Hybrid/Remote Major Incident Manager Contract Job Trends

Major Incident Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median Major Incident Manager daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2025.

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

6 months to
29 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 305 324 395
Rank change year-on-year +19 +71 +180
Contract jobs requiring a Major Incident Manager 4 5 7
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.040% 0.041% 0.037%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.043% 0.044% 0.040%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 5 6
10th Percentile - - £425
25th Percentile £588 - £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £613 £488 £544
90th Percentile - £518 £550
UK median daily rate £550 £488 £500
% change year-on-year +12.82% -2.50% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 9,351 11,368 17,695
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.76% 93.28% 94.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,126 7,172 12,411
10th Percentile £325 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £630 £650
90th Percentile £725 £738 £743
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 309 200 393
10th Percentile £14.78 £19.59 £16.70
25th Percentile £20.50 £26.19 £24.75
Median hourly rate £37.50 £42.75 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.28% -14.50% -
75th Percentile £65.00 £66.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £72.50 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £39.25 £45.00
% change year-on-year -35.92% -12.78% +62.28%

Major Incident Manager
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

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

Major Incident Manager job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Major Incident Manager
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Major Incident Manager job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Major Incident Manager job vacancies

Major Incident Manager Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 29 October 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Major Incident Manager in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Incident Management
2 3 (75.00%) ITIL
2 3 (75.00%) Major Incident Management
3 2 (50.00%) IT Strategy
3 2 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
4 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
4 1 (25.00%) Problem Management
4 1 (25.00%) Root Cause Analysis

Major Incident Manager 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:

General
1 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (25.00%) Documentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (25.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Incident Management
2 3 (75.00%) ITIL
2 3 (75.00%) Major Incident Management
3 2 (50.00%) IT Strategy
3 2 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
4 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
4 1 (25.00%) Problem Management
4 1 (25.00%) Root Cause Analysis