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Security Operations (SOC) Analyst Career Market Report 2026

505 active jobs. 260 companies. Median salary $110K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

505
Active Job Openings
260
Companies Hiring
$110K
Median Salary (US)
76%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Security Operations (SOC) Analyst market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 76% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $110K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $69K to $180K.

Remote roles pay 30% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 32%

R demand rose +10.9pp — fastest-growing skill

Virtua leads hiring with 18 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Mid-Level (+$58K, +86%)

Salary increase: +$58K · Sample: Junior → Mid-Level

AI automation risk: medium (score 55/100)

Score: 55/100 · AI/LLM demand: 55% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Senior19$115K$150K$192K
Mid-Level14$110K$126K$170K
Manager8$102K$150K$166K
Junior7$56K$68K$126K
Staff4$149K$190K$190K
Lead4$113K$126K$200K
Director3$7K$13K$162K

What jumps out

Junior → Mid-Level: +$58K (86%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States52$115KUSD
Remote10$149KUSD
Canada10$59KUSD
Australia8$125KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site2.2%
Remote16.4%
Hybrid1.6%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
32%
AWS
26%
Python
23%
Azure
20%
GCP
16%
Linux
15%
CISSP
15%
PowerShell
12%
R
11%
Bash
9%
CI/CD
9%
DevOps
8%

Skills on the Rise

R ↑+10.9ppTelemetry ↑+7.8ppAWS ↑+7.3ppTerraform ↑+6.0ppPython ↑+5.1pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-25.6ppRisk Management ↓-12.5ppAttention to Detail ↓-9.0ppCustomer Service ↓-7.4pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Virtua183.6%
Jobgether183.6%
Securitas91.8%
Scyneadvisory81.6%
Devoteam71.4%
Questronix Corporation71.4%
Nttlimited61.2%
Andurilindustries51.0%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States160
Remote36
India36
Canada18
United Kingdom17
Australia14
Philippines13
Netherlands9

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree63.1%243
Master's Degree11.7%45
Bachelor's Degree11.2%43

Certifications

CISSP (12%)CompTIA (8%)CEH (8%)CISM (4%)CompTIA Security+ (3%)AWS Certified (2%)CCNA (2%)ITIL (1%)CISA (1%)

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