Hybrid/Remote Incident Response Lead Contract Job Trends

Incident Response Lead
UK > Work from Home

The median Incident Response Lead daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 370 307 -
Rank change year-on-year -63 - -
Contract jobs requiring an Incident Response Lead 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.007% 0.010% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% 0.011% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £563 £538 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £575 -
75th Percentile £588 £613 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £700 £575 -
% change year-on-year +21.74% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 12,565 9,211 11,893
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.92% 93.81% 93.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,861 6,076 7,606
10th Percentile £358 £325 £325
25th Percentile £431 £413 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £713 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -0.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 697 292 297
10th Percentile £15.72 £13.30 £19.59
25th Percentile £26.78 £20.50 £31.25
Median hourly rate £60.00 £40.50 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +48.15% -10.00% -10.00%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £67.50
90th Percentile £85.00 £68.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% -3.37%

Incident Response Lead
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Incident Response Lead' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Incident Response Lead job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Incident Response Lead
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Incident Response Lead job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Incident Response Lead job vacancies

Incident Response Lead Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 18 September 2026, Incident Response Lead 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Incident Response Lead in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft

Incident Response Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft