SIEM Analyst
UK
The median SIEM Analyst salary in the UK is £43,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 677 | 882 | 976 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +205 | +94 | +198 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a SIEM Analyst | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.029% | 0.014% | 0.013% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.032% | 0.015% | 0.014% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 14 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £45,750 | £36,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,500 | £50,000 | £38,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £43,000 | £52,500 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.10% | -16.00% | -26.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £44,500 | £57,500 | £73,125 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £77,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £43,000 | £45,000 | £49,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.44% | -8.16% | -12.89% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
SIEM Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured SIEM Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SIEM Analyst
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SIEM Analyst.
SIEM Analyst
Top 5 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SIEM Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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 |
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| England | +175 | 15 | £43,000 | -18.10% | |
| London | +113 | 14 | - | - | |
| Work from Home | +191 | 9 | - | - | |
| UK excluding London | +207 | 1 | £43,000 | -4.44% | |
| South West | +107 | 1 | £43,000 | -14.00% |
SIEM Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, SIEM Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring SIEM Analyst in the job title.
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SIEM Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: