Incident Management Contract Job Trends in England

Incident Management
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Incident Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 188 160 133
Rank change year-on-year -28 -27 +10
Contract jobs citing Incident Management 655 466 637
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.46% 1.70% 1.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.71% 1.87% 2.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 394 271 320
10th Percentile £234 £213 £200
25th Percentile £400 £350 £355
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £585 £600 £600
90th Percentile £661 £650 £775
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 68 139
10th Percentile £15.00 £14.84 £14.16
25th Percentile £17.25 £14.99 £15.00
Median hourly rate £25.24 £18.86 £16.23
Median % change year-on-year +33.83% +16.20% -18.07%
75th Percentile £53.75 £60.23 £21.37
90th Percentile £71.00 £83.74 £27.35
UK median hourly rate £26.75 £17.79 £16.23
% change year-on-year +50.37% +9.61% -18.07%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Incident Management 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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 38,301 24,864 30,650
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.33% 90.66% 85.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,041 15,953 19,995
10th Percentile £325 £300 £310
25th Percentile £421 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £645
90th Percentile £735 £745 £750
UK median daily rate £520 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -4.02%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,379 1,324 2,046
10th Percentile £15.33 £14.23 £13.22
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.88 £16.90
Median hourly rate £47.50 £25.15 £39.50
Median % change year-on-year +88.87% -36.33% -7.06%
75th Percentile £69.10 £53.75 £63.75
90th Percentile £83.00 £71.39 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +74.79% -34.02% -10.31%

Incident Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Incident Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Incident Management job vacancy trend in England

Incident Management
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Incident Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Incident Management

Incident Management
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Incident Management in England over the 6 months to 20 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Incident Management in England

Incident Management
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Incident Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Incident Management

Incident Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Incident Management in England over the 6 months to 20 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Incident Management in England

Incident Management
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Incident Management within the England region over the 6 months to 20 July 2026. 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
London +14 259 £500 - 124
North of England -39 140 £450 -8.54% 73
South East -29 112 £510 +3.19% 54
Midlands +12 75 £450 +12.50% 29
North West -19 75 £445 -0.06% 37
West Midlands -7 71 £450 +12.50% 21
Yorkshire -50 56 £485 -4.34% 32
South West -42 33 £438 -16.67% 22
East of England -54 24 £600 +23.08% 10
North East -34 9 £490 -10.86% 4
East Midlands -10 4 £550 +10.00% 8
Incident Management
UK

Incident Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 19 (2.90%) Confluence
2 17 (2.60%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (2.60%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.22%) IIS
4 3 (0.46%) NetWeaver
4 3 (0.46%) Oracle Self-Service HR
4 3 (0.46%) SAS
5 2 (0.31%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 2 (0.31%) Oracle Workflow
5 2 (0.31%) Palantir Foundry
6 1 (0.15%) Anypoint
6 1 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.15%) Cloud Foundry
6 1 (0.15%) MQSeries
6 1 (0.15%) Mule
6 1 (0.15%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.15%) WebLogic
Applications
1 38 (5.80%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (3.51%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.15%) Maple
Business Applications
1 15 (2.29%) Remedy ITSM
2 7 (1.07%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.92%) ProductWriter
4 4 (0.61%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.31%) Oracle Applications
5 2 (0.31%) Oracle Assets
5 2 (0.31%) Oracle Cash Management
5 2 (0.31%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.31%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.31%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 2 (0.31%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.15%) Eloqua
6 1 (0.15%) Loan IQ
6 1 (0.15%) Misys Equation
6 1 (0.15%) Misys Midas
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.15%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.15%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.15%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.15%) SAP IS-U
Cloud Services
1 182 (27.79%) Azure
2 134 (20.46%) AWS
3 77 (11.76%) Microsoft 365
4 55 (8.40%) Entra ID
5 46 (7.02%) GCP
6 32 (4.89%) Azure DevOps
7 28 (4.27%) OpenShift
8 27 (4.12%) GitHub
9 22 (3.36%) Power Platform
10 20 (3.05%) Datadog
11 18 (2.75%) GitHub Actions
12 17 (2.60%) IaaS
13 16 (2.44%) PaaS
14 15 (2.29%) Amazon EKS
14 15 (2.29%) Amazon S3
14 15 (2.29%) SaaS
15 14 (2.14%) OCI
15 14 (2.14%) Serverless
16 13 (1.98%) Azure Monitor
17 12 (1.83%) Amazon ECS
Communications & Networking
1 46 (7.02%) VPN
2 38 (5.80%) Firewall
3 33 (5.04%) DNS
4 29 (4.43%) Network Security
5 24 (3.66%) DHCP
6 21 (3.21%) WAN
7 19 (2.90%) TCP/IP
8 17 (2.60%) LAN
9 16 (2.44%) HTTP
10 15 (2.29%) BGP
11 14 (2.14%) MPLS
11 14 (2.14%) OSPF
11 14 (2.14%) Wireless
12 10 (1.53%) SD-WAN
13 9 (1.37%) Ethernet VPN
14 7 (1.07%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
14 7 (1.07%) Internet
14 7 (1.07%) Wi-Fi
15 6 (0.92%) SSL
16 5 (0.76%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (3.51%) SQL Server
2 18 (2.75%) Power BI
3 14 (2.14%) Relational Database
4 12 (1.83%) MySQL
5 10 (1.53%) Amazon Redshift
6 8 (1.22%) Amazon RDS
7 7 (1.07%) Oracle Reports
7 7 (1.07%) Pentaho
7 7 (1.07%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 6 (0.92%) PostgreSQL
9 5 (0.76%) Tableau
10 4 (0.61%) Data Warehouse
10 4 (0.61%) Elasticsearch
10 4 (0.61%) Oracle Database
10 4 (0.61%) SAP HANA
10 4 (0.61%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 4 (0.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (0.46%) Big Data
11 3 (0.46%) DynamoDB
11 3 (0.46%) Sybase ASE
Development Applications
1 49 (7.48%) JIRA
2 34 (5.19%) Git
3 31 (4.73%) Jenkins
4 25 (3.82%) GitLab
5 4 (0.61%) Browser DevTools
5 4 (0.61%) JMeter
6 2 (0.31%) AdminStudio
6 2 (0.31%) Artifactory
6 2 (0.31%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 2 (0.31%) Gemini Tracker
6 2 (0.31%) InstallShield
6 2 (0.31%) JUnit
6 2 (0.31%) Mockito
6 2 (0.31%) MSI
6 2 (0.31%) Postman
6 2 (0.31%) Selenium
6 2 (0.31%) Snyk
6 2 (0.31%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.15%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.15%) SonarQube
General
1 226 (34.50%) Social Skills
2 110 (16.79%) Finance
3 105 (16.03%) Analytical Skills
4 56 (8.55%) Public Sector
5 38 (5.80%) Banking
6 24 (3.66%) Organisational Skills
7 20 (3.05%) Legal
8 16 (2.44%) Telecoms
9 15 (2.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 13 (1.98%) Military
11 11 (1.68%) Documentation Skills
12 9 (1.37%) Influencing Skills
12 9 (1.37%) Investment Banking
13 6 (0.92%) French Language
14 5 (0.76%) Financial Institution
14 5 (0.76%) Front Office
14 5 (0.76%) General Ledger
15 4 (0.61%) Pharmaceutical
16 3 (0.46%) Automotive
16 3 (0.46%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 94 (14.35%) Analyst
2 59 (9.01%) Lead
3 48 (7.33%) Senior
4 38 (5.80%) Consultant
5 34 (5.19%) Site Reliability Engineer
6 33 (5.04%) Developer
7 32 (4.89%) Support Engineer
8 30 (4.58%) Incident Manager
9 28 (4.27%) DevOps Engineer
10 25 (3.82%) Site Engineer
10 25 (3.82%) Support Analyst
11 24 (3.66%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 23 (3.51%) Service Manager
13 22 (3.36%) Service Analyst
14 20 (3.05%) IT Support
15 19 (2.90%) IT Analyst
16 17 (2.60%) Azure Engineer
16 17 (2.60%) Cloud Engineer
16 17 (2.60%) Network Engineer
16 17 (2.60%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (3.21%) REST
2 17 (2.60%) Elastic Stack
3 15 (2.29%) .NET
4 13 (1.98%) Kafka
5 11 (1.68%) Spring
5 11 (1.68%) Spring Boot
6 9 (1.37%) .NET Framework
6 9 (1.37%) RESTful
7 8 (1.22%) Node.js
8 6 (0.92%) JSON
8 6 (0.92%) Middleware
8 6 (0.92%) Oracle Fusion
8 6 (0.92%) SailPoint
8 6 (0.92%) SOAP
9 5 (0.76%) ADO
9 5 (0.76%) AngularJS
9 5 (0.76%) OpenTelemetry
9 5 (0.76%) SAML
9 5 (0.76%) Web Services
9 5 (0.76%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 55 (8.40%) Onboarding
2 36 (5.50%) Management Information System
3 35 (5.34%) Data Centre
4 26 (3.97%) Cloud Native
5 25 (3.82%) Legacy Systems
6 24 (3.66%) CMDB
6 24 (3.66%) Distributed Systems
7 23 (3.51%) Data Protection Act
8 20 (3.05%) Hybrid Cloud
9 19 (2.90%) Product Ownership
10 18 (2.75%) Enterprise Software
11 15 (2.29%) Security Posture
12 14 (2.14%) Self-Motivation
13 13 (1.98%) Operational Technology
13 13 (1.98%) Virtual Team
14 12 (1.83%) Security Operations Centre
15 11 (1.68%) SCADA
16 10 (1.53%) Clustering
16 10 (1.53%) Cyber Defence
16 10 (1.53%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 132 (20.15%) Windows
2 82 (12.52%) Linux
3 35 (5.34%) Windows Server
4 29 (4.43%) Unix
5 21 (3.21%) Windows 10
6 14 (2.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 10 (1.53%) Mac OS
8 5 (0.76%) Windows 7
9 4 (0.61%) Android
9 4 (0.61%) Apple iOS
9 4 (0.61%) Solaris
9 4 (0.61%) VMS
9 4 (0.61%) Windows Server 2003
10 3 (0.46%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (0.31%) Windows Server 2019
12 1 (0.15%) AIX
12 1 (0.15%) Mac OS X
12 1 (0.15%) Rocky
12 1 (0.15%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 192 (29.31%) ITIL
2 156 (23.82%) Continuous Improvement
3 143 (21.83%) Problem-Solving
4 127 (19.39%) Stakeholder Management
5 123 (18.78%) CI/CD
6 122 (18.63%) ITSM
7 119 (18.17%) DevOps
8 113 (17.25%) Service Management
9 111 (16.95%) Root Cause Analysis
10 104 (15.88%) Incident Response
11 102 (15.57%) Cybersecurity
12 101 (15.42%) Change Management
12 101 (15.42%) Observability
13 79 (12.06%) Infrastructure as Code
14 77 (11.76%) Problem Management
15 72 (10.99%) Agile
16 71 (10.84%) Service Delivery
17 69 (10.53%) Security Operations
18 68 (10.38%) Site Reliability Engineering
19 64 (9.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 77 (11.76%) Python
2 65 (9.92%) PowerShell
3 47 (7.18%) SQL
4 37 (5.65%) Bash
5 33 (5.04%) Java
6 11 (1.68%) Go
7 10 (1.53%) PL/SQL
8 8 (1.22%) JavaScript
9 6 (0.92%) Groovy
10 5 (0.76%) TypeScript
11 4 (0.61%) Bicep
12 3 (0.46%) C#
12 3 (0.46%) COBOL
12 3 (0.46%) Kusto Query Language
12 3 (0.46%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.31%) C
13 2 (0.31%) C++
13 2 (0.31%) RPG
13 2 (0.31%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.31%) VB
Qualifications
1 197 (30.08%) Security Cleared
2 142 (21.68%) SC Cleared
3 79 (12.06%) Degree
4 52 (7.94%) DV Cleared
5 35 (5.34%) CISSP
6 27 (4.12%) CISM
7 26 (3.97%) Computer Science Degree
8 23 (3.51%) Cisco Certification
9 20 (3.05%) ITIL Certification
10 14 (2.14%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 13 (1.98%) Azure Certification
12 12 (1.83%) BPSS Clearance
12 12 (1.83%) GIAC
12 12 (1.83%) Microsoft Certification
13 11 (1.68%) SSCP
14 9 (1.37%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 9 (1.37%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 8 (1.22%) CRISC
16 7 (1.07%) AWS Certification
16 7 (1.07%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (7.18%) SLA
2 36 (5.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 35 (5.34%) NIST
4 28 (4.27%) GDPR
5 25 (3.82%) NCSC
6 19 (2.90%) Data Quality
7 17 (2.60%) GRC
7 17 (2.60%) QA
8 16 (2.44%) PCI DSS
9 12 (1.83%) Cyber Essentials
10 8 (1.22%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 7 (1.07%) ISO 31000
11 7 (1.07%) PMO
12 4 (0.61%) COBIT
12 4 (0.61%) JSP 440
12 4 (0.61%) RMADS
13 3 (0.46%) Accessibility
13 3 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 3 (0.46%) NIST 800
13 3 (0.46%) SOC 2
System Software
1 75 (11.45%) Active Directory
2 33 (5.04%) Docker
3 17 (2.60%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (1.53%) Hyper-V
5 9 (1.37%) Virtual Desktop
5 9 (1.37%) VMware ESXi
6 8 (1.22%) vSphere
7 6 (0.92%) BitLocker
7 6 (0.92%) Microsoft App-V
8 5 (0.76%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (0.31%) Firmware
9 2 (0.31%) Oracle RAC
9 2 (0.31%) VMware Workstation
10 1 (0.15%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
10 1 (0.15%) Ceph
10 1 (0.15%) Slurm Workload Manager
10 1 (0.15%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 82 (12.52%) Terraform
2 63 (9.62%) Kubernetes
3 56 (8.55%) Grafana
4 46 (7.02%) Ansible
5 36 (5.50%) Prometheus
6 18 (2.75%) Microsoft Intune
7 16 (2.44%) SCCM
8 13 (1.98%) Puppet
9 8 (1.22%) Single Sign-On
10 7 (1.07%) Progress Chef
11 6 (0.92%) CASB
12 4 (0.61%) Argo
12 4 (0.61%) QRadar
12 4 (0.61%) SCOM
12 4 (0.61%) vCenter Server
12 4 (0.61%) vMotion
13 3 (0.46%) Data Guard
13 3 (0.46%) FortiGate
13 3 (0.46%) Salt
14 2 (0.31%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 141 (21.53%) Microsoft
2 129 (19.69%) ServiceNow
3 46 (7.02%) Splunk
4 32 (4.89%) Oracle
5 27 (4.12%) Dynatrace
6 26 (3.97%) Cisco
7 24 (3.66%) Google
8 20 (3.05%) VMware
9 19 (2.90%) Remedy
9 19 (2.90%) SAP
10 17 (2.60%) Citrix
11 16 (2.44%) Palo Alto
12 15 (2.29%) F5
13 12 (1.83%) CheckPoint
14 11 (1.68%) Aruba
15 10 (1.53%) PagerDuty
16 9 (1.37%) Arista
17 8 (1.22%) Denodo
17 8 (1.22%) Talend
18 7 (1.07%) Red Hat