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

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 177 184 150
Rank change year-on-year +7 -34 +17
Contract jobs citing SIEM 622 361 585
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.51% 1.49% 1.61%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.78% 1.63% 1.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 457 240 418
10th Percentile £413 £412 £425
25th Percentile £475 £485 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £574 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year +4.27% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £655 £645 £723
90th Percentile £750 £763 £825
UK median daily rate £574 £550 £600
% change year-on-year +4.27% -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 £52.50 £80.68 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -34.92% +101.69% -46.67%
75th Percentile £70.15 £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 34,902 22,108 31,434
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.66% 91.30% 86.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,235 14,434 20,613
10th Percentile £325 £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 £510 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -0.49% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,141 960 2,249
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.42 £12.92
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.22 £16.00
Median hourly rate £46.80 £28.75 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +62.78% -21.23% -0.11%
75th Percentile £67.84 £62.24 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £28.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year +51.79% -23.29% +1.39%

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 21 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 21 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 21 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 -4 236 £600 +2.13% 99
South East +18 167 £525 +2.19% 110
North of England -14 82 £558 -7.08% 65
North West +17 67 £568 +4.70% 30
Midlands -54 47 £545 -0.91% 29
South West 0 41 £600 +9.09% 52
West Midlands -60 41 £550 - 24
East of England -31 26 £550 - 39
Yorkshire -54 13 £540 -10.00% 24
East Midlands - 6 £438 - 5
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 17 (2.73%) Confluence
2 6 (0.96%) OpenStack
3 2 (0.32%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.16%) NetWeaver
4 1 (0.16%) nginx
4 1 (0.16%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 4 (0.64%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (0.80%) Maximo
1 5 (0.80%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 242 (38.91%) Azure
2 178 (28.62%) AWS
3 105 (16.88%) GCP
4 78 (12.54%) Entra ID
5 65 (10.45%) Azure Sentinel
6 47 (7.56%) Microsoft 365
7 24 (3.86%) OpenShift
8 23 (3.70%) Microsoft Purview
9 21 (3.38%) SaaS
10 20 (3.22%) Azure DevOps
11 18 (2.89%) Azure Monitor
12 16 (2.57%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 14 (2.25%) PaaS
14 12 (1.93%) IaaS
15 11 (1.77%) AWS CloudFormation
16 10 (1.61%) Amazon CloudWatch
16 10 (1.61%) Datadog
16 10 (1.61%) GitHub
17 9 (1.45%) Serverless
18 8 (1.29%) Amazon GuardDuty
Communications & Networking
1 94 (15.11%) Network Security
2 91 (14.63%) Firewall
3 43 (6.91%) DNS
4 35 (5.63%) VPN
5 32 (5.14%) TCP/IP
6 22 (3.54%) SSL
7 13 (2.09%) DHCP
7 13 (2.09%) Intrusion Detection
8 12 (1.93%) HTTP
8 12 (1.93%) VLAN
8 12 (1.93%) WAN
9 10 (1.61%) SD-WAN
10 9 (1.45%) BGP
10 9 (1.45%) IPsec
11 8 (1.29%) OSPF
12 7 (1.13%) Internet
12 7 (1.13%) NGFW
12 7 (1.13%) SNMP
12 7 (1.13%) SSH
13 6 (0.96%) Cisco Firepower
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (3.38%) SQL Server
2 17 (2.73%) Elasticsearch
3 5 (0.80%) Amazon RDS
4 4 (0.64%) Data Lake
5 3 (0.48%) Amazon Athena
5 3 (0.48%) Amazon Redshift
5 3 (0.48%) 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 27 (4.34%) JIRA
2 14 (2.25%) Jenkins
3 9 (1.45%) Git
4 7 (1.13%) Snyk
5 3 (0.48%) GitLab
6 1 (0.16%) AppScan
6 1 (0.16%) Burp Suite
6 1 (0.16%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.16%) JUnit
6 1 (0.16%) Metasploit
6 1 (0.16%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 187 (30.06%) Social Skills
2 78 (12.54%) Finance
3 75 (12.06%) Analytical Skills
4 63 (10.13%) Public Sector
5 59 (9.49%) Documentation Skills
6 21 (3.38%) Banking
7 17 (2.73%) Military
8 15 (2.41%) Influencing Skills
9 8 (1.29%) Retail
10 7 (1.13%) Legal
11 6 (0.96%) Financial Institution
12 5 (0.80%) Local Government
13 4 (0.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 4 (0.64%) Manufacturing
13 4 (0.64%) Organisational Skills
14 3 (0.48%) Law
15 2 (0.32%) Advertising
16 1 (0.16%) Back Office
16 1 (0.16%) Publishing
16 1 (0.16%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 122 (19.61%) Architect
2 112 (18.01%) Analyst
3 108 (17.36%) Security Engineer
4 55 (8.84%) Senior
5 53 (8.52%) CyberArk Architect
5 53 (8.52%) SOC Analyst
6 40 (6.43%) Security Analyst
6 40 (6.43%) SIEM Engineer
7 35 (5.63%) Security Architect
8 32 (5.14%) Consultant
8 32 (5.14%) Lead
9 25 (4.02%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 23 (3.70%) Cybersecurity Engineer
11 22 (3.54%) Senior Analyst
12 20 (3.22%) Security Manager
12 20 (3.22%) SOC Engineer
13 19 (3.05%) Security Specialist
14 17 (2.73%) Cybersecurity Manager
14 17 (2.73%) Cybersecurity Specialist
15 14 (2.25%) Operations Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 73 (11.74%) LDAP
2 47 (7.56%) REST
3 40 (6.43%) Elastic Stack
4 35 (5.63%) SOAP
5 20 (3.22%) OpenID
5 20 (3.22%) SAML
6 11 (1.77%) SailPoint
7 10 (1.61%) 802.1X
8 9 (1.45%) Kafka
9 7 (1.13%) ARM Templates
9 7 (1.13%) OAuth
10 6 (0.96%) LangChain
10 6 (0.96%) OAuth2
10 6 (0.96%) PyTorch
10 6 (0.96%) scikit-learn
11 5 (0.80%) eBPF
11 5 (0.80%) OpenTelemetry
12 4 (0.64%) ADO
12 4 (0.64%) JSON
12 4 (0.64%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 96 (15.43%) Security Posture
2 79 (12.70%) Onboarding
3 65 (10.45%) Security Operations Centre
4 59 (9.49%) Cloud Native
5 50 (8.04%) Cyber Threat
6 43 (6.91%) Operational Technology
7 41 (6.59%) Enterprise Software
8 32 (5.14%) Management Information System
9 19 (3.05%) Cloud Security Posture
10 18 (2.89%) Cyber Defence
11 17 (2.73%) Cyberattack
12 14 (2.25%) CSOC
13 13 (2.09%) Data Centre
13 13 (2.09%) Hybrid Cloud
13 13 (2.09%) PKI
14 12 (1.93%) SCADA
15 11 (1.77%) Analytical Mindset
15 11 (1.77%) Product Ownership
16 9 (1.45%) Cyber Security Posture
16 9 (1.45%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
Operating Systems
1 117 (18.81%) Windows
2 114 (18.33%) Linux
3 32 (5.14%) Unix
4 29 (4.66%) Windows Server
5 13 (2.09%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.48%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.16%) Kali Linux
7 1 (0.16%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.16%) VMS
7 1 (0.16%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 297 (47.75%) Cybersecurity
2 185 (29.74%) Security Operations
3 184 (29.58%) Incident Response
4 112 (18.01%) CI/CD
4 112 (18.01%) Cloud Security
4 112 (18.01%) Threat Detection
5 110 (17.68%) Problem-Solving
6 106 (17.04%) DevOps
7 97 (15.59%) SOAR
8 90 (14.47%) Vulnerability Management
9 89 (14.31%) ITSM
9 89 (14.31%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 85 (13.67%) Security Architecture
11 82 (13.18%) Zero Trust
12 71 (11.41%) Privileged Access Management
13 68 (10.93%) Security Monitoring
13 68 (10.93%) Threat Intelligence
14 65 (10.45%) MITRE ATT&CK
15 63 (10.13%) Threat Modelling
16 61 (9.81%) Data Loss Prevention
Programming Languages
1 176 (28.30%) Python
2 159 (25.56%) PowerShell
3 48 (7.72%) Kusto Query Language
4 43 (6.91%) Bash
5 15 (2.41%) Bicep
6 13 (2.09%) SQL
7 12 (1.93%) Search Processing Language
8 6 (0.96%) Java
9 3 (0.48%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.32%) Groovy
10 2 (0.32%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.16%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.16%) Lisp
11 1 (0.16%) Perl
11 1 (0.16%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 291 (46.78%) Security Cleared
2 217 (34.89%) SC Cleared
3 123 (19.77%) CISSP
4 74 (11.90%) CISM
5 72 (11.58%) DV Cleared
6 50 (8.04%) Cisco Certification
7 48 (7.72%) Degree
8 36 (5.79%) GIAC
9 33 (5.31%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 24 (3.86%) CEH
10 24 (3.86%) CompTIA Security+
11 21 (3.38%) Azure Certification
12 17 (2.73%) CCSP
13 15 (2.41%) AWS Certification
13 15 (2.41%) CCNP
13 15 (2.41%) Computer Science Degree
14 13 (2.09%) GCIH
15 12 (1.93%) Microsoft Certification
16 11 (1.77%) GCIA
16 11 (1.77%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 150 (24.12%) NIST
2 137 (22.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 60 (9.65%) GDPR
4 30 (4.82%) NCSC
5 25 (4.02%) PCI DSS
6 23 (3.70%) Cyber Essentials
7 13 (2.09%) HIPAA
7 13 (2.09%) NIST 800
7 13 (2.09%) SOC 2
8 12 (1.93%) SLA
9 10 (1.61%) PMO
9 10 (1.61%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 9 (1.45%) ISO 31000
11 8 (1.29%) GRC
12 7 (1.13%) QA
13 6 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 5 (0.80%) Actionable Recommendations
14 5 (0.80%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 5 (0.80%) COBIT
15 4 (0.64%) JSP 440
System Software
1 123 (19.77%) Active Directory
2 15 (2.41%) Virtual Machines
2 15 (2.41%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (2.25%) Docker
4 7 (1.13%) Hyper-V
4 7 (1.13%) Snort
4 7 (1.13%) VMware NSX
5 6 (0.96%) VMware ESXi
6 5 (0.80%) Squid
7 3 (0.48%) vSphere
8 2 (0.32%) NFS
8 2 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.16%) ProxySG
9 1 (0.16%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 60 (9.65%) Kubernetes
1 60 (9.65%) Terraform
2 29 (4.66%) Ansible
3 21 (3.38%) QRadar
4 20 (3.22%) Kibana
5 18 (2.89%) CASB
6 12 (1.93%) logstash
6 12 (1.93%) Microsoft Intune
6 12 (1.93%) Single Sign-On
7 8 (1.29%) Grafana
7 8 (1.29%) Nessus
8 5 (0.80%) CSIRT
8 5 (0.80%) Prometheus
8 5 (0.80%) SCCM
8 5 (0.80%) WSUS
9 4 (0.64%) Progress Chef
10 3 (0.48%) Icinga
10 3 (0.48%) Suricata
11 2 (0.32%) vRealize
11 2 (0.32%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 154 (24.76%) Microsoft
2 124 (19.94%) Splunk
3 104 (16.72%) CyberArk
4 70 (11.25%) BeyondTrust
5 36 (5.79%) Centrify
5 36 (5.79%) Cisco
6 33 (5.31%) ServiceNow
7 32 (5.14%) CrowdStrike
8 30 (4.82%) Qualys
9 24 (3.86%) Tanium
9 24 (3.86%) Zscaler
10 23 (3.70%) Tenable
11 21 (3.38%) Palo Alto
11 21 (3.38%) VMware
12 19 (3.05%) Fortinet
13 16 (2.57%) LogRhythm
14 14 (2.25%) Google
15 13 (2.09%) Oracle
16 12 (1.93%) IBM
17 11 (1.77%) Okta