SIEM Contract Job Trends in England

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring SIEM skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 161 191 166
Rank change year-on-year +30 -25 +66
Contract jobs citing SIEM 569 349 555
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.68% 1.35% 1.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.92% 1.50% 1.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 399 224 416
10th Percentile £413 £407 £425
25th Percentile £463 £500 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £613
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -6.12% +2.08%
75th Percentile £669 £675 £725
90th Percentile £750 £835 £825
UK median daily rate £550 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 1 3
10th Percentile £26.80 - £44.50
25th Percentile £40.52 £45.75 £51.25
Median hourly rate £48.72 £54.50 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year -10.61% -12.80% -15.94%
75th Percentile £76.25 £63.25 £68.75
90th Percentile £84.88 - £72.50
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £54.50 £66.25
% change year-on-year +19.27% -17.74% -10.89%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

SIEM falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 29,666 23,261 33,042
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 87.57% 89.75% 87.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,990 14,365 22,049
10th Percentile £306 £310 £300
25th Percentile £411 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £618 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,857 734 1,965
10th Percentile £15.14 £15.62 £13.41
25th Percentile £18.05 £21.01 £16.25
Median hourly rate £25.77 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.37% - -
75th Percentile £60.25 £64.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £72.84
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £33.50
% change year-on-year -22.62% -2.99% +2.48%

SIEM
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

SIEM job vacancy trend in England

SIEM
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing SIEM.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing SIEM

SIEM
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SIEM in England over the 6 months to 11 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for SIEM in England

SIEM
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing SIEM.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing SIEM

SIEM
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SIEM in England over the 6 months to 11 February 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for SIEM in England

SIEM
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 SIEM within the England region over the 6 months to 11 February 2026. 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 +26 249 £600 +4.35% 57
South East +26 136 £492 -13.23% 49
Midlands -29 73 £525 -9.21% 21
West Midlands -31 62 £539 -6.88% 19
South West -11 46 £537 -6.61% 15
North of England -42 34 £500 -16.67% 43
North West -19 16 £500 -10.71% 23
East of England -17 15 £575 +2.22% 16
Yorkshire -51 15 £520 -16.80% 14
East Midlands - 11 £438 - 2
North East -11 3 £400 +14.29% 6
SIEM
UK

SIEM
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 9 (1.58%) OpenStack
2 8 (1.41%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.70%) Confluence
4 1 (0.18%) nginx
4 1 (0.18%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (0.53%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.18%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 8 (1.41%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 224 (39.37%) Azure
2 191 (33.57%) AWS
3 110 (19.33%) GCP
4 78 (13.71%) Azure Sentinel
5 50 (8.79%) Microsoft 365
6 49 (8.61%) Entra ID
7 23 (4.04%) Azure Monitor
8 21 (3.69%) Microsoft Purview
8 21 (3.69%) OpenShift
9 18 (3.16%) AWS CloudFormation
10 13 (2.28%) Azure DevOps
11 10 (1.76%) Amazon GuardDuty
11 10 (1.76%) Azure Logic Apps
12 9 (1.58%) Azure AKS
12 9 (1.58%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 9 (1.58%) GitHub
12 9 (1.58%) SaaS
13 8 (1.41%) PaaS
13 8 (1.41%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 7 (1.23%) AWS CloudTrail
Communications & Networking
1 115 (20.21%) Firewall
2 85 (14.94%) Network Security
3 41 (7.21%) DNS
4 37 (6.50%) TCP/IP
5 36 (6.33%) VPN
6 15 (2.64%) DHCP
7 14 (2.46%) SSL
8 11 (1.93%) SMTP
9 9 (1.58%) BGP
9 9 (1.58%) Internet
9 9 (1.58%) Intrusion Detection
10 7 (1.23%) OSPF
10 7 (1.23%) WAN
10 7 (1.23%) Wireshark
11 6 (1.05%) HTTP
11 6 (1.05%) LAN
12 5 (0.88%) DKIM
12 5 (0.88%) DMARC
12 5 (0.88%) FTP
12 5 (0.88%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (3.34%) Elasticsearch
2 9 (1.58%) Data Lake
3 8 (1.41%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.53%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.35%) Amazon Athena
5 2 (0.35%) Amazon Redshift
5 2 (0.35%) Oracle Database
5 2 (0.35%) Power BI
6 1 (0.18%) Amazon QuickSight
6 1 (0.18%) Redis
Development Applications
1 16 (2.81%) Jenkins
2 11 (1.93%) JIRA
3 7 (1.23%) GitLab
4 4 (0.70%) Metasploit
5 3 (0.53%) Git
6 2 (0.35%) Burp Suite
6 2 (0.35%) CircleCI
6 2 (0.35%) Fiddler
6 2 (0.35%) Snyk
7 1 (0.18%) AppScan
7 1 (0.18%) JUnit
7 1 (0.18%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.18%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 211 (37.08%) Social Skills
2 85 (14.94%) Analytical Skills
3 70 (12.30%) Public Sector
4 59 (10.37%) Documentation Skills
4 59 (10.37%) Finance
5 16 (2.81%) Banking
6 14 (2.46%) Influencing Skills
7 13 (2.28%) Military
7 13 (2.28%) Presentation Skills
8 10 (1.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 9 (1.58%) Legal
10 6 (1.05%) Retail
11 4 (0.70%) Investment Banking
11 4 (0.70%) Local Government
11 4 (0.70%) Telecoms
12 2 (0.35%) Back Office
12 2 (0.35%) Financial Institution
12 2 (0.35%) Organisational Skills
13 1 (0.18%) Advertising
13 1 (0.18%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 116 (20.39%) Analyst
2 115 (20.21%) Architect
3 106 (18.63%) Security Engineer
4 60 (10.54%) Senior
5 57 (10.02%) Security Analyst
6 54 (9.49%) SIEM Engineer
7 47 (8.26%) CyberArk Architect
7 47 (8.26%) SOC Analyst
8 36 (6.33%) Cybersecurity Engineer
8 36 (6.33%) Security Architect
9 26 (4.57%) Consultant
9 26 (4.57%) Senior Analyst
10 24 (4.22%) Lead
11 20 (3.51%) Azure Engineer
11 20 (3.51%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 16 (2.81%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 15 (2.64%) Security Manager
14 14 (2.46%) Operations Analyst
14 14 (2.46%) Security Consultant
15 11 (1.93%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 80 (14.06%) LDAP
2 49 (8.61%) REST
3 35 (6.15%) SOAP
4 33 (5.80%) Elastic Stack
5 26 (4.57%) SAML
6 22 (3.87%) OpenID
7 8 (1.41%) ARM Templates
7 8 (1.41%) Kafka
7 8 (1.41%) OAuth
8 7 (1.23%) OAuth2
9 6 (1.05%) JSON
10 4 (0.70%) 802.1X
10 4 (0.70%) RabbitMQ
10 4 (0.70%) Regular Expression
11 3 (0.53%) .NET
11 3 (0.53%) Lightning Web Components
11 3 (0.53%) Node.js
11 3 (0.53%) SailPoint
12 2 (0.35%) ADO
12 2 (0.35%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 87 (15.29%) Security Posture
2 69 (12.13%) Security Operations Centre
3 61 (10.72%) Onboarding
4 48 (8.44%) Enterprise Software
5 42 (7.38%) Cyber Threat
6 30 (5.27%) Cloud Native
6 30 (5.27%) Cyber Defence
7 27 (4.75%) Management Information System
8 24 (4.22%) Operational Technology
9 21 (3.69%) PKI
10 20 (3.51%) Hybrid Cloud
11 15 (2.64%) Cyberattack
12 13 (2.28%) Cyber Security Posture
13 12 (2.11%) CSOC
14 9 (1.58%) Analytical Mindset
14 9 (1.58%) Product Ownership
15 8 (1.41%) Cloud Security Posture
15 8 (1.41%) Cyber Kill Chain
16 7 (1.23%) Data Centre
17 5 (0.88%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 99 (17.40%) Linux
2 98 (17.22%) Windows
3 27 (4.75%) Windows Server
4 26 (4.57%) Unix
5 15 (2.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (0.88%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.70%) CentOS
7 4 (0.70%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.35%) Kali Linux
8 2 (0.35%) Mac OS X
8 2 (0.35%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.18%) VMS
9 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 285 (50.09%) Cybersecurity
2 206 (36.20%) Incident Response
3 177 (31.11%) Security Operations
4 133 (23.37%) SOAR
5 131 (23.02%) Problem-Solving
6 124 (21.79%) Threat Detection
7 112 (19.68%) Cloud Security
8 89 (15.64%) CI/CD
8 89 (15.64%) DevOps
9 81 (14.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 72 (12.65%) Vulnerability Management
11 67 (11.78%) Infrastructure as Code
12 64 (11.25%) MITRE ATT&CK
13 62 (10.90%) Threat Modelling
14 61 (10.72%) Zero Trust
15 60 (10.54%) Security Monitoring
15 60 (10.54%) Threat Intelligence
16 59 (10.37%) Identity Access Management
17 57 (10.02%) Stakeholder Management
18 56 (9.84%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 195 (34.27%) Python
2 181 (31.81%) PowerShell
3 52 (9.14%) Kusto Query Language
4 39 (6.85%) Bash
5 21 (3.69%) Bicep
6 9 (1.58%) JavaScript
7 7 (1.23%) Java
7 7 (1.23%) SQL
8 6 (1.05%) Search Processing Language
9 4 (0.70%) Go
10 3 (0.53%) Apex Code
11 2 (0.35%) C++
12 1 (0.18%) C
12 1 (0.18%) Lisp
12 1 (0.18%) R
Qualifications
1 270 (47.45%) Security Cleared
2 220 (38.66%) SC Cleared
3 128 (22.50%) CISSP
4 73 (12.83%) CISM
5 60 (10.54%) DV Cleared
6 48 (8.44%) Degree
7 42 (7.38%) GIAC
8 35 (6.15%) CEH
9 30 (5.27%) CompTIA Security+
10 28 (4.92%) Azure Certification
11 22 (3.87%) Cisco Certification
12 17 (2.99%) AWS Certification
13 16 (2.81%) GCIH
14 15 (2.64%) CompTIA CySA+
14 15 (2.64%) Microsoft Certification
15 14 (2.46%) GCIA
16 13 (2.28%) Computer Science Degree
16 13 (2.28%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
17 12 (2.11%) (ISC)2 CCSP
18 10 (1.76%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 157 (27.59%) NIST
2 148 (26.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 75 (13.18%) GDPR
4 41 (7.21%) NCSC
5 30 (5.27%) PCI DSS
6 22 (3.87%) HIPAA
7 17 (2.99%) Cyber Essentials
7 17 (2.99%) NIST 800
8 14 (2.46%) GRC
9 11 (1.93%) SOC 2
10 9 (1.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 7 (1.23%) JSP 440
12 6 (1.05%) Actionable Recommendations
12 6 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 4 (0.70%) QA
14 3 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 3 (0.53%) PSD2
14 3 (0.53%) RMADS
15 2 (0.35%) Data Quality
15 2 (0.35%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 108 (18.98%) Active Directory
2 26 (4.57%) Docker
3 14 (2.46%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (2.28%) Hyper-V
5 8 (1.41%) VMware NSX
6 7 (1.23%) Virtual Machines
7 6 (1.05%) Snort
8 5 (0.88%) Squid
9 4 (0.70%) Postfix
10 2 (0.35%) NFS
10 2 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
10 2 (0.35%) vSphere
11 1 (0.18%) GPFS
11 1 (0.18%) Lustre
11 1 (0.18%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 64 (11.25%) Terraform
2 63 (11.07%) Kubernetes
3 29 (5.10%) Ansible
4 28 (4.92%) Kibana
5 19 (3.34%) QRadar
6 17 (2.99%) logstash
7 15 (2.64%) Microsoft Intune
7 15 (2.64%) Single Sign-On
8 10 (1.76%) Nessus
9 9 (1.58%) SCCM
10 8 (1.41%) WSUS
11 6 (1.05%) CSIRT
11 6 (1.05%) Grafana
12 4 (0.70%) Nexpose
12 4 (0.70%) Suricata
13 3 (0.53%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 3 (0.53%) Argo
13 3 (0.53%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
13 3 (0.53%) Fluentd
13 3 (0.53%) Icinga
Vendors
1 160 (28.12%) Microsoft
2 135 (23.73%) Splunk
3 94 (16.52%) CyberArk
4 73 (12.83%) BeyondTrust
5 34 (5.98%) Centrify
6 29 (5.10%) CrowdStrike
7 27 (4.75%) Palo Alto
7 27 (4.75%) Tenable
8 25 (4.39%) Cisco
9 22 (3.87%) Qualys
9 22 (3.87%) VMware
10 20 (3.51%) FireEye
11 19 (3.34%) LogRhythm
12 17 (2.99%) Tanium
13 16 (2.81%) Google
13 16 (2.81%) Zscaler
14 14 (2.46%) Fortinet
14 14 (2.46%) ServiceNow
15 11 (1.93%) IBM
16 10 (1.76%) Red Hat