Incident Manager Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Incident Manager
South East > Thames Valley

The median Incident Manager daily rate in the Thames Valley is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 February 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 125 - 138
Rank change year-on-year - - +12
Contract jobs requiring an Incident Manager 4 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.18% - 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% - 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile £479 - -
25th Percentile £484 - £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £575
Median % change year-on-year - - +59.72%
75th Percentile £522 - £588
90th Percentile £531 - -
South East median daily rate £525 - £563
% change year-on-year - - +55.17%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 1,976 1,550 2,547
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.19% 91.72% 94.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,339 912 1,565
10th Percentile £270 £250 £205
25th Percentile £400 £400 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £501 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.10% +0.10% -
75th Percentile £588 £625 £600
90th Percentile £650 £663 £675
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 106 41 170
10th Percentile £15.91 £19.30 £15.99
25th Percentile £19.09 £41.25 £20.17
Median hourly rate £26.33 £56.75 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -53.61% +26.10% +60.00%
75th Percentile £78.75 £64.73 £62.50
90th Percentile £95.00 £74.87 £72.66
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £46.04
% change year-on-year -40.82% -7.69% +2.31%

Incident Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Incident Manager job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Incident Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Incident Manager job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Incident Manager job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Incident Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Incident Manager job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Incident Manager job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Incident Manager
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 1 February 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 - 4 £500 - 1
Incident Manager
South East

Incident Manager Skill Set
Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 1 February 2026, 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 Thames Valley region featuring Incident Manager in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Decision-Making
2 3 (75.00%) Incident Management
2 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) Root Cause Analysis
3 2 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
3 2 (50.00%) Actionable Recommendations
3 2 (50.00%) BCP
3 2 (50.00%) Business Continuity
3 2 (50.00%) Business Continuity Planning
3 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (50.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 2 (50.00%) Incident Response
3 2 (50.00%) ITIL
3 2 (50.00%) ITSM
3 2 (50.00%) QA
3 2 (50.00%) Trend Analysis
4 1 (25.00%) AWS
4 1 (25.00%) Azure
4 1 (25.00%) CRM
4 1 (25.00%) GCP
4 1 (25.00%) Major Incident Management
4 1 (25.00%) Problem Management
4 1 (25.00%) Remedy
4 1 (25.00%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (25.00%) Service Management
4 1 (25.00%) ServiceNow
4 1 (25.00%) SLA
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management

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

Business Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) AWS
1 1 (25.00%) Azure
1 1 (25.00%) GCP
General
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Billing
3 1 (25.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Decision-Making
2 3 (75.00%) Incident Management
2 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) Root Cause Analysis
3 2 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
3 2 (50.00%) BCP
3 2 (50.00%) Business Continuity
3 2 (50.00%) Business Continuity Planning
3 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (50.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 2 (50.00%) Incident Response
3 2 (50.00%) ITIL
3 2 (50.00%) ITSM
3 2 (50.00%) Trend Analysis
4 1 (25.00%) CRM
4 1 (25.00%) Major Incident Management
4 1 (25.00%) Problem Management
4 1 (25.00%) Service Management
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 2 (50.00%) QA
2 1 (25.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Remedy
1 1 (25.00%) ServiceNow