QRadar Job Trends

IBM QRadar Security Intelligence Platform
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring QRadar skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 631 669 700
Rank change year-on-year +38 +31 +255
Permanent jobs citing QRadar 18 42 13
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.030% 0.078% 0.023%
As % of the Systems Management category 0.43% 0.71% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 13 31 13
10th Percentile £32,300 £57,500 £44,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £60,625 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% +8.33% -14.29%
75th Percentile £80,000 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £75,000 £84,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £59,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -5.60% +4.17% +4.35%

All Systems Management Skills
UK

QRadar falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring systems management skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 4,159 5,920 7,488
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 6.90% 11.05% 13.50%
Number of salaries quoted 2,942 3,602 6,091
10th Percentile £31,500 £38,275 £35,920
25th Percentile £42,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £69,404 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.95% +6.78% -3.70%
75th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £84,056
90th Percentile £103,750 £110,000 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% -4.35%

QRadar
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing QRadar relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

QRadar job vacancy trend in the UK

QRadar
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing QRadar.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing QRadar

QRadar
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing QRadar over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for QRadar in the UK

QRadar
Top 10 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QRadar within the UK over the 6 months to 15 January 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
England +33 15 £75,000 +15.38% 7
London +57 9 £75,000 +15.38% 1
Work from Home +53 8 £77,500 +19.23% 1
UK excluding London +17 7 £59,000 -5.60% 6
South East +26 3 £34,500 - 3
Midlands +21 1 - -
West Midlands +20 1 - -
East of England +8 1 £80,000 +29.03% 3
South West 0 1 £80,000 +14.29%
Scotland - 1 £80,000 -

QRadar
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 3 (16.67%) Microsoft Purview
2 1 (5.56%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (38.89%) Firewall
1 7 (38.89%) Wireshark
2 5 (27.78%) VPN
3 3 (16.67%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (5.56%) Internet
General
1 6 (33.33%) Finance
2 3 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (5.56%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (5.56%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 13 (72.22%) Analyst
2 7 (38.89%) Information Analyst
2 7 (38.89%) Information Security Analyst
2 7 (38.89%) Security Analyst
3 6 (33.33%) SOC Analyst
4 3 (16.67%) Technical Analyst
4 3 (16.67%) Technical Security Analyst
4 3 (16.67%) Threat Hunter
5 1 (5.56%) Lead
5 1 (5.56%) SOC Manager
Miscellaneous
1 7 (38.89%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 3 (16.67%) Data Protection Act
2 3 (16.67%) Enterprise Software
2 3 (16.67%) Security Operations Centre
2 3 (16.67%) Security Posture
3 1 (5.56%) Client/Server
3 1 (5.56%) MISP
3 1 (5.56%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 9 (50.00%) Linux
2 7 (38.89%) Windows
3 3 (16.67%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 18 (100.00%) SIEM
2 11 (61.11%) Cybersecurity
2 11 (61.11%) Incident Response
2 11 (61.11%) MITRE ATT&CK
3 10 (55.56%) Analytics
3 10 (55.56%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 10 (55.56%) Threat Intelligence
4 8 (44.44%) Data Loss Prevention
4 8 (44.44%) Information Security
5 7 (38.89%) Forensic Analysis
5 7 (38.89%) Penetration Testing
5 7 (38.89%) Security Monitoring
6 6 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (27.78%) Use Case
8 4 (22.22%) Kalman Filter
8 4 (22.22%) Malware Analysis
8 4 (22.22%) Reverse Engineering
8 4 (22.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 4 (22.22%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (38.89%) PowerShell
1 7 (38.89%) Python
2 4 (22.22%) Bash
Qualifications
1 10 (55.56%) GIAC
2 7 (38.89%) GCIH
3 5 (27.78%) SC Cleared
3 5 (27.78%) Security Cleared
4 4 (22.22%) CEH
4 4 (22.22%) GCFA
4 4 (22.22%) GCIA
5 3 (16.67%) CCNA
5 3 (16.67%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (16.67%) CompTIA CySA+
5 3 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (16.67%) Degree
5 3 (16.67%) GREM
5 3 (16.67%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (16.67%) OSCP
5 3 (16.67%) Postgraduate
6 2 (11.11%) CREST Certified
6 2 (11.11%) DV Cleared
7 1 (5.56%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (50.00%) NIST
2 3 (16.67%) GDPR
2 3 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (16.67%) ITGC
3 2 (11.11%) Accessibility
Systems Management
1 3 (16.67%) ArcSight ESM
1 3 (16.67%) Computer Incident Response Team
2 2 (11.11%) Nessus
Vendors
1 15 (83.33%) Splunk
2 10 (55.56%) Microsoft
3 5 (27.78%) ArcSight
3 5 (27.78%) CrowdStrike
4 3 (16.67%) LogLogic
4 3 (16.67%) LogRhythm
4 3 (16.67%) McAfee
5 2 (11.11%) Carbon Black
5 2 (11.11%) Qualys
5 2 (11.11%) Rapid7
6 1 (5.56%) Google