Security Monitoring Jobs in England

Security Monitoring
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Security Monitoring skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Security Monitoring over the 6 months to 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 689 781 856
Rank change year-on-year +92 +75 -154
Permanent jobs citing Security Monitoring 142 155 286
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.17% 0.17% 0.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.19% 0.18% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 122 134 229
10th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £37,397 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +7.76% -3.33%
75th Percentile £66,500 £82,188 £77,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £92,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -12.00% +8.70% -4.17%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Security Monitoring is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 73,254 86,133 128,419
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 85.46% 95.62% 95.77%
Number of salaries quoted 53,821 51,154 73,474
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,324 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,000 £44,186
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,410 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £101,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +9.09%

Security Monitoring
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Monitoring in England

Security Monitoring
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Monitoring in England.

Salary trend for Security Monitoring in England

Security Monitoring
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Monitoring in England over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Monitoring in England

Security Monitoring
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Monitoring within the England region over the 6 months to 13 May 2024. 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 +117 81 £55,000 -15.38% 23
South East +11 38 £52,500 +40.00% 11
North of England +41 9 £40,000 -33.33% 5
North West 0 7 £37,500 -37.50% 2
South West -17 7 £55,000 -21.43% 5
West Midlands +16 6 £26,500 -51.82% 1
Midlands -6 6 £26,500 -51.82% 2
Yorkshire +78 2 £58,750 - 2
Security Monitoring
UK

Security Monitoring
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 10 (7.04%) IIS
1 10 (7.04%) Microsoft Exchange
1 10 (7.04%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.41%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 11 (7.75%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 30 (21.13%) Azure
2 29 (20.42%) AWS
3 23 (16.20%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (2.82%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (0.70%) Azure App Service
5 1 (0.70%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (0.70%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (0.70%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 41 (28.87%) Firewall
2 35 (24.65%) Network Security
3 18 (12.68%) Intrusion Detection
4 12 (8.45%) VPN
5 7 (4.93%) LAN
6 6 (4.23%) TCP/IP
7 5 (3.52%) Internet
8 3 (2.11%) WAN
9 2 (1.41%) Skype
9 2 (1.41%) Unified Communications
10 1 (0.70%) Remote Desktop
10 1 (0.70%) SSL
10 1 (0.70%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.52%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.70%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 5 (3.52%) Git
2 4 (2.82%) Bitbucket
2 4 (2.82%) Subversion
3 1 (0.70%) JIRA
3 1 (0.70%) NUnit
3 1 (0.70%) Visual Studio
General
1 49 (34.51%) Analytical Skills
2 46 (32.39%) Social Skills
3 38 (26.76%) Finance
4 11 (7.75%) Legal
4 11 (7.75%) Public Sector
5 8 (5.63%) Law
6 6 (4.23%) Aerospace
6 6 (4.23%) Pharmaceutical
6 6 (4.23%) Retail
7 5 (3.52%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (2.11%) Banking
9 2 (1.41%) Financial Institution
9 2 (1.41%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.70%) Aviation
10 1 (0.70%) Games
10 1 (0.70%) Investment Banking
10 1 (0.70%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 75 (52.82%) Analyst
2 51 (35.92%) Security Analyst
3 30 (21.13%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 17 (11.97%) Senior
5 15 (10.56%) SOC Analyst
6 14 (9.86%) Information Analyst
6 14 (9.86%) Information Security Analyst
7 13 (9.15%) Consultant
7 13 (9.15%) IT Analyst
7 13 (9.15%) Security Engineer
8 11 (7.75%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 9 (6.34%) Architect
9 9 (6.34%) IT Security Analyst
9 9 (6.34%) Security Architect
9 9 (6.34%) Security Consultant
9 9 (6.34%) Senior Analyst
9 9 (6.34%) SIEM Analyst
10 8 (5.63%) Cybersecurity Consultant
11 6 (4.23%) Principal Engineer
11 6 (4.23%) Principal Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (4.93%) web3js
2 4 (2.82%) Web Services
3 1 (0.70%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 36 (25.35%) Management Information System
2 24 (16.90%) Cyber Threat
3 10 (7.04%) Analytical Mindset
3 10 (7.04%) PKI
4 9 (6.34%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
5 8 (5.63%) Security Operations Centre
5 8 (5.63%) Security Posture
6 7 (4.93%) Blockchain
6 7 (4.93%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 7 (4.93%) Data Centre
6 7 (4.93%) IoT
6 7 (4.93%) Self-Motivation
6 7 (4.93%) Web3
7 6 (4.23%) Client/Server
8 5 (3.52%) Cyberattack
8 5 (3.52%) Hybrid Cloud
9 4 (2.82%) PMI
10 3 (2.11%) Operational Technology
11 2 (1.41%) Insider Threat
11 2 (1.41%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 29 (20.42%) Windows
2 16 (11.27%) Windows Server
3 7 (4.93%) Linux
4 5 (3.52%) Windows 10
5 4 (2.82%) Kali Linux
5 4 (2.82%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (2.11%) Unix
7 1 (0.70%) Android
7 1 (0.70%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 106 (74.65%) Cybersecurity
2 61 (42.96%) Information Security
3 58 (40.85%) Incident Response
3 58 (40.85%) SIEM
4 48 (33.80%) Security Operations
5 32 (22.54%) Cloud Security
6 31 (21.83%) Incident Management
7 30 (21.13%) Problem-Solving
8 25 (17.61%) Security Architecture
9 24 (16.90%) Penetration Testing
10 23 (16.20%) Risk Management
11 22 (15.49%) Application Security
12 21 (14.79%) Identity Access Management
12 21 (14.79%) Security Management
13 20 (14.08%) Computer Science
14 19 (13.38%) Threat Detection
15 18 (12.68%) Risk Assessment
16 17 (11.97%) Threat Intelligence
16 17 (11.97%) Vulnerability Management
17 15 (10.56%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 11 (7.75%) Python
2 10 (7.04%) PowerShell
3 6 (4.23%) SQL
4 3 (2.11%) Bash
4 3 (2.11%) C++
5 1 (0.70%) C#
Qualifications
1 56 (39.44%) CISSP
2 25 (17.61%) Degree
3 20 (14.08%) Cisco Certification
3 20 (14.08%) CompTIA Security+
4 18 (12.68%) Security Cleared
5 17 (11.97%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 17 (11.97%) CCSP
6 14 (9.86%) Network+ Certification
7 13 (9.15%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
7 13 (9.15%) CEH
7 13 (9.15%) CISM
7 13 (9.15%) CompTIA CySA+
8 7 (4.93%) CESG Certified Professional
8 7 (4.93%) CISMP
8 7 (4.93%) CREST Certified
9 6 (4.23%) DV Cleared
10 5 (3.52%) GIAC
11 4 (2.82%) AWS Certification
11 4 (2.82%) CRISC
11 4 (2.82%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (35.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 39 (27.46%) NIST
3 10 (7.04%) PCI DSS
3 10 (7.04%) SOC 2
4 9 (6.34%) GRC
5 8 (5.63%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 5 (3.52%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 4 (2.82%) GDPR
7 4 (2.82%) ISO 9001
8 3 (2.11%) SLA
9 2 (1.41%) NCSC
10 1 (0.70%) COBIT
10 1 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.70%) ISA99
10 1 (0.70%) ISO 14001
10 1 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 19 (13.38%) Active Directory
2 8 (5.63%) Hyper-V
3 7 (4.93%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (4.23%) Forefront TMG
4 6 (4.23%) VMware Workstation
5 4 (2.82%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (1.41%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (1.41%) vSphere
7 1 (0.70%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 14 (9.86%) QRadar
2 6 (4.23%) SCOM
2 6 (4.23%) WSUS
3 4 (2.82%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (2.82%) Suricata
4 1 (0.70%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.70%) Nessus
4 1 (0.70%) Network Intrusion Detection System
Vendors
1 47 (33.10%) Microsoft
2 19 (13.38%) Splunk
3 13 (9.15%) IBM
4 10 (7.04%) VMware
5 9 (6.34%) Cisco
6 5 (3.52%) Palo Alto
6 5 (3.52%) Rapid7
7 4 (2.82%) Fortinet
7 4 (2.82%) Juniper
8 3 (2.11%) Oracle
9 2 (1.41%) Citrix
9 2 (1.41%) Intel
10 1 (0.70%) Apple
10 1 (0.70%) CheckPoint
10 1 (0.70%) CyberArk
10 1 (0.70%) Foundry
10 1 (0.70%) Google
10 1 (0.70%) iManage
10 1 (0.70%) LogRhythm
10 1 (0.70%) SonicWALL