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

6 months to
2 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 179 198 137
Rank change year-on-year +19 -61 +37
Contract jobs citing SIEM 605 336 622
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.50% 1.38% 1.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.76% 1.51% 1.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 450 215 451
10th Percentile £420 £409 £425
25th Percentile £481 £475 £515
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £551 £600
Median % change year-on-year +1.63% -8.17% -
75th Percentile £650 £650 £733
90th Percentile £750 £750 £825
UK median daily rate £561 £551 £600
% change year-on-year +1.86% -8.17% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 3 6
10th Percentile £33.50 £52.67 -
25th Percentile £43.81 £63.04 -
Median hourly rate £52.50 £80.68 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -34.92% +101.69% -46.67%
75th Percentile £70.59 £81.01 £63.44
90th Percentile £82.25 - £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 34,330 22,247 32,169
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.96% 91.17% 86.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,953 14,553 21,080
10th Percentile £318 £310 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £509 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.05% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £615 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,133 913 2,254
10th Percentile £15.38 £14.67 £12.94
25th Percentile £20.35 £18.50 £16.00
Median hourly rate £45.00 £30.00 £35.95
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -16.55% -4.13%
75th Percentile £67.50 £63.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £79.97 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £41.56 £29.00 £35.50
% change year-on-year +43.29% -18.31% -2.53%

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 2 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 2 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 2 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 -20 223 £600 +2.13% 100
South East +15 164 £521 -0.71% 114
North of England -3 79 £551 -4.96% 84
North West +14 62 £568 +8.19% 32
Midlands -55 58 £540 -2.00% 35
West Midlands -53 52 £550 -0.18% 19
South West -5 33 £575 - 52
East of England -22 24 £550 -8.33% 51
Yorkshire -47 14 £540 -11.84% 33
East Midlands - 6 £438 - 16
North East - 3 £400 - 19
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 15 (2.48%) Confluence
2 9 (1.49%) OpenStack
3 4 (0.66%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.33%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.17%) NetWeaver
5 1 (0.17%) nginx
5 1 (0.17%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 4 (0.66%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (0.99%) Maximo
2 5 (0.83%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 243 (40.17%) Azure
2 183 (30.25%) AWS
3 110 (18.18%) GCP
4 68 (11.24%) Azure Sentinel
5 66 (10.91%) Entra ID
6 49 (8.10%) Microsoft 365
7 25 (4.13%) OpenShift
8 23 (3.80%) SaaS
9 22 (3.64%) Microsoft Purview
10 20 (3.31%) Azure Monitor
11 17 (2.81%) Azure DevOps
12 15 (2.48%) AWS CloudFormation
12 15 (2.48%) GitHub
12 15 (2.48%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 13 (2.15%) PaaS
14 11 (1.82%) IaaS
15 9 (1.49%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 9 (1.49%) Azure ExpressRoute
15 9 (1.49%) Serverless
16 8 (1.32%) Amazon GuardDuty
Communications & Networking
1 97 (16.03%) Firewall
2 86 (14.21%) Network Security
3 41 (6.78%) DNS
4 34 (5.62%) TCP/IP
4 34 (5.62%) VPN
5 15 (2.48%) SSL
6 14 (2.31%) DHCP
7 10 (1.65%) Intrusion Detection
7 10 (1.65%) SMTP
8 9 (1.49%) HTTP
9 8 (1.32%) Internet
9 8 (1.32%) IPsec
9 8 (1.32%) WAN
10 7 (1.16%) BGP
10 7 (1.16%) MPLS
10 7 (1.16%) NGFW
10 7 (1.16%) OSPF
10 7 (1.16%) SD-WAN
10 7 (1.16%) SSH
11 6 (0.99%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (3.47%) SQL Server
2 17 (2.81%) Elasticsearch
3 4 (0.66%) Amazon RDS
3 4 (0.66%) Data Lake
4 3 (0.50%) Amazon Athena
4 3 (0.50%) Amazon Redshift
4 3 (0.50%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.33%) Apache Cassandra
5 2 (0.33%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.33%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.33%) Oracle Database
5 2 (0.33%) Power BI
5 2 (0.33%) RDBMS
5 2 (0.33%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.17%) Amazon QuickSight
6 1 (0.17%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.17%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 30 (4.96%) JIRA
2 16 (2.64%) Jenkins
3 7 (1.16%) GitLab
3 7 (1.16%) Snyk
4 6 (0.99%) Git
5 2 (0.33%) CircleCI
6 1 (0.17%) AppScan
6 1 (0.17%) Burp Suite
6 1 (0.17%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.17%) Fiddler
6 1 (0.17%) JUnit
6 1 (0.17%) Metasploit
6 1 (0.17%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 187 (30.91%) Social Skills
2 77 (12.73%) Finance
3 72 (11.90%) Analytical Skills
4 67 (11.07%) Documentation Skills
5 55 (9.09%) Public Sector
6 21 (3.47%) Banking
7 15 (2.48%) Influencing Skills
8 11 (1.82%) Military
9 9 (1.49%) Retail
10 8 (1.32%) Legal
11 7 (1.16%) Financial Institution
12 5 (0.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 4 (0.66%) Local Government
13 4 (0.66%) Telecoms
14 3 (0.50%) Law
14 3 (0.50%) Organisational Skills
15 2 (0.33%) Advertising
15 2 (0.33%) Manufacturing
16 1 (0.17%) Investment Banking
16 1 (0.17%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 123 (20.33%) Architect
2 106 (17.52%) Security Engineer
3 98 (16.20%) Analyst
4 58 (9.59%) Senior
5 52 (8.60%) CyberArk Architect
6 48 (7.93%) SIEM Engineer
7 45 (7.44%) SOC Analyst
8 37 (6.12%) Security Architect
9 30 (4.96%) Security Analyst
10 28 (4.63%) Consultant
10 28 (4.63%) Lead
11 25 (4.13%) Cybersecurity Engineer
12 21 (3.47%) Senior Analyst
13 20 (3.31%) Security Manager
14 17 (2.81%) Cybersecurity Manager
15 16 (2.64%) SOC Engineer
16 13 (2.15%) Project Manager
16 13 (2.15%) Security Specialist
17 12 (1.98%) Infrastructure Engineer
17 12 (1.98%) Operations Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 82 (13.55%) LDAP
2 50 (8.26%) REST
3 40 (6.61%) Elastic Stack
4 36 (5.95%) SOAP
5 22 (3.64%) OpenID
5 22 (3.64%) SAML
6 12 (1.98%) Kafka
7 9 (1.49%) 802.1X
7 9 (1.49%) OAuth
7 9 (1.49%) SailPoint
8 7 (1.16%) OAuth2
8 7 (1.16%) PyTorch
9 6 (0.99%) ARM Templates
9 6 (0.99%) JSON
9 6 (0.99%) LangChain
9 6 (0.99%) scikit-learn
10 5 (0.83%) eBPF
10 5 (0.83%) OpenTelemetry
11 4 (0.66%) ADO
11 4 (0.66%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 92 (15.21%) Security Posture
2 80 (13.22%) Onboarding
3 58 (9.59%) Cloud Native
4 54 (8.93%) Security Operations Centre
5 42 (6.94%) Enterprise Software
6 38 (6.28%) Cyber Threat
6 38 (6.28%) Operational Technology
7 32 (5.29%) Management Information System
8 20 (3.31%) Cyber Defence
9 18 (2.98%) Cloud Security Posture
10 17 (2.81%) Cyberattack
11 15 (2.48%) Hybrid Cloud
11 15 (2.48%) PKI
11 15 (2.48%) Product Ownership
12 14 (2.31%) SCADA
13 12 (1.98%) CSOC
13 12 (1.98%) Data Centre
14 10 (1.65%) Cyber Security Posture
15 8 (1.32%) Analytical Mindset
16 7 (1.16%) Cyber Kill Chain
Operating Systems
1 117 (19.34%) Linux
2 116 (19.17%) Windows
3 29 (4.79%) Unix
4 27 (4.46%) Windows Server
5 20 (3.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (0.83%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.66%) CentOS
8 3 (0.50%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.17%) Kali Linux
9 1 (0.17%) VMS
9 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 272 (44.96%) Cybersecurity
2 171 (28.26%) Security Operations
3 170 (28.10%) Incident Response
4 121 (20.00%) CI/CD
5 116 (19.17%) Problem-Solving
6 114 (18.84%) Threat Detection
7 108 (17.85%) DevOps
8 103 (17.02%) SOAR
9 102 (16.86%) Cloud Security
10 90 (14.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 85 (14.05%) Vulnerability Management
12 81 (13.39%) ITSM
13 78 (12.89%) Security Architecture
14 75 (12.40%) Privileged Access Management
15 73 (12.07%) Zero Trust
16 71 (11.74%) DevSecOps
17 63 (10.41%) Threat Modelling
18 60 (9.92%) Infrastructure as Code
19 58 (9.59%) Technical Leadership
20 57 (9.42%) Data Loss Prevention
Programming Languages
1 202 (33.39%) Python
2 173 (28.60%) PowerShell
3 49 (8.10%) Kusto Query Language
4 45 (7.44%) Bash
5 15 (2.48%) Bicep
6 13 (2.15%) SQL
7 8 (1.32%) JavaScript
8 7 (1.16%) Java
9 6 (0.99%) Search Processing Language
10 4 (0.66%) Go
11 2 (0.33%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.17%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.17%) Groovy
12 1 (0.17%) Lisp
12 1 (0.17%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 272 (44.96%) Security Cleared
2 211 (34.88%) SC Cleared
3 128 (21.16%) CISSP
4 79 (13.06%) CISM
5 61 (10.08%) DV Cleared
6 45 (7.44%) Degree
7 43 (7.11%) Cisco Certification
8 36 (5.95%) GIAC
9 29 (4.79%) CEH
10 28 (4.63%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 25 (4.13%) CompTIA Security+
12 22 (3.64%) Azure Certification
13 17 (2.81%) AWS Certification
14 14 (2.31%) CCSP
14 14 (2.31%) Computer Science Degree
15 13 (2.15%) CCNP
16 12 (1.98%) Microsoft Certification
17 11 (1.82%) SSCP
18 10 (1.65%) BPSS Clearance
18 10 (1.65%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 143 (23.64%) NIST
2 138 (22.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 63 (10.41%) GDPR
4 29 (4.79%) NCSC
5 28 (4.63%) PCI DSS
6 18 (2.98%) Cyber Essentials
7 17 (2.81%) NIST 800
8 13 (2.15%) HIPAA
8 13 (2.15%) SOC 2
9 11 (1.82%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 8 (1.32%) GRC
11 6 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 6 (0.99%) PMO
11 6 (0.99%) SLA
12 5 (0.83%) Actionable Recommendations
12 5 (0.83%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 5 (0.83%) COBIT
12 5 (0.83%) ISO 31000
13 4 (0.66%) Data Quality
13 4 (0.66%) JSP 440
System Software
1 129 (21.32%) Active Directory
2 23 (3.80%) Docker
3 15 (2.48%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (1.49%) Hyper-V
4 9 (1.49%) Virtual Machines
4 9 (1.49%) VMware NSX
5 7 (1.16%) Snort
6 4 (0.66%) Postfix
6 4 (0.66%) Squid
6 4 (0.66%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.33%) NFS
7 2 (0.33%) vSphere
8 1 (0.17%) GPFS
8 1 (0.17%) Lustre
8 1 (0.17%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 72 (11.90%) Kubernetes
2 64 (10.58%) Terraform
3 32 (5.29%) Ansible
4 22 (3.64%) Kibana
5 21 (3.47%) QRadar
6 18 (2.98%) CASB
7 15 (2.48%) Single Sign-On
8 14 (2.31%) logstash
9 12 (1.98%) Microsoft Intune
10 10 (1.65%) Grafana
11 8 (1.32%) Nessus
12 5 (0.83%) CSIRT
12 5 (0.83%) Prometheus
12 5 (0.83%) SCCM
12 5 (0.83%) WSUS
13 4 (0.66%) Progress Chef
14 3 (0.50%) Argo
14 3 (0.50%) FortiGate
14 3 (0.50%) Icinga
14 3 (0.50%) Suricata
Vendors
1 162 (26.78%) Microsoft
2 123 (20.33%) Splunk
3 107 (17.69%) CyberArk
4 79 (13.06%) BeyondTrust
5 36 (5.95%) Centrify
6 33 (5.45%) Cisco
7 32 (5.29%) ServiceNow
8 29 (4.79%) Qualys
9 26 (4.30%) Tanium
10 25 (4.13%) CrowdStrike
10 25 (4.13%) Tenable
11 24 (3.97%) Zscaler
12 23 (3.80%) VMware
13 17 (2.81%) Fortinet
13 17 (2.81%) Palo Alto
14 16 (2.64%) LogRhythm
15 15 (2.48%) Google
16 14 (2.31%) Oracle
17 12 (1.98%) IBM
17 12 (1.98%) Okta