Major Incident Manager
UK
The median Major Incident Manager daily rate in the UK is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 August 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 6 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 531 | 554 | 669 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +23 | +115 | +151 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Major Incident Manager | 21 | 10 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.064% | 0.026% | 0.002% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.070% | 0.028% | 0.002% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £458 | £481 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £488 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +25.00% | -24.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | £528 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £650 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £725 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -31.03% | - | - |
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 | 30,148 | 36,343 | 50,671 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.47% | 92.92% | 94.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,119 | 23,458 | 34,956 |
| 10th Percentile | £281 | £300 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | -0.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +2.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,497 | 2,067 | 1,515 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.60 | £14.16 | £14.51 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £20.12 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.51% | +1.18% | +65.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.99 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.25 | £75.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.90 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -42.71% | +17.07% | +77.64% |
Major Incident Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Major Incident Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Major Incident Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Major Incident Manager.
Major Incident Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Major Incident Manager over the 6 months to 6 August 2025.
Major Incident Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Major Incident Manager.
Major Incident Manager
Top 9 Contract 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 6 August 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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| UK excluding London | +21 | 17 | £500 | -31.03% | 4 |
| England | +19 | 17 | £500 | -16.67% | 4 |
| North of England | - | 12 | £500 | - | 3 |
| Yorkshire | - | 7 | £500 | - | 1 |
| North West | - | 5 | £533 | - | 2 |
| Work from Home | +26 | 4 | £550 | +4.76% | 1 |
| Scotland | - | 3 | £500 | - | |
| South East | +22 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| London | 0 | 2 | £413 | -13.16% |
Major Incident Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 August 2025, Major 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 Major Incident Manager in the job title.
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Major 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: