SIEM Jobs in the UK excluding London

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for SIEM skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited SIEM over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 358 220 291
Rank change year-on-year -138 +71 +3
Permanent jobs citing SIEM 504 993 862
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.72% 1.60% 1.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.85% 1.67% 1.30%
Number of salaries quoted 421 370 493
10th Percentile £37,500 £38,750 £35,968
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,250 £42,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £59,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.77% +8.64% +4.76%
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £88,750
UK median annual salary £62,783 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.41% - +11.12%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

SIEM 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 59,217 59,337 66,337
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.49% 95.62% 94.08%
Number of salaries quoted 41,096 30,395 41,344
10th Percentile £27,234 £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 £61,700 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.86% +2.83% +9.09%

SIEM
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for SIEM in the UK excluding London

SIEM
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Salary trend for SIEM in the UK excluding London

SIEM
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing SIEM in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for SIEM in the UK excluding London

SIEM
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 SIEM within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 25 April 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
North of England +4 147 £56,500 +4.15% 35
South East -68 143 £57,500 - 39
South West -37 78 £70,000 - 18
Yorkshire +89 65 £60,000 +22.45% 16
North West -47 59 £47,000 -21.67% 17
Midlands -103 43 £52,500 -12.50% 13
East of England +10 39 £65,000 +8.33% 5
Scotland -158 30 £47,000 -32.86% 10
West Midlands -60 26 £45,000 -33.33% 10
North East +20 23 £42,500 -37.04% 2
East Midlands -60 17 £52,500 +10.53% 3
Wales -31 16 £58,750 +6.82% 5
Northern Ireland +13 6 £90,000 +75.61% 1
Isle of Man -17 1 - -
Channel Islands - 1 - -
SIEM
UK

SIEM
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 15 (2.98%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (1.79%) IIS
3 8 (1.59%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.40%) Apache
4 2 (0.40%) MS Project Server
5 1 (0.20%) Confluence
Applications
1 10 (1.98%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.60%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.20%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.20%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 199 (39.48%) Azure
2 101 (20.04%) Microsoft 365
3 60 (11.90%) AWS
4 52 (10.32%) Azure Sentinel
5 27 (5.36%) Entra ID
6 20 (3.97%) Cloud Computing
7 13 (2.58%) SaaS
8 9 (1.79%) Power Platform
9 7 (1.39%) Microsoft Purview
10 6 (1.19%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (1.19%) IaaS
10 6 (1.19%) Twilio
11 5 (0.99%) AWS CloudFormation
11 5 (0.99%) Azure AKS
11 5 (0.99%) PaaS
12 3 (0.60%) Amazon EKS
12 3 (0.60%) Google Kubernetes Engine
12 3 (0.60%) Google Workspace
12 3 (0.60%) Route 53
12 3 (0.60%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 155 (30.75%) Firewall
2 77 (15.28%) Network Security
3 67 (13.29%) Intrusion Detection
4 46 (9.13%) Internet
5 43 (8.53%) DNS
6 33 (6.55%) TCP/IP
6 33 (6.55%) WAN
7 31 (6.15%) LAN
8 30 (5.95%) DKIM
8 30 (5.95%) DMARC
9 20 (3.97%) VPN
10 12 (2.38%) Wireshark
11 11 (2.18%) DHCP
12 9 (1.79%) Wireless
13 8 (1.59%) SD-WAN
14 5 (0.99%) HTTP
14 5 (0.99%) SMTP
15 4 (0.79%) tcpdump
16 3 (0.60%) FTP
16 3 (0.60%) Sourcefire
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.59%) Power BI
1 8 (1.59%) SQL Server
2 4 (0.79%) Amazon RDS
3 2 (0.40%) Big Data
4 1 (0.20%) Hadoop
4 1 (0.20%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 11 (2.18%) JIRA
2 3 (0.60%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.20%) GitLab
3 1 (0.20%) Snyk
General
1 128 (25.40%) Social Skills
2 89 (17.66%) Analytical Skills
3 59 (11.71%) Finance
4 27 (5.36%) Law
5 25 (4.96%) Games
6 23 (4.56%) Banking
7 22 (4.37%) Military
8 21 (4.17%) Public Sector
9 20 (3.97%) Aerospace
10 19 (3.77%) Legal
11 15 (2.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 15 (2.98%) Retail
12 9 (1.79%) Telecoms
13 8 (1.59%) Manufacturing
13 8 (1.59%) Marketing
14 3 (0.60%) Police
15 2 (0.40%) Organisational Skills
15 2 (0.40%) Publishing
16 1 (0.20%) Influencing Skills
16 1 (0.20%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 206 (40.87%) Analyst
2 130 (25.79%) Security Analyst
3 68 (13.49%) Senior
4 66 (13.10%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 64 (12.70%) SOC Analyst
6 60 (11.90%) Lead
7 59 (11.71%) Security Engineer
8 54 (10.71%) Architect
9 42 (8.33%) Senior Analyst
10 41 (8.13%) Information Analyst
10 41 (8.13%) Information Security Analyst
11 31 (6.15%) Consultant
12 30 (5.95%) Team Leader
13 29 (5.75%) Security Consultant
14 27 (5.36%) Security Architect
14 27 (5.36%) SIEM Engineer
15 24 (4.76%) Security Manager
16 23 (4.56%) Senior Security Analyst
17 22 (4.37%) Network Architect
18 18 (3.57%) Cybersecurity Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.78%) Fluent Bit
2 9 (1.79%) Elastic Stack
3 3 (0.60%) LDAP
3 3 (0.60%) Web Services
4 1 (0.20%) EDI
4 1 (0.20%) OAuth
4 1 (0.20%) OpenID
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.20%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 116 (23.02%) Security Operations Centre
2 75 (14.88%) Management Information System
3 63 (12.50%) Cyber Threat
4 52 (10.32%) Cyberattack
5 38 (7.54%) Security Posture
6 28 (5.56%) Cyber Defence
7 22 (4.37%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 19 (3.77%) Onboarding
9 18 (3.57%) IoT
10 17 (3.37%) Cyber Security Posture
10 17 (3.37%) Data Centre
11 13 (2.58%) Analytical Mindset
11 13 (2.58%) Client/Server
12 11 (2.18%) Data Protection Act
13 9 (1.79%) Operational Technology
13 9 (1.79%) Product Ownership
14 8 (1.59%) Cloud Native
14 8 (1.59%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
14 8 (1.59%) iPad
15 5 (0.99%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 108 (21.43%) Windows
2 59 (11.71%) Linux
3 37 (7.34%) Windows Server
4 9 (1.79%) Windows 10
5 8 (1.59%) Android
5 8 (1.59%) Apple iOS
6 6 (1.19%) Unix
6 6 (1.19%) Windows Server 2019
7 5 (0.99%) Windows Server 2012
7 5 (0.99%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.60%) Kali Linux
8 3 (0.60%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.60%) Mac OS X
8 3 (0.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.20%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 352 (69.84%) Cybersecurity
2 200 (39.68%) Security Operations
3 149 (29.56%) Incident Response
4 134 (26.59%) Information Security
5 129 (25.60%) Vulnerability Management
6 120 (23.81%) Problem-Solving
7 81 (16.07%) Cloud Security
8 77 (15.28%) SOAR
9 69 (13.69%) Kalman Filter
10 63 (12.50%) Threat Intelligence
11 57 (11.31%) Mentoring
12 54 (10.71%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
13 48 (9.52%) MITRE ATT&CK
13 48 (9.52%) Vulnerability Scanning
14 46 (9.13%) Identity Access Management
15 43 (8.53%) ITIL
16 41 (8.13%) Incident Management
17 40 (7.94%) Data Loss Prevention
17 40 (7.94%) Vulnerability Assessment
18 39 (7.74%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 57 (11.31%) Python
2 47 (9.33%) PowerShell
3 25 (4.96%) Bash
4 10 (1.98%) SQL
5 9 (1.79%) Kusto Query Language
6 3 (0.60%) JavaScript
6 3 (0.60%) VBScript
7 1 (0.20%) Go
Qualifications
1 160 (31.75%) Security Cleared
2 83 (16.47%) CISSP
3 80 (15.87%) SC Cleared
4 78 (15.48%) Degree
5 59 (11.71%) DV Cleared
6 52 (10.32%) CompTIA Security+
7 29 (5.75%) Computer Science Degree
8 19 (3.77%) CEH
8 19 (3.77%) CISA
9 18 (3.57%) Microsoft Certification
10 17 (3.37%) CompTIA CySA+
11 16 (3.17%) Cisco Certification
11 16 (3.17%) SANS
11 16 (3.17%) SSCP
12 14 (2.78%) Master's Degree
13 11 (2.18%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 11 (2.18%) CCSP
14 10 (1.98%) Azure Certification
14 10 (1.98%) CISM
14 10 (1.98%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 107 (21.23%) NIST
2 95 (18.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 50 (9.92%) Cyber Essentials
4 37 (7.34%) PCI DSS
5 26 (5.16%) GDPR
6 18 (3.57%) NCSC
6 18 (3.57%) NIST 800
7 17 (3.37%) SOC 2
8 14 (2.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 6 (1.19%) GRC
9 6 (1.19%) QA
10 5 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (0.60%) Accessibility
11 3 (0.60%) HMG Infosec
11 3 (0.60%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 3 (0.60%) ISO 9001
11 3 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 17025
11 3 (0.60%) JSP 440
11 3 (0.60%) RMADS
12 2 (0.40%) SLA
System Software
1 54 (10.71%) Active Directory
2 22 (4.37%) Virtual Machines
3 19 (3.77%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (2.58%) vSphere
5 7 (1.39%) Virtual Desktop
6 5 (0.99%) VMware Workstation
7 4 (0.79%) Hyper-V
8 3 (0.60%) Docker
8 3 (0.60%) Forefront TMG
8 3 (0.60%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.40%) XenApp
10 1 (0.20%) Snort
Systems Management
1 43 (8.53%) CASB
2 16 (3.17%) Microsoft Intune
3 14 (2.78%) Fluentd
3 14 (2.78%) logstash
4 12 (2.38%) Nessus
5 11 (2.18%) CSIRT
6 9 (1.79%) Single Sign-On
7 8 (1.59%) Terraform
8 6 (1.19%) Nmap
9 5 (0.99%) Kubernetes
10 4 (0.79%) WSUS
11 3 (0.60%) EnCase
11 3 (0.60%) FortiGate
11 3 (0.60%) QRadar
11 3 (0.60%) SCOM
11 3 (0.60%) Suricata
12 2 (0.40%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 2 (0.40%) Host Intrusion Detection System
13 1 (0.20%) Anchore
13 1 (0.20%) Network Intrusion Detection System
Vendors
1 140 (27.78%) Microsoft
2 91 (18.06%) Splunk
3 22 (4.37%) ServiceNow
4 21 (4.17%) Rapid7
5 19 (3.77%) Cisco
5 19 (3.77%) VMware
6 12 (2.38%) CrowdStrike
7 11 (2.18%) Tanium
8 10 (1.98%) Qualys
8 10 (1.98%) Tripwire
9 9 (1.79%) SolarWinds
10 8 (1.59%) AlienVault
10 8 (1.59%) Juniper
10 8 (1.59%) LogRhythm
10 8 (1.59%) McAfee
11 7 (1.39%) Proofpoint
12 6 (1.19%) ArcSight
12 6 (1.19%) Citrix
12 6 (1.19%) Google
12 6 (1.19%) Thycotic