The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Watford requiring Incident Response skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Incident Response over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Incident Response falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Watford.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
27
109
117
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford
93.10%
93.97%
80.14%
Number of daily rates quoted
20
77
83
10th Percentile
£402
£291
£200
25th Percentile
£425
£363
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£470
£425
£600
Median % change year-on-year
+10.59%
-29.17%
+22.45%
75th Percentile
£575
£613
£763
90th Percentile
£576
£745
£939
Hertfordshire median daily rate
£550
£425
£500
% change year-on-year
+29.41%
-15.00%
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
2
9
10th Percentile
-
£13.58
-
25th Percentile
£46.31
£13.69
£21.00
Median hourly rate
£47.44
£14.75
£22.00
Median % change year-on-year
+221.63%
-32.95%
-37.14%
75th Percentile
£48.57
£16.06
£34.35
90th Percentile
-
£16.33
£38.64
Hertfordshire median hourly rate
£63.00
£50.00
£65.00
% change year-on-year
+26.00%
-23.08%
+27.83%
Incident Response Job Vacancy Trend in Watford
Job postings citing Incident Response as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Watford.
Incident Response Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Watford
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Incident Response in Watford.
Incident Response Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Watford
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Incident Response also mentioned 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 across the Watford region with a requirement for Incident Response.
Incident Response Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Watford 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:
