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 12 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 169 190 154
Rank change year-on-year +21 -36 +62
Contract jobs citing SIEM 591 345 608
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.62% 1.40% 1.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.87% 1.55% 1.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 435 223 444
10th Percentile £414 £413 £425
25th Percentile £474 £506 £524
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £661 £675 £700
90th Percentile £750 £833 £825
UK median daily rate £550 £575 £600
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 3 8
10th Percentile £26.80 £52.67 -
25th Percentile £40.52 £63.04 £40.00
Median hourly rate £48.72 £80.68 £51.25
Median % change year-on-year -39.61% +57.41% -31.67%
75th Percentile £76.25 £81.01 £72.19
90th Percentile £84.88 - £75.90
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £80.68 £51.25
% change year-on-year -19.43% +57.41% -31.67%

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 31,521 22,327 33,048
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.53% 90.61% 86.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,160 14,432 21,853
10th Percentile £313 £308 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £615 £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 1,961 797 2,159
10th Percentile £15.25 £15.25 £13.00
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.00 £16.06
Median hourly rate £30.00 £34.50 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +6.15% -9.72%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £76.63 £70.53
UK median hourly rate £29.61 £32.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year -8.89% - -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 12 March 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 12 March 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 12 March 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 +20 239 £625 +6.84% 78
South East +24 147 £492 -11.35% 60
Midlands -43 68 £537 -5.95% 12
North of England -15 67 £540 -10.00% 48
West Midlands -52 59 £550 -3.68% 8
North West +9 52 £574 +5.85% 42
South West -16 33 £525 -12.50% 11
East of England -22 17 £540 -6.09% 23
Yorkshire -62 12 £510 -16.73% 4
East Midlands - 9 £438 - 4
North East -11 3 £400 +14.29% 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 13 (2.20%) Confluence
2 9 (1.52%) OpenStack
3 8 (1.35%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.17%) NetWeaver
4 1 (0.17%) nginx
4 1 (0.17%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.17%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 3 (0.51%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 7 (1.18%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 245 (41.46%) Azure
2 205 (34.69%) AWS
3 118 (19.97%) GCP
4 74 (12.52%) Azure Sentinel
5 62 (10.49%) Entra ID
6 46 (7.78%) Microsoft 365
7 25 (4.23%) Microsoft Purview
7 25 (4.23%) OpenShift
8 20 (3.38%) Azure Monitor
9 19 (3.21%) AWS CloudFormation
10 16 (2.71%) Azure DevOps
11 14 (2.37%) GitHub
11 14 (2.37%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 12 (2.03%) SaaS
13 10 (1.69%) Azure ExpressRoute
14 9 (1.52%) Amazon GuardDuty
14 9 (1.52%) Azure Logic Apps
14 9 (1.52%) Serverless
15 8 (1.35%) Azure AKS
15 8 (1.35%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 121 (20.47%) Firewall
2 98 (16.58%) Network Security
3 43 (7.28%) DNS
4 36 (6.09%) VPN
5 35 (5.92%) TCP/IP
6 14 (2.37%) DHCP
7 12 (2.03%) Intrusion Detection
8 11 (1.86%) SMTP
8 11 (1.86%) SSL
9 10 (1.69%) HTTP
10 8 (1.35%) WAN
11 7 (1.18%) BGP
11 7 (1.18%) Internet
11 7 (1.18%) IPsec
11 7 (1.18%) LAN
11 7 (1.18%) MPLS
11 7 (1.18%) NGFW
12 6 (1.02%) SD-WAN
12 6 (1.02%) SSH
12 6 (1.02%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (2.88%) Elasticsearch
2 12 (2.03%) Data Lake
3 9 (1.52%) SQL Server
4 4 (0.68%) Amazon RDS
4 4 (0.68%) Power BI
5 3 (0.51%) Amazon Athena
5 3 (0.51%) Amazon Redshift
6 2 (0.34%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.17%) Amazon QuickSight
7 1 (0.17%) Apache Cassandra
7 1 (0.17%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.17%) Metadata
7 1 (0.17%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.17%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.17%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.17%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.17%) Redis
7 1 (0.17%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 21 (3.55%) JIRA
2 16 (2.71%) Jenkins
3 7 (1.18%) GitLab
3 7 (1.18%) Snyk
4 4 (0.68%) Git
5 3 (0.51%) Metasploit
6 2 (0.34%) Burp Suite
6 2 (0.34%) CircleCI
6 2 (0.34%) Fiddler
7 1 (0.17%) AppScan
7 1 (0.17%) JUnit
7 1 (0.17%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 207 (35.03%) Social Skills
2 82 (13.87%) Analytical Skills
3 72 (12.18%) Finance
4 66 (11.17%) Documentation Skills
5 65 (11.00%) Public Sector
6 18 (3.05%) Banking
7 14 (2.37%) Influencing Skills
8 12 (2.03%) Military
9 11 (1.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 8 (1.35%) Legal
11 7 (1.18%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (1.02%) Financial Institution
13 5 (0.85%) Investment Banking
13 5 (0.85%) Retail
14 4 (0.68%) Telecoms
15 2 (0.34%) Local Government
15 2 (0.34%) Organisational Skills
16 1 (0.17%) Advertising
16 1 (0.17%) Aerospace
16 1 (0.17%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 129 (21.83%) Architect
2 116 (19.63%) Security Engineer
3 112 (18.95%) Analyst
4 66 (11.17%) Senior
5 50 (8.46%) Security Analyst
6 48 (8.12%) Security Architect
6 48 (8.12%) SIEM Engineer
7 47 (7.95%) CyberArk Architect
8 42 (7.11%) SOC Analyst
9 30 (5.08%) Cybersecurity Engineer
10 26 (4.40%) Consultant
10 26 (4.40%) Senior Analyst
11 24 (4.06%) Lead
12 18 (3.05%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 17 (2.88%) Azure Engineer
14 15 (2.54%) Cloud Engineer
14 15 (2.54%) Security Manager
15 14 (2.37%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 13 (2.20%) Project Manager
17 12 (2.03%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 82 (13.87%) LDAP
2 53 (8.97%) REST
3 36 (6.09%) SOAP
4 31 (5.25%) Elastic Stack
5 24 (4.06%) OpenID
6 23 (3.89%) SAML
7 10 (1.69%) OAuth
8 9 (1.52%) Kafka
8 9 (1.52%) OAuth2
9 7 (1.18%) 802.1X
9 7 (1.18%) ARM Templates
9 7 (1.18%) PyTorch
9 7 (1.18%) SailPoint
10 6 (1.02%) JSON
10 6 (1.02%) LangChain
10 6 (1.02%) scikit-learn
11 4 (0.68%) Middleware
11 4 (0.68%) RabbitMQ
12 3 (0.51%) Node.js
12 3 (0.51%) Regular Expression
Miscellaneous
1 98 (16.58%) Security Posture
2 69 (11.68%) Security Operations Centre
3 61 (10.32%) Onboarding
4 51 (8.63%) Cloud Native
5 47 (7.95%) Enterprise Software
6 42 (7.11%) Cyber Threat
7 31 (5.25%) Operational Technology
8 29 (4.91%) Cyber Defence
8 29 (4.91%) Management Information System
9 20 (3.38%) Hybrid Cloud
9 20 (3.38%) PKI
10 16 (2.71%) Cyberattack
11 15 (2.54%) Product Ownership
12 14 (2.37%) CSOC
13 13 (2.20%) Cyber Security Posture
14 12 (2.03%) Cloud Security Posture
15 10 (1.69%) Data Centre
16 9 (1.52%) Analytical Mindset
16 9 (1.52%) Cyber Kill Chain
17 8 (1.35%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 99 (16.75%) Windows
2 95 (16.07%) Linux
3 25 (4.23%) Windows Server
4 20 (3.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 17 (2.88%) Unix
6 6 (1.02%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.68%) CentOS
7 4 (0.68%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.34%) Kali Linux
8 2 (0.34%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.17%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.17%) VMS
9 1 (0.17%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 282 (47.72%) Cybersecurity
2 195 (32.99%) Incident Response
3 177 (29.95%) Security Operations
4 128 (21.66%) Problem-Solving
5 126 (21.32%) SOAR
6 121 (20.47%) Threat Detection
7 120 (20.30%) Cloud Security
8 117 (19.80%) CI/CD
9 106 (17.94%) DevOps
10 85 (14.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 83 (14.04%) Vulnerability Management
12 81 (13.71%) DevSecOps
13 76 (12.86%) Infrastructure as Code
14 73 (12.35%) Threat Modelling
15 72 (12.18%) Security Architecture
16 69 (11.68%) Zero Trust
17 59 (9.98%) Privileged Access Management
18 58 (9.81%) Agile
18 58 (9.81%) Identity Access Management
19 57 (9.64%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 198 (33.50%) Python
2 169 (28.60%) PowerShell
3 54 (9.14%) Kusto Query Language
4 35 (5.92%) Bash
5 19 (3.21%) Bicep
6 13 (2.20%) SQL
7 11 (1.86%) Java
8 9 (1.52%) JavaScript
9 4 (0.68%) Go
10 3 (0.51%) Apex Code
10 3 (0.51%) Search Processing Language
11 2 (0.34%) C++
12 1 (0.17%) C
12 1 (0.17%) Lisp
12 1 (0.17%) R
12 1 (0.17%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 264 (44.67%) Security Cleared
2 211 (35.70%) SC Cleared
3 136 (23.01%) CISSP
4 74 (12.52%) CISM
5 58 (9.81%) DV Cleared
6 50 (8.46%) Degree
7 41 (6.94%) GIAC
8 37 (6.26%) Cisco Certification
9 32 (5.41%) CompTIA Security+
10 31 (5.25%) CEH
11 29 (4.91%) Azure Certification
12 23 (3.89%) AWS Certification
13 21 (3.55%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 18 (3.05%) CompTIA CySA+
15 16 (2.71%) CCSP
16 15 (2.54%) CCNP
16 15 (2.54%) GCIH
17 14 (2.37%) Computer Science Degree
18 13 (2.20%) GCIA
18 13 (2.20%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 152 (25.72%) NIST
2 141 (23.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 81 (13.71%) GDPR
4 35 (5.92%) NCSC
5 33 (5.58%) PCI DSS
6 22 (3.72%) HIPAA
7 16 (2.71%) NIST 800
8 13 (2.20%) Cyber Essentials
9 12 (2.03%) SOC 2
10 8 (1.35%) Actionable Recommendations
11 7 (1.18%) GRC
11 7 (1.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 6 (1.02%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 5 (0.85%) JSP 440
14 4 (0.68%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 4 (0.68%) COBIT
14 4 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 4 (0.68%) QA
14 4 (0.68%) SLA
15 3 (0.51%) PSD2
System Software
1 113 (19.12%) Active Directory
2 30 (5.08%) Docker
3 15 (2.54%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (1.86%) Hyper-V
5 9 (1.52%) VMware NSX
6 7 (1.18%) Virtual Machines
7 6 (1.02%) Snort
8 4 (0.68%) Postfix
9 3 (0.51%) Squid
9 3 (0.51%) VMware ESXi
10 2 (0.34%) NFS
10 2 (0.34%) vSphere
11 1 (0.17%) GPFS
11 1 (0.17%) Lustre
11 1 (0.17%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 76 (12.86%) Kubernetes
2 67 (11.34%) Terraform
3 30 (5.08%) Ansible
4 25 (4.23%) Kibana
5 14 (2.37%) logstash
5 14 (2.37%) Microsoft Intune
5 14 (2.37%) Single Sign-On
6 13 (2.20%) QRadar
7 8 (1.35%) Nessus
8 7 (1.18%) Grafana
8 7 (1.18%) SCCM
8 7 (1.18%) WSUS
9 6 (1.02%) CASB
9 6 (1.02%) CSIRT
10 4 (0.68%) Progress Chef
11 3 (0.51%) Argo
11 3 (0.51%) FortiGate
11 3 (0.51%) Icinga
12 2 (0.34%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 2 (0.34%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 164 (27.75%) Microsoft
2 134 (22.67%) Splunk
3 91 (15.40%) CyberArk
4 71 (12.01%) BeyondTrust
5 35 (5.92%) Centrify
6 32 (5.41%) Tenable
7 29 (4.91%) Cisco
8 28 (4.74%) Qualys
9 23 (3.89%) VMware
10 22 (3.72%) ServiceNow
10 22 (3.72%) Tanium
11 21 (3.55%) Google
11 21 (3.55%) Palo Alto
12 19 (3.21%) CrowdStrike
12 19 (3.21%) Fortinet
13 18 (3.05%) Zscaler
14 15 (2.54%) LogRhythm
15 14 (2.37%) FireEye
16 13 (2.20%) IBM
16 13 (2.20%) Red Hat