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

6 months to
29 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 174 179 156
Rank change year-on-year +5 -23 +10
Contract jobs citing SIEM 651 366 574
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.56% 1.53% 1.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.83% 1.68% 1.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 472 239 407
10th Percentile £413 £404 £425
25th Percentile £475 £480 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £650 £647 £700
90th Percentile £750 £775 £825
UK median daily rate £560 £550 £600
% change year-on-year +1.82% -8.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 3 6
10th Percentile £40.53 £52.67 -
25th Percentile £43.81 £63.04 -
Median hourly rate £53.75 £80.68 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -33.37% +101.69% -46.67%
75th Percentile £70.50 £81.01 £63.44
90th Percentile £83.75 - £74.63
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £80.68 £40.00
% change year-on-year -31.83% +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 35,508 21,848 31,547
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.90% 91.31% 85.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,529 14,223 20,659
10th Percentile £325 £305 £300
25th Percentile £413 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £514 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.10% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £622 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £512 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -0.10% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,216 949 2,294
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.84
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.10 £16.00
Median hourly rate £47.00 £28.18 £36.84
Median % change year-on-year +66.78% -23.51% -1.29%
75th Percentile £68.00 £60.00 £61.30
90th Percentile £81.05 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £42.30 £27.59 £36.50
% change year-on-year +53.34% -24.42% +1.04%

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 29 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 29 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 29 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 -13 245 £575 -8.00% 78
South East +18 168 £525 +5.00% 80
North of England -5 94 £540 -3.57% 40
North West +26 75 £549 +1.15% 25
Midlands -53 49 £540 +0.56% 15
South West +7 46 £600 -1.03% 20
West Midlands -58 43 £550 +2.42% 13
East of England -37 25 £550 - 19
Yorkshire -48 17 £600 - 15
East Midlands -22 6 £438 - 2
North East - 2 £400 -
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 18 (2.76%) Confluence
2 6 (0.92%) OpenStack
3 2 (0.31%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.15%) NetWeaver
4 1 (0.15%) nginx
4 1 (0.15%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 4 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 4 (0.61%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (0.77%) Maximo
1 5 (0.77%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 253 (38.86%) Azure
2 184 (28.26%) AWS
3 110 (16.90%) GCP
4 86 (13.21%) Entra ID
5 70 (10.75%) Azure Sentinel
6 46 (7.07%) Microsoft 365
7 28 (4.30%) Microsoft Purview
8 24 (3.69%) OpenShift
9 21 (3.23%) SaaS
9 21 (3.23%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 18 (2.76%) Azure DevOps
11 17 (2.61%) Azure Monitor
12 13 (2.00%) PaaS
13 12 (1.84%) AWS CloudFormation
13 12 (1.84%) Datadog
13 12 (1.84%) IaaS
14 10 (1.54%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 10 (1.54%) GitHub
15 9 (1.38%) Google Kubernetes Engine
15 9 (1.38%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 97 (14.90%) Firewall
2 95 (14.59%) Network Security
3 46 (7.07%) DNS
4 36 (5.53%) VPN
5 32 (4.92%) TCP/IP
6 26 (3.99%) SSL
7 16 (2.46%) WAN
8 15 (2.30%) Intrusion Detection
9 14 (2.15%) HTTP
10 13 (2.00%) SD-WAN
10 13 (2.00%) VLAN
11 12 (1.84%) DHCP
12 11 (1.69%) BGP
12 11 (1.69%) IPsec
13 9 (1.38%) Internet
13 9 (1.38%) OSPF
14 7 (1.08%) MPLS
14 7 (1.08%) NGFW
14 7 (1.08%) SNMP
14 7 (1.08%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (3.23%) SQL Server
2 16 (2.46%) Elasticsearch
3 5 (0.77%) Amazon RDS
4 4 (0.61%) Data Lake
5 3 (0.46%) Amazon Athena
5 3 (0.46%) Amazon Redshift
5 3 (0.46%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (0.46%) Power BI
6 2 (0.31%) Apache Cassandra
6 2 (0.31%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.31%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.31%) RDBMS
6 2 (0.31%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.15%) Amazon QuickSight
7 1 (0.15%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.15%) Metadata
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 26 (3.99%) JIRA
2 15 (2.30%) Jenkins
3 10 (1.54%) Git
4 7 (1.08%) Snyk
5 3 (0.46%) GitLab
6 1 (0.15%) AppScan
6 1 (0.15%) Burp Suite
6 1 (0.15%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.15%) JUnit
6 1 (0.15%) Metasploit
6 1 (0.15%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 193 (29.65%) Social Skills
2 84 (12.90%) Finance
3 76 (11.67%) Analytical Skills
4 65 (9.98%) Public Sector
5 61 (9.37%) Documentation Skills
6 25 (3.84%) Banking
7 18 (2.76%) Military
8 15 (2.30%) Influencing Skills
9 9 (1.38%) Retail
10 7 (1.08%) Legal
11 6 (0.92%) Financial Institution
11 6 (0.92%) Local Government
12 5 (0.77%) Manufacturing
13 4 (0.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 4 (0.61%) Organisational Skills
14 3 (0.46%) Law
15 2 (0.31%) Advertising
15 2 (0.31%) Telecoms
16 1 (0.15%) Back Office
16 1 (0.15%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 127 (19.51%) Architect
2 118 (18.13%) Analyst
3 115 (17.67%) Security Engineer
4 60 (9.22%) Senior
5 55 (8.45%) SOC Analyst
6 53 (8.14%) CyberArk Architect
7 41 (6.30%) Security Analyst
8 40 (6.14%) Security Architect
8 40 (6.14%) SIEM Engineer
9 35 (5.38%) Consultant
10 32 (4.92%) Lead
11 26 (3.99%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 23 (3.53%) Cybersecurity Engineer
13 22 (3.38%) Security Manager
13 22 (3.38%) Senior Analyst
14 20 (3.07%) SOC Engineer
15 19 (2.92%) Cybersecurity Manager
15 19 (2.92%) Security Specialist
16 17 (2.61%) Cybersecurity Specialist
16 17 (2.61%) Operations Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 73 (11.21%) LDAP
2 47 (7.22%) REST
3 38 (5.84%) Elastic Stack
4 35 (5.38%) SOAP
5 21 (3.23%) SAML
6 20 (3.07%) OpenID
7 11 (1.69%) SailPoint
8 10 (1.54%) 802.1X
9 9 (1.38%) Kafka
10 7 (1.08%) ARM Templates
10 7 (1.08%) OAuth
11 6 (0.92%) LangChain
11 6 (0.92%) OAuth2
11 6 (0.92%) PyTorch
11 6 (0.92%) scikit-learn
12 5 (0.77%) Azure Blueprints
12 5 (0.77%) eBPF
13 4 (0.61%) ADO
13 4 (0.61%) Middleware
13 4 (0.61%) OpenTelemetry
Miscellaneous
1 104 (15.98%) Security Posture
2 82 (12.60%) Onboarding
3 67 (10.29%) Cloud Native
4 65 (9.98%) Security Operations Centre
5 53 (8.14%) Cyber Threat
6 44 (6.76%) Operational Technology
7 41 (6.30%) Enterprise Software
8 39 (5.99%) Management Information System
9 20 (3.07%) Cloud Security Posture
10 19 (2.92%) Cyber Defence
11 18 (2.76%) Cyberattack
12 15 (2.30%) CSOC
13 14 (2.15%) Data Centre
13 14 (2.15%) Hybrid Cloud
13 14 (2.15%) PKI
14 13 (2.00%) SCADA
15 12 (1.84%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
16 11 (1.69%) Analytical Mindset
17 10 (1.54%) Product Ownership
18 9 (1.38%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 131 (20.12%) Windows
2 130 (19.97%) Linux
3 33 (5.07%) Unix
3 33 (5.07%) Windows Server
4 23 (3.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (0.77%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.61%) Alpine Linux
7 3 (0.46%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.31%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.15%) Kali Linux
9 1 (0.15%) VMS
9 1 (0.15%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 318 (48.85%) Cybersecurity
2 198 (30.41%) Incident Response
3 197 (30.26%) Security Operations
4 127 (19.51%) Cloud Security
5 114 (17.51%) CI/CD
5 114 (17.51%) DevOps
6 113 (17.36%) Threat Detection
7 110 (16.90%) Problem-Solving
8 104 (15.98%) SOAR
9 100 (15.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 98 (15.05%) Vulnerability Management
11 90 (13.82%) ITSM
11 90 (13.82%) Security Architecture
12 89 (13.67%) Zero Trust
13 73 (11.21%) Privileged Access Management
14 70 (10.75%) Security Monitoring
15 69 (10.60%) Threat Intelligence
16 67 (10.29%) Continuous Improvement
16 67 (10.29%) Threat Modelling
17 66 (10.14%) MITRE ATT&CK
Programming Languages
1 187 (28.73%) Python
2 170 (26.11%) PowerShell
3 52 (7.99%) Kusto Query Language
4 49 (7.53%) Bash
5 19 (2.92%) Bicep
6 14 (2.15%) SQL
7 12 (1.84%) Search Processing Language
8 11 (1.69%) Java
9 3 (0.46%) Groovy
10 2 (0.31%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.31%) Perl
10 2 (0.31%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.15%) C
11 1 (0.15%) Lisp
11 1 (0.15%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 296 (45.47%) Security Cleared
2 219 (33.64%) SC Cleared
3 134 (20.58%) CISSP
4 78 (11.98%) CISM
5 72 (11.06%) DV Cleared
6 56 (8.60%) Degree
7 52 (7.99%) Cisco Certification
8 36 (5.53%) GIAC
9 34 (5.22%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 25 (3.84%) Azure Certification
11 24 (3.69%) CompTIA Security+
12 23 (3.53%) CEH
13 21 (3.23%) AWS Certification
14 18 (2.76%) CCSP
15 16 (2.46%) CCNP
16 15 (2.30%) Computer Science Degree
17 14 (2.15%) GCIH
17 14 (2.15%) Microsoft Certification
18 13 (2.00%) SANS
19 12 (1.84%) CompTIA CySA+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 155 (23.81%) NIST
2 148 (22.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 66 (10.14%) GDPR
4 35 (5.38%) NCSC
5 26 (3.99%) Cyber Essentials
6 25 (3.84%) PCI DSS
7 15 (2.30%) SOC 2
8 14 (2.15%) NIST 800
9 13 (2.00%) HIPAA
9 13 (2.00%) SLA
10 11 (1.69%) GRC
10 11 (1.69%) PMO
11 10 (1.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 9 (1.38%) ISO 31000
13 8 (1.23%) QA
14 6 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 5 (0.77%) Actionable Recommendations
15 5 (0.77%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 5 (0.77%) COBIT
15 5 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 126 (19.35%) Active Directory
2 18 (2.76%) Docker
3 16 (2.46%) VMware Infrastructure
4 15 (2.30%) Virtual Machines
5 7 (1.08%) Hyper-V
6 6 (0.92%) Snort
6 6 (0.92%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (0.92%) VMware NSX
7 5 (0.77%) Squid
8 3 (0.46%) vSphere
9 2 (0.31%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.15%) NFS
10 1 (0.15%) ProxySG
10 1 (0.15%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 70 (10.75%) Terraform
2 63 (9.68%) Kubernetes
3 34 (5.22%) Ansible
4 24 (3.69%) QRadar
5 19 (2.92%) Kibana
6 17 (2.61%) CASB
7 13 (2.00%) Single Sign-On
8 11 (1.69%) logstash
8 11 (1.69%) Microsoft Intune
9 9 (1.38%) Grafana
9 9 (1.38%) Progress Chef
10 7 (1.08%) Nessus
11 5 (0.77%) CSIRT
11 5 (0.77%) Prometheus
12 4 (0.61%) SCCM
12 4 (0.61%) WSUS
13 3 (0.46%) Suricata
14 2 (0.31%) Packer
14 2 (0.31%) Puppet
14 2 (0.31%) SCOM
Vendors
1 167 (25.65%) Microsoft
2 124 (19.05%) Splunk
3 105 (16.13%) CyberArk
4 71 (10.91%) BeyondTrust
5 36 (5.53%) Centrify
5 36 (5.53%) ServiceNow
6 35 (5.38%) Cisco
6 35 (5.38%) CrowdStrike
7 33 (5.07%) Qualys
8 25 (3.84%) Tenable
9 24 (3.69%) Tanium
9 24 (3.69%) Zscaler
10 23 (3.53%) Google
11 22 (3.38%) Palo Alto
12 21 (3.23%) VMware
13 20 (3.07%) Fortinet
14 16 (2.46%) LogRhythm
14 16 (2.46%) Okta
14 16 (2.46%) Red Hat
15 13 (2.00%) Oracle