Security Monitoring Jobs with Work from Home Options

Security Monitoring
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring Security Monitoring skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Monitoring 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 531 568 711
Rank change year-on-year +37 +143 -158
Permanent jobs citing Security Monitoring 71 65 190
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.20% 0.17% 0.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.22% 0.18% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 55 46 117
10th Percentile £29,950 £40,125 £35,400
25th Percentile £51,250 £52,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £62,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% -7.41% +12.50%
75th Percentile £60,000 £77,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -12.00% - +8.70%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Security Monitoring falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,847 35,988 73,511
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 89.59% 96.02% 97.15%
Number of salaries quoted 23,766 25,695 42,040
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £63,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.73% +5.00% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,899 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +9.09%

Security Monitoring
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Security Monitoring as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Security Monitoring trend for jobs with a WFH option

Security Monitoring
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Security Monitoring.

Security Monitoring salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Security Monitoring
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Security Monitoring over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Security Monitoring salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Security Monitoring
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 8 (11.27%) IIS
1 8 (11.27%) Microsoft Exchange
1 8 (11.27%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (11.27%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 22 (30.99%) Azure
2 19 (26.76%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (15.49%) AWS
4 5 (7.04%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (1.41%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 19 (26.76%) Network Security
2 15 (21.13%) Firewall
3 9 (12.68%) Intrusion Detection
4 5 (7.04%) TCP/IP
5 3 (4.23%) LAN
5 3 (4.23%) VPN
6 1 (1.41%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.82%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (2.82%) Bitbucket
1 2 (2.82%) Git
1 2 (2.82%) Subversion
General
1 39 (54.93%) Social Skills
2 30 (42.25%) Analytical Skills
3 28 (39.44%) Finance
4 7 (9.86%) Law
4 7 (9.86%) Legal
5 6 (8.45%) Aerospace
5 6 (8.45%) Pharmaceutical
6 5 (7.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (5.63%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (5.63%) Public Sector
7 4 (5.63%) Retail
8 2 (2.82%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (1.41%) Banking
Job Titles
1 40 (56.34%) Analyst
2 21 (29.58%) Security Analyst
3 13 (18.31%) SOC Analyst
4 12 (16.90%) Security Engineer
5 11 (15.49%) Senior
6 10 (14.08%) Information Analyst
6 10 (14.08%) Information Security Analyst
7 8 (11.27%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 7 (9.86%) IT Analyst
9 6 (8.45%) Principal Engineer
9 6 (8.45%) Principal Systems Engineer
9 6 (8.45%) Senior Analyst
9 6 (8.45%) Systems Engineer
10 4 (5.63%) Architect
10 4 (5.63%) Azure Engineer
10 4 (5.63%) Help Desk Analyst
10 4 (5.63%) Security Architect
10 4 (5.63%) Senior Architect
10 4 (5.63%) Senior Security Architect
10 4 (5.63%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 21 (29.58%) Management Information System
2 10 (14.08%) Security Operations Centre
3 6 (8.45%) Client/Server
3 6 (8.45%) Cyber Threat
3 6 (8.45%) IoT
4 5 (7.04%) Analytical Mindset
4 5 (7.04%) Security Posture
5 4 (5.63%) PMI
6 3 (4.23%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 2 (2.82%) CSOC
7 2 (2.82%) Driving Licence
7 2 (2.82%) Onboarding
7 2 (2.82%) Virtual Team
8 1 (1.41%) CCTV
8 1 (1.41%) Hybrid Cloud
8 1 (1.41%) PKI
8 1 (1.41%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 18 (25.35%) Windows
2 7 (9.86%) Linux
2 7 (9.86%) Windows Server
3 4 (5.63%) Windows 10
4 2 (2.82%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (69.01%) Cybersecurity
2 36 (50.70%) Information Security
3 31 (43.66%) Incident Response
3 31 (43.66%) SIEM
4 24 (33.80%) Cloud Security
5 23 (32.39%) Incident Management
5 23 (32.39%) Security Operations
6 21 (29.58%) Problem-Solving
7 13 (18.31%) Security Architecture
8 12 (16.90%) Security Management
8 12 (16.90%) Threat Intelligence
9 11 (15.49%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
9 11 (15.49%) Time Management
10 10 (14.08%) Risk Assessment
10 10 (14.08%) Risk Management
10 10 (14.08%) Vulnerability Management
11 9 (12.68%) Decision-Making
11 9 (12.68%) Internal Audit
11 9 (12.68%) Task Automation
11 9 (12.68%) Threat Detection
Programming Languages
1 8 (11.27%) Python
2 6 (8.45%) SQL
3 5 (7.04%) PowerShell
4 3 (4.23%) C++
5 1 (1.41%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 18 (25.35%) CISSP
2 10 (14.08%) CISM
3 9 (12.68%) Security Cleared
4 6 (8.45%) Degree
4 6 (8.45%) DV Cleared
5 5 (7.04%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (5.63%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 4 (5.63%) CCSP
6 4 (5.63%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (5.63%) CompTIA Security+
6 4 (5.63%) CRISC
6 4 (5.63%) GIAC
6 4 (5.63%) PMI Certification
7 3 (4.23%) SC Cleared
8 1 (1.41%) CISA
8 1 (1.41%) CISMP
8 1 (1.41%) CompTIA CySA+
8 1 (1.41%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (35.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (15.49%) NIST
3 5 (7.04%) PCI DSS
4 3 (4.23%) ISO 9001
5 2 (2.82%) SLA
6 1 (1.41%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 13 (18.31%) Active Directory
2 8 (11.27%) Hyper-V
3 7 (9.86%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (8.45%) Forefront TMG
4 6 (8.45%) VMware Workstation
5 2 (2.82%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (1.41%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 12 (16.90%) QRadar
2 6 (8.45%) SCOM
2 6 (8.45%) WSUS
3 1 (1.41%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 1 (1.41%) Nessus
3 1 (1.41%) Network Intrusion Detection System
3 1 (1.41%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 25 (35.21%) Microsoft
2 17 (23.94%) Splunk
3 12 (16.90%) IBM
4 9 (12.68%) VMware
5 5 (7.04%) ServiceNow
6 3 (4.23%) Cisco
7 2 (2.82%) Fortinet
7 2 (2.82%) Rapid7
8 1 (1.41%) CheckPoint
8 1 (1.41%) Citrix
8 1 (1.41%) LogRhythm