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 / 753
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?
District heating engineer
22%
#398 / 753
View rankingDistrict heating engineer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Balance, flows and the loss.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Chamber, the leak and the one that weeps.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Substation, the valve and the one that will not open.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Winter, the last block and not leaving it cold.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The council, the tariff and not hiding the loss.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
That the heat arrives, and not hiding the loss.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
- heat balances
- flows
- network losses
- chambers
- heat substations
- the last block
- tariffs
- leaks
Sources for this job· O*NET 17-2199.00· ESCO/ISCO 2149