Incident Manager Contract Job Trends in Sheffield

Incident Manager
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The median Incident Manager daily rate in Sheffield is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 77 - 48
Rank change year-on-year - - +11
Contract jobs requiring an Incident Manager 14 0 4
As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield 1.99% - 1.03%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.20% - 1.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 0 4
10th Percentile - - £395
25th Percentile £500 - £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +29.03%
75th Percentile £633 - £519
90th Percentile £681 - £553
South Yorkshire median daily rate £550 - £500
% change year-on-year - - +81.82%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Sheffield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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 Sheffield with a recognized job title 637 268 349
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.35% 85.90% 89.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 433 157 225
10th Percentile £316 £220 £375
25th Percentile £400 £422 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £534 £550
Median % change year-on-year -11.05% -2.91% -
75th Percentile £538 £600 £630
90th Percentile £611 £683 £720
South Yorkshire median daily rate £475 £520 £529
% change year-on-year -8.65% -1.65% +0.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 4 6
10th Percentile £14.98 £12.79 £15.39
25th Percentile £16.68 £14.35 £18.88
Median hourly rate £19.50 £18.10 £21.25
Median % change year-on-year +7.76% -14.85% +11.84%
75th Percentile £22.33 £20.38 £23.75
90th Percentile £24.02 £21.05 £27.50
South Yorkshire median hourly rate £19.50 £18.10 £22.50
% change year-on-year +7.76% -19.58% +30.43%

Incident Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Incident Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.

Incident Manager job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Incident Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Incident Manager job vacancies in Sheffield.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Incident Manager job vacancies in Sheffield

Incident Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Sheffield

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Incident Manager in Sheffield over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Incident Manager in Sheffield

Incident Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Sheffield

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Incident Manager job vacancies in Sheffield.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Incident Manager job vacancies in Sheffield

Incident Manager Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, Incident Manager 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 Sheffield region featuring Incident Manager in the job title.

1 9 (64.29%) Incident Management
2 7 (50.00%) Backlog Management
2 7 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 7 (50.00%) GDPR
2 7 (50.00%) ITSM
2 7 (50.00%) JIRA
2 7 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 7 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (50.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 7 (50.00%) ServiceNow
3 6 (42.86%) Incident Response
4 5 (35.71%) ITIL
5 4 (28.57%) Change Management
5 4 (28.57%) Problem Management
5 4 (28.57%) SLA
6 3 (21.43%) Major Incident Management
7 2 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
7 2 (14.29%) Microsoft
8 1 (7.14%) Escalation Management
8 1 (7.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 1 (7.14%) Stakeholder Management

Incident Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield 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:

Development Applications
1 7 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 12 (85.71%) Finance
2 7 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (35.71%) Banking
3 5 (35.71%) Social Skills
4 4 (28.57%) Financial Institution
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (64.29%) Incident Management
2 7 (50.00%) Backlog Management
2 7 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 7 (50.00%) ITSM
2 7 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 7 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (42.86%) Incident Response
4 5 (35.71%) ITIL
5 4 (28.57%) Change Management
5 4 (28.57%) Problem Management
6 3 (21.43%) Major Incident Management
7 2 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
8 1 (7.14%) Escalation Management
8 1 (7.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 1 (7.14%) Stakeholder Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (50.00%) GDPR
1 7 (50.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 4 (28.57%) SLA
Vendors
1 7 (50.00%) ServiceNow
2 2 (14.29%) Microsoft