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 26 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 382 411 462
Rank change year-on-year +29 +51 +113
Contract jobs citing Azure Sentinel 166 84 97
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.52% 0.29% 0.26%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.37% 0.80% 0.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 116 59 68
10th Percentile £425 £382 £375
25th Percentile £463 £475 £472
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £558 £540 £594
Median % change year-on-year +3.24% -9.05% +7.95%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £688
90th Percentile £650 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £550 £525 £600
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% +7.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £75.00
UK median hourly rate - - £72.50
% change year-on-year - - +20.12%

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 12,076 10,467 12,837
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 38.00% 36.57% 34.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,308 7,004 9,386
10th Percentile £304 £313 £276
25th Percentile £406 £425 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £526 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.94% +0.19% -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £648 £638
90th Percentile £710 £738 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 291 136 246
10th Percentile £14.75 £16.88 £14.43
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.20 £17.72
Median hourly rate £27.21 £29.00 £24.31
Median % change year-on-year -6.17% +19.32% +8.02%
75th Percentile £56.25 £49.06 £53.75
90th Percentile £77.25 £68.75 £77.75
UK median hourly rate £26.50 £27.50 £26.24
% change year-on-year -3.64% +4.80% +16.62%

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 26 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 26 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 +37 94 £553 +5.24% 31
South West +14 22 £563 +7.14% 25
Midlands -33 14 £525 +5.00% 47
South East -9 13 £600 -7.69% 64
West Midlands -22 11 £592 +18.35% 27
North of England -54 10 £538 -28.33% 48
East of England -16 7 £613 +16.67% 35
North West -26 6 £463 -39.34% 26
Yorkshire - 3 £538 - 19
East Midlands - 3 £463 - 17
North East -9 1 £400 +14.29% 3
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 10 (6.02%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (3.01%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.60%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 2 (1.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.60%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (3.61%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 166 (100.00%) Azure
2 52 (31.33%) AWS
3 50 (30.12%) Entra ID
4 38 (22.89%) Microsoft 365
5 32 (19.28%) GCP
6 28 (16.87%) Azure Monitor
7 19 (11.45%) Microsoft Purview
8 12 (7.23%) Azure DevOps
8 12 (7.23%) Azure Logic Apps
9 11 (6.63%) Azure AKS
9 11 (6.63%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 11 (6.63%) IaaS
9 11 (6.63%) PaaS
10 10 (6.02%) SaaS
11 8 (4.82%) Azure Key Vault
12 6 (3.61%) OpenShift
13 4 (2.41%) Amazon EKS
13 4 (2.41%) Amazon GuardDuty
13 4 (2.41%) Power Platform
13 4 (2.41%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 47 (28.31%) Firewall
2 20 (12.05%) VPN
3 13 (7.83%) Network Security
4 8 (4.82%) DNS
5 3 (1.81%) DHCP
5 3 (1.81%) Internet
5 3 (1.81%) TCP/IP
6 2 (1.20%) BGP
6 2 (1.20%) Intrusion Detection
6 2 (1.20%) LAN
6 2 (1.20%) OSPF
6 2 (1.20%) Reverse Proxy
6 2 (1.20%) WAN
6 2 (1.20%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (1.20%) Wireless
6 2 (1.20%) Wireshark
7 1 (0.60%) SAN
7 1 (0.60%) SSL
7 1 (0.60%) tcpdump
7 1 (0.60%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.41%) Power BI
2 3 (1.81%) Elasticsearch
2 3 (1.81%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.60%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.60%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.60%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 4 (2.41%) Git
2 2 (1.20%) Metasploit
3 1 (0.60%) JIRA
General
1 31 (18.67%) Social Skills
2 22 (13.25%) Public Sector
3 11 (6.63%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (6.63%) Finance
4 8 (4.82%) Documentation Skills
5 6 (3.61%) Local Government
6 4 (2.41%) Banking
6 4 (2.41%) Military
7 3 (1.81%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (1.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (1.20%) Legal
8 2 (1.20%) Retail
9 1 (0.60%) Electronics
9 1 (0.60%) Italian Language
9 1 (0.60%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.60%) Marketing
9 1 (0.60%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 48 (28.92%) Security Engineer
2 42 (25.30%) Analyst
3 37 (22.29%) SOC Analyst
4 27 (16.27%) Azure Engineer
5 25 (15.06%) Monitoring Analyst
6 15 (9.04%) Architect
7 13 (7.83%) Cloud Engineer
7 13 (7.83%) Cybersecurity Engineer
7 13 (7.83%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 12 (7.23%) Senior
9 10 (6.02%) Azure Security Engineer
9 10 (6.02%) Consultant
9 10 (6.02%) Lead
10 9 (5.42%) Cloud Security Engineer
10 9 (5.42%) SIEM Engineer
10 9 (5.42%) Threat Hunter
11 8 (4.82%) Security Analyst
12 7 (4.22%) Security Architect
12 7 (4.22%) Security Specialist
13 6 (3.61%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (4.82%) ARM Templates
2 6 (3.61%) Elastic Stack
3 5 (3.01%) JSON
3 5 (3.01%) OAuth
4 4 (2.41%) REST
5 3 (1.81%) Microsoft Graph
5 3 (1.81%) Node.js
5 3 (1.81%) SAML
5 3 (1.81%) YAML
6 2 (1.20%) .NET
6 2 (1.20%) Azure Blueprints
6 2 (1.20%) gRPC
6 2 (1.20%) Kafka
6 2 (1.20%) OAuth2
6 2 (1.20%) OpenID
6 2 (1.20%) Regular Expression
6 2 (1.20%) XML
7 1 (0.60%) pytest
7 1 (0.60%) SailPoint
7 1 (0.60%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 18 (10.84%) Security Posture
2 13 (7.83%) Onboarding
3 9 (5.42%) Hybrid Cloud
4 7 (4.22%) Enterprise Software
5 6 (3.61%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 6 (3.61%) Cyber Threat
5 6 (3.61%) Security Operations Centre
6 5 (3.01%) Cloud Native
6 5 (3.01%) Cloud Security Posture
6 5 (3.01%) Cyber Defence
6 5 (3.01%) Operational Technology
6 5 (3.01%) YARA
7 4 (2.41%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (1.81%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (1.81%) Data Centre
8 3 (1.81%) Management Information System
8 3 (1.81%) STIX
9 2 (1.20%) CSOC
9 2 (1.20%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (1.20%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 26 (15.66%) Windows
2 15 (9.04%) Linux
3 7 (4.22%) Windows Server
4 4 (2.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (1.20%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.60%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.60%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.60%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (51.81%) SIEM
2 60 (36.14%) Incident Response
3 52 (31.33%) Cloud Security
4 50 (30.12%) Cybersecurity
5 45 (27.11%) SOAR
6 40 (24.10%) MITRE ATT&CK
6 40 (24.10%) Security Operations
7 36 (21.69%) Analytics
8 34 (20.48%) Zero Trust
9 32 (19.28%) Threat Detection
10 25 (15.06%) Infrastructure as Code
11 24 (14.46%) DevOps
12 22 (13.25%) Data Loss Prevention
12 22 (13.25%) Log Analytics
13 21 (12.65%) Identity Access Management
14 20 (12.05%) Vulnerability Management
15 18 (10.84%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 17 (10.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 16 (9.64%) ITIL
17 16 (9.64%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 53 (31.93%) PowerShell
2 52 (31.33%) Kusto Query Language
3 36 (21.69%) Python
4 16 (9.64%) Bicep
5 15 (9.04%) Bash
6 3 (1.81%) JavaScript
7 2 (1.20%) SQL
8 1 (0.60%) Java
8 1 (0.60%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 41 (24.70%) Security Cleared
2 35 (21.08%) SC Cleared
3 28 (16.87%) CISSP
4 26 (15.66%) Azure Certification
5 22 (13.25%) Degree
6 18 (10.84%) CISM
7 15 (9.04%) Microsoft Certification
8 14 (8.43%) DV Cleared
9 12 (7.23%) Cisco Certification
10 8 (4.82%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 8 (4.82%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 5 (3.01%) CompTIA Security+
11 5 (3.01%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 4 (2.41%) CCSP
12 4 (2.41%) CISA
12 4 (2.41%) GCIA
12 4 (2.41%) GCIH
13 3 (1.81%) GCFA
14 2 (1.20%) CEH
14 2 (1.20%) CISMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (28.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 46 (27.71%) NIST
3 26 (15.66%) GDPR
4 15 (9.04%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (5.42%) PCI DSS
6 7 (4.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 7 (4.22%) NCSC
6 7 (4.22%) NIST 800
7 5 (3.01%) SOC 2
8 3 (1.81%) GRC
8 3 (1.81%) HIPAA
9 2 (1.20%) JSP 440
10 1 (0.60%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 1 (0.60%) SLA
System Software
1 41 (24.70%) Active Directory
2 8 (4.82%) Docker
3 5 (3.01%) Hyper-V
3 5 (3.01%) Snort
4 4 (2.41%) Squid
4 4 (2.41%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.60%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.60%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 26 (15.66%) Terraform
2 20 (12.05%) Kubernetes
3 18 (10.84%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (6.02%) QRadar
5 7 (4.22%) SCCM
6 6 (3.61%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (3.01%) logstash
7 5 (3.01%) Nessus
8 4 (2.41%) CSIRT
8 4 (2.41%) Nexpose
8 4 (2.41%) Suricata
9 3 (1.81%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (1.81%) Ansible
9 3 (1.81%) Fluentd
9 3 (1.81%) Icinga
9 3 (1.81%) Kibana
10 2 (1.20%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (1.20%) WSUS
11 1 (0.60%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.60%) Rsyslog
Vendors
1 133 (80.12%) Microsoft
2 52 (31.33%) Splunk
3 24 (14.46%) CrowdStrike
4 23 (13.86%) Qualys
5 21 (12.65%) Carbon Black
6 16 (9.64%) Google
7 14 (8.43%) Palo Alto
8 11 (6.63%) Cisco
9 10 (6.02%) Fortinet
10 9 (5.42%) ServiceNow
10 9 (5.42%) Zscaler
11 7 (4.22%) IBM
12 6 (3.61%) Red Hat
13 5 (3.01%) LogRhythm
13 5 (3.01%) VMware
14 4 (2.41%) Blue Coat
14 4 (2.41%) Citrix
14 4 (2.41%) FireEye
14 4 (2.41%) Tenable
15 3 (1.81%) Okta