Security Monitoring Jobs

Security Monitoring
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 31 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
31 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 760 770 930
Rank change year-on-year +10 +160 -170
Permanent jobs citing Security Monitoring 155 178 355
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.15% 0.19% 0.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.18% 0.20% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 126 145 229
10th Percentile £38,424 £34,000 £34,450
25th Percentile £47,500 £39,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% -
75th Percentile £67,000 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £92,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £51,201 £51,250
% change year-on-year +2.54% -0.10% +2.50%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 87,477 90,991 161,606
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.84% 95.49% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 61,023 54,512 83,003
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,899 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Security Monitoring
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Security Monitoring as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Security Monitoring in the UK

Security Monitoring
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Monitoring.

Salary trend for Security Monitoring in the UK

Security Monitoring
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Monitoring over the 6 months to 31 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Monitoring in the UK

Security Monitoring
Top 15 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 31 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
England +35 144 £55,000 -12.00% 52
London +96 82 £56,250 -25.00% 23
UK excluding London -53 69 £52,500 +2.54% 38
Work from Home +39 65 £52,500 -14.29% 33
South East +1 37 £52,500 +40.00% 7
North of England +34 13 £42,500 -34.62% 11
North West -2 11 £42,500 -34.62% 8
South West -37 6 £55,000 -15.38% 3
West Midlands -16 5 £26,500 -51.82% 5
Midlands -18 5 £26,500 -51.82% 6
Scotland -64 3 £47,500 +11.76% 8
Channel Islands - 3 - -
Yorkshire +67 2 £58,750 - 3
Northern Ireland +21 1 - -
Isle of Man - 1 - - 1

Security Monitoring
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:

Application Platforms
1 11 (7.10%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (6.45%) SharePoint
3 8 (5.16%) IIS
4 2 (1.29%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 9 (5.81%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 38 (24.52%) Azure
2 26 (16.77%) AWS
3 23 (14.84%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (2.58%) Azure Sentinel
4 4 (2.58%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (0.65%) Azure App Service
5 1 (0.65%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (0.65%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 38 (24.52%) Network Security
2 35 (22.58%) Firewall
3 19 (12.26%) Intrusion Detection
4 13 (8.39%) LAN
5 11 (7.10%) WAN
6 10 (6.45%) VPN
7 6 (3.87%) TCP/IP
8 4 (2.58%) Internet
8 4 (2.58%) SSL
8 4 (2.58%) Wireshark
9 2 (1.29%) DNS
9 2 (1.29%) Skype
9 2 (1.29%) Unified Communications
10 1 (0.65%) DHCP
10 1 (0.65%) HTTP
10 1 (0.65%) Remote Desktop
10 1 (0.65%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.94%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.65%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 3 (1.94%) Git
2 2 (1.29%) Bitbucket
2 2 (1.29%) JIRA
2 2 (1.29%) Subversion
3 1 (0.65%) NUnit
3 1 (0.65%) Visual Studio
General
1 58 (37.42%) Analytical Skills
1 58 (37.42%) Social Skills
2 43 (27.74%) Finance
3 12 (7.74%) Public Sector
4 10 (6.45%) Legal
5 7 (4.52%) Pharmaceutical
6 6 (3.87%) Aerospace
6 6 (3.87%) Banking
6 6 (3.87%) Law
6 6 (3.87%) Retail
7 4 (2.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (2.58%) Investment Banking
7 4 (2.58%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (1.94%) Financial Institution
9 2 (1.29%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.65%) Aviation
10 1 (0.65%) Games
10 1 (0.65%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 75 (48.39%) Analyst
2 49 (31.61%) Security Analyst
3 30 (19.35%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 21 (13.55%) Security Engineer
5 16 (10.32%) Senior
5 16 (10.32%) SOC Analyst
6 15 (9.68%) Information Analyst
6 15 (9.68%) Information Security Analyst
7 13 (8.39%) IT Analyst
8 11 (7.10%) Consultant
9 9 (5.81%) Architect
9 9 (5.81%) IT Security Analyst
9 9 (5.81%) Security Architect
9 9 (5.81%) Security Consultant
9 9 (5.81%) Senior Analyst
10 8 (5.16%) Cybersecurity Consultant
10 8 (5.16%) Cybersecurity Engineer
11 6 (3.87%) Principal Engineer
11 6 (3.87%) Principal Systems Engineer
11 6 (3.87%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.87%) web3js
2 4 (2.58%) Web Services
3 1 (0.65%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 40 (25.81%) Management Information System
2 16 (10.32%) Cyber Threat
3 14 (9.03%) Security Posture
4 12 (7.74%) Analytical Mindset
4 12 (7.74%) Security Operations Centre
5 10 (6.45%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 10 (6.45%) PKI
6 7 (4.52%) Data Centre
6 7 (4.52%) IoT
6 7 (4.52%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (3.87%) Blockchain
7 6 (3.87%) Client/Server
7 6 (3.87%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 6 (3.87%) Hybrid Cloud
7 6 (3.87%) Web3
8 5 (3.23%) Cyberattack
9 4 (2.58%) PMI
10 3 (1.94%) Insider Threat
10 3 (1.94%) Operational Technology
11 2 (1.29%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 32 (20.65%) Windows
2 16 (10.32%) Windows Server
3 10 (6.45%) Linux
4 8 (5.16%) Unix
5 6 (3.87%) Windows 10
6 4 (2.58%) Kali Linux
6 4 (2.58%) Windows XP
7 2 (1.29%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.65%) Android
8 1 (0.65%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (71.61%) Cybersecurity
2 69 (44.52%) Incident Response
2 69 (44.52%) SIEM
3 66 (42.58%) Information Security
4 45 (29.03%) Security Operations
5 41 (26.45%) Problem-Solving
6 39 (25.16%) Cloud Security
7 37 (23.87%) Incident Management
8 30 (19.35%) Risk Management
9 27 (17.42%) Security Architecture
9 27 (17.42%) Vulnerability Management
10 26 (16.77%) Threat Intelligence
11 25 (16.13%) Computer Science
11 25 (16.13%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
11 25 (16.13%) Threat Detection
12 24 (15.48%) Security Management
13 21 (13.55%) Penetration Testing
14 20 (12.90%) Identity Access Management
14 20 (12.90%) Risk Assessment
15 15 (9.68%) Data Loss Prevention
Programming Languages
1 16 (10.32%) PowerShell
1 16 (10.32%) Python
2 6 (3.87%) SQL
3 3 (1.94%) Bash
3 3 (1.94%) C++
4 1 (0.65%) C#
4 1 (0.65%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 59 (38.06%) CISSP
2 36 (23.23%) Degree
3 23 (14.84%) CISM
4 16 (10.32%) Security Cleared
5 14 (9.03%) CEH
5 14 (9.03%) CompTIA Security+
6 13 (8.39%) Cisco Certification
7 11 (7.10%) GIAC
8 10 (6.45%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 10 (6.45%) CCSP
9 9 (5.81%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (4.52%) CESG Certified Professional
10 7 (4.52%) CISMP
10 7 (4.52%) CREST Certified
11 6 (3.87%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 6 (3.87%) CompTIA CySA+
11 6 (3.87%) DV Cleared
11 6 (3.87%) Network+ Certification
12 5 (3.23%) GCIA
12 5 (3.23%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (36.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 41 (26.45%) NIST
3 10 (6.45%) PCI DSS
4 9 (5.81%) GRC
5 8 (5.16%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 6 (3.87%) GDPR
7 5 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 4 (2.58%) COBIT
8 4 (2.58%) ISO 9001
9 3 (1.94%) SOC 2
10 2 (1.29%) NCSC
10 2 (1.29%) SLA
11 1 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.65%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.65%) ISA99
11 1 (0.65%) ISO 14001
11 1 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 20 (12.90%) Active Directory
2 8 (5.16%) Hyper-V
2 8 (5.16%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (3.87%) Forefront TMG
3 6 (3.87%) VMware Workstation
4 3 (1.94%) vSphere
5 2 (1.29%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (1.29%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.65%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 14 (9.03%) QRadar
2 6 (3.87%) SCOM
2 6 (3.87%) WSUS
3 4 (2.58%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (2.58%) Suricata
4 2 (1.29%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 1 (0.65%) Computer Incident Response Team
5 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.65%) Nessus
5 1 (0.65%) NetCrunch
5 1 (0.65%) Network Intrusion Detection System
Vendors
1 48 (30.97%) Microsoft
2 27 (17.42%) Splunk
3 15 (9.68%) VMware
4 13 (8.39%) IBM
5 11 (7.10%) Cisco
6 5 (3.23%) Palo Alto
7 4 (2.58%) Juniper
7 4 (2.58%) ServiceNow
8 3 (1.94%) Intel
8 3 (1.94%) Oracle
8 3 (1.94%) Rapid7
9 2 (1.29%) Citrix
9 2 (1.29%) Fortinet
10 1 (0.65%) Apple
10 1 (0.65%) CyberArk
10 1 (0.65%) Foundry
10 1 (0.65%) Google
10 1 (0.65%) LogRhythm
10 1 (0.65%) SolarWinds
10 1 (0.65%) SonicWALL