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?
Family support worker
20%
#467 / 623
View rankingFamily support worker
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 intervention plan and case coordination.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Home, hygiene, food and the child who misses school.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 10% | +2.2 |
Teach routines without replacing the parent.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Reports, social services and the school.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The row in the living room and getting out whole.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
The bond, and not making yourself indispensable.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
| Total | 100% | 20% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- home intervention
- teach routines
- family hygiene
- reports to social services
- home support
- truant child
- intervention plan
- not replacing the family
Sources for this job· O*NET 21-1093.00· ESCO/ISCO 2635