SIEM jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-07-25, SIEM appears in 1,165 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Security Engineer roles, with demand up 42% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-07-25
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Frequently asked questions about SIEM
+Is SIEM in demand in 2026?
Yes. SIEM appears in 1,165 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-07-25, with demand up 42% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Security Engineer roles (22% of Security Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require SIEM?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-25, the job titles most likely to require SIEM are Security Engineer (22% of postings list SIEM), Security Analyst (5% of postings list SIEM), Cybersecurity Engineer (4% of postings list SIEM).
+What skills are commonly paired with SIEM?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-07-25), SIEM most often appears alongside incident response, Python, EDR, AWS, SOAR.
+Where is SIEM most in demand?
As of 2026-07-25, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring SIEM are New York City, Bengaluru, San Francisco, London, Pune, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new SIEM content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring SIEM — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require SIEM
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Security Engineer | 257 | 22.1% |
| Security Analyst | 62 | 5.3% |
| Cybersecurity Engineer | 53 | 4.5% |
| Information Security Engineer | 46 | 3.9% |
| Information Security Analyst | 31 | 2.7% |
| Security Operations Engineer | 26 | 2.2% |
| Cloud Security Engineer | 25 | 2.1% |
| Cyber Security Engineer | 24 | 2.1% |
| Software Engineer | 21 | 1.8% |
| Security Automation Engineer | 19 | 1.6% |
Top metros hiring for SIEM
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 36 | 3.1% |
| Bengaluru | 22 | 1.9% |
| San Francisco | 20 | 1.7% |
| London | 19 | 1.6% |
| Pune | 19 | 1.6% |
| Tel Aviv | 19 | 1.6% |
| Seattle | 17 | 1.5% |
| Washington | 17 | 1.5% |
| Paris | 16 | 1.4% |
Skills commonly paired with SIEM
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-25. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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