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 26 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 158 175 140
Rank change year-on-year +17 -35 -7
Contract jobs citing Incident Management 828 442 568
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.78% 1.58% 1.73%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.10% 1.74% 2.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 469 258 292
10th Percentile £275 £250 £201
25th Percentile £409 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £598 £600 £641
90th Percentile £680 £675 £784
UK median daily rate £515 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +3.00% - -7.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 56 59 111
10th Percentile £13.42 £13.85 £14.84
25th Percentile £17.25 £14.99 £15.00
Median hourly rate £50.17 £18.85 £16.23
Median % change year-on-year +166.15% +16.14% -18.07%
75th Percentile £72.63 £63.40 £16.85
90th Percentile £76.50 £91.50 £21.37
UK median hourly rate £52.50 £16.30 £16.23
% change year-on-year +222.09% +0.43% -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 39,398 25,390 28,245
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.63% 90.87% 86.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,997 16,126 17,350
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £423
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £645
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,849 1,543 1,244
10th Percentile £13.90 £14.41 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.60 £17.87 £20.00
Median hourly rate £41.56 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +65.23% -41.51% -1.94%
75th Percentile £67.70 £47.50 £66.61
90th Percentile £79.00 £67.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +59.05% -40.82% -

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 26 September 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 26 September 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 26 September 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 +32 307 £500 - 510
North of England -9 195 £484 -4.54% 165
South East -24 121 £550 +24.36% 136
North West +13 111 £493 -1.50% 97
Midlands +4 85 £528 +2.52% 80
West Midlands +2 79 £528 +0.57% 54
Yorkshire -29 74 £475 -10.38% 53
South West -2 61 £560 +7.18% 43
East of England -47 39 £775 +63.16% 59
North East -33 10 £490 -24.58% 16
East Midlands -12 6 £538 +19.44% 26
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 32 (3.86%) SharePoint
2 29 (3.50%) Confluence
2 29 (3.50%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (0.85%) SAS
4 5 (0.60%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.36%) CICS
5 3 (0.36%) IBM Transformation Extender
5 3 (0.36%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 3 (0.36%) ThingWorx
5 3 (0.36%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.24%) IIS
6 2 (0.24%) OpenStack
6 2 (0.24%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.12%) CMS
7 1 (0.12%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.12%) HCL Notes
7 1 (0.12%) MQSeries
7 1 (0.12%) NetWeaver
7 1 (0.12%) nginx
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 38 (4.59%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (2.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.36%) Windchill
5 1 (0.12%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.12%) Maple
Business Applications
1 27 (3.26%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (0.60%) ProductWriter
3 4 (0.48%) Front Arena
3 4 (0.48%) Oracle ERP
3 4 (0.48%) Summit
4 3 (0.36%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.36%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.24%) SAP CX
5 2 (0.24%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.12%) Eloqua
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle BRM
6 1 (0.12%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.12%) SAP BRIM
6 1 (0.12%) SAP FI-CA
6 1 (0.12%) SAP FS
6 1 (0.12%) SAP IS-U
6 1 (0.12%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.12%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 204 (24.64%) Azure
2 157 (18.96%) AWS
3 115 (13.89%) Microsoft 365
4 67 (8.09%) GCP
5 59 (7.13%) Entra ID
6 40 (4.83%) Power Platform
7 36 (4.35%) GitHub
8 29 (3.50%) Azure DevOps
9 26 (3.14%) OpenShift
10 21 (2.54%) GitHub Actions
11 20 (2.42%) Datadog
12 19 (2.29%) SaaS
13 18 (2.17%) Amazon EKS
13 18 (2.17%) Serverless
14 17 (2.05%) Amazon S3
15 16 (1.93%) AWS Lambda
16 14 (1.69%) Amazon ECS
17 13 (1.57%) Microsoft Copilot
17 13 (1.57%) OCI
18 11 (1.33%) Google Kubernetes Engine
Communications & Networking
1 55 (6.64%) DNS
2 52 (6.28%) Firewall
3 49 (5.92%) VPN
4 38 (4.59%) DHCP
4 38 (4.59%) TCP/IP
5 36 (4.35%) Network Security
6 34 (4.11%) WAN
7 28 (3.38%) LAN
8 18 (2.17%) BGP
8 18 (2.17%) OSPF
9 16 (1.93%) SD-WAN
9 16 (1.93%) Wireless
10 12 (1.45%) Wi-Fi
11 11 (1.33%) EIGRP
12 10 (1.21%) HTTP
13 9 (1.09%) Intrusion Detection
13 9 (1.09%) VLAN
14 8 (0.97%) Cisco ASA
14 8 (0.97%) Cisco Firepower
15 7 (0.85%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (4.23%) SQL Server
2 29 (3.50%) Power BI
3 17 (2.05%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 12 (1.45%) Relational Database
4 12 (1.45%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 12 (1.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 11 (1.33%) PostgreSQL
6 9 (1.09%) Amazon RDS
7 7 (0.85%) Amazon Redshift
7 7 (0.85%) Oracle Database
7 7 (0.85%) Oracle Reports
8 5 (0.60%) MySQL
9 4 (0.48%) Big Data
9 4 (0.48%) Db2
9 4 (0.48%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.36%) DynamoDB
10 3 (0.36%) Metadata
11 2 (0.24%) Data Lake
11 2 (0.24%) Power Query
11 2 (0.24%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 70 (8.45%) JIRA
2 42 (5.07%) Jenkins
3 35 (4.23%) GitLab
4 29 (3.50%) Git
5 5 (0.60%) SonarQube
6 4 (0.48%) Artifactory
6 4 (0.48%) Team Foundation Server
7 3 (0.36%) Browser DevTools
7 3 (0.36%) Maven
8 2 (0.24%) AdminStudio
8 2 (0.24%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 2 (0.24%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.24%) Claude Code
8 2 (0.24%) Gemini Tracker
8 2 (0.24%) InstallShield
8 2 (0.24%) JUnit
8 2 (0.24%) MSI
8 2 (0.24%) Postman
8 2 (0.24%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.24%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 296 (35.75%) Social Skills
2 137 (16.55%) Finance
3 123 (14.86%) Analytical Skills
4 64 (7.73%) Banking
5 60 (7.25%) Public Sector
6 31 (3.74%) Legal
7 29 (3.50%) Organisational Skills
8 23 (2.78%) Telecoms
9 17 (2.05%) Influencing Skills
10 15 (1.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 15 (1.81%) Military
11 13 (1.57%) Front Office
12 11 (1.33%) Documentation Skills
13 8 (0.97%) Law
13 8 (0.97%) Manufacturing
13 8 (0.97%) Retail
14 7 (0.85%) Aerospace
14 7 (0.85%) French Language
14 7 (0.85%) Investment Banking
15 4 (0.48%) Corporate Banking
Job Titles
1 119 (14.37%) Analyst
2 70 (8.45%) Senior
3 66 (7.97%) Lead
4 57 (6.88%) Consultant
5 40 (4.83%) Support Engineer
6 38 (4.59%) DevOps Engineer
7 34 (4.11%) Security Analyst
7 34 (4.11%) Security Consultant
8 32 (3.86%) Network Engineer
9 31 (3.74%) Site Reliability Engineer
10 30 (3.62%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 28 (3.38%) Support Analyst
12 26 (3.14%) Cloud Engineer
13 25 (3.02%) Applications Support
13 25 (3.02%) Incident Manager
14 23 (2.78%) Developer
14 23 (2.78%) IT Support
15 22 (2.66%) Cybersecurity Consultant
15 22 (2.66%) Service Manager
16 21 (2.54%) Cybersecurity Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 98 (11.84%) Terraform
2 22 (2.66%) REST
3 17 (2.05%) Elastic Stack
4 15 (1.81%) Kafka
5 13 (1.57%) JSON
6 12 (1.45%) Middleware
7 11 (1.33%) Node.js
8 9 (1.09%) SOAP
9 8 (0.97%) RESTful
9 8 (0.97%) Spring
9 8 (0.97%) Spring Boot
10 7 (0.85%) HTML
10 7 (0.85%) Web Services
11 6 (0.72%) CSS
11 6 (0.72%) SailPoint
11 6 (0.72%) XML
12 5 (0.60%) .NET
12 5 (0.60%) Ajax
12 5 (0.60%) AngularJS
12 5 (0.60%) OpenTelemetry
Miscellaneous
1 70 (8.45%) Onboarding
2 46 (5.56%) Data Centre
2 46 (5.56%) Management Information System
3 38 (4.59%) Security Operations Centre
4 36 (4.35%) Cloud Native
4 36 (4.35%) Security Posture
5 32 (3.86%) Data Protection Act
6 31 (3.74%) Distributed Systems
7 26 (3.14%) Cyber Threat
8 23 (2.78%) CMDB
8 23 (2.78%) Enterprise Software
9 21 (2.54%) Product Ownership
10 19 (2.29%) Hybrid Cloud
11 17 (2.05%) Virtual Team
12 16 (1.93%) Clustering
13 14 (1.69%) Legacy Systems
13 14 (1.69%) Operational Technology
14 11 (1.33%) CSOC
14 11 (1.33%) SCADA
15 10 (1.21%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 166 (20.05%) Windows
2 98 (11.84%) Linux
3 57 (6.88%) Windows Server
4 27 (3.26%) Windows 10
5 23 (2.78%) Unix
6 16 (1.93%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 11 (1.33%) Mac OS
8 6 (0.72%) Windows 7
8 6 (0.72%) Windows Server 2016
9 5 (0.60%) Android
9 5 (0.60%) Apple iOS
9 5 (0.60%) Windows Server 2019
10 4 (0.48%) VMS
10 4 (0.48%) Windows Server 2008
10 4 (0.48%) zOS
11 3 (0.36%) Solaris
11 3 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
12 2 (0.24%) CentOS
13 1 (0.12%) AIX
13 1 (0.12%) CoreOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 244 (29.47%) ITIL
2 227 (27.42%) Continuous Improvement
3 195 (23.55%) Stakeholder Management
4 173 (20.89%) Problem-Solving
5 167 (20.17%) Cybersecurity
6 164 (19.81%) Root Cause Analysis
7 159 (19.20%) Service Management
8 147 (17.75%) ITSM
9 142 (17.15%) CI/CD
10 141 (17.03%) Incident Response
11 130 (15.70%) Change Management
12 126 (15.22%) DevOps
13 124 (14.98%) Observability
14 109 (13.16%) Security Operations
15 98 (11.84%) Infrastructure as Code
16 93 (11.23%) Service Delivery
17 86 (10.39%) Major Incident Management
17 86 (10.39%) Problem Management
18 77 (9.30%) Decision-Making
18 77 (9.30%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 113 (13.65%) Python
2 89 (10.75%) SQL
3 79 (9.54%) PowerShell
4 50 (6.04%) Bash
5 38 (4.59%) Java
6 13 (1.57%) Go
6 13 (1.57%) JavaScript
7 10 (1.21%) Shell Script
8 9 (1.09%) TypeScript
9 7 (0.85%) Groovy
9 7 (0.85%) Kusto Query Language
10 6 (0.72%) Bicep
11 5 (0.60%) PL/SQL
11 5 (0.60%) T-SQL
12 4 (0.48%) C#
12 4 (0.48%) COBOL
12 4 (0.48%) JCL
12 4 (0.48%) Korn
13 3 (0.36%) RPG
13 3 (0.36%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 283 (34.18%) Security Cleared
2 194 (23.43%) SC Cleared
3 85 (10.27%) Degree
4 80 (9.66%) DV Cleared
5 46 (5.56%) CISSP
6 35 (4.23%) CISM
6 35 (4.23%) Computer Science Degree
7 22 (2.66%) CRISC
8 21 (2.54%) BPSS Clearance
8 21 (2.54%) Cisco Certification
9 16 (1.93%) Azure Certification
10 15 (1.81%) AWS Certification
10 15 (1.81%) ITIL Certification
11 12 (1.45%) GIAC
11 12 (1.45%) Microsoft Certification
12 10 (1.21%) CCNA
13 9 (1.09%) CISA
13 9 (1.09%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 9 (1.09%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 9 (1.09%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (8.45%) SLA
2 51 (6.16%) NIST
3 43 (5.19%) NCSC
4 42 (5.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 35 (4.23%) GRC
6 31 (3.74%) Data Quality
7 25 (3.02%) QA
8 24 (2.90%) GDPR
9 19 (2.29%) Cyber Essentials
10 17 (2.05%) PCI DSS
11 7 (0.85%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 5 (0.60%) COBIT
12 5 (0.60%) ISO 31000
12 5 (0.60%) NIST 800
12 5 (0.60%) PMO
13 4 (0.48%) JSP 440
13 4 (0.48%) RMADS
13 4 (0.48%) SEPA
14 3 (0.36%) ISO 22301
14 3 (0.36%) PSD2
System Software
1 119 (14.37%) Active Directory
2 41 (4.95%) Docker
3 30 (3.62%) VMware Infrastructure
4 15 (1.81%) Hyper-V
5 13 (1.57%) Virtual Desktop
6 7 (0.85%) VMware ESXi
6 7 (0.85%) vSphere
7 6 (0.72%) Firmware
7 6 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.48%) Oracle RAC
8 4 (0.48%) Virtual Servers
9 3 (0.36%) BitLocker
9 3 (0.36%) Microsoft App-V
10 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 1 (0.12%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
11 1 (0.12%) Ceph
11 1 (0.12%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 83 (10.02%) Kubernetes
2 46 (5.56%) Grafana
3 42 (5.07%) Ansible
4 33 (3.99%) Prometheus
5 25 (3.02%) Microsoft Intune
6 17 (2.05%) SCCM
7 13 (1.57%) Puppet
8 12 (1.45%) Progress Chef
9 11 (1.33%) Microsoft Clustering
10 10 (1.21%) SCOM
11 8 (0.97%) Single Sign-On
12 6 (0.72%) Data Guard
12 6 (0.72%) Istio
13 5 (0.60%) Nagios
13 5 (0.60%) Oracle RMAN
13 5 (0.60%) Tivoli
14 4 (0.48%) Control-M
14 4 (0.48%) FortiGate
14 4 (0.48%) Kibana
14 4 (0.48%) QRadar
Vendors
1 202 (24.40%) Microsoft
2 131 (15.82%) ServiceNow
3 60 (7.25%) Splunk
4 39 (4.71%) VMware
5 37 (4.47%) Google
6 36 (4.35%) Dynatrace
7 34 (4.11%) Oracle
8 28 (3.38%) Cisco
8 28 (3.38%) Remedy
9 20 (2.42%) Palo Alto
10 15 (1.81%) BMC
10 15 (1.81%) IBM
11 14 (1.69%) SAP
12 11 (1.33%) CheckPoint
12 11 (1.33%) Red Hat
13 10 (1.21%) Commvault
14 9 (1.09%) SolarWinds
15 8 (0.97%) Bloomberg
15 8 (0.97%) F5
15 8 (0.97%) Murex