Incident Response
Scotland > Highlands
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Highlands requiring Incident Response skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 19 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 24 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Incident Response | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the Highlands | 3.06% | - | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 3.49% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £483 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £484 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £485 | - | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £511 | £513 | £499 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.24% | +2.65% | -1.38% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Highlands
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 the Highlands.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 86 | 16 | 3 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Highlands | 87.76% | 80.00% | 50.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 57 | 3 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £405 | £306 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £427 | £327 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £375 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.33% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £492 | £413 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £544 | £428 | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £457 | £465 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.72% | +3.33% | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 22 | 9 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.60 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £13.45 | £25.15 | £12.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -46.52% | +101.20% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £16.11 | - | - |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £17.24 | £19.99 | £19.59 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.74% | +2.02% | +3.49% |
Incident Response
Job Vacancy Trend in the Highlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Incident Response relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Highlands.
Incident Response
Contract Job Locations in the Highlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Incident Response within the Highlands region over the 6 months to 19 August 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 |
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| Inverness | - | 3 | £483 | - | |
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Incident Response
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Highlands 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:
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