Security Monitoring Jobs in the UK excluding London

Security Monitoring
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 687 669 663
Rank change year-on-year -18 -6 -62
Permanent jobs citing Security Monitoring 69 90 181
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.098% 0.15% 0.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.12% 0.15% 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 55 64 142
10th Percentile £25,750 £35,375 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,424 £36,250 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £49,454
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -3.95% -1.09%
75th Percentile £60,000 £75,000 £64,750
90th Percentile £79,500 £82,500 £77,500
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
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 59,390 58,887 66,607
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.43% 95.62% 94.03%
Number of salaries quoted 41,136 30,222 41,496
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%

Security Monitoring
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Security Monitoring as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Security Monitoring in the UK excluding London

Security Monitoring
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Monitoring in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Security Monitoring in the UK excluding London

Security Monitoring
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Monitoring in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Monitoring in the UK excluding London

Security Monitoring
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Monitoring within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 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
South East +12 37 £52,500 +40.00% 11
South West -15 10 £55,000 -21.43% 5
North of England +30 9 £40,000 -33.33% 3
North West +3 7 £37,500 -37.50% 2
West Midlands +26 6 £26,500 -51.82% 1
Midlands +4 6 £26,500 -48.24% 3
Channel Islands - 3 - -
Yorkshire +83 2 £58,750 - 1
Scotland -70 2 £69,674 +63.94% 3
Northern Ireland +28 1 - - 1
Isle of Man - 1 - -
Security Monitoring
UK

Security Monitoring
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 7 (10.14%) Microsoft Exchange
1 7 (10.14%) SharePoint
2 3 (4.35%) IIS
3 2 (2.90%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 4 (5.80%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 18 (26.09%) Azure
2 11 (15.94%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (13.04%) AWS
4 3 (4.35%) Cloud Computing
5 2 (2.90%) Azure Sentinel
6 1 (1.45%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 14 (20.29%) Network Security
2 9 (13.04%) Firewall
3 6 (8.70%) Intrusion Detection
4 3 (4.35%) Internet
4 3 (4.35%) LAN
4 3 (4.35%) VPN
4 3 (4.35%) WAN
5 2 (2.90%) Skype
5 2 (2.90%) Unified Communications
6 1 (1.45%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (1.45%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.45%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 1 (1.45%) JIRA
General
1 22 (31.88%) Analytical Skills
2 16 (23.19%) Social Skills
3 15 (21.74%) Finance
4 11 (15.94%) Public Sector
5 6 (8.70%) Retail
6 4 (5.80%) Legal
7 3 (4.35%) Aerospace
8 1 (1.45%) Games
Job Titles
1 32 (46.38%) Analyst
2 22 (31.88%) Security Analyst
3 12 (17.39%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 10 (14.49%) Information Analyst
4 10 (14.49%) Information Security Analyst
5 8 (11.59%) Senior
6 7 (10.14%) Consultant
6 7 (10.14%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 7 (10.14%) Security Consultant
7 6 (8.70%) Architect
7 6 (8.70%) IT Engineer
7 6 (8.70%) Security Architect
8 4 (5.80%) Help Desk Analyst
8 4 (5.80%) IT Analyst
8 4 (5.80%) IT Security Engineer
8 4 (5.80%) Security Engineer
9 3 (4.35%) Principal Engineer
9 3 (4.35%) Senior Analyst
9 3 (4.35%) Senior Architect
9 3 (4.35%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (4.35%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 21 (30.43%) Management Information System
2 8 (11.59%) Cyber Threat
3 7 (10.14%) Security Posture
3 7 (10.14%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (7.25%) Data Centre
5 4 (5.80%) Analytical Mindset
5 4 (5.80%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 4 (5.80%) Security Operations Centre
6 3 (4.35%) Cyberattack
6 3 (4.35%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 3 (4.35%) Hybrid Cloud
6 3 (4.35%) IoT
6 3 (4.35%) PMI
7 2 (2.90%) Driving Licence
7 2 (2.90%) Mainframe
7 2 (2.90%) Operational Technology
7 2 (2.90%) PKI
7 2 (2.90%) Smartcard
8 1 (1.45%) CCTV
8 1 (1.45%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 17 (24.64%) Windows
2 9 (13.04%) Windows Server
3 5 (7.25%) Linux
3 5 (7.25%) Windows 10
4 3 (4.35%) Kali Linux
5 1 (1.45%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (56.52%) Cybersecurity
2 26 (37.68%) Information Security
3 22 (31.88%) Problem-Solving
4 21 (30.43%) SIEM
5 19 (27.54%) Incident Response
6 18 (26.09%) Incident Management
7 14 (20.29%) Risk Management
8 13 (18.84%) Penetration Testing
8 13 (18.84%) Security Operations
9 12 (17.39%) Internal Audit
9 12 (17.39%) Security Architecture
10 11 (15.94%) Cloud Security
11 9 (13.04%) Agile
11 9 (13.04%) Computer Science
11 9 (13.04%) Time Management
11 9 (13.04%) Vulnerability Assessment
11 9 (13.04%) Vulnerability Management
12 8 (11.59%) Security Testing
13 7 (10.14%) Enterprise Architecture
13 7 (10.14%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 6 (8.70%) PowerShell
2 5 (7.25%) Python
3 3 (4.35%) SQL
4 1 (1.45%) C++
Qualifications
1 23 (33.33%) CISSP
2 16 (23.19%) Degree
3 12 (17.39%) Security Cleared
4 10 (14.49%) CompTIA Security+
5 7 (10.14%) CESG Certified Professional
5 7 (10.14%) CISMP
5 7 (10.14%) CREST Certified
6 6 (8.70%) Network+ Certification
7 5 (7.25%) CEH
7 5 (7.25%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (4.35%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 3 (4.35%) AWS Certification
8 3 (4.35%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
8 3 (4.35%) Azure Certification
8 3 (4.35%) CCSP
8 3 (4.35%) CompTIA CySA+
8 3 (4.35%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (4.35%) DV Cleared
8 3 (4.35%) PMI Certification
9 2 (2.90%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (39.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (23.19%) NIST
3 8 (11.59%) GRC
3 8 (11.59%) PCI DSS
4 7 (10.14%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 4 (5.80%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 3 (4.35%) GDPR
7 2 (2.90%) SOC 2
8 1 (1.45%) NCSC
System Software
1 15 (21.74%) Active Directory
2 5 (7.25%) Hyper-V
3 4 (5.80%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (4.35%) Forefront TMG
4 3 (4.35%) VMware Workstation
5 2 (2.90%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (2.90%) vSphere
6 1 (1.45%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 3 (4.35%) SCOM
1 3 (4.35%) Suricata
1 3 (4.35%) WSUS
2 1 (1.45%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 1 (1.45%) Nessus
2 1 (1.45%) Network Intrusion Detection System
2 1 (1.45%) QRadar
Vendors
1 27 (39.13%) Microsoft
2 7 (10.14%) Splunk
3 6 (8.70%) VMware
4 4 (5.80%) Cisco
5 3 (4.35%) Juniper
5 3 (4.35%) Palo Alto
6 2 (2.90%) Citrix
7 1 (1.45%) Apple
7 1 (1.45%) CheckPoint
7 1 (1.45%) Darktrace
7 1 (1.45%) Foundry
7 1 (1.45%) Google
7 1 (1.45%) SonicWALL