technologies you work with and the type of opportunity you’re looking for.
Specialist Recruitment
Cyber Security Recruitment
Security Operations forms part of HOK Consulting’s wider Cyber Security recruitment expertise, connecting organisations with specialists across SOC, incident response, security engineering, threat intelligence, vulnerability management, cloud security and information security.
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HOK Consulting supports organisations looking for experienced SOC Analysts across permanent, contract and interim requirements.
Whether you’re expanding a Security Operations Centre, strengthening threat detection, increasing incident response capability or need specialist security operations expertise, speak to HOK about your requirements.