SIEM Jobs in the UK excluding London

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring SIEM skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited SIEM over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 376 168 305
Rank change year-on-year -208 +137 -15
Permanent jobs citing SIEM 471 1,150 870
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.59% 2.08% 1.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.73% 2.18% 1.21%
Number of salaries quoted 389 385 475
10th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,000 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £80,000 £85,900
UK median annual salary £65,000 £63,059 £65,000
% change year-on-year +3.08% -2.99% +4.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

SIEM falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 64,702 52,760 72,012
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 80.77% 95.48% 94.30%
Number of salaries quoted 43,767 28,367 41,386
10th Percentile £27,500 £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% +8.81%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,899 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +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 12 June 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 12 June 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 -58 144 £56,500 +7.62% 39
South East -104 141 £60,000 +3.90% 31
South West -81 83 £90,000 +28.57% 11
Yorkshire +47 64 £65,000 +62.50% 17
North West -98 56 £50,000 -13.79% 22
East of England -31 33 £60,000 -7.69% 3
Midlands -173 30 £52,500 -6.25% 25
North East +4 24 £42,500 -43.33%
Scotland -200 21 £47,000 -19.50% 15
West Midlands -94 18 £52,500 -19.23% 20
East Midlands -98 12 £52,500 +10.53% 5
Wales -49 10 £58,750 +6.82% 2
Northern Ireland +6 6 £90,000 +176.92% 2
Isle of Man -16 2 - -
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 11 (2.34%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (1.70%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.06%) IIS
4 2 (0.42%) Apache
5 1 (0.21%) Confluence
Applications
1 7 (1.49%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.21%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.21%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 180 (38.22%) Azure
2 82 (17.41%) Microsoft 365
3 59 (12.53%) AWS
4 40 (8.49%) Azure Sentinel
5 25 (5.31%) Entra ID
6 22 (4.67%) Cloud Computing
7 11 (2.34%) SaaS
8 9 (1.91%) Power Platform
9 7 (1.49%) IaaS
10 6 (1.27%) AWS CloudFormation
10 6 (1.27%) Twilio
11 5 (1.06%) Amazon GuardDuty
11 5 (1.06%) Azure AKS
11 5 (1.06%) Microsoft Purview
11 5 (1.06%) PaaS
12 4 (0.85%) AWS CloudTrail
12 4 (0.85%) Azure DevOps
13 3 (0.64%) Mimecast
13 3 (0.64%) OneDrive
13 3 (0.64%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 149 (31.63%) Firewall
2 84 (17.83%) Network Security
3 72 (15.29%) Intrusion Detection
4 37 (7.86%) Internet
5 35 (7.43%) DNS
6 32 (6.79%) TCP/IP
7 25 (5.31%) LAN
7 25 (5.31%) WAN
8 20 (4.25%) DKIM
8 20 (4.25%) DMARC
8 20 (4.25%) VPN
9 11 (2.34%) DHCP
10 10 (2.12%) Wireshark
11 9 (1.91%) SD-WAN
11 9 (1.91%) Wireless
12 4 (0.85%) HTTP
12 4 (0.85%) SMTP
12 4 (0.85%) tcpdump
13 3 (0.64%) WLAN
14 2 (0.42%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.70%) Power BI
2 6 (1.27%) SQL Server
3 4 (0.85%) Amazon RDS
4 3 (0.64%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.42%) Big Data
5 2 (0.42%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.42%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.21%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 11 (2.34%) JIRA
2 3 (0.64%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.42%) Git
4 1 (0.21%) Snyk
General
1 115 (24.42%) Social Skills
2 100 (21.23%) Analytical Skills
3 50 (10.62%) Finance
4 28 (5.94%) Law
5 24 (5.10%) Military
6 18 (3.82%) Public Sector
7 17 (3.61%) Legal
8 16 (3.40%) Aerospace
9 15 (3.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 15 (3.18%) Retail
10 12 (2.55%) Banking
11 11 (2.34%) Marketing
12 10 (2.12%) Games
13 8 (1.70%) Manufacturing
14 5 (1.06%) Telecoms
15 2 (0.42%) Electronics
15 2 (0.42%) Organisational Skills
15 2 (0.42%) Publishing
16 1 (0.21%) Police
16 1 (0.21%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 184 (39.07%) Analyst
2 122 (25.90%) Security Analyst
3 67 (14.23%) Lead
3 67 (14.23%) Senior
4 62 (13.16%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 54 (11.46%) Security Engineer
6 48 (10.19%) SOC Analyst
7 44 (9.34%) Senior Analyst
8 41 (8.70%) Consultant
9 39 (8.28%) Security Consultant
10 38 (8.07%) Architect
11 31 (6.58%) Information Analyst
11 31 (6.58%) Information Security Analyst
12 30 (6.37%) Team Leader
13 25 (5.31%) Senior Security Analyst
14 22 (4.67%) Security Manager
15 20 (4.25%) Cybersecurity Consultant
16 19 (4.03%) IT Analyst
16 19 (4.03%) IT Security Analyst
16 19 (4.03%) SIEM Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (3.82%) Elastic Stack
2 11 (2.34%) Fluent Bit
3 5 (1.06%) Web Services
4 3 (0.64%) OAuth
4 3 (0.64%) OpenID
4 3 (0.64%) SAML
5 1 (0.21%) EDI
5 1 (0.21%) LDAP
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 111 (23.57%) Security Operations Centre
2 69 (14.65%) Management Information System
3 64 (13.59%) Cyber Threat
4 48 (10.19%) Cyberattack
5 47 (9.98%) Security Posture
6 33 (7.01%) Cyber Defence
6 33 (7.01%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 18 (3.82%) Cyber Security Posture
8 17 (3.61%) Onboarding
9 16 (3.40%) IoT
10 15 (3.18%) Data Centre
11 13 (2.76%) Client/Server
12 11 (2.34%) Analytical Mindset
12 11 (2.34%) Data Protection Act
13 9 (1.91%) Product Ownership
14 8 (1.70%) Cloud Native
14 8 (1.70%) iPad
14 8 (1.70%) Social Media
15 6 (1.27%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
16 5 (1.06%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 92 (19.53%) Windows
2 45 (9.55%) Linux
3 31 (6.58%) Windows Server
4 9 (1.91%) Windows 10
5 6 (1.27%) Unix
5 6 (1.27%) Windows Server 2019
6 5 (1.06%) Android
6 5 (1.06%) Apple iOS
6 5 (1.06%) Kali Linux
6 5 (1.06%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.64%) Mac OS X
7 3 (0.64%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.21%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.21%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 337 (71.55%) Cybersecurity
2 188 (39.92%) Security Operations
3 166 (35.24%) Incident Response
4 128 (27.18%) Information Security
5 122 (25.90%) Vulnerability Management
6 117 (24.84%) Problem-Solving
7 78 (16.56%) Cloud Security
8 70 (14.86%) SOAR
9 60 (12.74%) Kalman Filter
10 57 (12.10%) Mentoring
11 47 (9.98%) Incident Management
11 47 (9.98%) ITIL
11 47 (9.98%) Threat Intelligence
11 47 (9.98%) Vulnerability Scanning
12 43 (9.13%) Data Loss Prevention
13 41 (8.70%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
14 40 (8.49%) Security Architecture
15 38 (8.07%) Identity Access Management
15 38 (8.07%) MITRE ATT&CK
15 38 (8.07%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 49 (10.40%) Python
2 37 (7.86%) PowerShell
3 23 (4.88%) Bash
4 10 (2.12%) Kusto Query Language
4 10 (2.12%) SQL
5 3 (0.64%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.21%) Go
Qualifications
1 125 (26.54%) Security Cleared
2 96 (20.38%) CISSP
3 80 (16.99%) Degree
4 57 (12.10%) DV Cleared
5 54 (11.46%) CompTIA Security+
5 54 (11.46%) SC Cleared
6 32 (6.79%) Computer Science Degree
7 23 (4.88%) CEH
8 21 (4.46%) CISA
9 20 (4.25%) CISM
10 17 (3.61%) Microsoft Certification
11 15 (3.18%) Cisco Certification
12 14 (2.97%) CompTIA CySA+
12 14 (2.97%) SANS
12 14 (2.97%) SSCP
13 13 (2.76%) GIAC
13 13 (2.76%) Master's Degree
14 12 (2.55%) AWS Certification
15 10 (2.12%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 10 (2.12%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 116 (24.63%) NIST
2 95 (20.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 44 (9.34%) Cyber Essentials
4 42 (8.92%) PCI DSS
5 27 (5.73%) GDPR
6 23 (4.88%) NIST 800
7 19 (4.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 17 (3.61%) NCSC
9 15 (3.18%) SOC 2
10 7 (1.49%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 6 (1.27%) GRC
12 5 (1.06%) QA
13 3 (0.64%) Accessibility
13 3 (0.64%) HIPAA
13 3 (0.64%) HMG Infosec
13 3 (0.64%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 3 (0.64%) JSP 440
13 3 (0.64%) RMADS
14 1 (0.21%) COBIT
14 1 (0.21%) IASME
System Software
1 46 (9.77%) Active Directory
2 20 (4.25%) vSphere
3 15 (3.18%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (2.34%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (1.06%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (1.06%) VMware Workstation
6 4 (0.85%) Hyper-V
7 3 (0.64%) Docker
7 3 (0.64%) Forefront TMG
8 2 (0.42%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.21%) Snort
9 1 (0.21%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 30 (6.37%) CASB
2 13 (2.76%) Nessus
3 12 (2.55%) logstash
3 12 (2.55%) Microsoft Intune
4 11 (2.34%) Fluentd
4 11 (2.34%) Terraform
5 9 (1.91%) CSIRT
5 9 (1.91%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (1.06%) Kubernetes
6 5 (1.06%) Suricata
7 4 (0.85%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (0.85%) FortiGate
7 4 (0.85%) Nmap
7 4 (0.85%) WSUS
8 3 (0.64%) QRadar
8 3 (0.64%) SCOM
9 2 (0.42%) Ansible
9 2 (0.42%) Host Intrusion Detection System
9 2 (0.42%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.42%) Puppet
Vendors
1 133 (28.24%) Microsoft
2 76 (16.14%) Splunk
3 21 (4.46%) ServiceNow
4 20 (4.25%) Cisco
5 18 (3.82%) Rapid7
6 17 (3.61%) Tanium
6 17 (3.61%) Tripwire
6 17 (3.61%) VMware
7 16 (3.40%) SolarWinds
8 11 (2.34%) CrowdStrike
9 9 (1.91%) McAfee
10 8 (1.70%) AlienVault
10 8 (1.70%) Juniper
11 7 (1.49%) LogRhythm
11 7 (1.49%) Proofpoint
11 7 (1.49%) Qualys
12 6 (1.27%) Datto
12 6 (1.27%) Intel
12 6 (1.27%) Palo Alto
13 5 (1.06%) Darktrace