Incident Manager Contract Job Trends in the South West

Incident Manager
England > South West

The median Incident Manager daily rate in the South West is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 122 124 149
Rank change year-on-year +2 +25 +33
Contract jobs requiring an Incident Manager 11 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.47% 0.095% 0.067%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.52% 0.10% 0.071%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 0 2
10th Percentile £485 - £473
25th Percentile £513 - £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - £525
75th Percentile £538 - £563
90th Percentile - - £578
England median daily rate £525 £475 £525
% change year-on-year +10.53% -9.52% +5.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South 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 South West with a recognized job title 2,099 1,980 2,804
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.09% 93.75% 94.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,218 1,234 1,843
10th Percentile £230 £213 £250
25th Percentile £400 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £505 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.96% -3.81% -
75th Percentile £644 £625 £638
90th Percentile £738 £714 £706
England median daily rate £510 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -2.86% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 288 144 291
10th Percentile £15.25 £15.85 £18.50
25th Percentile £20.78 £51.13 £45.00
Median hourly rate £38.22 £65.00 £57.33
Median % change year-on-year -41.20% +13.38% -11.80%
75th Percentile £65.00 £71.25 £70.00
90th Percentile £67.43 £74.83 £83.40
England median hourly rate £26.78 £36.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -25.61% -20.00% +38.46%

Incident Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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 the South West.

Incident Manager job vacancy trend in the South West

Incident Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Incident Manager job vacancies in the South West.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Incident Manager job vacancies in the South West

Incident Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Incident Manager job vacancies in the South West.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Incident Manager job vacancies in the South West

Incident Manager
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Incident Manager within the South West region over the 6 months to 19 December 2025. 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
Wiltshire -7 11 £525 -
Incident Manager
England

Incident Manager Skill Set
Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 19 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 South West region featuring Incident Manager in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) ITIL
1 11 (100.00%) Remedy
1 11 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 11 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 11 (100.00%) Service Management
2 6 (54.55%) DV Cleared
3 5 (45.45%) Business Intelligence
3 5 (45.45%) Compliance Audit
3 5 (45.45%) Configuration Management
3 5 (45.45%) Degree
3 5 (45.45%) Digital Marketing
3 5 (45.45%) ITSM
3 5 (45.45%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (45.45%) Problem Management
3 5 (45.45%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (45.45%) Programme Management
3 5 (45.45%) Remedy ITSM
3 5 (45.45%) SAP
3 5 (45.45%) Service Asset and Configuration Management
3 5 (45.45%) Service Catalogue
3 5 (45.45%) Service Delivery
3 5 (45.45%) Software Licensing
3 5 (45.45%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (9.09%) Change Management
4 1 (9.09%) Customer Service
4 1 (9.09%) Incident Management
4 1 (9.09%) Statistical Analysis
4 1 (9.09%) Strategic Thinking

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

Applications
1 5 (45.45%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (45.45%) Remedy ITSM
General
1 6 (54.55%) Public Sector
1 6 (54.55%) Social Skills
2 5 (45.45%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (45.45%) Documentation Skills
2 5 (45.45%) Electronics
2 5 (45.45%) Finance
2 5 (45.45%) Manufacturing
2 5 (45.45%) Marketing
2 5 (45.45%) Military
2 5 (45.45%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 5 (45.45%) CMDB
1 5 (45.45%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) ITIL
1 11 (100.00%) Service Management
2 5 (45.45%) Business Intelligence
2 5 (45.45%) Compliance Audit
2 5 (45.45%) Configuration Management
2 5 (45.45%) Digital Marketing
2 5 (45.45%) ITSM
2 5 (45.45%) Problem Management
2 5 (45.45%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (45.45%) Programme Management
2 5 (45.45%) Service Asset and Configuration Management
2 5 (45.45%) Service Catalogue
2 5 (45.45%) Service Delivery
2 5 (45.45%) Software Licensing
2 5 (45.45%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (9.09%) Change Management
3 1 (9.09%) Customer Service
3 1 (9.09%) Incident Management
3 1 (9.09%) Statistical Analysis
3 1 (9.09%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 11 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 11 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 6 (54.55%) DV Cleared
3 5 (45.45%) Degree
Vendors
1 11 (100.00%) Remedy
2 5 (45.45%) SAP