Azure Sentinel Job Trends in England

Microsoft Azure Sentinel
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Azure Sentinel skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 525 489 593
Rank change year-on-year -36 +104 +3
Permanent jobs citing Azure Sentinel 116 152 176
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.18% 0.37% 0.25%
As % of the Cloud Services category 0.55% 0.98% 0.67%
Number of salaries quoted 106 127 156
10th Percentile £34,750 £40,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,000 £47,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £78,500 £74,375 £77,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £88,750
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% -7.69% +4.00%

All Cloud Computing Skills
England

Azure Sentinel falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 21,083 15,481 26,307
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 33.24% 37.67% 37.91%
Number of salaries quoted 11,618 9,985 22,154
10th Percentile £29,500 £33,220 £30,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% -11.54%
75th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £63,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +9.57% -11.54%

Azure Sentinel
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Azure Sentinel relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Azure Sentinel job vacancy trend in England

Azure Sentinel
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Azure Sentinel.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Azure Sentinel

Azure Sentinel
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Azure Sentinel in England over the 6 months to 5 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Azure Sentinel in England

Azure Sentinel
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Azure Sentinel within the England region over the 6 months to 5 March 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +26 50 £66,250 -13.40% 30
North of England -13 22 £43,500 +8.75% 9
Midlands -16 20 £54,068 +20.15% 3
North West -1 17 £40,000 - 6
South East -28 17 £65,000 +1.96% 18
West Midlands 0 13 £52,534 +2.01% 2
East Midlands -35 7 £80,000 +77.78% 1
Yorkshire -34 4 £48,000 - 3
South West -16 2 £92,500 +5.71% 1
East of England -5 1 £43,000 -28.33% 1
North East - 1 £47,500 -
Azure Sentinel
UK

Azure Sentinel
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 11 (9.48%) Microsoft Exchange
1 11 (9.48%) SharePoint
2 4 (3.45%) Skype for Business
Business Applications
1 1 (0.86%) Carpe Diem
Cloud Services
1 116 (100.00%) Azure
2 52 (44.83%) Microsoft 365
3 42 (36.21%) Entra ID
4 34 (29.31%) AWS
5 19 (16.38%) Microsoft Purview
6 14 (12.07%) GCP
7 10 (8.62%) PaaS
8 8 (6.90%) IaaS
8 8 (6.90%) SaaS
9 7 (6.03%) Azure Monitor
10 5 (4.31%) Amazon GuardDuty
10 5 (4.31%) Azure Key Vault
10 5 (4.31%) Cloud Computing
10 5 (4.31%) OneDrive
11 4 (3.45%) Azure Logic Apps
11 4 (3.45%) Power Platform
12 3 (2.59%) Azure AKS
12 3 (2.59%) Mimecast
13 2 (1.72%) GitHub
13 2 (1.72%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 38 (32.76%) Firewall
2 19 (16.38%) VPN
3 18 (15.52%) DNS
4 17 (14.66%) VLAN
5 15 (12.93%) WAN
6 11 (9.48%) SD-WAN
7 10 (8.62%) DHCP
8 9 (7.76%) Network Security
9 5 (4.31%) LAN
10 4 (3.45%) Skype
10 4 (3.45%) TCP/IP
10 4 (3.45%) Wi-Fi
11 3 (2.59%) SAN
11 3 (2.59%) Wireless
12 2 (1.72%) Intrusion Detection
12 2 (1.72%) NAS
13 1 (0.86%) Internet
13 1 (0.86%) MPLS
13 1 (0.86%) SSL
13 1 (0.86%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.45%) DTS
2 3 (2.59%) Power BI
3 1 (0.86%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (2.59%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.86%) GitLab
2 1 (0.86%) JIRA
General
1 34 (29.31%) Social Skills
2 20 (17.24%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (7.76%) Finance
4 8 (6.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 5 (4.31%) Manufacturing
5 5 (4.31%) Retail
6 4 (3.45%) Documentation Skills
6 4 (3.45%) Legal
6 4 (3.45%) Public Sector
7 2 (1.72%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (0.86%) Aerospace
8 1 (0.86%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 27 (23.28%) Analyst
2 25 (21.55%) Security Engineer
3 20 (17.24%) Senior
4 19 (16.38%) Security Analyst
5 15 (12.93%) Support Engineer
6 10 (8.62%) IT Engineer
7 9 (7.76%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 9 (7.76%) Network Engineer
8 8 (6.90%) IT Support
8 8 (6.90%) IT Support Engineer
8 8 (6.90%) Senior Analyst
9 7 (6.03%) Senior Security Analyst
9 7 (6.03%) Senior Security Engineer
10 6 (5.17%) Azure Engineer
10 6 (5.17%) IT Manager
11 5 (4.31%) Cloud Engineer
11 5 (4.31%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 5 (4.31%) Cybersecurity Engineer
11 5 (4.31%) Infrastructure Manager
11 5 (4.31%) Microsoft Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.45%) ARM Templates
2 3 (2.59%) OAuth
3 2 (1.72%) OpenID
3 2 (1.72%) SAML
4 1 (0.86%) Microsoft Graph
4 1 (0.86%) REST
4 1 (0.86%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.86%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 19 (16.38%) Onboarding
2 18 (15.52%) Security Posture
3 14 (12.07%) Hybrid Cloud
4 10 (8.62%) Driving Licence
4 10 (8.62%) Security Operations Centre
5 6 (5.17%) Cloud Native
6 5 (4.31%) Cyber Defence
7 4 (3.45%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (3.45%) ARM Cortex
7 4 (3.45%) CMDB
7 4 (3.45%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (3.45%) Video Conferencing
8 2 (1.72%) Cyber Threat
8 2 (1.72%) Data Centre
8 2 (1.72%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (1.72%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (1.72%) Management Information System
9 1 (0.86%) Cyber Security Posture
9 1 (0.86%) Microsoft Licensing
9 1 (0.86%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 25 (21.55%) Windows
2 16 (13.79%) Windows Server
3 8 (6.90%) Linux
4 4 (3.45%) Windows Server 2008
5 1 (0.86%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.86%) Unix
5 1 (0.86%) VMS
5 1 (0.86%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (42.24%) SIEM
2 47 (40.52%) Cybersecurity
3 39 (33.62%) Cloud Security
4 34 (29.31%) Incident Response
5 28 (24.14%) Problem-Solving
6 27 (23.28%) Security Operations
7 23 (19.83%) Continuous Improvement
8 21 (18.10%) Service Delivery
9 20 (17.24%) Vulnerability Management
10 18 (15.52%) Root Cause Analysis
11 17 (14.66%) Zero Trust
12 16 (13.79%) Infrastructure as Code
13 15 (12.93%) ITSM
14 14 (12.07%) Analytics
14 14 (12.07%) Migration
15 13 (11.21%) Identity Access Management
15 13 (11.21%) Information Security
15 13 (11.21%) ITIL
15 13 (11.21%) Process Improvement
15 13 (11.21%) SOAR
Programming Languages
1 35 (30.17%) PowerShell
2 14 (12.07%) Bicep
2 14 (12.07%) Python
3 9 (7.76%) Kusto Query Language
4 3 (2.59%) Bash
5 2 (1.72%) Perl
Qualifications
1 17 (14.66%) CISSP
2 14 (12.07%) CISM
3 11 (9.48%) Degree
4 10 (8.62%) Azure Certification
4 10 (8.62%) CEH
4 10 (8.62%) Cisco Certification
4 10 (8.62%) Security Cleared
5 9 (7.76%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (6.90%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 8 (6.90%) Network+ Certification
7 7 (6.03%) CompTIA Security+
7 7 (6.03%) SC Cleared
8 6 (5.17%) CCSP
8 6 (5.17%) CompTIA CySA+
8 6 (5.17%) GIAC
9 5 (4.31%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (3.45%) CISA
11 3 (2.59%) GCIH
12 2 (1.72%) CISMP
12 2 (1.72%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (27.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 28 (24.14%) Cyber Essentials
3 23 (19.83%) NIST
4 12 (10.34%) GDPR
5 9 (7.76%) PCI DSS
6 8 (6.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 8 (6.90%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 5 (4.31%) SOC 2
8 4 (3.45%) COBIT
8 4 (3.45%) GRC
9 3 (2.59%) QA
10 2 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.86%) Accessibility
System Software
1 36 (31.03%) Active Directory
2 12 (10.34%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (6.03%) Hyper-V
4 5 (4.31%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (3.45%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (1.72%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.86%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.86%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 27 (23.28%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (13.79%) Terraform
3 8 (6.90%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (5.17%) SCOM
5 5 (4.31%) ZABBIX
6 4 (3.45%) Nagios
7 3 (2.59%) Kubernetes
8 2 (1.72%) Ansible
8 2 (1.72%) CASB
8 2 (1.72%) CSIRT
8 2 (1.72%) Nessus
9 1 (0.86%) Failover Clustering
9 1 (0.86%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.86%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 1 (0.86%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 94 (81.03%) Microsoft
2 16 (13.79%) Tenable
3 14 (12.07%) SolarWinds
3 14 (12.07%) VMware
4 13 (11.21%) CrowdStrike
5 11 (9.48%) Cisco
6 9 (7.76%) Splunk
6 9 (7.76%) Zscaler
7 7 (6.03%) Avaya
7 7 (6.03%) Google
8 5 (4.31%) Citrix
8 5 (4.31%) Meraki
8 5 (4.31%) Tanium
9 4 (3.45%) BMC
9 4 (3.45%) Darktrace
9 4 (3.45%) Palo Alto
9 4 (3.45%) Proofpoint
9 4 (3.45%) Red Hat
9 4 (3.45%) ServiceNow
9 4 (3.45%) Trend Micro