SIEM Jobs in the Thames Valley

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for SIEM skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited SIEM over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 160 132 200
Rank change year-on-year -28 +68 -1
Permanent jobs citing SIEM 81 128 74
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 1.20% 2.13% 1.06%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.42% 2.24% 1.14%
Number of salaries quoted 67 25 66
10th Percentile £37,500 £45,500 £31,875
25th Percentile £38,000 £55,000 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £67,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -25.93% +58.82% -22.73%
75th Percentile £66,250 £75,000 £66,875
90th Percentile £74,750 £87,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -4.17% +9.09%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

SIEM is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,709 5,706 6,479
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 84.89% 94.74% 92.82%
Number of salaries quoted 3,928 3,100 3,897
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £71,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

SIEM
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing SIEM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for SIEM in the Thames Valley

SIEM
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SIEM in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for SIEM in the Thames Valley

SIEM
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing SIEM in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for SIEM in the Thames Valley

SIEM
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SIEM within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 8 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Berkshire -6 45 £57,500 -14.81% 12
Buckinghamshire -18 35 £45,000 -45.45%
Oxfordshire 0 1 £36,500 -39.17%
SIEM
South East

SIEM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (2.47%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (2.47%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 38 (46.91%) Azure
2 26 (32.10%) Microsoft 365
3 20 (24.69%) Azure Sentinel
4 6 (7.41%) AWS
4 6 (7.41%) Cloud Computing
4 6 (7.41%) Power Platform
5 2 (2.47%) Entra ID
5 2 (2.47%) WhatsApp
6 1 (1.23%) GitHub
6 1 (1.23%) SonarCloud
Communications & Networking
1 33 (40.74%) Firewall
2 24 (29.63%) Intrusion Detection
3 13 (16.05%) Internet
4 10 (12.35%) DKIM
4 10 (12.35%) DMARC
4 10 (12.35%) DNS
5 8 (9.88%) Network Security
6 5 (6.17%) VPN
7 3 (3.70%) TCP/IP
8 2 (2.47%) SAN
8 2 (2.47%) SD-WAN
8 2 (2.47%) WAN
9 1 (1.23%) LAN
9 1 (1.23%) tcpdump
9 1 (1.23%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (7.41%) Power BI
2 3 (3.70%) SQL Server
3 1 (1.23%) Hadoop
General
1 28 (34.57%) Analytical Skills
2 7 (8.64%) Social Skills
3 3 (3.70%) Retail
4 2 (2.47%) Telecoms
5 1 (1.23%) Legal
Job Titles
1 32 (39.51%) Analyst
2 20 (24.69%) SOC Analyst
3 17 (20.99%) Architect
4 11 (13.58%) Security Analyst
5 10 (12.35%) Information Analyst
5 10 (12.35%) Information Security Analyst
5 10 (12.35%) Senior
6 9 (11.11%) Lead
6 9 (11.11%) Network Architect
6 9 (11.11%) Security Engineer
7 6 (7.41%) Senior Analyst
7 6 (7.41%) SOC Engineer
8 5 (6.17%) Security Architect
8 5 (6.17%) SIEM Engineer
8 5 (6.17%) Splunk Engineer
9 3 (3.70%) ArcSight Engineer
9 3 (3.70%) Cloud Engineer
9 3 (3.70%) Cloud Security Engineer
9 3 (3.70%) Infrastructure Architect
9 3 (3.70%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (6.17%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 26 (32.10%) Management Information System
2 19 (23.46%) Cyber Threat
2 19 (23.46%) Security Operations Centre
3 13 (16.05%) Client/Server
4 10 (12.35%) Data Centre
5 9 (11.11%) Cyberattack
6 6 (7.41%) Analytical Mindset
6 6 (7.41%) Security Posture
7 5 (6.17%) Hybrid Cloud
7 5 (6.17%) iPad
7 5 (6.17%) Onboarding
8 3 (3.70%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 3 (3.70%) IoT
8 3 (3.70%) Private Cloud
9 1 (1.23%) Operational Technology
9 1 (1.23%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 23 (28.40%) Windows
2 7 (8.64%) Linux
3 5 (6.17%) Kali Linux
4 4 (4.94%) Windows Server
5 3 (3.70%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (1.23%) Windows 10
6 1 (1.23%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (1.23%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (51.85%) Cybersecurity
2 37 (45.68%) Security Operations
3 33 (40.74%) Incident Response
4 24 (29.63%) Computer Science
5 22 (27.16%) Problem-Solving
6 19 (23.46%) Information Security
7 17 (20.99%) Cloud Security
8 16 (19.75%) SOAR
9 14 (17.28%) Vulnerability Management
10 11 (13.58%) MITRE ATT&CK
11 10 (12.35%) Penetration Testing
12 9 (11.11%) Network Management
12 9 (11.11%) Use Case
13 8 (9.88%) Application Security
13 8 (9.88%) Vulnerability Remediation
14 6 (7.41%) Data Loss Prevention
14 6 (7.41%) Data Protection
14 6 (7.41%) Identity Access Management
14 6 (7.41%) Security Architecture
14 6 (7.41%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 8 (9.88%) PowerShell
2 7 (8.64%) Kusto Query Language
3 5 (6.17%) Python
4 3 (3.70%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 27 (33.33%) Degree
2 24 (29.63%) CISSP
3 21 (25.93%) Security Cleared
4 20 (24.69%) Computer Science Degree
5 19 (23.46%) CompTIA Security+
6 15 (18.52%) SC Cleared
7 9 (11.11%) DV Cleared
8 6 (7.41%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (6.17%) AWS Certification
9 5 (6.17%) Azure Certification
10 2 (2.47%) CCNA
10 2 (2.47%) CCNP
10 2 (2.47%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (2.47%) GCFA
10 2 (2.47%) GCFE
10 2 (2.47%) GCIA
10 2 (2.47%) Network+ Certification
10 2 (2.47%) OSCP
10 2 (2.47%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (14.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 12 (14.81%) NIST
2 8 (9.88%) PCI DSS
3 5 (6.17%) Cyber Essentials
3 5 (6.17%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 3 (3.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (1.23%) COBIT
5 1 (1.23%) IASME
System Software
1 4 (4.94%) Active Directory
1 4 (4.94%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (1.23%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 8 (9.88%) CASB
2 5 (6.17%) Suricata
3 1 (1.23%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 1 (1.23%) Nessus
3 1 (1.23%) Network Intrusion Detection System
3 1 (1.23%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 30 (37.04%) Microsoft
2 20 (24.69%) Splunk
3 8 (9.88%) McAfee
4 6 (7.41%) Cisco
4 6 (7.41%) Rapid7
5 5 (6.17%) Juniper
5 5 (6.17%) Palo Alto
6 4 (4.94%) VMware
7 3 (3.70%) ArcSight
7 3 (3.70%) Computacenter
8 2 (2.47%) LogRhythm
9 1 (1.23%) AlienVault
9 1 (1.23%) CheckPoint
9 1 (1.23%) Citrix