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 8 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 188 157 143
Rank change year-on-year -31 -14 -11
Contract jobs citing Incident Management 639 489 634
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.44% 1.83% 1.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.68% 2.02% 2.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 388 278 319
10th Percentile £236 £212 £210
25th Percentile £386 £331 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £500 £506
Median % change year-on-year -3.00% -1.19% -3.62%
75th Percentile £583 £600 £613
90th Percentile £650 £650 £775
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -1.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 71 140
10th Percentile £15.00 £14.84 £14.16
25th Percentile £17.23 £14.99 £14.84
Median hourly rate £25.24 £18.85 £16.23
Median % change year-on-year +33.90% +16.14% -18.07%
75th Percentile £53.75 £61.15 £21.37
90th Percentile £69.50 £83.41 £27.18
UK median hourly rate £27.75 £17.79 £16.23
% change year-on-year +55.99% +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 37,991 24,251 31,775
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.46% 90.90% 85.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,934 15,590 20,626
10th Percentile £325 £300 £305
25th Percentile £419 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £524 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.65% -1.90% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £645
90th Percentile £729 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £517 £505 £525
% change year-on-year +2.28% -3.81% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,364 1,224 2,273
10th Percentile £15.32 £14.20 £12.79
25th Percentile £20.88 £17.98 £16.06
Median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +86.88% -34.02% -4.70%
75th Percentile £68.75 £54.81 £61.60
90th Percentile £82.25 £72.20 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £37.50
% change year-on-year +74.79% -32.93% -6.25%

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 8 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 8 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 8 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 +10 256 £500 - 98
North of England -53 130 £450 -6.98% 59
South East -29 114 £510 +8.69% 62
Midlands -9 68 £450 +12.50% 33
North West -27 67 £443 -0.56% 38
West Midlands -10 65 £450 +12.50% 25
Yorkshire -41 54 £480 -5.33% 18
South West -47 33 £463 -11.90% 19
East of England -62 25 £568 +16.41% 16
North East -35 9 £490 -10.86% 3
East Midlands -11 3 £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 17 (2.66%) Microsoft Exchange
2 15 (2.35%) SharePoint
3 14 (2.19%) Confluence
4 8 (1.25%) IIS
5 4 (0.63%) Oracle Self-Service HR
6 3 (0.47%) NetWeaver
6 3 (0.47%) Oracle Workflow
6 3 (0.47%) SAS
7 2 (0.31%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 2 (0.31%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.16%) Cloud Foundry
8 1 (0.16%) MQSeries
8 1 (0.16%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.16%) WebLogic
Applications
1 39 (6.10%) Microsoft Office
2 26 (4.07%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 17 (2.66%) Remedy ITSM
2 7 (1.10%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.94%) ProductWriter
4 4 (0.63%) Oracle ERP
5 3 (0.47%) Oracle Assets
5 3 (0.47%) Oracle Cash Management
5 3 (0.47%) Oracle Payables
5 3 (0.47%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 3 (0.47%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.31%) Oracle Applications
6 2 (0.31%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.16%) Eloqua
7 1 (0.16%) Loan IQ
7 1 (0.16%) Misys Equation
7 1 (0.16%) Misys Midas
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (0.16%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.16%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.16%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 179 (28.01%) Azure
2 129 (20.19%) AWS
3 72 (11.27%) Microsoft 365
4 51 (7.98%) Entra ID
5 47 (7.36%) GCP
6 31 (4.85%) Azure DevOps
7 27 (4.23%) OpenShift
8 23 (3.60%) GitHub
9 21 (3.29%) Power Platform
10 18 (2.82%) Datadog
10 18 (2.82%) IaaS
11 17 (2.66%) PaaS
12 16 (2.50%) GitHub Actions
13 14 (2.19%) OCI
13 14 (2.19%) SaaS
14 13 (2.03%) Amazon EKS
14 13 (2.03%) Amazon S3
14 13 (2.03%) Azure Monitor
15 12 (1.88%) AWS CloudFormation
15 12 (1.88%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 43 (6.73%) VPN
2 37 (5.79%) Firewall
3 31 (4.85%) DNS
4 28 (4.38%) Network Security
5 25 (3.91%) DHCP
6 21 (3.29%) WAN
7 18 (2.82%) LAN
8 17 (2.66%) TCP/IP
9 15 (2.35%) BGP
9 15 (2.35%) Wireless
10 14 (2.19%) MPLS
10 14 (2.19%) OSPF
11 12 (1.88%) HTTP
12 10 (1.56%) SD-WAN
13 9 (1.41%) Ethernet VPN
14 7 (1.10%) Internet
14 7 (1.10%) Wi-Fi
15 6 (0.94%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
15 6 (0.94%) SSL
16 5 (0.78%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (3.13%) SQL Server
2 18 (2.82%) Power BI
3 13 (2.03%) Relational Database
4 12 (1.88%) MySQL
5 10 (1.56%) Amazon Redshift
6 7 (1.10%) Amazon RDS
6 7 (1.10%) Oracle Reports
6 7 (1.10%) Pentaho
7 6 (0.94%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (0.94%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 6 (0.94%) Tableau
8 5 (0.78%) Elasticsearch
9 4 (0.63%) Data Warehouse
9 4 (0.63%) Oracle Database
9 4 (0.63%) SAP HANA
10 3 (0.47%) DynamoDB
10 3 (0.47%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.47%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 3 (0.47%) Sybase ASE
11 2 (0.31%) MaxDB
Development Applications
1 46 (7.20%) JIRA
2 32 (5.01%) Git
3 30 (4.69%) Jenkins
4 25 (3.91%) GitLab
5 4 (0.63%) Browser DevTools
5 4 (0.63%) JMeter
6 2 (0.31%) AdminStudio
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%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.16%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.16%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.16%) Snyk
7 1 (0.16%) SonarQube
General
1 217 (33.96%) Social Skills
2 108 (16.90%) Finance
3 101 (15.81%) Analytical Skills
4 54 (8.45%) Public Sector
5 37 (5.79%) Banking
6 24 (3.76%) Organisational Skills
7 18 (2.82%) Telecoms
8 16 (2.50%) Legal
9 13 (2.03%) Military
10 12 (1.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 11 (1.72%) Documentation Skills
12 10 (1.56%) Influencing Skills
13 9 (1.41%) Investment Banking
14 6 (0.94%) General Ledger
15 5 (0.78%) Financial Institution
15 5 (0.78%) French Language
15 5 (0.78%) Front Office
16 4 (0.63%) Billing
16 4 (0.63%) Pharmaceutical
17 3 (0.47%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 92 (14.40%) Analyst
2 58 (9.08%) Lead
3 44 (6.89%) Senior
4 36 (5.63%) Consultant
4 36 (5.63%) Site Reliability Engineer
5 32 (5.01%) Developer
5 32 (5.01%) Incident Manager
6 30 (4.69%) Support Engineer
7 27 (4.23%) Site Engineer
8 26 (4.07%) Support Analyst
9 25 (3.91%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 24 (3.76%) DevOps Engineer
11 23 (3.60%) Service Manager
12 21 (3.29%) Service Analyst
13 19 (2.97%) IT Analyst
13 19 (2.97%) IT Support
14 18 (2.82%) Network Engineer
15 17 (2.66%) Azure Engineer
16 16 (2.50%) Major Incident Manager
16 16 (2.50%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (2.66%) REST
2 16 (2.50%) Elastic Stack
3 14 (2.19%) .NET
4 13 (2.03%) Spring
4 13 (2.03%) Spring Boot
5 12 (1.88%) Kafka
6 9 (1.41%) .NET Framework
6 9 (1.41%) RESTful
7 8 (1.25%) Node.js
8 7 (1.10%) Middleware
8 7 (1.10%) Oracle Fusion
9 6 (0.94%) JSON
10 5 (0.78%) ADO
10 5 (0.78%) AngularJS
10 5 (0.78%) OpenTelemetry
10 5 (0.78%) SailPoint
10 5 (0.78%) SAML
11 4 (0.63%) React
11 4 (0.63%) SAP Basis
11 4 (0.63%) SAP CAF
Miscellaneous
1 51 (7.98%) Onboarding
2 36 (5.63%) Management Information System
3 34 (5.32%) Data Centre
4 25 (3.91%) Cloud Native
4 25 (3.91%) Data Protection Act
4 25 (3.91%) Distributed Systems
5 24 (3.76%) Legacy Systems
6 21 (3.29%) CMDB
6 21 (3.29%) Hybrid Cloud
7 17 (2.66%) Enterprise Software
7 17 (2.66%) Product Ownership
8 16 (2.50%) Self-Motivation
9 13 (2.03%) Operational Technology
10 12 (1.88%) Security Posture
11 11 (1.72%) PKI
11 11 (1.72%) SCADA
11 11 (1.72%) Security Operations Centre
11 11 (1.72%) Virtual Team
12 9 (1.41%) Clustering
12 9 (1.41%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 124 (19.41%) Windows
2 85 (13.30%) Linux
3 32 (5.01%) Windows Server
4 30 (4.69%) Unix
5 21 (3.29%) Windows 10
6 14 (2.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 9 (1.41%) Mac OS
8 6 (0.94%) VMS
9 5 (0.78%) Windows 7
9 5 (0.78%) Windows Server 2003
10 4 (0.63%) Android
10 4 (0.63%) Apple iOS
10 4 (0.63%) Solaris
11 3 (0.47%) Windows Server 2016
12 2 (0.31%) Windows Server 2019
13 1 (0.16%) AIX
13 1 (0.16%) Mac OS X
13 1 (0.16%) Rocky
13 1 (0.16%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 187 (29.26%) ITIL
2 150 (23.47%) Continuous Improvement
3 136 (21.28%) Problem-Solving
4 118 (18.47%) Stakeholder Management
5 117 (18.31%) CI/CD
6 115 (18.00%) ITSM
7 111 (17.37%) DevOps
8 108 (16.90%) Root Cause Analysis
9 101 (15.81%) Incident Response
10 96 (15.02%) Service Management
11 94 (14.71%) Observability
12 92 (14.40%) Cybersecurity
13 89 (13.93%) Change Management
14 77 (12.05%) Infrastructure as Code
15 72 (11.27%) Problem Management
16 70 (10.95%) Service Delivery
16 70 (10.95%) Site Reliability Engineering
17 64 (10.02%) Decision-Making
17 64 (10.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 63 (9.86%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 68 (10.64%) Python
2 58 (9.08%) PowerShell
3 45 (7.04%) SQL
4 33 (5.16%) Java
5 29 (4.54%) Bash
6 11 (1.72%) Go
6 11 (1.72%) PL/SQL
7 6 (0.94%) Groovy
7 6 (0.94%) JavaScript
8 5 (0.78%) TypeScript
9 3 (0.47%) C#
9 3 (0.47%) COBOL
9 3 (0.47%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.31%) C
10 2 (0.31%) C++
10 2 (0.31%) Kotlin
10 2 (0.31%) RPG
10 2 (0.31%) Scala
10 2 (0.31%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.31%) VB
Qualifications
1 190 (29.73%) Security Cleared
2 132 (20.66%) SC Cleared
3 77 (12.05%) Degree
4 55 (8.61%) DV Cleared
5 32 (5.01%) CISSP
6 26 (4.07%) CISM
7 25 (3.91%) Computer Science Degree
8 22 (3.44%) Cisco Certification
9 21 (3.29%) ITIL Certification
10 13 (2.03%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 12 (1.88%) Azure Certification
12 11 (1.72%) Microsoft Certification
12 11 (1.72%) SSCP
13 10 (1.56%) GIAC
14 8 (1.25%) BPSS Clearance
14 8 (1.25%) CRISC
14 8 (1.25%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 7 (1.10%) CCNA
15 7 (1.10%) Master's Degree
16 6 (0.94%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (8.14%) SLA
2 36 (5.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 34 (5.32%) NIST
4 28 (4.38%) GDPR
5 20 (3.13%) NCSC
6 19 (2.97%) Data Quality
7 16 (2.50%) PCI DSS
8 14 (2.19%) QA
9 13 (2.03%) GRC
10 11 (1.72%) Cyber Essentials
11 8 (1.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 7 (1.10%) ISO 31000
12 7 (1.10%) PMO
13 4 (0.63%) COBIT
13 4 (0.63%) JSP 440
13 4 (0.63%) RMADS
14 3 (0.47%) Accessibility
14 3 (0.47%) Actionable Recommendations
14 3 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 3 (0.47%) SOC 2
System Software
1 71 (11.11%) Active Directory
2 31 (4.85%) Docker
3 15 (2.35%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (1.72%) Hyper-V
5 10 (1.56%) VMware ESXi
6 9 (1.41%) Virtual Desktop
7 7 (1.10%) BitLocker
7 7 (1.10%) Microsoft App-V
7 7 (1.10%) vSphere
8 6 (0.94%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (0.31%) Firmware
9 2 (0.31%) Oracle RAC
9 2 (0.31%) VMware Workstation
10 1 (0.16%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
10 1 (0.16%) Ceph
10 1 (0.16%) NLBS
10 1 (0.16%) Slurm Workload Manager
10 1 (0.16%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 74 (11.58%) Terraform
2 60 (9.39%) Kubernetes
3 55 (8.61%) Grafana
4 50 (7.82%) Ansible
5 36 (5.63%) Prometheus
6 18 (2.82%) Microsoft Intune
7 16 (2.50%) SCCM
8 14 (2.19%) Puppet
9 8 (1.25%) Single Sign-On
10 6 (0.94%) CASB
10 6 (0.94%) Progress Chef
11 5 (0.78%) vCenter Server
11 5 (0.78%) vMotion
12 4 (0.63%) Argo
12 4 (0.63%) Salt
12 4 (0.63%) TeamSite
13 3 (0.47%) Data Guard
13 3 (0.47%) FortiGate
13 3 (0.47%) QRadar
14 2 (0.31%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 139 (21.75%) Microsoft
2 118 (18.47%) ServiceNow
3 41 (6.42%) Splunk
4 33 (5.16%) Oracle
5 27 (4.23%) Cisco
6 24 (3.76%) Dynatrace
6 24 (3.76%) Google
7 23 (3.60%) Remedy
8 18 (2.82%) Citrix
8 18 (2.82%) SAP
8 18 (2.82%) VMware
9 17 (2.66%) Palo Alto
10 15 (2.35%) F5
11 12 (1.88%) Aruba
11 12 (1.88%) CheckPoint
12 10 (1.56%) Arista
12 10 (1.56%) PagerDuty
13 9 (1.41%) IBM
14 8 (1.25%) Denodo
14 8 (1.25%) Talend