Incident Response Lead Contract Job Trends in England
Incident Response Lead
UK > England
The median Incident Response Lead daily rate in England is £638, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 661 | 549 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -112 | - | - |
| Contract Incident Response Lead jobs | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 0.008% | 0.007% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.009% | 0.007% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £563 | £538 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £638 | £575 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.87% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £750 | £613 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £795 | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £575 | £575 | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in England matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in England matching a recognised job title | 43,395 | 27,542 | 28,869 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.77% | 91.19% | 93.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,506 | 17,702 | 17,654 |
| 10th Percentile | £331 | £281 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £510 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -2.86% | -1.87% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,998 | 1,638 | 1,082 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.25 | £14.08 | £15.22 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.75 | £17.87 | £21.22 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.71 | £25.15 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +65.84% | -37.13% | -11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | £53.75 | £66.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.73 | £70.05 | £75.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £41.00 | £25.15 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.02% | -28.14% | -21.35% |
Incident Response Lead Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Incident Response Lead job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.
Incident Response Lead Daily Rate Trend in England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Incident Response Lead job vacancies in England.
Incident Response Lead Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for Incident Response Lead jobs in England over the 6 months to 13 November 2026.
Incident Response Lead Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Incident Response Lead jobs within the England region over the 6 months to 13 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | -89 | 3 | £700 | - | 44 |
| North West | -39 | 1 | £575 | - | 4 |
| North of England | -65 | 1 | £575 | - | 6 |
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Incident Response Lead Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 13 November 2026, Incident Response Lead contract job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract Incident Response Lead job ads across the England region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Incident Response | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2 | Cyber Resilience | 75.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Cyber Threat Intelligence | 75.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Cybersecurity | 75.0% | 3 |
| 2 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 75.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Microsoft | 75.0% | 3 |
| 2 | MITRE ATT&CK | 75.0% | 3 |
| 2 | NIST | 75.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Threat Intelligence | 75.0% | 3 |
| 10 | Active Directory | 50.0% | 2 |
| 10 | Azure | 50.0% | 2 |
| 10 | Backlog Prioritisation | 50.0% | 2 |
| 10 | Cloud Security | 50.0% | 2 |
| 10 | CrowdStrike | 50.0% | 2 |
| 10 | Entra ID | 50.0% | 2 |
| 10 | Line Management | 50.0% | 2 |
| 10 | Microsoft 365 | 50.0% | 2 |
| 10 | Nessus | 50.0% | 2 |
| 10 | Qualys | 50.0% | 2 |
| 10 | Rapid7 | 50.0% | 2 |
| 10 | Risk Register | 50.0% | 2 |
| 10 | SIEM | 50.0% | 2 |
| 10 | Tenable | 50.0% | 2 |
| 10 | Vulnerability Management | 50.0% | 2 |
| 10 | Vulnerability Remediation | 50.0% | 2 |
| 10 | Zscaler | 50.0% | 2 |
| 27 | AI | 25.0% | 1 |
| 27 | Asset Management | 25.0% | 1 |
| 27 | Business Impact Analysis | 25.0% | 1 |
| 27 | CISA | 25.0% | 1 |
Incident Response Lead Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
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