Security Monitoring Contracts in London

Security Monitoring
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring Security Monitoring skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Security Monitoring over the 6 months leading up to 20 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 310 354 434
Rank change year-on-year +44 +80 +70
Contract jobs citing Security Monitoring 51 45 50
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.37% 0.26% 0.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.41% 0.30% 0.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 34 35 43
10th Percentile £370 £400 £500
25th Percentile £448 £425 £548
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £500 £625
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% -20.00% +0.81%
75th Percentile £686 £588 £688
90th Percentile £800 £790 £775
England median daily rate £538 £513 £586
% change year-on-year +4.88% -12.54% +1.91%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

Security Monitoring 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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,568 15,106 22,685
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 92.09% 88.72% 90.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,416 10,742 16,462
10th Percentile £331 £350 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £675 £675 £700
90th Percentile £788 £800 £800
England median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 236 254 247
10th Percentile £16.50 £16.25 £18.54
25th Percentile £24.66 £20.99 £23.88
Median hourly rate £30.40 £33.53 £41.50
Median % change year-on-year -9.31% -19.22% +16.90%
75th Percentile £50.13 £51.50 £65.05
90th Percentile £63.50 £70.73 £82.70
England median hourly rate £25.15 £39.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year -36.33% -7.06% +63.46%

Security Monitoring
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Security Monitoring as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Security Monitoring in London

Security Monitoring
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Monitoring in London.

Daily rate trend for Security Monitoring in London

Security Monitoring
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Monitoring in London over the 6 months to 20 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Security Monitoring in London

Security Monitoring
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Monitoring in London.

Hourly rate trend for Security Monitoring in London

Security Monitoring
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Monitoring within the London region over the 6 months to 20 July 2025. 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
Central London -11 5 £593 +31.67% 7
North London - 2 £650 - 1
South London - 1 £450 - 1
Security Monitoring
England

Security Monitoring
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 3 (5.88%) Microsoft Exchange
Business Applications
1 1 (1.96%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 25 (49.02%) Azure
2 11 (21.57%) AWS
3 7 (13.73%) GCP
4 5 (9.80%) Azure Sentinel
5 4 (7.84%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (5.88%) Entra ID
7 2 (3.92%) Azure Monitor
7 2 (3.92%) Azure Stack
7 2 (3.92%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (1.96%) Azure Data Factory
8 1 (1.96%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (1.96%) Datadog
8 1 (1.96%) Google Compute Engine
8 1 (1.96%) Google Kubernetes Engine
8 1 (1.96%) Google Workspace
8 1 (1.96%) Mimecast
8 1 (1.96%) OneDrive
8 1 (1.96%) PaaS
8 1 (1.96%) SuccessFactors
8 1 (1.96%) Vertex AI
Communications & Networking
1 20 (39.22%) Firewall
2 7 (13.73%) Network Security
3 4 (7.84%) WAN
4 3 (5.88%) VPN
4 3 (5.88%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (3.92%) Cisco Nexus
5 2 (3.92%) Intrusion Detection
5 2 (3.92%) SD-WAN
6 1 (1.96%) BIG-IP
6 1 (1.96%) Cisco ASA
6 1 (1.96%) Cisco Firepower
6 1 (1.96%) DHCP
6 1 (1.96%) DNS
6 1 (1.96%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
6 1 (1.96%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
6 1 (1.96%) NAS
6 1 (1.96%) SAN
6 1 (1.96%) TCP/IP
6 1 (1.96%) Wireless
6 1 (1.96%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.92%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.96%) BigQuery
General
1 17 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 8 (15.69%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (11.76%) Finance
4 3 (5.88%) Banking
4 3 (5.88%) Legal
5 2 (3.92%) Law
5 2 (3.92%) Local Government
5 2 (3.92%) Marketing
6 1 (1.96%) Games
6 1 (1.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (1.96%) Manufacturing
6 1 (1.96%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 13 (25.49%) Security Engineer
2 11 (21.57%) Analyst
2 11 (21.57%) Architect
3 10 (19.61%) Security Architect
4 7 (13.73%) Security Analyst
5 6 (11.76%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 4 (7.84%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 4 (7.84%) IT Architect
6 4 (7.84%) IT Security Architect
6 4 (7.84%) Network Engineer
7 3 (5.88%) Applications Engineer
7 3 (5.88%) Cybersecurity Engineer
7 3 (5.88%) Infrastructure Security Engineer
7 3 (5.88%) Lead
7 3 (5.88%) NetBackup Engineer
7 3 (5.88%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
7 3 (5.88%) Network Security Engineer
7 3 (5.88%) Senior
7 3 (5.88%) SOC Analyst
8 2 (3.92%) GCP Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.92%) Smart Contracts
2 1 (1.96%) ARM Templates
2 1 (1.96%) OAuth
2 1 (1.96%) SAML
2 1 (1.96%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 14 (27.45%) Security Posture
2 5 (9.80%) Security Operations Centre
3 4 (7.84%) Management Information System
4 3 (5.88%) Cyber Defence
5 2 (3.92%) Cyber Threat
6 1 (1.96%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (1.96%) Cloud Security Posture
6 1 (1.96%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 1 (1.96%) Data Centre
6 1 (1.96%) NHS
6 1 (1.96%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.96%) Operational Technology
6 1 (1.96%) PKI
6 1 (1.96%) Public Cloud
6 1 (1.96%) SCADA
6 1 (1.96%) STIX
6 1 (1.96%) YARA
Operating Systems
1 10 (19.61%) Linux
2 9 (17.65%) Windows
3 4 (7.84%) Windows Server
4 1 (1.96%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (52.94%) Incident Response
2 26 (50.98%) SIEM
3 19 (37.25%) Cybersecurity
4 15 (29.41%) Vulnerability Management
5 14 (27.45%) Security Operations
6 13 (25.49%) Cloud Security
7 12 (23.53%) Threat Detection
8 11 (21.57%) Problem-Solving
8 11 (21.57%) Vulnerability Assessment
9 9 (17.65%) Information Security
10 8 (15.69%) Artificial Intelligence
10 8 (15.69%) Penetration Testing
10 8 (15.69%) RBAC
10 8 (15.69%) Risk Management
11 7 (13.73%) MITRE ATT&CK
11 7 (13.73%) Security Architecture
11 7 (13.73%) Security Management
11 7 (13.73%) Threat Intelligence
12 6 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
12 6 (11.76%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 10 (19.61%) PowerShell
1 10 (19.61%) Python
2 4 (7.84%) Bash
3 2 (3.92%) C++
3 2 (3.92%) Java
3 2 (3.92%) Kotlin
3 2 (3.92%) Kusto Query Language
3 2 (3.92%) Rust
4 1 (1.96%) Bicep
4 1 (1.96%) Perl
Qualifications
1 8 (15.69%) SC Cleared
1 8 (15.69%) Security Cleared
2 5 (9.80%) CISSP
2 5 (9.80%) CompTIA Security+
2 5 (9.80%) Degree
3 4 (7.84%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (5.88%) GCFA
4 3 (5.88%) GCIA
4 3 (5.88%) GCIH
4 3 (5.88%) GIAC
4 3 (5.88%) PMP
5 2 (3.92%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 2 (3.92%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (1.96%) CCSP
6 1 (1.96%) CISM
6 1 (1.96%) GSEC
6 1 (1.96%) Master's Degree
6 1 (1.96%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (23.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 12 (23.53%) NIST
2 9 (17.65%) GDPR
3 5 (9.80%) HIPAA
4 4 (7.84%) PCI DSS
5 2 (3.92%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (3.92%) NCSC
6 1 (1.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (1.96%) GRC
System Software
1 8 (15.69%) Active Directory
2 4 (7.84%) Virtual Machines
2 4 (7.84%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (5.88%) Docker
4 1 (1.96%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 5 (9.80%) SCCM
2 4 (7.84%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (5.88%) CASB
3 3 (5.88%) NetBackup
3 3 (5.88%) SCOrch
3 3 (5.88%) Terraform
4 2 (3.92%) Oracle RMAN
4 2 (3.92%) QRadar
5 1 (1.96%) FortiGate
5 1 (1.96%) OPNET
Vendors
1 22 (43.14%) Microsoft
2 6 (11.76%) Splunk
3 5 (9.80%) Google
4 4 (7.84%) Palo Alto
4 4 (7.84%) VMware
5 3 (5.88%) Cisco
5 3 (5.88%) CyberArk
5 3 (5.88%) Veritas
6 2 (3.92%) Alibaba
6 2 (3.92%) CheckPoint
6 2 (3.92%) Oracle
6 2 (3.92%) Rapid7
6 2 (3.92%) ServiceNow
7 1 (1.96%) AlgoSec
7 1 (1.96%) Dell
7 1 (1.96%) F5
7 1 (1.96%) Infoblox
7 1 (1.96%) Meraki
7 1 (1.96%) SAP
7 1 (1.96%) Tufin