SIEM Jobs with Work from Home Options

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for SIEM skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited SIEM over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 298 313 357
Rank change year-on-year +15 +44 -57
Permanent jobs citing SIEM 322 413 680
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.95% 1.02% 0.95%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.04% 1.06% 0.98%
Number of salaries quoted 288 320 534
10th Percentile £42,533 £42,500 £38,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £49,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £69,200
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% -6.07% +18.30%
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £90,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £63,466 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -2.36% - +8.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

SIEM 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 WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 30,838 38,971 69,157
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 91.21% 96.04% 97.04%
Number of salaries quoted 23,338 27,094 41,652
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%

SIEM
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

SIEM trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

SIEM salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

SIEM
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing SIEM over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

SIEM salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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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 16 (4.97%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (3.73%) IIS
3 10 (3.11%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.31%) SAS
Applications
1 16 (4.97%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.31%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 148 (45.96%) Azure
2 82 (25.47%) Microsoft 365
3 59 (18.32%) AWS
4 28 (8.70%) Azure Sentinel
5 24 (7.45%) GCP
6 20 (6.21%) Cloud Computing
7 17 (5.28%) SaaS
8 16 (4.97%) Microsoft Purview
9 14 (4.35%) Entra ID
10 13 (4.04%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (2.17%) Amazon S3
12 6 (1.86%) Azure AKS
13 5 (1.55%) AWS CloudFormation
14 4 (1.24%) IaaS
14 4 (1.24%) PaaS
15 3 (0.93%) Amazon EKS
15 3 (0.93%) Amazon ElastiCache
15 3 (0.93%) Amazon GuardDuty
15 3 (0.93%) AWS Fargate
15 3 (0.93%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 132 (40.99%) Firewall
2 53 (16.46%) Intrusion Detection
3 52 (16.15%) Network Security
4 40 (12.42%) TCP/IP
5 39 (12.11%) WAN
6 38 (11.80%) Internet
7 34 (10.56%) LAN
8 32 (9.94%) DNS
9 24 (7.45%) DKIM
9 24 (7.45%) DMARC
10 20 (6.21%) Wireshark
11 16 (4.97%) SD-WAN
12 12 (3.73%) Wi-Fi
13 5 (1.55%) DHCP
14 4 (1.24%) VLAN
15 3 (0.93%) Broadband
15 3 (0.93%) Wireless
16 2 (0.62%) HTTP
16 2 (0.62%) SMTP
16 2 (0.62%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.80%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.55%) BigQuery
2 5 (1.55%) Data Warehouse
2 5 (1.55%) Hadoop
2 5 (1.55%) Relational Database
3 3 (0.93%) Amazon RDS
4 2 (0.62%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 9 (2.80%) JIRA
2 7 (2.17%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.93%) CircleCI
General
1 74 (22.98%) Finance
2 53 (16.46%) Social Skills
3 44 (13.66%) Law
4 36 (11.18%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (6.21%) Public Sector
6 18 (5.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 14 (4.35%) Legal
8 12 (3.73%) Banking
9 10 (3.11%) Retail
10 9 (2.80%) Aerospace
11 7 (2.17%) Pharmaceutical
12 4 (1.24%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (0.93%) Health Technology
13 3 (0.93%) Manufacturing
14 2 (0.62%) Marketing
14 2 (0.62%) Publishing
15 1 (0.31%) Financial Institution
15 1 (0.31%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 127 (39.44%) Analyst
2 90 (27.95%) Security Analyst
3 59 (18.32%) Security Engineer
4 43 (13.35%) Lead
5 42 (13.04%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 42 (13.04%) Senior
6 41 (12.73%) Information Analyst
6 41 (12.73%) Information Security Analyst
7 34 (10.56%) SOC Analyst
8 24 (7.45%) Team Leader
9 22 (6.83%) Cybersecurity Engineer
10 14 (4.35%) Operations Engineer
10 14 (4.35%) Security Manager
10 14 (4.35%) Senior Security Engineer
11 11 (3.42%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 11 (3.42%) Information Security Engineer
11 11 (3.42%) SIEM Engineer
12 10 (3.11%) SIEM Analyst
12 10 (3.11%) Systems Engineer
13 9 (2.80%) Senior Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.24%) Kafka
2 3 (0.93%) Fluent Bit
2 3 (0.93%) OAuth
3 2 (0.62%) OpenID
3 2 (0.62%) SAML
4 1 (0.31%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 54 (16.77%) Management Information System
2 43 (13.35%) Security Operations Centre
3 39 (12.11%) Cyberattack
4 33 (10.25%) Cyber Threat
5 20 (6.21%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 17 (5.28%) Security Posture
7 15 (4.66%) IoT
8 11 (3.42%) Analytical Mindset
8 11 (3.42%) Data Centre
9 9 (2.80%) Onboarding
9 9 (2.80%) Product Ownership
10 8 (2.48%) Client/Server
10 8 (2.48%) Cyber Defence
10 8 (2.48%) iPad
10 8 (2.48%) Operational Technology
11 7 (2.17%) Cloud Native
11 7 (2.17%) Public Cloud
12 6 (1.86%) Cyber Security Posture
12 6 (1.86%) Data Protection Act
12 6 (1.86%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
Operating Systems
1 66 (20.50%) Windows
2 33 (10.25%) Linux
3 17 (5.28%) Windows Server
4 13 (4.04%) Android
4 13 (4.04%) Apple iOS
4 13 (4.04%) Unix
5 9 (2.80%) Windows Server 2016
5 9 (2.80%) Windows Server 2019
6 8 (2.48%) Windows 10
7 4 (1.24%) CentOS
7 4 (1.24%) Solaris
7 4 (1.24%) Ubuntu
7 4 (1.24%) zOS
8 3 (0.93%) Mac OS X
9 2 (0.62%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 211 (65.53%) Cybersecurity
2 132 (40.99%) Security Operations
3 106 (32.92%) Information Security
4 98 (30.43%) Incident Response
5 71 (22.05%) Vulnerability Management
6 68 (21.12%) Cloud Security
7 54 (16.77%) Problem-Solving
8 53 (16.46%) MITRE ATT&CK
9 41 (12.73%) ITIL
10 37 (11.49%) SOAR
11 32 (9.94%) Kalman Filter
11 32 (9.94%) Security Management
12 31 (9.63%) Vulnerability Scanning
12 31 (9.63%) Zero Trust
13 30 (9.32%) Mentoring
13 30 (9.32%) Threat Intelligence
14 29 (9.01%) Identity Access Management
15 28 (8.70%) Security Monitoring
16 27 (8.39%) Cryptography
16 27 (8.39%) Vulnerability Remediation
Programming Languages
1 31 (9.63%) Python
2 30 (9.32%) PowerShell
3 15 (4.66%) SQL
4 7 (2.17%) Bash
5 5 (1.55%) Java
6 2 (0.62%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.62%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 54 (16.77%) CISSP
2 36 (11.18%) Degree
3 29 (9.01%) Security Cleared
4 26 (8.07%) Cisco Certification
5 21 (6.52%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 21 (6.52%) CCSP
6 20 (6.21%) SSCP
7 19 (5.90%) CEH
8 17 (5.28%) CompTIA Security+
8 17 (5.28%) Computer Science Degree
9 16 (4.97%) SANS
10 15 (4.66%) CISM
10 15 (4.66%) DV Cleared
10 15 (4.66%) SC Cleared
11 11 (3.42%) CISA
12 8 (2.48%) DBS Check
12 8 (2.48%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 6 (1.86%) GIAC
13 6 (1.86%) Network+ Certification
14 5 (1.55%) GCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 101 (31.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 77 (23.91%) NIST
3 44 (13.66%) Cyber Essentials
4 36 (11.18%) PCI DSS
5 26 (8.07%) NCSC
6 20 (6.21%) GDPR
7 19 (5.90%) SOC 2
8 15 (4.66%) GRC
9 14 (4.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 5 (1.55%) Data Quality
11 4 (1.24%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 3 (0.93%) Accessibility
12 3 (0.93%) HIPAA
12 3 (0.93%) QA
12 3 (0.93%) SLA
13 2 (0.62%) ISO 31000
14 1 (0.31%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 1 (0.31%) GxP
14 1 (0.31%) IEC 61508
14 1 (0.31%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 35 (10.87%) Active Directory
2 23 (7.14%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (4.04%) Virtual Desktop
4 9 (2.80%) Forefront TMG
4 9 (2.80%) Hyper-V
4 9 (2.80%) VMware Workstation
5 7 (2.17%) vSphere
6 6 (1.86%) Docker
6 6 (1.86%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.31%) Snort
7 1 (0.31%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.31%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 31 (9.63%) CASB
2 21 (6.52%) Microsoft Intune
3 18 (5.59%) QRadar
4 13 (4.04%) Nmap
5 12 (3.73%) Terraform
6 11 (3.42%) WSUS
7 9 (2.80%) Kubernetes
7 9 (2.80%) SCOM
8 8 (2.48%) CSIRT
8 8 (2.48%) logstash
8 8 (2.48%) Nessus
9 6 (1.86%) Single Sign-On
10 3 (0.93%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.93%) Fluentd
10 3 (0.93%) ZENworks
11 2 (0.62%) vCenter Server
12 1 (0.31%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
12 1 (0.31%) Network Intrusion Detection System
12 1 (0.31%) SCCM
12 1 (0.31%) Stealthwatch
Vendors
1 75 (23.29%) Microsoft
2 61 (18.94%) Splunk
3 29 (9.01%) Qualys
4 23 (7.14%) VMware
5 22 (6.83%) ServiceNow
6 18 (5.59%) IBM
7 16 (4.97%) Cisco
8 15 (4.66%) Rapid7
9 13 (4.04%) Thycotic
10 11 (3.42%) Fortinet
11 10 (3.11%) Meraki
12 8 (2.48%) Google
13 7 (2.17%) Veeam
14 5 (1.55%) LogRhythm
15 4 (1.24%) Citrix
15 4 (1.24%) Darktrace
15 4 (1.24%) Intel
15 4 (1.24%) Sun
16 3 (0.93%) Aruba
16 3 (0.93%) McAfee