SIEM Contracts with Work from Home Options

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for SIEM skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited SIEM over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 207 163 297
Rank change year-on-year -44 +134 -39
Contract jobs citing SIEM 151 401 388
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.98% 1.55% 0.87%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.12% 1.73% 0.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 124 268 272
10th Percentile £425 £450 £376
25th Percentile £505 £525 £499
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £624 £600
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% +3.96% +14.29%
75th Percentile £775 £738 £688
90th Percentile £825 £813 £775
UK median daily rate £600 £600 £575
% change year-on-year - +4.35% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £82.00 £56.25
Median hourly rate £40.00 £84.00 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year -52.38% +34.40% -
75th Percentile - £86.00 £68.75
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £75.00 £65.80
% change year-on-year -46.67% +13.98% +19.64%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

SIEM is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,505 23,232 40,651
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.83% 89.84% 91.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,015 16,421 29,503
10th Percentile £325 £363 £360
25th Percentile £425 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +9.03%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £625
90th Percentile £750 £750 £719
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 573 532 547
10th Percentile £15.17 £19.00 £13.50
25th Percentile £24.25 £30.54 £19.96
Median hourly rate £42.50 £55.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.73% +57.14% +34.62%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.75 £55.00
90th Percentile £75.25 £80.23 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £35.50 £37.30 £25.00
% change year-on-year -4.83% +49.20% -

SIEM
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing SIEM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

SIEM trend for jobs with a WFH option

SIEM
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing SIEM.

SIEM daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

SIEM
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing SIEM over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

SIEM daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

SIEM
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing SIEM.

SIEM hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

SIEM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 5 (3.31%) Confluence
2 1 (0.66%) IBM Notes
2 1 (0.66%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.66%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (1.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 2 (1.32%) Spreadsheet
2 1 (0.66%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.66%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 25 (16.56%) Azure
2 16 (10.60%) AWS
3 8 (5.30%) Azure Sentinel
4 7 (4.64%) Amazon CloudWatch
5 6 (3.97%) AWS CloudTrail
5 6 (3.97%) GCP
6 5 (3.31%) Microsoft 365
7 4 (2.65%) Azure Monitor
8 3 (1.99%) Amazon GuardDuty
8 3 (1.99%) Entra ID
8 3 (1.99%) Serverless
9 2 (1.32%) Amazon EMR
9 2 (1.32%) AWS Control Tower
9 2 (1.32%) AWS KMS
9 2 (1.32%) AWS Lambda
9 2 (1.32%) Google Workspace
9 2 (1.32%) IaaS
9 2 (1.32%) SaaS
10 1 (0.66%) Azure AKS
10 1 (0.66%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 40 (26.49%) Firewall
2 18 (11.92%) Network Security
3 12 (7.95%) TCP/IP
4 9 (5.96%) Intrusion Detection
5 6 (3.97%) VPN
5 6 (3.97%) Wireshark
6 5 (3.31%) Cisco ISE
6 5 (3.31%) DNS
6 5 (3.31%) WAN
7 4 (2.65%) DHCP
7 4 (2.65%) LAN
7 4 (2.65%) tcpdump
7 4 (2.65%) VLAN
8 2 (1.32%) Cisco ASA
8 2 (1.32%) Cisco Firepower
9 1 (0.66%) HTTP
9 1 (0.66%) SD-WAN
9 1 (0.66%) SNMP
9 1 (0.66%) Unified Communications
9 1 (0.66%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (11.26%) Elasticsearch
2 4 (2.65%) Apache Hive
2 4 (2.65%) Hadoop
2 4 (2.65%) Tableau
3 3 (1.99%) Amazon RDS
4 2 (1.32%) Amazon Redshift
5 1 (0.66%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.66%) NonStop SQL
5 1 (0.66%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.66%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 8 (5.30%) JIRA
2 4 (2.65%) IDA Disassembler
3 3 (1.99%) Git
3 3 (1.99%) Jenkins
General
1 27 (17.88%) Social Skills
2 19 (12.58%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (8.61%) Finance
4 12 (7.95%) Manufacturing
5 9 (5.96%) Banking
5 9 (5.96%) Public Sector
6 3 (1.99%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (1.32%) Telecoms
8 1 (0.66%) Aerospace
8 1 (0.66%) Automotive
8 1 (0.66%) Financial Institution
8 1 (0.66%) Health Technology
8 1 (0.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.66%) Legal
8 1 (0.66%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 31 (20.53%) Analyst
2 25 (16.56%) Security Engineer
3 21 (13.91%) Architect
4 18 (11.92%) SIEM Engineer
5 16 (10.60%) SOC Analyst
6 15 (9.93%) Senior
7 14 (9.27%) Security Analyst
8 11 (7.28%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 11 (7.28%) Security Specialist
9 10 (6.62%) Security Architect
10 9 (5.96%) Senior Analyst
10 9 (5.96%) SOC Engineer
11 8 (5.30%) IT Security Specialist
11 8 (5.30%) Lead
11 8 (5.30%) Security Operations Specialist
11 8 (5.30%) Senior Security Analyst
12 7 (4.64%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
13 6 (3.97%) Cloud Engineer
13 6 (3.97%) Cybersecurity Engineer
13 6 (3.97%) SIEM Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.65%) OLE
2 3 (1.99%) Elastic Stack
2 3 (1.99%) Regular Expression
3 2 (1.32%) AWS SAM
3 2 (1.32%) JSON
4 1 (0.66%) EDI
4 1 (0.66%) OAuth
4 1 (0.66%) OAuth2
4 1 (0.66%) RESTful
4 1 (0.66%) SAML
4 1 (0.66%) XML
4 1 (0.66%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 30 (19.87%) Management Information System
2 17 (11.26%) Security Operations Centre
3 12 (7.95%) Cyber Threat
3 12 (7.95%) Security Posture
4 11 (7.28%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 5 (3.31%) Cloud Native
5 5 (3.31%) Public Cloud
6 4 (2.65%) Onboarding
6 4 (2.65%) YARA
7 3 (1.99%) CSOC
7 3 (1.99%) Cyber Defence
7 3 (1.99%) Cyberattack
7 3 (1.99%) Operational Technology
8 2 (1.32%) Cyber Security Posture
8 2 (1.32%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 2 (1.32%) PKI
8 2 (1.32%) PMI
9 1 (0.66%) Data Protection Act
9 1 (0.66%) Private Cloud
9 1 (0.66%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 17 (11.26%) Windows
2 16 (10.60%) Linux
3 6 (3.97%) Windows Server
4 2 (1.32%) Ubuntu
4 2 (1.32%) Unix
5 1 (0.66%) CentOS
5 1 (0.66%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.66%) Mac OS X
5 1 (0.66%) Oracle Linux
5 1 (0.66%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.66%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.66%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (42.38%) Cybersecurity
2 50 (33.11%) Security Operations
3 49 (32.45%) Incident Response
4 43 (28.48%) Vulnerability Management
5 35 (23.18%) Use Case
6 24 (15.89%) Information Security
7 23 (15.23%) Data Loss Prevention
8 22 (14.57%) Security Architecture
9 19 (12.58%) Data Security
9 19 (12.58%) Penetration Testing
9 19 (12.58%) Problem-Solving
10 18 (11.92%) Observability
10 18 (11.92%) Threat Detection
11 17 (11.26%) Incident Management
12 16 (10.60%) Cloud Security
12 16 (10.60%) Roadmaps
13 14 (9.27%) Vulnerability Assessment
14 13 (8.61%) Identity Access Management
14 13 (8.61%) Mentoring
14 13 (8.61%) SOAR
Programming Languages
1 8 (5.30%) Python
2 6 (3.97%) Bash
3 5 (3.31%) PowerShell
3 5 (3.31%) SQL
4 4 (2.65%) Kusto Query Language
5 2 (1.32%) Go
5 2 (1.32%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.66%) C#
6 1 (0.66%) Ruby
6 1 (0.66%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 56 (37.09%) Security Cleared
2 27 (17.88%) DV Cleared
3 24 (15.89%) SC Cleared
4 17 (11.26%) CISSP
5 11 (7.28%) CISM
5 11 (7.28%) Degree
6 10 (6.62%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (4.64%) CompTIA Security+
8 6 (3.97%) CCNA
8 6 (3.97%) CEH
8 6 (3.97%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (3.97%) PMP
9 4 (2.65%) APMP
9 4 (2.65%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (2.65%) SANS
10 3 (1.99%) Azure Certification
11 2 (1.32%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (1.32%) PMI Certification
11 2 (1.32%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 2 (1.32%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (25.17%) NIST
2 21 (13.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (3.97%) GDPR
4 5 (3.31%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 5 (3.31%) NCSC
5 4 (2.65%) PCI DSS
6 3 (1.99%) NIST 800
7 2 (1.32%) Disclosure Scotland
7 2 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 1 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.66%) GLBA
8 1 (0.66%) ISAE 3402
8 1 (0.66%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 14 (9.27%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.31%) Snort
3 4 (2.65%) Docker
4 2 (1.32%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (1.32%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.32%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 10 (6.62%) Terraform
2 6 (3.97%) QRadar
3 5 (3.31%) Ansible
3 5 (3.31%) Kibana
3 5 (3.31%) Kubernetes
4 4 (2.65%) Trend Micro Deep Security
5 3 (1.99%) Grafana
5 3 (1.99%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (1.99%) Nessus
6 2 (1.32%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 2 (1.32%) Host Intrusion Detection System
6 2 (1.32%) Network Intrusion Detection System
6 2 (1.32%) Puppet
6 2 (1.32%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.66%) CASB
7 1 (0.66%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.66%) McAfee ePO
7 1 (0.66%) Nmap
7 1 (0.66%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.66%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 44 (29.14%) Microsoft
2 30 (19.87%) LogRhythm
3 20 (13.25%) Splunk
4 19 (12.58%) Qualys
5 16 (10.60%) Forcepoint
5 16 (10.60%) Varonis
6 14 (9.27%) Cisco
7 9 (5.96%) Google
8 7 (4.64%) ArcSight
9 4 (2.65%) Rapid7
9 4 (2.65%) Sophos
10 3 (1.99%) AlienVault
10 3 (1.99%) Zscaler
11 2 (1.32%) Carbon Black
11 2 (1.32%) CheckPoint
11 2 (1.32%) CyberArk
11 2 (1.32%) Palo Alto
11 2 (1.32%) Symantec
11 2 (1.32%) Trend Micro
11 2 (1.32%) VMware