SIEM Engineer
Berkshire > Reading
The median SIEM Engineer daily rate in Reading is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 February 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 65 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a SIEM Engineer | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Reading | 1.14% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.22% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £409 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £430 | £584 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -26.31% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Reading
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Reading. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Reading with a recognized job title | 735 | 728 | 1,059 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.39% | 90.21% | 93.97% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 524 | 402 | 659 |
| 10th Percentile | £306 | £300 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £410 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +7.32% | -2.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £618 | £638 | £614 |
| 90th Percentile | £663 | £669 | £688 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | -0.79% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 42 | 4 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | £24.25 | £48.22 | £29.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £70.50 | £56.81 | £52.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £90.00 | £68.20 | £61.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.97% | +10.71% | -5.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £97.50 | £75.45 | £66.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £107.00 | £76.49 | £86.40 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £75.00 | £61.50 | £58.30 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.96% | +5.48% | -9.86% |
SIEM Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'SIEM Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.
SIEM Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SIEM Engineer job vacancies in Reading.
SIEM Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in Reading
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SIEM Engineer in Reading over the 6 months to 3 February 2026.
SIEM Engineer Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 3 February 2026, SIEM Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Reading region featuring SIEM Engineer in the job title.
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SIEM Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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: