SIEM Contracts

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for SIEM skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited SIEM over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 161 172 308
Rank change year-on-year +11 +136 -4
Contract jobs citing SIEM 636 843 785
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.48% 1.50% 0.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.73% 1.68% 0.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 453 600 563
10th Percentile £425 £425 £413
25th Percentile £513 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year - - +12.15%
75th Percentile £700 £700 £688
90th Percentile £825 £783 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £590 £550 £575
% change year-on-year +7.27% -4.35% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 5 6
10th Percentile - - £56.25
25th Percentile - £72.50 £58.01
Median hourly rate £40.00 £75.00 £65.80
Median % change year-on-year -46.67% +13.98% +31.60%
75th Percentile £73.75 £77.75 £69.31
90th Percentile £76.95 £93.35 £73.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £75.00 £65.80
% change year-on-year -46.67% +13.98% +75.47%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

SIEM is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,802 50,277 79,372
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.47% 89.69% 90.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,632 34,811 55,790
10th Percentile £300 £325 £345
25th Percentile £413 £438 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £644
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £488
% change year-on-year - +2.56% +9.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,530 1,673 1,868
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.72 £15.63
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.25 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +0.69% +41.16% +9.74%
75th Percentile £60.75 £65.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.12 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +8.91% +75.00% -4.76%

SIEM
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for SIEM in the UK

SIEM
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SIEM.

Daily rate trend for SIEM in the UK

SIEM
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SIEM over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for SIEM in the UK

SIEM
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SIEM.

Hourly rate trend for SIEM in the UK

SIEM
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SIEM over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for SIEM in the UK

SIEM
Top 15 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SIEM within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +19 582 £600 - 204
UK excluding London +21 381 £590 +7.27% 129
London +9 192 £600 -7.69% 86
South West +56 156 £582 +10.86% 14
Work from Home -49 138 £550 -12.00% 94
South East +25 118 £625 +8.70% 33
Midlands +34 80 £584 -2.67% 16
West Midlands +39 78 £584 -2.67% 13
North of England -68 32 £625 +13.64% 46
Yorkshire -15 23 £800 +39.74% 17
Scotland +37 17 £520 -13.33% 15
North West -48 9 £546 -0.73% 28
East of England +6 5 £600 +41.18% 2
Wales +7 2 £298 -38.18% 1
East Midlands -3 2 £596 -1.65% 3

SIEM
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 (1.73%) Confluence
2 4 (0.63%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.47%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.31%) Apache
5 1 (0.16%) IBM Notes
Applications
1 3 (0.47%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (0.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 105 (16.51%) Azure
2 53 (8.33%) AWS
3 37 (5.82%) Azure Sentinel
4 20 (3.14%) Microsoft 365
5 19 (2.99%) SaaS
6 17 (2.67%) GCP
7 13 (2.04%) Entra ID
7 13 (2.04%) IaaS
8 11 (1.73%) Azure DevOps
9 8 (1.26%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 8 (1.26%) Azure Monitor
10 7 (1.10%) AWS CloudTrail
11 5 (0.79%) PaaS
12 4 (0.63%) Amazon GuardDuty
12 4 (0.63%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 4 (0.63%) GitHub
12 4 (0.63%) Serverless
13 3 (0.47%) AWS KMS
13 3 (0.47%) GitHub Actions
13 3 (0.47%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 124 (19.50%) Firewall
2 78 (12.26%) Network Security
3 33 (5.19%) Intrusion Detection
4 30 (4.72%) TCP/IP
5 21 (3.30%) SD-WAN
6 19 (2.99%) DNS
7 15 (2.36%) WAN
8 14 (2.20%) DHCP
9 12 (1.89%) Cisco ISE
10 10 (1.57%) VPN
11 9 (1.42%) HTTP
11 9 (1.42%) Wireshark
12 8 (1.26%) Cisco ASA
13 5 (0.79%) LAN
13 5 (0.79%) tcpdump
14 4 (0.63%) FTP
14 4 (0.63%) HTTPS
14 4 (0.63%) SMTP
14 4 (0.63%) SNMP
14 4 (0.63%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (7.23%) Elasticsearch
2 18 (2.83%) Big Data
3 6 (0.94%) SQL Server
4 4 (0.63%) Apache Hive
4 4 (0.63%) Hadoop
4 4 (0.63%) NonStop SQL
4 4 (0.63%) Tableau
5 2 (0.31%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.31%) Amazon Redshift
5 2 (0.31%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.31%) Power BI
5 2 (0.31%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.16%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.16%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 17 (2.67%) JIRA
2 5 (0.79%) Git
3 4 (0.63%) IDA Disassembler
4 3 (0.47%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.31%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.16%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 153 (24.06%) Social Skills
2 98 (15.41%) Finance
3 96 (15.09%) Analytical Skills
4 51 (8.02%) Public Sector
5 50 (7.86%) Banking
6 21 (3.30%) Telecoms
7 20 (3.14%) Manufacturing
8 18 (2.83%) Legal
9 11 (1.73%) Military
10 5 (0.79%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (0.63%) Law
12 3 (0.47%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (0.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 2 (0.31%) Electronics
13 2 (0.31%) Fire and Rescue
13 2 (0.31%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (0.31%) Marketing
13 2 (0.31%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (0.31%) Police
13 2 (0.31%) Retail
Job Titles
1 180 (28.30%) Analyst
2 86 (13.52%) Security Engineer
3 84 (13.21%) SOC Analyst
4 67 (10.53%) Architect
5 53 (8.33%) SIEM Engineer
6 51 (8.02%) Consultant
7 48 (7.55%) Senior
8 45 (7.08%) Security Analyst
9 40 (6.29%) Lead
10 36 (5.66%) Security Consultant
11 33 (5.19%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 33 (5.19%) SOC Engineer
12 32 (5.03%) Network Architect
13 27 (4.25%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
14 25 (3.93%) Security Architect
15 21 (3.30%) ArcSight Engineer
16 20 (3.14%) Cybersecurity Engineer
17 18 (2.83%) Cyber Threat Analyst
17 18 (2.83%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst
17 18 (2.83%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (6.29%) Elastic Stack
2 18 (2.83%) Apache NiFi
3 12 (1.89%) OpenID
4 8 (1.26%) JWT
4 8 (1.26%) SAML
5 6 (0.94%) JSON
5 6 (0.94%) OAuth
6 5 (0.79%) Kafka
6 5 (0.79%) Regular Expression
6 5 (0.79%) XML
7 4 (0.63%) Ajax
7 4 (0.63%) AngularJS
7 4 (0.63%) CSS
7 4 (0.63%) HTML
7 4 (0.63%) OLE
8 3 (0.47%) SOAP
8 3 (0.47%) Web Services
9 2 (0.31%) Celery
9 2 (0.31%) REST
9 2 (0.31%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 129 (20.28%) Cyber Threat
2 117 (18.40%) Cyber Defence
2 117 (18.40%) Management Information System
3 97 (15.25%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 82 (12.89%) Security Operations Centre
5 37 (5.82%) Security Posture
6 27 (4.25%) CSOC
7 23 (3.62%) Distributed Applications
8 22 (3.46%) PKI
9 14 (2.20%) Cloud Native
10 12 (1.89%) Linux Command Line
11 11 (1.73%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 11 (1.73%) Operational Technology
12 10 (1.57%) Onboarding
12 10 (1.57%) Public Cloud
13 9 (1.42%) Hybrid Cloud
14 7 (1.10%) Analytical Mindset
14 7 (1.10%) Cyberattack
15 6 (0.94%) Data Centre
15 6 (0.94%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 96 (15.09%) Linux
2 88 (13.84%) Windows
3 31 (4.87%) Unix
4 22 (3.46%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 18 (2.83%) Windows Server
6 16 (2.52%) Android
6 16 (2.52%) Apple iOS
7 13 (2.04%) Mac OS X
8 11 (1.73%) Ubuntu
9 4 (0.63%) zOS
10 2 (0.31%) Windows 10
11 1 (0.16%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.16%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 351 (55.19%) Cybersecurity
2 202 (31.76%) Incident Response
3 195 (30.66%) Security Operations
4 153 (24.06%) Information Security
5 137 (21.54%) Use Case
6 123 (19.34%) MITRE ATT&CK
7 118 (18.55%) Incident Management
8 114 (17.92%) Threat Intelligence
9 111 (17.45%) Vulnerability Management
10 104 (16.35%) SOAR
11 101 (15.88%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
12 82 (12.89%) Mentoring
13 78 (12.26%) Cloud Security
13 78 (12.26%) Protective Monitoring
14 76 (11.95%) Security Architecture
15 69 (10.85%) Analytics
16 67 (10.53%) Root Cause Analysis
17 58 (9.12%) Case Management
18 56 (8.81%) Problem-Solving
19 53 (8.33%) Data Loss Prevention
Programming Languages
1 46 (7.23%) PowerShell
2 32 (5.03%) Python
3 20 (3.14%) Kusto Query Language
4 15 (2.36%) Java
5 13 (2.04%) C#
6 9 (1.42%) Bash
7 8 (1.26%) JavaScript
7 8 (1.26%) R
8 4 (0.63%) SQL
8 4 (0.63%) VBScript
9 2 (0.31%) Bicep
9 2 (0.31%) Go
10 1 (0.16%) Perl
10 1 (0.16%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 332 (52.20%) Security Cleared
2 238 (37.42%) DV Cleared
3 81 (12.74%) Degree
4 80 (12.58%) CISSP
4 80 (12.58%) SC Cleared
5 32 (5.03%) Computer Science Degree
6 31 (4.87%) SANS
7 30 (4.72%) CISM
8 28 (4.40%) CEH
9 23 (3.62%) Cisco Certification
10 17 (2.67%) CompTIA Security+
11 15 (2.36%) GIAC
12 13 (2.04%) CCNA
13 12 (1.89%) CCNP
14 9 (1.42%) Microsoft Certification
15 8 (1.26%) GCIH
16 7 (1.10%) Azure Certification
16 7 (1.10%) GCIA
17 6 (0.94%) CCIE
17 6 (0.94%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 146 (22.96%) NIST
2 72 (11.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 69 (10.85%) NIST 800
4 28 (4.40%) GDPR
5 18 (2.83%) Actionable Recommendations
5 18 (2.83%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 18 (2.83%) PCI DSS
6 15 (2.36%) HIPAA
7 11 (1.73%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 9 (1.42%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 7 (1.10%) GRC
9 7 (1.10%) NCSC
10 4 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (0.63%) QA
11 3 (0.47%) COBIT
11 3 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.47%) Disclosure Scotland
12 2 (0.31%) ISA99
12 2 (0.31%) SLA
13 1 (0.16%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 38 (5.97%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.04%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (1.42%) iptables
3 9 (1.42%) Virtual Machines
4 7 (1.10%) Docker
4 7 (1.10%) VMware ESXi
4 7 (1.10%) VMware NSX
5 5 (0.79%) Snort
6 2 (0.31%) XenApp
7 1 (0.16%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 38 (5.97%) Kibana
2 34 (5.35%) logstash
3 17 (2.67%) QRadar
3 17 (2.67%) Terraform
4 15 (2.36%) Kubernetes
5 11 (1.73%) SCCM
6 9 (1.42%) Nessus
7 7 (1.10%) ArcSight ESM
7 7 (1.10%) vCenter Server
8 6 (0.94%) Ansible
8 6 (0.94%) Microsoft Intune
8 6 (0.94%) Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.63%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 4 (0.63%) CSIRT
9 4 (0.63%) Nagios
9 4 (0.63%) OpenView
9 4 (0.63%) Trend Micro Deep Security
10 3 (0.47%) CASB
10 3 (0.47%) FortiGate
10 3 (0.47%) Grafana
Vendors
1 178 (27.99%) Microsoft
2 62 (9.75%) Splunk
3 37 (5.82%) ArcSight
4 35 (5.50%) LogRhythm
5 34 (5.35%) Cisco
6 27 (4.25%) Qualys
7 18 (2.83%) Varonis
8 17 (2.67%) Forcepoint
8 17 (2.67%) Red Hat
9 14 (2.20%) VMware
10 13 (2.04%) Palo Alto
10 13 (2.04%) Tanium
11 12 (1.89%) Fortinet
12 11 (1.73%) CrowdStrike
13 10 (1.57%) Google
14 9 (1.42%) Rapid7
15 8 (1.26%) CheckPoint
15 8 (1.26%) SolarWinds
16 7 (1.10%) F5
16 7 (1.10%) Veeam