Security Incident Analyst Contract Job Trends in the North West

Security Incident Analyst
England > North West

The median Security Incident Analyst daily rate in the North West is £483, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 September 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 171 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Incident Analyst 6 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 0.15% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile £456 - -
25th Percentile £468 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £483 - -
75th Percentile £487 - -
90th Percentile £494 - -
England median daily rate £483 - £750

All Contract IT Job Roles
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North West. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the North West with a recognized job title 3,531 1,993 2,189
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.54% 92.40% 93.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,995 1,322 1,214
10th Percentile £298 £268 £271
25th Percentile £406 £375 £391
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £490
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -8.16% -2.00%
75th Percentile £600 £575 £577
90th Percentile £675 £678 £671
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -3.98%
Number of hourly rates quoted 421 159 161
10th Percentile £15.93 £13.00 £15.49
25th Percentile £25.49 £17.30 £18.00
Median hourly rate £45.56 £25.15 £37.00
Median % change year-on-year +81.17% -32.04% +10.32%
75th Percentile £71.91 £44.78 £55.25
90th Percentile £80.00 £70.03 £74.37
England median hourly rate £42.58 £25.15 £46.18
% change year-on-year +69.28% -45.54% +2.62%

Security Incident Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Security Incident Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Security Incident Analyst job vacancy trend in the North West

Security Incident Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Incident Analyst job vacancies in the North West.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Incident Analyst job vacancies in the North West

Security Incident Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Incident Analyst within the North West region over the 6 months to 23 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
Lancashire - 6 £483 - 2
Security Incident Analyst
England

Security Incident Analyst Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 23 September 2026, Security Incident Analyst contract job roles required 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 job ads across the North West region featuring Security Incident Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 6 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 6 (100.00%) ITIL
1 6 (100.00%) Performance Metrics
1 6 (100.00%) Service Management
1 6 (100.00%) SIAM
1 6 (100.00%) SLA
2 5 (83.33%) Major Incident Management
2 5 (83.33%) Validation
3 4 (66.67%) Incident Response
3 4 (66.67%) SC Cleared
3 4 (66.67%) Security Cleared
3 4 (66.67%) Security Operations
4 1 (16.67%) Data Quality
4 1 (16.67%) DBS Check
4 1 (16.67%) ITSM
4 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (16.67%) Supplier Management

Security Incident Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

General
1 5 (83.33%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 6 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 6 (100.00%) ITIL
1 6 (100.00%) Performance Metrics
1 6 (100.00%) Service Management
1 6 (100.00%) SIAM
2 5 (83.33%) Major Incident Management
2 5 (83.33%) Validation
3 4 (66.67%) Incident Response
3 4 (66.67%) Security Operations
4 1 (16.67%) ITSM
4 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (16.67%) Supplier Management
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 4 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (100.00%) SLA
2 1 (16.67%) Data Quality