SIEM Jobs in the UK excluding London

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 365 195 288
Rank change year-on-year -170 +93 +7
Permanent jobs citing SIEM 484 1,070 870
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.68% 1.81% 1.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.81% 1.90% 1.29%
Number of salaries quoted 402 371 493
10th Percentile £37,500 £37,539 £36,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,256 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - +9.52%
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £91,125 £80,000 £88,750
UK median annual salary £62,783 £64,100 £65,000
% change year-on-year -2.06% -1.38% +8.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 59,784 56,422 67,505
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 83.60% 95.60% 94.12%
Number of salaries quoted 41,279 29,104 41,046
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +9.09%

SIEM
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing SIEM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for SIEM in the UK excluding London

SIEM
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SIEM in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for SIEM in the UK excluding London

SIEM
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing SIEM in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Salary histogram for SIEM in the UK excluding London

SIEM
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SIEM within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 17 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
South East -88 145 £57,500 -1.71% 35
North of England -5 143 £53,750 +2.38% 39
South West -57 77 £90,000 +34.23% 14
Yorkshire +66 62 £60,000 +50.00% 22
North West -75 58 £47,000 -18.97% 16
Midlands -133 38 £52,500 -8.70% 12
East of England -7 35 £62,500 +4.17% 6
Scotland -167 25 £47,000 -27.69% 13
North East +17 23 £42,500 -37.04% 1
West Midlands -64 23 £47,000 -29.06% 9
East Midlands -64 15 £52,500 +10.53% 3
Wales -32 13 £58,750 +6.82% 3
Northern Ireland +15 6 £90,000 +176.92% 2
Isle of Man -17 1 - - 1
Channel Islands - 1 - -
SIEM
UK

SIEM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 13 (2.69%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (1.86%) IIS
3 7 (1.45%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.41%) Apache
4 2 (0.41%) MS Project Server
5 1 (0.21%) Confluence
Applications
1 8 (1.65%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.62%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.21%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.21%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 196 (40.50%) Azure
2 96 (19.83%) Microsoft 365
3 59 (12.19%) AWS
4 47 (9.71%) Azure Sentinel
5 25 (5.17%) Entra ID
6 24 (4.96%) Cloud Computing
7 13 (2.69%) SaaS
8 9 (1.86%) Power Platform
9 7 (1.45%) Microsoft Purview
10 6 (1.24%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (1.24%) Twilio
11 5 (1.03%) AWS CloudFormation
11 5 (1.03%) Azure AKS
11 5 (1.03%) IaaS
11 5 (1.03%) PaaS
12 3 (0.62%) Amazon EC2
12 3 (0.62%) Amazon EKS
12 3 (0.62%) Amazon GuardDuty
12 3 (0.62%) Amazon S3
12 3 (0.62%) Google Kubernetes Engine
Communications & Networking
1 148 (30.58%) Firewall
2 79 (16.32%) Network Security
3 66 (13.64%) Intrusion Detection
4 45 (9.30%) Internet
5 43 (8.88%) DNS
6 31 (6.40%) TCP/IP
7 30 (6.20%) DKIM
7 30 (6.20%) DMARC
8 28 (5.79%) WAN
9 27 (5.58%) LAN
10 17 (3.51%) VPN
11 12 (2.48%) Wireshark
12 10 (2.07%) DHCP
13 9 (1.86%) SD-WAN
14 8 (1.65%) Wireless
15 4 (0.83%) tcpdump
16 3 (0.62%) HTTP
16 3 (0.62%) SMTP
17 2 (0.41%) VoIP
17 2 (0.41%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.65%) Power BI
2 7 (1.45%) SQL Server
3 4 (0.83%) Amazon RDS
4 2 (0.41%) Big Data
4 2 (0.41%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.21%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 11 (2.27%) JIRA
2 3 (0.62%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.21%) Snyk
General
1 119 (24.59%) Social Skills
2 87 (17.98%) Analytical Skills
3 57 (11.78%) Finance
4 26 (5.37%) Law
5 22 (4.55%) Military
6 19 (3.93%) Banking
6 19 (3.93%) Games
6 19 (3.93%) Public Sector
7 17 (3.51%) Aerospace
8 16 (3.31%) Legal
9 15 (3.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 15 (3.10%) Retail
10 12 (2.48%) Marketing
11 8 (1.65%) Manufacturing
12 7 (1.45%) Telecoms
13 2 (0.41%) Electronics
13 2 (0.41%) Police
13 2 (0.41%) Publishing
14 1 (0.21%) Organisational Skills
14 1 (0.21%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 196 (40.50%) Analyst
2 129 (26.65%) Security Analyst
3 67 (13.84%) Senior
4 65 (13.43%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 57 (11.78%) Lead
5 57 (11.78%) Security Engineer
6 54 (11.16%) SOC Analyst
7 51 (10.54%) Architect
8 44 (9.09%) Senior Analyst
9 41 (8.47%) Information Analyst
9 41 (8.47%) Information Security Analyst
10 33 (6.82%) Consultant
11 31 (6.40%) Security Consultant
12 27 (5.58%) Team Leader
13 25 (5.17%) Security Architect
13 25 (5.17%) Security Manager
13 25 (5.17%) Senior Security Analyst
14 23 (4.75%) Network Architect
15 20 (4.13%) SIEM Engineer
16 18 (3.72%) Cybersecurity Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.48%) Fluent Bit
2 11 (2.27%) Elastic Stack
3 5 (1.03%) Web Services
4 2 (0.41%) OAuth
4 2 (0.41%) OpenID
4 2 (0.41%) SAML
5 1 (0.21%) EDI
5 1 (0.21%) LDAP
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 111 (22.93%) Security Operations Centre
2 70 (14.46%) Management Information System
3 60 (12.40%) Cyber Threat
4 51 (10.54%) Cyberattack
5 44 (9.09%) Security Posture
6 29 (5.99%) Cyber Defence
7 26 (5.37%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 18 (3.72%) IoT
9 17 (3.51%) Cyber Security Posture
10 16 (3.31%) Data Centre
11 15 (3.10%) Onboarding
12 13 (2.69%) Client/Server
13 11 (2.27%) Analytical Mindset
13 11 (2.27%) Data Protection Act
14 9 (1.86%) Product Ownership
15 8 (1.65%) Cloud Native
15 8 (1.65%) iPad
15 8 (1.65%) Operational Technology
15 8 (1.65%) Social Media
16 6 (1.24%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
Operating Systems
1 93 (19.21%) Windows
2 46 (9.50%) Linux
3 32 (6.61%) Windows Server
4 9 (1.86%) Windows 10
5 7 (1.45%) Android
5 7 (1.45%) Apple iOS
6 6 (1.24%) Unix
6 6 (1.24%) Windows Server 2019
7 5 (1.03%) Kali Linux
7 5 (1.03%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.83%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (0.62%) Mac OS X
10 2 (0.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.21%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.21%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 339 (70.04%) Cybersecurity
2 191 (39.46%) Security Operations
3 150 (30.99%) Incident Response
4 131 (27.07%) Information Security
5 128 (26.45%) Vulnerability Management
6 112 (23.14%) Problem-Solving
7 83 (17.15%) Cloud Security
8 81 (16.74%) SOAR
9 63 (13.02%) Kalman Filter
10 56 (11.57%) Mentoring
11 51 (10.54%) Threat Intelligence
12 46 (9.50%) Identity Access Management
12 46 (9.50%) ITIL
12 46 (9.50%) Vulnerability Scanning
13 43 (8.88%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
13 43 (8.88%) MITRE ATT&CK
14 41 (8.47%) Incident Management
15 40 (8.26%) Security Architecture
16 39 (8.06%) Data Loss Prevention
17 37 (7.64%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 52 (10.74%) Python
2 40 (8.26%) PowerShell
3 23 (4.75%) Bash
4 9 (1.86%) Kusto Query Language
4 9 (1.86%) SQL
5 3 (0.62%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.41%) VBScript
7 1 (0.21%) Go
Qualifications
1 142 (29.34%) Security Cleared
2 87 (17.98%) CISSP
3 80 (16.53%) Degree
4 68 (14.05%) SC Cleared
5 59 (12.19%) DV Cleared
6 49 (10.12%) CompTIA Security+
7 31 (6.40%) Computer Science Degree
8 21 (4.34%) CEH
9 19 (3.93%) CISA
10 17 (3.51%) Microsoft Certification
11 16 (3.31%) SANS
11 16 (3.31%) SSCP
12 14 (2.89%) Cisco Certification
12 14 (2.89%) CompTIA CySA+
13 13 (2.69%) CISM
13 13 (2.69%) Master's Degree
14 12 (2.48%) GIAC
15 11 (2.27%) AWS Certification
15 11 (2.27%) Azure Certification
16 9 (1.86%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 108 (22.31%) NIST
2 95 (19.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 45 (9.30%) Cyber Essentials
4 42 (8.68%) PCI DSS
5 26 (5.37%) GDPR
6 19 (3.93%) NIST 800
7 17 (3.51%) NCSC
8 15 (3.10%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 15 (3.10%) SOC 2
9 7 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 6 (1.24%) GRC
11 5 (1.03%) QA
12 3 (0.62%) Accessibility
12 3 (0.62%) HMG Infosec
12 3 (0.62%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 3 (0.62%) JSP 440
12 3 (0.62%) RMADS
13 2 (0.41%) HIPAA
14 1 (0.21%) IASME
14 1 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 17025
System Software
1 47 (9.71%) Active Directory
2 18 (3.72%) Virtual Machines
3 17 (3.51%) VMware Infrastructure
4 15 (3.10%) vSphere
5 7 (1.45%) Virtual Desktop
6 5 (1.03%) VMware Workstation
7 4 (0.83%) Hyper-V
8 3 (0.62%) Docker
8 3 (0.62%) Forefront TMG
8 3 (0.62%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.21%) Snort
9 1 (0.21%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 38 (7.85%) CASB
2 16 (3.31%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (2.48%) Fluentd
3 12 (2.48%) logstash
3 12 (2.48%) Nessus
4 9 (1.86%) CSIRT
4 9 (1.86%) Single Sign-On
5 8 (1.65%) Terraform
6 6 (1.24%) Nmap
7 5 (1.03%) Kubernetes
7 5 (1.03%) Suricata
8 4 (0.83%) WSUS
9 3 (0.62%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (0.62%) QRadar
9 3 (0.62%) SCOM
10 2 (0.41%) FortiGate
10 2 (0.41%) Host Intrusion Detection System
11 1 (0.21%) DatAdvantage
11 1 (0.21%) Jamf Pro
11 1 (0.21%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 136 (28.10%) Microsoft
2 83 (17.15%) Splunk
3 21 (4.34%) ServiceNow
4 20 (4.13%) Rapid7
5 19 (3.93%) Cisco
6 17 (3.51%) VMware
7 13 (2.69%) Tanium
8 12 (2.48%) Tripwire
9 11 (2.27%) CrowdStrike
9 11 (2.27%) SolarWinds
10 9 (1.86%) McAfee
10 9 (1.86%) Qualys
11 8 (1.65%) AlienVault
11 8 (1.65%) Juniper
12 7 (1.45%) LogRhythm
12 7 (1.45%) Proofpoint
13 6 (1.24%) Datto
13 6 (1.24%) Palo Alto
13 6 (1.24%) Thycotic
14 5 (1.03%) Darktrace