Major Incident Manager Contract Job Trends

Major Incident Manager
UK

The median Major Incident Manager daily rate in the UK is £530, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025.

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

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 569 536 578
Rank change year-on-year -33 +42 +197
Contract jobs requiring a Major Incident Manager 22 5 19
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.060% 0.015% 0.043%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.066% 0.016% 0.046%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 5 16
10th Percentile - - £425
25th Percentile £500 - £459
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +17.78% -10.00% -2.44%
75th Percentile £593 £550 £541
90th Percentile £612 - £563
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £450 £513
% change year-on-year +22.22% -12.20% +2.50%

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 33,545 31,624 41,095
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.00% 92.80% 93.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,197 19,461 27,642
10th Percentile £293 £300 £288
25th Percentile £404 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £618 £638 £643
90th Percentile £720 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £488 £500
% change year-on-year -2.56% -2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,986 989 1,457
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.60 £15.14
25th Percentile £18.08 £21.22 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £33.50 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -24.93% -25.56% +50.00%
75th Percentile £57.50 £62.69 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.44 £72.55 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -22.62% -27.78% +82.48%

Major Incident Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Major Incident Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Major Incident Manager
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Major Incident Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Major Incident Manager job vacancies in the UK

Major Incident Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Major Incident Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Major Incident Manager job vacancies in the UK

Major Incident Manager
Top 11 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Major Incident Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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
England -24 20 £550 +22.22% 1
UK excluding London -20 18 £550 +22.22% 4
North of England -34 16 £550 +22.22%
Yorkshire -42 10 £550 +22.22%
Work from Home 0 5 £550 +22.22% 1
North West - 5 £600 -
London - 2 - -
Scotland - 1 - - 2
West Midlands - 1 - -
Midlands - 1 - -
North East - 1 £500 -

Major Incident Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 20 December 2025, Major 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 featuring Major Incident Manager in the job title.

1 16 (72.73%) Incident Management
2 13 (59.09%) ITIL
3 11 (50.00%) Major Incident Management
4 9 (40.91%) Problem Management
5 4 (18.18%) Change Management
5 4 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (18.18%) Decision-Making
5 4 (18.18%) ITSM
5 4 (18.18%) Root Cause Analysis
5 4 (18.18%) ServiceNow
5 4 (18.18%) SLA
6 3 (13.64%) Backlog Management
6 3 (13.64%) GDPR
6 3 (13.64%) ITIL Certification
6 3 (13.64%) JIRA
6 3 (13.64%) Mentoring
6 3 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (13.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 3 (13.64%) Service Management
7 2 (9.09%) Cybersecurity
7 2 (9.09%) Incident Response
7 2 (9.09%) IT Strategy
7 2 (9.09%) Proactive Management
7 2 (9.09%) Strategic Thinking
8 1 (4.55%) Data Protection
8 1 (4.55%) Escalation Management
8 1 (4.55%) Microsoft
8 1 (4.55%) Roadmaps
8 1 (4.55%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 1 (4.55%) Stakeholder Management

Major Incident Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 3 (13.64%) JIRA
General
1 10 (45.45%) Finance
2 9 (40.91%) Social Skills
3 6 (27.27%) Banking
4 4 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (18.18%) Financial Institution
5 1 (4.55%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (4.55%) Investment Banking
5 1 (4.55%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.55%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (4.55%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (72.73%) Incident Management
2 13 (59.09%) ITIL
3 11 (50.00%) Major Incident Management
4 9 (40.91%) Problem Management
5 4 (18.18%) Change Management
5 4 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (18.18%) Decision-Making
5 4 (18.18%) ITSM
5 4 (18.18%) Root Cause Analysis
6 3 (13.64%) Backlog Management
6 3 (13.64%) Mentoring
6 3 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (13.64%) Service Management
7 2 (9.09%) Cybersecurity
7 2 (9.09%) Incident Response
7 2 (9.09%) IT Strategy
7 2 (9.09%) Proactive Management
7 2 (9.09%) Strategic Thinking
8 1 (4.55%) Escalation Management
8 1 (4.55%) Roadmaps
Qualifications
1 3 (13.64%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (18.18%) SLA
2 3 (13.64%) GDPR
2 3 (13.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 4 (18.18%) ServiceNow
2 1 (4.55%) Microsoft