Security Monitoring Job Trends in Essex

Security Monitoring
East of England > Essex

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Essex requiring Security Monitoring skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 78 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Security Monitoring 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Essex 0.13% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.19% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £38,807 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,719 - -
75th Percentile £40,630 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £75,000 £82,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +37.50% -7.69%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Essex

Security Monitoring falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Essex.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,044 502 411
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex 66.41% 80.97% 72.23%
Number of salaries quoted 771 334 220
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £29,000 £40,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,408 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.36% -25.86% +11.68%
75th Percentile £62,500 £63,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £75,000 £90,000
East of England median annual salary £51,878 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +15.28% -18.18% +1.85%

Security Monitoring
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Security Monitoring relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Essex.

Security Monitoring job vacancy trend in Essex

Security Monitoring
Salary Trend in Essex

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Security Monitoring.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Security Monitoring

Security Monitoring
Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Monitoring within the Essex region over the 6 months to 10 October 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
Braintree - 1 £39,719 - 1
Wickford - 1 - -
Security Monitoring
East of England

Security Monitoring
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
1 1 (50.00%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Security Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) ICT Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Threat
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (50.00%) Antivirus Management
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) Kalman Filter
2 1 (50.00%) Network Monitoring
2 1 (50.00%) Security Operations
2 1 (50.00%) Security Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft