The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cambridge requiring Incident Response skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Incident Response over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Incident Response falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Cambridge.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
101
177
258
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge
88.60%
91.24%
87.76%
Number of daily rates quoted
72
99
177
10th Percentile
£296
£235
£185
25th Percentile
£411
£350
£300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£450
£463
Median % change year-on-year
+11.11%
-2.70%
-2.63%
75th Percentile
£575
£550
£538
90th Percentile
£650
£650
£600
Cambridgeshire median daily rate
£475
£470
£450
% change year-on-year
+1.06%
+4.44%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
7
28
16
10th Percentile
£16.28
£20.40
£17.12
25th Percentile
£17.46
£25.00
£17.50
Median hourly rate
£23.00
£52.50
£20.50
Median % change year-on-year
-56.19%
+156.10%
-64.04%
75th Percentile
£60.00
£66.25
£53.75
90th Percentile
£62.00
£75.00
-
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate
£16.23
£15.00
£14.50
% change year-on-year
+8.20%
+3.45%
+6.15%
Incident Response Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Job postings citing Incident Response as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
Incident Response Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Incident Response in Cambridge.
Incident Response Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Incident Response also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cambridge region with a requirement for Incident Response.
Incident Response Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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:
