Azure Sentinel Contract Job Trends in England

Microsoft Azure Sentinel
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Azure Sentinel skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 382 436 445
Rank change year-on-year +54 +9 +152
Contract jobs citing Azure Sentinel 158 81 135
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.52% 0.26% 0.35%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.36% 0.73% 0.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 103 56 97
10th Percentile £413 £392 £375
25th Percentile £463 £479 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £585
Median % change year-on-year - -5.98% +1.74%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £675
90th Percentile £650 £725 £743
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £585
% change year-on-year - -5.98% +1.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £57.50 - -
Median hourly rate £65.00 - £75.00
75th Percentile £72.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £65.00 - £72.50
% change year-on-year - - +212.37%

All Cloud Skills
England

Azure Sentinel falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 11,657 11,063 13,639
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 38.27% 36.16% 35.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,973 7,372 9,941
10th Percentile £305 £313 £290
25th Percentile £406 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £538 £525
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% +2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £615 £650 £647
90th Percentile £713 £738 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 287 150 270
10th Percentile £15.40 £17.00 £14.35
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.46 £17.73
Median hourly rate £25.47 £32.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.41% +28.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £51.25 £57.44 £56.88
90th Percentile £78.75 £70.00 £77.55
UK median hourly rate £26.00 £30.00 £26.25
% change year-on-year -13.33% +14.29% +19.10%

Azure Sentinel
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Azure Sentinel relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Azure Sentinel job vacancy trend in England

Azure Sentinel
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Azure Sentinel.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Azure Sentinel

Azure Sentinel
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure Sentinel in England over the 6 months to 1 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Azure Sentinel in England

Azure Sentinel
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Azure Sentinel.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Azure Sentinel

Azure Sentinel
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Azure Sentinel within the England region over the 6 months to 1 December 2025. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +50 89 £553 +2.31% 20
South West - 17 £513 - 6
North of England -33 14 £525 -30.00% 8
Midlands -22 12 £500 - 4
East of England -6 11 £625 +19.05% 3
South East -7 11 £600 -7.69% 16
West Midlands -15 9 £575 +15.00% 3
North West -15 9 £413 -45.90% 4
Yorkshire - 5 £538 - 4
East Midlands - 3 £463 - 1
Azure Sentinel
UK

Azure Sentinel
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 15 (9.49%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (7.59%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.63%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 2 (1.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.63%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (1.90%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 158 (100.00%) Azure
2 57 (36.08%) Entra ID
3 47 (29.75%) AWS
3 47 (29.75%) Microsoft 365
4 30 (18.99%) GCP
5 24 (15.19%) Microsoft Purview
6 22 (13.92%) Azure Monitor
7 15 (9.49%) Azure Logic Apps
8 10 (6.33%) SaaS
9 9 (5.70%) Azure AKS
10 8 (5.06%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 7 (4.43%) Azure Key Vault
11 7 (4.43%) OneDrive
12 6 (3.80%) Azure DevOps
12 6 (3.80%) IaaS
12 6 (3.80%) PaaS
13 5 (3.16%) Cloudflare
13 5 (3.16%) OpenDNS
14 4 (2.53%) Amazon EKS
14 4 (2.53%) Amazon GuardDuty
Communications & Networking
1 44 (27.85%) Firewall
2 15 (9.49%) VPN
3 12 (7.59%) Network Security
4 4 (2.53%) DNS
5 3 (1.90%) Internet
6 2 (1.27%) Intrusion Detection
6 2 (1.27%) LAN
6 2 (1.27%) Reverse Proxy
6 2 (1.27%) TCP/IP
6 2 (1.27%) WAN
6 2 (1.27%) Wireshark
7 1 (0.63%) BGP
7 1 (0.63%) OSPF
7 1 (0.63%) SAN
7 1 (0.63%) Skype
7 1 (0.63%) SSL
7 1 (0.63%) tcpdump
7 1 (0.63%) Unified Communications
7 1 (0.63%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.63%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.53%) Power BI
2 3 (1.90%) Elasticsearch
3 1 (0.63%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.63%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.63%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 4 (2.53%) Git
2 2 (1.27%) Metasploit
3 1 (0.63%) JIRA
General
1 33 (20.89%) Social Skills
2 20 (12.66%) Public Sector
3 13 (8.23%) Finance
4 8 (5.06%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (5.06%) Documentation Skills
5 6 (3.80%) Local Government
6 5 (3.16%) Banking
7 4 (2.53%) Military
8 3 (1.90%) Legal
8 3 (1.90%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (1.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.27%) Retail
10 1 (0.63%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.63%) Electronics
10 1 (0.63%) Italian Language
10 1 (0.63%) Law
10 1 (0.63%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.63%) Marketing
10 1 (0.63%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 50 (31.65%) Security Engineer
2 43 (27.22%) Analyst
3 37 (23.42%) SOC Analyst
4 22 (13.92%) Monitoring Analyst
5 21 (13.29%) Azure Engineer
6 13 (8.23%) Architect
7 11 (6.96%) Cybersecurity Engineer
8 10 (6.33%) Cloud Engineer
8 10 (6.33%) Consultant
8 10 (6.33%) Lead
8 10 (6.33%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
8 10 (6.33%) Security Analyst
9 9 (5.70%) Azure Security Engineer
9 9 (5.70%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 9 (5.70%) Senior
10 8 (5.06%) Cloud Security Engineer
10 8 (5.06%) Security Architect
10 8 (5.06%) Security Specialist
10 8 (5.06%) SIEM Engineer
11 7 (4.43%) Azure Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.16%) JSON
1 5 (3.16%) OAuth
2 4 (2.53%) ARM Templates
2 4 (2.53%) Elastic Stack
2 4 (2.53%) REST
3 3 (1.90%) SAML
4 2 (1.27%) .NET
4 2 (1.27%) Azure Blueprints
4 2 (1.27%) gRPC
4 2 (1.27%) Kafka
4 2 (1.27%) Microsoft Graph
4 2 (1.27%) OAuth2
4 2 (1.27%) OpenID
4 2 (1.27%) Regular Expression
4 2 (1.27%) XML
4 2 (1.27%) YAML
5 1 (0.63%) Node.js
5 1 (0.63%) pytest
5 1 (0.63%) SailPoint
5 1 (0.63%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 18 (11.39%) Security Posture
2 13 (8.23%) Onboarding
3 10 (6.33%) Cyber Threat
4 7 (4.43%) Cyber Defence
4 7 (4.43%) Hybrid Cloud
4 7 (4.43%) Operational Technology
5 6 (3.80%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 5 (3.16%) Cloud Native
6 5 (3.16%) Data Protection Act
6 5 (3.16%) Security Operations Centre
7 4 (2.53%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (2.53%) Management Information System
7 4 (2.53%) YARA
8 3 (1.90%) Cloud Security Posture
8 3 (1.90%) Data Centre
8 3 (1.90%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (1.27%) CSOC
9 2 (1.27%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (1.27%) Linux Command Line
9 2 (1.27%) STIX
Operating Systems
1 26 (16.46%) Windows
2 10 (6.33%) Linux
3 4 (2.53%) Windows Server
4 2 (1.27%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.63%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.63%) Mac OS X
5 1 (0.63%) VMS
5 1 (0.63%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (46.20%) SIEM
2 60 (37.97%) Incident Response
3 55 (34.81%) Cybersecurity
4 49 (31.01%) Security Operations
5 44 (27.85%) Cloud Security
6 41 (25.95%) MITRE ATT&CK
7 38 (24.05%) SOAR
8 33 (20.89%) Analytics
9 30 (18.99%) Zero Trust
10 27 (17.09%) Data Loss Prevention
11 26 (16.46%) Threat Detection
12 21 (13.29%) Identity Access Management
13 20 (12.66%) Infrastructure as Code
13 20 (12.66%) Vulnerability Management
14 19 (12.03%) Log Analytics
15 18 (11.39%) Information Security
15 18 (11.39%) Security Architecture
15 18 (11.39%) Threat Intelligence
16 16 (10.13%) DevOps
16 16 (10.13%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 50 (31.65%) Kusto Query Language
2 48 (30.38%) PowerShell
3 31 (19.62%) Python
4 14 (8.86%) Bash
5 9 (5.70%) Bicep
6 2 (1.27%) Perl
6 2 (1.27%) SQL
7 1 (0.63%) Java
7 1 (0.63%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.63%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 38 (24.05%) Security Cleared
2 33 (20.89%) SC Cleared
3 27 (17.09%) Degree
4 23 (14.56%) CISSP
5 20 (12.66%) Azure Certification
6 16 (10.13%) Microsoft Certification
7 14 (8.86%) CISM
8 11 (6.96%) DV Cleared
9 9 (5.70%) Cisco Certification
10 6 (3.80%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 5 (3.16%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 5 (3.16%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 4 (2.53%) CISA
12 4 (2.53%) CISMP
12 4 (2.53%) CompTIA Security+
12 4 (2.53%) GCIA
12 4 (2.53%) GCIH
12 4 (2.53%) GSEC
13 3 (1.90%) CCSP
13 3 (1.90%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (32.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 49 (31.01%) NIST
3 33 (20.89%) GDPR
4 14 (8.86%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (5.70%) PCI DSS
6 7 (4.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 7 (4.43%) HIPAA
6 7 (4.43%) NCSC
7 4 (2.53%) NIST 800
7 4 (2.53%) SOC 2
8 3 (1.90%) GRC
8 3 (1.90%) JSP 440
9 1 (0.63%) Government Security Classifications
9 1 (0.63%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 1 (0.63%) SLA
System Software
1 43 (27.22%) Active Directory
2 9 (5.70%) Docker
3 6 (3.80%) Snort
4 5 (3.16%) Squid
5 1 (0.63%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.63%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.63%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.63%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 18 (11.39%) Kubernetes
2 17 (10.76%) Microsoft Intune
3 16 (10.13%) Terraform
4 13 (8.23%) QRadar
5 7 (4.43%) SCCM
6 6 (3.80%) Nessus
7 5 (3.16%) logstash
7 5 (3.16%) Nexpose
7 5 (3.16%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (3.16%) Suricata
8 4 (2.53%) CSIRT
9 3 (1.90%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (1.90%) Fluentd
9 3 (1.90%) Kibana
10 2 (1.27%) Ansible
10 2 (1.27%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (1.27%) WSUS
11 1 (0.63%) Icinga
11 1 (0.63%) Rsyslog
11 1 (0.63%) SCOM
Vendors
1 130 (82.28%) Microsoft
2 47 (29.75%) Splunk
3 26 (16.46%) CrowdStrike
4 22 (13.92%) Qualys
5 21 (13.29%) Carbon Black
6 17 (10.76%) Google
7 15 (9.49%) Palo Alto
8 13 (8.23%) Cisco
9 12 (7.59%) Zscaler
10 10 (6.33%) ServiceNow
11 9 (5.70%) Fortinet
12 5 (3.16%) Blue Coat
12 5 (3.16%) FireEye
13 4 (2.53%) Citrix
13 4 (2.53%) Darktrace
13 4 (2.53%) IBM
13 4 (2.53%) LogRhythm
14 3 (1.90%) Forcepoint
14 3 (1.90%) Red Hat
14 3 (1.90%) Sophos