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 13 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 174 187 146
Rank change year-on-year +13 -41 +25
Contract jobs citing SIEM 621 340 595
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.54% 1.41% 1.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.82% 1.55% 1.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 460 225 428
10th Percentile £415 £402 £425
25th Percentile £475 £475 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £570 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year +3.64% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £654 £638 £725
90th Percentile £750 £750 £825
UK median daily rate £574 £550 £600
% change year-on-year +4.27% -8.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 3 6
10th Percentile £36.32 £52.67 -
25th Percentile £43.81 £63.04 -
Median hourly rate £55.00 £80.68 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -31.83% +101.69% -46.67%
75th Percentile £72.79 £81.01 £63.44
90th Percentile £83.75 - £74.63
UK median hourly rate £55.25 £80.68 £40.00
% change year-on-year -31.52% +101.69% -46.67%

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 34,138 22,003 31,618
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.68% 91.23% 86.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,766 14,379 20,694
10th Percentile £319 £308 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £618 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £505 £516 £525
% change year-on-year -2.13% -1.71% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,120 924 2,243
10th Percentile £15.31 £14.42 £12.88
25th Percentile £20.35 £18.47 £16.00
Median hourly rate £47.00 £29.02 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +61.96% -20.49% -2.25%
75th Percentile £67.84 £63.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £28.60 £36.50
% change year-on-year +48.60% -21.64% +1.39%

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 13 May 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 13 May 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 13 May 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 -2 229 £600 +2.56% 109
South East +17 170 £525 +1.45% 114
North of England -16 81 £558 -3.88% 61
North West +22 66 £568 +8.19% 32
Midlands -38 58 £540 -1.91% 27
West Midlands -47 52 £550 -0.09% 24
South West -3 34 £575 +4.55% 49
East of England -29 25 £550 - 37
Yorkshire -53 12 £540 -11.84% 17
East Midlands - 6 £438 - 3
North East - 3 £400 - 12
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 16 (2.58%) Confluence
2 9 (1.45%) OpenStack
3 3 (0.48%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.32%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.16%) NetWeaver
5 1 (0.16%) nginx
5 1 (0.16%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 4 (0.64%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (0.81%) Maximo
1 5 (0.81%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 247 (39.77%) Azure
2 183 (29.47%) AWS
3 111 (17.87%) GCP
4 71 (11.43%) Entra ID
5 66 (10.63%) Azure Sentinel
6 49 (7.89%) Microsoft 365
7 24 (3.86%) OpenShift
8 22 (3.54%) Microsoft Purview
8 22 (3.54%) SaaS
9 18 (2.90%) Azure DevOps
9 18 (2.90%) Azure Monitor
10 15 (2.42%) AWS CloudFormation
10 15 (2.42%) GitHub
10 15 (2.42%) PaaS
10 15 (2.42%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 13 (2.09%) IaaS
12 9 (1.45%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 9 (1.45%) Amazon ECS
13 8 (1.29%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 8 (1.29%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 95 (15.30%) Firewall
2 92 (14.81%) Network Security
3 42 (6.76%) DNS
4 36 (5.80%) VPN
5 35 (5.64%) TCP/IP
6 18 (2.90%) SSL
7 14 (2.25%) DHCP
8 11 (1.77%) Intrusion Detection
8 11 (1.77%) VLAN
8 11 (1.77%) WAN
9 10 (1.61%) HTTP
9 10 (1.61%) SD-WAN
9 10 (1.61%) SMTP
10 8 (1.29%) IPsec
11 7 (1.13%) BGP
11 7 (1.13%) Internet
11 7 (1.13%) MPLS
11 7 (1.13%) NGFW
11 7 (1.13%) OSPF
11 7 (1.13%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (3.38%) SQL Server
2 17 (2.74%) Elasticsearch
3 4 (0.64%) Amazon RDS
3 4 (0.64%) Data Lake
4 3 (0.48%) Amazon Athena
4 3 (0.48%) Amazon Redshift
4 3 (0.48%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.32%) Apache Cassandra
5 2 (0.32%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.32%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.32%) Power BI
5 2 (0.32%) RDBMS
5 2 (0.32%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.16%) Amazon QuickSight
6 1 (0.16%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.16%) Metadata
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 30 (4.83%) JIRA
2 16 (2.58%) Jenkins
3 8 (1.29%) Git
4 7 (1.13%) GitLab
4 7 (1.13%) Snyk
5 2 (0.32%) CircleCI
6 1 (0.16%) AppScan
6 1 (0.16%) Burp Suite
6 1 (0.16%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.16%) JUnit
6 1 (0.16%) Metasploit
6 1 (0.16%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 192 (30.92%) Social Skills
2 76 (12.24%) Finance
3 75 (12.08%) Analytical Skills
4 61 (9.82%) Documentation Skills
5 56 (9.02%) Public Sector
6 20 (3.22%) Banking
7 15 (2.42%) Influencing Skills
8 11 (1.77%) Military
8 11 (1.77%) Retail
9 7 (1.13%) Legal
10 6 (0.97%) Financial Institution
11 4 (0.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (0.64%) Local Government
11 4 (0.64%) Manufacturing
11 4 (0.64%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (0.64%) Telecoms
12 3 (0.48%) Law
13 2 (0.32%) Advertising
14 1 (0.16%) Aerospace
14 1 (0.16%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 126 (20.29%) Architect
2 106 (17.07%) Security Engineer
3 99 (15.94%) Analyst
4 58 (9.34%) Senior
5 52 (8.37%) CyberArk Architect
6 48 (7.73%) SOC Analyst
7 45 (7.25%) SIEM Engineer
8 37 (5.96%) Security Architect
9 32 (5.15%) Lead
10 30 (4.83%) Consultant
10 30 (4.83%) Security Analyst
11 22 (3.54%) Cybersecurity Engineer
11 22 (3.54%) Senior Analyst
12 20 (3.22%) Security Manager
13 18 (2.90%) SOC Engineer
14 17 (2.74%) Security Specialist
15 16 (2.58%) Cybersecurity Manager
16 15 (2.42%) Cybersecurity Analyst
16 15 (2.42%) Cybersecurity Specialist
17 14 (2.25%) Operations Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 82 (13.20%) LDAP
2 49 (7.89%) REST
3 43 (6.92%) Elastic Stack
4 35 (5.64%) SOAP
5 20 (3.22%) OpenID
5 20 (3.22%) SAML
6 13 (2.09%) Kafka
7 10 (1.61%) SailPoint
8 9 (1.45%) 802.1X
9 7 (1.13%) OAuth
9 7 (1.13%) PyTorch
10 6 (0.97%) LangChain
10 6 (0.97%) OAuth2
10 6 (0.97%) scikit-learn
11 5 (0.81%) ARM Templates
11 5 (0.81%) eBPF
11 5 (0.81%) JSON
11 5 (0.81%) OpenTelemetry
12 4 (0.64%) ADO
12 4 (0.64%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 92 (14.81%) Security Posture
2 81 (13.04%) Onboarding
3 59 (9.50%) Cloud Native
4 58 (9.34%) Security Operations Centre
5 44 (7.09%) Cyber Threat
6 41 (6.60%) Enterprise Software
7 38 (6.12%) Operational Technology
8 32 (5.15%) Management Information System
9 18 (2.90%) Cloud Security Posture
9 18 (2.90%) Cyber Defence
9 18 (2.90%) PKI
10 17 (2.74%) Cyberattack
11 15 (2.42%) SCADA
12 14 (2.25%) Data Centre
12 14 (2.25%) Hybrid Cloud
12 14 (2.25%) Product Ownership
13 13 (2.09%) CSOC
14 10 (1.61%) Analytical Mindset
15 9 (1.45%) Cyber Security Posture
16 8 (1.29%) Cyber Kill Chain
Operating Systems
1 123 (19.81%) Linux
2 122 (19.65%) Windows
3 31 (4.99%) Unix
4 26 (4.19%) Windows Server
5 19 (3.06%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (0.81%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.64%) CentOS
8 3 (0.48%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.16%) Kali Linux
9 1 (0.16%) VMS
9 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 283 (45.57%) Cybersecurity
2 177 (28.50%) Incident Response
3 175 (28.18%) Security Operations
4 125 (20.13%) CI/CD
5 119 (19.16%) Problem-Solving
6 117 (18.84%) Threat Detection
7 111 (17.87%) DevOps
8 105 (16.91%) Cloud Security
9 103 (16.59%) SOAR
10 91 (14.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 88 (14.17%) Vulnerability Management
12 85 (13.69%) ITSM
13 84 (13.53%) Security Architecture
14 77 (12.40%) Zero Trust
15 71 (11.43%) Privileged Access Management
16 69 (11.11%) DevSecOps
17 66 (10.63%) Threat Modelling
18 64 (10.31%) Infrastructure as Code
19 63 (10.14%) Security Monitoring
19 63 (10.14%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 200 (32.21%) Python
2 173 (27.86%) PowerShell
3 51 (8.21%) Kusto Query Language
4 49 (7.89%) Bash
5 13 (2.09%) Bicep
5 13 (2.09%) SQL
6 10 (1.61%) Search Processing Language
7 7 (1.13%) Java
7 7 (1.13%) JavaScript
8 4 (0.64%) Go
9 2 (0.32%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.16%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.16%) Groovy
10 1 (0.16%) Lisp
10 1 (0.16%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 281 (45.25%) Security Cleared
2 216 (34.78%) SC Cleared
3 128 (20.61%) CISSP
4 79 (12.72%) CISM
5 64 (10.31%) DV Cleared
6 49 (7.89%) Cisco Certification
7 44 (7.09%) Degree
8 37 (5.96%) GIAC
9 32 (5.15%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 26 (4.19%) CEH
11 23 (3.70%) CompTIA Security+
12 21 (3.38%) Azure Certification
13 18 (2.90%) AWS Certification
14 16 (2.58%) CCSP
15 15 (2.42%) CCNP
16 14 (2.25%) Computer Science Degree
17 12 (1.93%) Microsoft Certification
18 11 (1.77%) SSCP
19 10 (1.61%) BPSS Clearance
19 10 (1.61%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 144 (23.19%) NIST
2 132 (21.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 64 (10.31%) GDPR
4 30 (4.83%) NCSC
5 26 (4.19%) PCI DSS
6 21 (3.38%) Cyber Essentials
7 14 (2.25%) NIST 800
8 13 (2.09%) HIPAA
8 13 (2.09%) SOC 2
9 10 (1.61%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 10 (1.61%) SLA
10 9 (1.45%) GRC
10 9 (1.45%) PMO
11 8 (1.29%) ISO 31000
12 7 (1.13%) QA
13 6 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 5 (0.81%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 5 (0.81%) COBIT
15 4 (0.64%) Data Quality
15 4 (0.64%) JSP 440
System Software
1 128 (20.61%) Active Directory
2 23 (3.70%) Docker
3 17 (2.74%) VMware Infrastructure
4 15 (2.42%) Virtual Machines
5 9 (1.45%) Hyper-V
5 9 (1.45%) VMware NSX
6 7 (1.13%) Snort
7 6 (0.97%) VMware ESXi
8 4 (0.64%) Postfix
8 4 (0.64%) Squid
9 2 (0.32%) NFS
9 2 (0.32%) vSphere
10 1 (0.16%) GPFS
10 1 (0.16%) Lustre
10 1 (0.16%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 71 (11.43%) Kubernetes
2 68 (10.95%) Terraform
3 35 (5.64%) Ansible
4 22 (3.54%) QRadar
5 21 (3.38%) Kibana
6 18 (2.90%) CASB
7 14 (2.25%) Single Sign-On
8 13 (2.09%) logstash
9 12 (1.93%) Microsoft Intune
10 11 (1.77%) Grafana
11 8 (1.29%) Nessus
12 5 (0.81%) CSIRT
12 5 (0.81%) Prometheus
12 5 (0.81%) SCCM
12 5 (0.81%) WSUS
13 4 (0.64%) Progress Chef
14 3 (0.48%) Argo
14 3 (0.48%) Icinga
14 3 (0.48%) Suricata
15 2 (0.32%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 156 (25.12%) Microsoft
2 126 (20.29%) Splunk
3 107 (17.23%) CyberArk
4 74 (11.92%) BeyondTrust
5 36 (5.80%) Centrify
6 35 (5.64%) Cisco
7 32 (5.15%) ServiceNow
8 30 (4.83%) CrowdStrike
8 30 (4.83%) Qualys
9 26 (4.19%) Zscaler
10 25 (4.03%) Tanium
10 25 (4.03%) VMware
11 23 (3.70%) Tenable
12 22 (3.54%) Palo Alto
13 18 (2.90%) Fortinet
14 17 (2.74%) LogRhythm
15 16 (2.58%) Google
16 13 (2.09%) Oracle
17 12 (1.93%) IBM
18 11 (1.77%) Okta