Automation index
How much of a SOC analyst’s job can AI already do?
An alert and a playbook come earlier. Calling it an incident and cutting it off in time do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
SOC analyst
28%
AI can already do 28% of this job.
#80 / 623
View rankingSOC analyst
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Triage, SIEM and the alert playbook.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 52% | +9.4 |
The false positive and the one that is ransomware.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
IOCs, correlation and the ticket.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
24x7 shift, handoff and the note to the CISO.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Contain, isolate and not killing the business.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Cut it off in time, and not ignoring the awkward alert.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 28% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- alert triage
- SIEM
- SOC playbooks
- IOCs
- contain incidents
- 24x7 shift
- ransomware
- event correlation
Sources for this job· O*NET 15-1212.00· ESCO/ISCO 2529
IS WORK OVER?
Costume designer
22%
#333 / 623
View rankingCostume designer
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
The reading, sketch and the palette.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Shop, fitting and the one you cannot sit in.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Rehearsal, quick change and the one that catches.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Budget, dyes and the one that is late.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Direction, the ego and not dressing against the text.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
That you can act, and not splitting on the third.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 22% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- costume sketches
- costume fittings
- quick changes
- palette
- wardrobe shop
- dyes
- rehearsals
- costume budget
Sources for this job· O*NET 27-1022.00· ESCO/ISCO 2163