Incident Manager
UK
The median Incident Manager daily rate in the UK is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 492 | 514 | 632 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +22 | +118 | +130 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Incident Manager | 46 | 63 | 57 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.15% | 0.14% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.17% | 0.16% | 0.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 33 | 40 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £413 | £362 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £446 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | +5.26% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £541 | £574 |
| 90th Percentile | £643 | £663 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £553 | £485 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.02% | +7.78% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £41.35 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £20.50 | £41.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.00 | £21.00 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +200.00% | -51.16% | +45.76% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £21.50 | £46.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £46.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £63.00 | - | £42.75 |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 27,724 | 40,402 | 52,424 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.14% | 92.96% | 94.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,773 | 25,924 | 36,491 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £281 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.65% | -1.40% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,210 | 2,937 | 1,505 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.78 | £12.84 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £16.37 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.36 | £37.50 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.03% | -12.79% | +72.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.44 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.88 | £74.00 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | - | +100.00% |
Incident Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Incident Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Incident Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Incident Manager.
Incident Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Incident Manager over the 6 months to 24 June 2025.
Incident Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Incident Manager.
Incident Manager
Top 11 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 24 June 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 |
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| England | +43 | 36 | £500 | -1.96% | 29 |
| UK excluding London | +48 | 29 | £553 | +14.02% | 22 |
| Work from Home | +34 | 19 | £521 | +4.20% | 17 |
| North of England | +28 | 14 | £569 | +33.88% | 5 |
| London | +42 | 11 | £456 | -17.05% | 8 |
| Scotland | - | 8 | £553 | - | 1 |
| North West | +2 | 7 | £569 | +33.88% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 7 | £580 | - | 5 |
| South East | +47 | 3 | - | - | 8 |
| South West | +34 | 3 | £465 | -10.58% | 5 |
| East of England | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Incident Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 24 June 2025, Incident Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Incident Manager in the job title.
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Incident Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: