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Cyber Security Analyst - Government, SEIM, Splunk, AWS, M365, Defence, SC Clear...
Posted 2 weeks ago by Bangura Solutions
Key ResponsibilitiesCollaborate with Cyber Defence teams to support continuous capability improvements.Contribute to the...
- Rate £700 per day
- Category Not specified
- Work type Hybrid
- Location London Area, United Kingdom
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About Our Splunk Contract Roles
What does a splunk contractor do?
Splunk contractors are engaged to implement, develop, and optimise the Splunk platform for security information management, IT operations monitoring, and log analytics use cases. Splunk's two primary use cases in the UK enterprise market are SIEM and security analytics within security operations centres, and IT operations and infrastructure monitoring within technology operations teams. Contract engagements involve implementing Splunk Enterprise or Splunk Cloud, developing custom searches and dashboards, building Splunk Enterprise Security correlation searches and notable event management, creating Splunk SOAR playbooks for automated response, managing data onboarding and indexer configuration, and optimising Splunk deployments for performance and licensing cost.
Splunk contractors are expected to have deep, hands-on expertise with the Splunk platform and strong proficiency in SPL (Splunk Processing Language), the query language used for all Splunk search, analysis, and dashboard development. For security-focused roles, experience configuring and tuning Splunk Enterprise Security, developing correlation searches that detect meaningful threat patterns while managing false positive volumes, and building risk-based alerting workflows is the primary technical requirement. For IT operations roles, experience building Splunk dashboards and alerts for infrastructure monitoring, application performance management, and operational intelligence is expected. Knowledge of Splunk architecture components including indexers, search heads, forwarders, and the Splunk Deployment Server for managing distributed environments is expected for roles with platform administration responsibility. Splunk certifications, particularly Splunk Core Certified Power User and the ES and SOAR certifications, are well regarded.
What is the market like for splunk contractors?
The Splunk contract market is a specialist and active segment within the cybersecurity and IT operations contractor market. Splunk has very deep penetration in the financial services sector, where it has been the dominant SIEM platform for many large banks and insurers, creating a consistent market for Splunk contractors in security operations and compliance use cases. While Microsoft Sentinel is growing rapidly and taking market share for new SIEM implementations, the large installed base of Splunk across existing enterprise customers will generate contractor demand for management, optimisation, and development work for many years. IT operations and observability use cases provide an additional and growing source of Splunk contract demand beyond the security market. Compensation reflects the specialist SPL expertise and platform depth required.
How much do splunk contractors usually earn?
Contract rates for splunk roles typically range from £500 to £850 per day, depending on the scope of the role, required expertise, and the delivery expectations of the engagement.
How many splunk vacancies are there on Quality Contracts?
Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 100 splunk contract roles across the site. Data reviewed up to August 2026.