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

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 172 185 145
Rank change year-on-year +13 -40 +23
Contract jobs citing SIEM 618 362 587
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.51% 1.48% 1.61%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.78% 1.62% 1.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 458 238 421
10th Percentile £413 £404 £425
25th Percentile £475 £478 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £566 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year +2.95% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £655 £650 £719
90th Percentile £750 £750 £825
UK median daily rate £570 £550 £600
% change year-on-year +3.64% -8.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 3 6
10th Percentile £37.72 £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 £75.00 £81.01 £63.44
90th Percentile £83.75 - £74.63
UK median hourly rate £55.50 £80.68 £40.00
% change year-on-year -31.21% +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 34,677 22,323 31,499
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.63% 91.22% 86.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,105 14,603 20,624
10th Percentile £321 £306 £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 £619 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £505 £515 £525
% change year-on-year -1.94% -1.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,142 946 2,251
10th Percentile £15.31 £14.41 £12.92
25th Percentile £20.35 £18.50 £15.97
Median hourly rate £47.00 £29.00 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +62.07% -20.55% +0.69%
75th Percentile £67.96 £62.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.05 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £28.18 £36.02
% change year-on-year +50.82% -21.77% +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 18 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 18 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 18 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 -6 232 £600 +2.13% 116
South East +8 170 £523 -0.10% 121
North of England -18 81 £558 -7.08% 66
North West +19 67 £568 +8.19% 31
Midlands -54 52 £550 - 23
West Midlands -54 46 £550 - 19
South West +5 36 £575 +4.55% 60
East of England -35 25 £550 - 41
Yorkshire -61 12 £540 -11.84% 24
East Midlands - 6 £438 - 4
North East - 2 £400 - 11
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 (2.59%) Confluence
2 7 (1.13%) OpenStack
3 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.32%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.16%) NetWeaver
4 1 (0.16%) nginx
4 1 (0.16%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 4 (0.65%) 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 (39.97%) Azure
2 185 (29.94%) AWS
3 109 (17.64%) GCP
4 75 (12.14%) Entra ID
5 62 (10.03%) Azure Sentinel
6 46 (7.44%) Microsoft 365
7 24 (3.88%) OpenShift
8 22 (3.56%) Microsoft Purview
9 21 (3.40%) SaaS
10 19 (3.07%) Azure DevOps
11 18 (2.91%) Azure Monitor
12 15 (2.43%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 14 (2.27%) AWS CloudFormation
13 14 (2.27%) PaaS
14 12 (1.94%) GitHub
14 12 (1.94%) IaaS
15 9 (1.46%) Amazon CloudWatch
16 8 (1.29%) Amazon ECS
16 8 (1.29%) Azure ExpressRoute
16 8 (1.29%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 93 (15.05%) Firewall
2 92 (14.89%) Network Security
3 44 (7.12%) DNS
4 35 (5.66%) TCP/IP
5 34 (5.50%) VPN
6 18 (2.91%) SSL
7 16 (2.59%) DHCP
8 13 (2.10%) Intrusion Detection
9 11 (1.78%) VLAN
10 10 (1.62%) HTTP
10 10 (1.62%) SD-WAN
10 10 (1.62%) WAN
11 8 (1.29%) IPsec
12 7 (1.13%) BGP
12 7 (1.13%) Internet
12 7 (1.13%) NGFW
12 7 (1.13%) OSPF
12 7 (1.13%) SMTP
12 7 (1.13%) SSH
13 6 (0.97%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (3.40%) SQL Server
2 17 (2.75%) Elasticsearch
3 5 (0.81%) Amazon RDS
4 4 (0.65%) Data Lake
5 3 (0.49%) Amazon Athena
5 3 (0.49%) Amazon Redshift
5 3 (0.49%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.32%) Apache Cassandra
6 2 (0.32%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.32%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.32%) Power BI
6 2 (0.32%) RDBMS
6 2 (0.32%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.16%) Amazon QuickSight
7 1 (0.16%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.16%) Metadata
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 28 (4.53%) JIRA
2 14 (2.27%) Jenkins
3 7 (1.13%) Git
3 7 (1.13%) Snyk
4 5 (0.81%) GitLab
5 1 (0.16%) AppScan
5 1 (0.16%) Burp Suite
5 1 (0.16%) CircleCI
5 1 (0.16%) Claude Code
5 1 (0.16%) JUnit
5 1 (0.16%) Metasploit
5 1 (0.16%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 189 (30.58%) Social Skills
2 77 (12.46%) Analytical Skills
2 77 (12.46%) Finance
3 62 (10.03%) Public Sector
4 60 (9.71%) Documentation Skills
5 21 (3.40%) Banking
6 15 (2.43%) Influencing Skills
6 15 (2.43%) Military
7 8 (1.29%) Retail
8 7 (1.13%) Legal
9 6 (0.97%) Financial Institution
10 5 (0.81%) Local Government
11 4 (0.65%) Manufacturing
11 4 (0.65%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (0.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 3 (0.49%) Law
13 2 (0.32%) Advertising
13 2 (0.32%) Telecoms
14 1 (0.16%) Back Office
14 1 (0.16%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 124 (20.06%) Architect
2 105 (16.99%) Security Engineer
3 102 (16.50%) Analyst
4 59 (9.55%) Senior
5 53 (8.58%) CyberArk Architect
6 50 (8.09%) SOC Analyst
7 43 (6.96%) SIEM Engineer
8 36 (5.83%) Security Architect
9 32 (5.18%) Lead
10 31 (5.02%) Security Analyst
11 30 (4.85%) Consultant
12 22 (3.56%) Cybersecurity Engineer
12 22 (3.56%) Senior Analyst
13 20 (3.24%) Security Manager
13 20 (3.24%) SOC Engineer
14 17 (2.75%) Cybersecurity Manager
14 17 (2.75%) Security Specialist
15 16 (2.59%) Cybersecurity Analyst
16 15 (2.43%) Cybersecurity Specialist
17 14 (2.27%) Operations Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 79 (12.78%) LDAP
2 47 (7.61%) REST
3 41 (6.63%) Elastic Stack
4 35 (5.66%) SOAP
5 20 (3.24%) OpenID
5 20 (3.24%) SAML
6 11 (1.78%) SailPoint
7 10 (1.62%) Kafka
8 9 (1.46%) 802.1X
9 7 (1.13%) ARM Templates
9 7 (1.13%) OAuth
10 6 (0.97%) LangChain
10 6 (0.97%) OAuth2
10 6 (0.97%) PyTorch
10 6 (0.97%) scikit-learn
11 5 (0.81%) eBPF
11 5 (0.81%) OpenTelemetry
12 4 (0.65%) ADO
12 4 (0.65%) JSON
12 4 (0.65%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 92 (14.89%) Security Posture
2 80 (12.94%) Onboarding
3 64 (10.36%) Security Operations Centre
4 59 (9.55%) Cloud Native
5 47 (7.61%) Cyber Threat
6 41 (6.63%) Enterprise Software
7 37 (5.99%) Operational Technology
8 32 (5.18%) Management Information System
9 18 (2.91%) Cloud Security Posture
9 18 (2.91%) Cyber Defence
9 18 (2.91%) PKI
10 17 (2.75%) Cyberattack
11 13 (2.10%) CSOC
11 13 (2.10%) Hybrid Cloud
11 13 (2.10%) SCADA
12 12 (1.94%) Data Centre
12 12 (1.94%) Product Ownership
13 10 (1.62%) Analytical Mindset
14 9 (1.46%) Cyber Security Posture
15 8 (1.29%) Cyber Kill Chain
Operating Systems
1 123 (19.90%) Windows
2 120 (19.42%) Linux
3 32 (5.18%) Unix
4 28 (4.53%) Windows Server
5 14 (2.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.49%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.32%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.16%) CentOS
8 1 (0.16%) Kali Linux
8 1 (0.16%) VMS
8 1 (0.16%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 288 (46.60%) Cybersecurity
2 180 (29.13%) Incident Response
2 180 (29.13%) Security Operations
3 123 (19.90%) CI/CD
4 119 (19.26%) Problem-Solving
5 113 (18.28%) Threat Detection
6 111 (17.96%) DevOps
7 109 (17.64%) Cloud Security
8 99 (16.02%) SOAR
9 88 (14.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 87 (14.08%) Vulnerability Management
11 85 (13.75%) ITSM
12 83 (13.43%) Security Architecture
13 77 (12.46%) Zero Trust
14 73 (11.81%) Privileged Access Management
15 69 (11.17%) DevSecOps
16 66 (10.68%) Threat Intelligence
17 65 (10.52%) Security Monitoring
18 64 (10.36%) MITRE ATT&CK
19 63 (10.19%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 190 (30.74%) Python
2 171 (27.67%) PowerShell
3 48 (7.77%) Kusto Query Language
4 47 (7.61%) Bash
5 15 (2.43%) Bicep
6 13 (2.10%) SQL
7 12 (1.94%) Search Processing Language
8 6 (0.97%) Java
9 5 (0.81%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.32%) Go
10 2 (0.32%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.16%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.16%) Groovy
11 1 (0.16%) Lisp
11 1 (0.16%) Perl
11 1 (0.16%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 286 (46.28%) Security Cleared
2 216 (34.95%) SC Cleared
3 128 (20.71%) CISSP
4 79 (12.78%) CISM
5 67 (10.84%) DV Cleared
6 50 (8.09%) Cisco Certification
7 45 (7.28%) Degree
8 36 (5.83%) GIAC
9 33 (5.34%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 25 (4.05%) CEH
11 24 (3.88%) CompTIA Security+
12 21 (3.40%) Azure Certification
13 19 (3.07%) AWS Certification
14 17 (2.75%) CCSP
15 15 (2.43%) CCNP
16 14 (2.27%) Computer Science Degree
17 12 (1.94%) GCIH
17 12 (1.94%) Microsoft Certification
18 11 (1.78%) CompTIA CySA+
18 11 (1.78%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 144 (23.30%) NIST
2 132 (21.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 64 (10.36%) GDPR
4 28 (4.53%) NCSC
5 25 (4.05%) PCI DSS
6 21 (3.40%) Cyber Essentials
7 13 (2.10%) HIPAA
7 13 (2.10%) NIST 800
7 13 (2.10%) SOC 2
8 12 (1.94%) SLA
9 10 (1.62%) PMO
9 10 (1.62%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 8 (1.29%) GRC
10 8 (1.29%) ISO 31000
11 7 (1.13%) QA
12 6 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 5 (0.81%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 5 (0.81%) COBIT
14 4 (0.65%) Actionable Recommendations
14 4 (0.65%) Data Quality
System Software
1 132 (21.36%) Active Directory
2 20 (3.24%) Docker
3 18 (2.91%) VMware Infrastructure
4 15 (2.43%) Virtual Machines
5 11 (1.78%) Hyper-V
6 7 (1.13%) Snort
6 7 (1.13%) VMware NSX
7 6 (0.97%) VMware ESXi
8 4 (0.65%) Squid
9 2 (0.32%) NFS
9 2 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.32%) vSphere
10 1 (0.16%) Postfix
10 1 (0.16%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 66 (10.68%) Kubernetes
2 64 (10.36%) Terraform
3 32 (5.18%) Ansible
4 21 (3.40%) Kibana
4 21 (3.40%) QRadar
5 18 (2.91%) CASB
6 12 (1.94%) logstash
6 12 (1.94%) Single Sign-On
7 11 (1.78%) Microsoft Intune
8 9 (1.46%) Grafana
9 8 (1.29%) Nessus
10 5 (0.81%) CSIRT
10 5 (0.81%) Prometheus
10 5 (0.81%) SCCM
10 5 (0.81%) WSUS
11 4 (0.65%) Progress Chef
12 3 (0.49%) Icinga
12 3 (0.49%) Suricata
13 2 (0.32%) vRealize
13 2 (0.32%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 155 (25.08%) Microsoft
2 125 (20.23%) Splunk
3 109 (17.64%) CyberArk
4 75 (12.14%) BeyondTrust
5 36 (5.83%) Centrify
6 35 (5.66%) Cisco
7 33 (5.34%) ServiceNow
8 32 (5.18%) CrowdStrike
9 30 (4.85%) Qualys
10 25 (4.05%) Tanium
11 24 (3.88%) VMware
11 24 (3.88%) Zscaler
12 23 (3.72%) Tenable
13 20 (3.24%) Palo Alto
14 18 (2.91%) Fortinet
15 16 (2.59%) LogRhythm
16 14 (2.27%) Google
17 13 (2.10%) Oracle
18 12 (1.94%) IBM
19 11 (1.78%) Okta