Incident Response Lead Contract Job Trends in the South East

Incident Response Lead
England > South East

The median Incident Response Lead daily rate in the South East is £569, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 March 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 203 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Incident Response Lead 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.038% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.042% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £519 - -
25th Percentile £530 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £569 - -
75th Percentile £617 - -
90th Percentile £633 - -
England median daily rate £613 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 4,790 2,769 5,213
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.00% 92.76% 92.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,034 1,789 3,183
10th Percentile £280 £237 £208
25th Percentile £408 £400 £386
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +0.25% - -
75th Percentile £600 £613 £608
90th Percentile £700 £675 £688
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 424 133 417
10th Percentile £15.02 £17.50 £12.80
25th Percentile £18.97 £24.18 £18.00
Median hourly rate £38.63 £45.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -14.16% +20.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £81.00 £63.75 £62.00
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.00 £72.38
England median hourly rate £37.00 £35.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year +5.71% +7.69% -23.53%

Incident Response Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Incident Response Lead' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Incident Response Lead job vacancy trend in the South East

Incident Response Lead
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Incident Response Lead job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Incident Response Lead job vacancies in the South East

Incident Response Lead
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Incident Response Lead within the South East region over the 6 months to 14 March 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
Berkshire - 2 £569 -
Thames Valley - 2 £569 -
Incident Response Lead
England

Incident Response Lead Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 14 March 2026, Incident Response Lead 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 South East region featuring Incident Response Lead in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (100.00%) NIST
1 2 (100.00%) NIST 800
1 2 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Resilience
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
2 1 (50.00%) Red Team
2 1 (50.00%) Resilience Testing
2 1 (50.00%) SIEM
2 1 (50.00%) Threat Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Threat Intelligence

Incident Response Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Threat
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Resilience
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
2 1 (50.00%) Red Team
2 1 (50.00%) Resilience Testing
2 1 (50.00%) SIEM
2 1 (50.00%) Threat Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Threat Intelligence
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) NIST
1 2 (100.00%) NIST 800