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 26 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 177 191 150
Rank change year-on-year +14 -41 +5
Contract jobs citing SIEM 648 368 583
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.49% 1.46% 1.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.75% 1.60% 1.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 458 240 408
10th Percentile £413 £413 £425
25th Percentile £475 £475 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £551 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year +0.18% -8.33% +1.69%
75th Percentile £633 £670 £700
90th Percentile £750 £775 £825
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £600
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 4 8
10th Percentile £37.72 £56.13 -
25th Percentile £43.81 £71.69 £40.00
Median hourly rate £53.75 £80.68 £48.75
Median % change year-on-year -33.37% +65.49% -35.00%
75th Percentile £70.32 £85.76 £72.50
90th Percentile £83.75 £94.30 £76.78
UK median hourly rate £53.75 £80.68 £48.75
% change year-on-year -33.37% +65.49% -35.00%

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 37,044 23,037 31,936
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.35% 91.39% 85.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,386 14,872 20,693
10th Percentile £325 £300 £304
25th Percentile £417 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.97% -1.90% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £729 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £515 £502 £525
% change year-on-year +2.54% -4.33% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,321 1,118 2,341
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.79
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.87 £16.06
Median hourly rate £47.50 £25.15 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +88.87% -34.02% +8.48%
75th Percentile £68.55 £55.00 £61.60
90th Percentile £82.25 £72.50 £72.90
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £37.50
% change year-on-year +74.79% -32.93% +7.14%

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 26 June 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 26 June 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 26 June 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 -7 239 £575 -8.00% 88
South East +19 164 £525 +5.00% 98
North of England +12 110 £558 -0.45% 65
North West +18 83 £558 +7.73% 33
Midlands -56 48 £545 +7.92% 22
South West +1 44 £613 +1.03% 51
West Midlands -55 42 £550 +8.91% 20
Yorkshire -31 27 £550 -8.33% 20
East of England -39 22 £550 - 38
East Midlands -5 6 £442 - 2
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 17 (2.62%) Confluence
2 5 (0.77%) OpenStack
3 2 (0.31%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.15%) NetWeaver
4 1 (0.15%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 4 (0.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (0.77%) Oracle ERP
1 5 (0.77%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.31%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 221 (34.10%) Azure
2 161 (24.85%) AWS
3 93 (14.35%) GCP
4 91 (14.04%) Entra ID
5 56 (8.64%) Azure Sentinel
6 41 (6.33%) Microsoft 365
7 32 (4.94%) Microsoft Purview
8 24 (3.70%) SaaS
9 22 (3.40%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 20 (3.09%) OpenShift
11 16 (2.47%) AWS CloudFormation
12 13 (2.01%) Datadog
12 13 (2.01%) Google Kubernetes Engine
13 12 (1.85%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 11 (1.70%) Azure DevOps
14 11 (1.70%) Azure Logic Apps
14 11 (1.70%) Azure Monitor
14 11 (1.70%) IaaS
15 10 (1.54%) GitHub
16 9 (1.39%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 109 (16.82%) Firewall
2 103 (15.90%) Network Security
3 35 (5.40%) DNS
4 30 (4.63%) VPN
5 26 (4.01%) TCP/IP
6 24 (3.70%) SSL
6 24 (3.70%) WAN
7 22 (3.40%) Intrusion Detection
8 16 (2.47%) BGP
8 16 (2.47%) SD-WAN
9 15 (2.31%) HTTP
9 15 (2.31%) Internet
10 13 (2.01%) VLAN
11 12 (1.85%) IPsec
12 11 (1.70%) OSPF
13 9 (1.39%) DHCP
14 8 (1.23%) NGFW
14 8 (1.23%) SSH
15 7 (1.08%) Cisco Firepower
15 7 (1.08%) Reverse Proxy
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (3.70%) SQL Server
2 11 (1.70%) Elasticsearch
3 4 (0.62%) Data Lake
3 4 (0.62%) Power BI
4 3 (0.46%) Amazon RDS
4 3 (0.46%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.31%) Amazon Athena
5 2 (0.31%) Amazon Redshift
5 2 (0.31%) Apache Cassandra
5 2 (0.31%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.31%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.31%) RDBMS
5 2 (0.31%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.15%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.15%) Metadata
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 28 (4.32%) JIRA
2 17 (2.62%) Jenkins
3 11 (1.70%) Git
4 6 (0.93%) Snyk
5 2 (0.31%) Claude Code
5 2 (0.31%) GitLab
6 1 (0.15%) AppScan
6 1 (0.15%) Burp Suite
6 1 (0.15%) Metasploit
6 1 (0.15%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.15%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.15%) TruffleHog
General
1 191 (29.48%) Social Skills
2 95 (14.66%) Finance
3 73 (11.27%) Analytical Skills
4 72 (11.11%) Public Sector
5 67 (10.34%) Documentation Skills
6 29 (4.48%) Banking
7 19 (2.93%) Military
8 14 (2.16%) Influencing Skills
9 10 (1.54%) Local Government
10 9 (1.39%) Retail
11 7 (1.08%) Legal
12 6 (0.93%) Financial Institution
12 6 (0.93%) Manufacturing
13 5 (0.77%) Telecoms
14 4 (0.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 4 (0.62%) Organisational Skills
15 3 (0.46%) Law
16 2 (0.31%) Advertising
16 2 (0.31%) Aerospace
16 2 (0.31%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 122 (18.83%) Analyst
2 111 (17.13%) Security Engineer
3 98 (15.12%) Architect
4 57 (8.80%) Senior
5 53 (8.18%) SOC Analyst
6 52 (8.02%) Security Analyst
7 42 (6.48%) Security Architect
8 41 (6.33%) Consultant
9 37 (5.71%) Lead
10 36 (5.56%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 30 (4.63%) SIEM Engineer
12 29 (4.48%) CyberArk Architect
13 26 (4.01%) Security Manager
14 25 (3.86%) Network Engineer
15 24 (3.70%) Cloud Engineer
15 24 (3.70%) Cybersecurity Engineer
16 23 (3.55%) Operations Analyst
17 21 (3.24%) Cybersecurity Manager
17 21 (3.24%) Senior Analyst
17 21 (3.24%) SOC Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (6.79%) LDAP
2 32 (4.94%) Elastic Stack
3 23 (3.55%) REST
4 19 (2.93%) SAML
5 18 (2.78%) OpenID
6 14 (2.16%) SailPoint
7 12 (1.85%) SOAP
8 11 (1.70%) 802.1X
9 9 (1.39%) LangChain
9 9 (1.39%) PyTorch
9 9 (1.39%) scikit-learn
10 8 (1.23%) Kafka
11 6 (0.93%) OAuth
12 5 (0.77%) OAuth2
13 4 (0.62%) ARM Templates
13 4 (0.62%) Azure Blueprints
13 4 (0.62%) CSS
13 4 (0.62%) JSON
13 4 (0.62%) Middleware
13 4 (0.62%) OpenTelemetry
Miscellaneous
1 100 (15.43%) Security Posture
2 90 (13.89%) Onboarding
3 74 (11.42%) Cloud Native
4 69 (10.65%) Security Operations Centre
5 47 (7.25%) Cyber Threat
5 47 (7.25%) Operational Technology
6 42 (6.48%) Management Information System
7 26 (4.01%) Cyber Defence
8 19 (2.93%) Cloud Security Posture
9 17 (2.62%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 16 (2.47%) Data Centre
11 15 (2.31%) SCADA
12 13 (2.01%) CSOC
12 13 (2.01%) Enterprise Software
12 13 (2.01%) PKI
13 10 (1.54%) Linux Command Line
13 10 (1.54%) Product Ownership
14 8 (1.23%) Hybrid Cloud
15 7 (1.08%) CMDB
15 7 (1.08%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 130 (20.06%) Windows
2 129 (19.91%) Linux
3 40 (6.17%) Unix
4 29 (4.48%) Windows Server
5 22 (3.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.93%) Mac OS
7 5 (0.77%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.62%) Alpine Linux
8 4 (0.62%) 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
1 340 (52.47%) Cybersecurity
2 212 (32.72%) Security Operations
3 209 (32.25%) Incident Response
4 128 (19.75%) Cloud Security
5 114 (17.59%) CI/CD
6 108 (16.67%) DevOps
7 107 (16.51%) Vulnerability Management
8 105 (16.20%) Threat Detection
9 96 (14.81%) Security Architecture
10 92 (14.20%) SOAR
11 91 (14.04%) Zero Trust
12 86 (13.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 85 (13.12%) Security Monitoring
14 84 (12.96%) Problem-Solving
15 81 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
16 80 (12.35%) ITSM
17 79 (12.19%) Threat Intelligence
18 74 (11.42%) Stakeholder Management
19 71 (10.96%) Data Loss Prevention
20 67 (10.34%) MITRE ATT&CK
Programming Languages
1 156 (24.07%) Python
2 131 (20.22%) PowerShell
3 53 (8.18%) Bash
4 44 (6.79%) Kusto Query Language
5 16 (2.47%) SQL
6 13 (2.01%) Java
6 13 (2.01%) Search Processing Language
7 12 (1.85%) Bicep
8 7 (1.08%) Perl
9 3 (0.46%) Groovy
9 3 (0.46%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.15%) C
10 1 (0.15%) Lisp
10 1 (0.15%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.15%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.15%) VBA
Qualifications
1 276 (42.59%) Security Cleared
2 189 (29.17%) SC Cleared
3 138 (21.30%) CISSP
4 78 (12.04%) CISM
5 76 (11.73%) DV Cleared
6 60 (9.26%) Degree
7 58 (8.95%) Cisco Certification
8 36 (5.56%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 35 (5.40%) GIAC
10 25 (3.86%) AWS Certification
11 23 (3.55%) CompTIA Security+
12 21 (3.24%) CCNP
13 20 (3.09%) Azure Certification
13 20 (3.09%) CEH
14 19 (2.93%) CCSP
15 17 (2.62%) BPSS Clearance
16 15 (2.31%) GCIH
17 14 (2.16%) CompTIA CySA+
17 14 (2.16%) SANS
18 12 (1.85%) GCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 166 (25.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 157 (24.23%) NIST
3 72 (11.11%) GDPR
4 43 (6.64%) NCSC
5 28 (4.32%) Cyber Essentials
6 27 (4.17%) PCI DSS
7 16 (2.47%) GRC
7 16 (2.47%) PMO
8 14 (2.16%) HIPAA
8 14 (2.16%) SLA
8 14 (2.16%) SOC 2
9 10 (1.54%) NIST 800
9 10 (1.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 9 (1.39%) ISO 31000
11 8 (1.23%) QA
12 6 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 6 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 5 (0.77%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 5 (0.77%) COBIT
14 4 (0.62%) JSP 440
System Software
1 108 (16.67%) Active Directory
2 19 (2.93%) Docker
3 14 (2.16%) Virtual Machines
4 12 (1.85%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.93%) Snort
6 5 (0.77%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.62%) Squid
8 3 (0.46%) Hyper-V
8 3 (0.46%) VMware NSX
8 3 (0.46%) vSphere
9 2 (0.31%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.15%) ProxySG
10 1 (0.15%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 68 (10.49%) Terraform
2 58 (8.95%) Kubernetes
3 36 (5.56%) Ansible
4 26 (4.01%) QRadar
5 18 (2.78%) CASB
6 12 (1.85%) Progress Chef
6 12 (1.85%) Single Sign-On
7 11 (1.70%) Kibana
8 9 (1.39%) Microsoft Intune
9 8 (1.23%) Grafana
9 8 (1.23%) logstash
10 5 (0.77%) CSIRT
10 5 (0.77%) FortiGate
10 5 (0.77%) Nessus
11 4 (0.62%) Packer
11 4 (0.62%) Prometheus
11 4 (0.62%) Puppet
12 3 (0.46%) Jamf Pro
12 3 (0.46%) Suricata
13 2 (0.31%) SCOM
Vendors
1 166 (25.62%) Microsoft
2 118 (18.21%) Splunk
3 86 (13.27%) CyberArk
4 52 (8.02%) BeyondTrust
5 42 (6.48%) ServiceNow
6 38 (5.86%) CrowdStrike
7 36 (5.56%) Cisco
8 30 (4.63%) Google
9 28 (4.32%) Zscaler
10 26 (4.01%) Qualys
11 23 (3.55%) Fortinet
11 23 (3.55%) Tanium
12 22 (3.40%) Oracle
13 21 (3.24%) Palo Alto
13 21 (3.24%) Tenable
14 18 (2.78%) Red Hat
15 16 (2.47%) Okta
16 14 (2.16%) VMware
17 13 (2.01%) Centrify
17 13 (2.01%) LogRhythm