Incident Response Jobs in Central London

Incident Response
London > Central London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Central London with a requirement for Incident Response skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Incident Response over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 120 173 202
Rank change year-on-year +53 +29 +18
Permanent jobs citing Incident Response 77 74 95
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 2.04% 1.40% 1.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.20% 1.47% 1.25%
Number of salaries quoted 60 66 89
10th Percentile £49,875 £47,500 £48,750
25th Percentile £62,500 £63,750 £61,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £77,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.23% +10.71% +33.33%
75th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £80,000
90th Percentile - £100,000 £93,000
London median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% -6.67% +15.38%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Central London

Incident Response is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Central London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,501 5,021 7,598
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 92.55% 94.77% 95.28%
Number of salaries quoted 2,741 4,162 6,369
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £45,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £55,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,313 £93,750
90th Percentile £112,500 £112,500 £108,750
London median annual salary £70,555 £75,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -5.93% +7.14% -

Incident Response
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings citing Incident Response as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Incident Response in Central London

Incident Response
Salary Trend in Central London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Incident Response in Central London.

Salary trend for Incident Response in Central London

Incident Response
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Incident Response in Central London over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Incident Response in Central London

Incident Response
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Incident Response within the Central London region over the 6 months to 29 April 2024. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London +58 68 £67,500 -20.59% 7
Lambeth - 1 - -
Incident Response
London

Incident Response
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (2.60%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 2 (2.60%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.30%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 26 (33.77%) Microsoft 365
2 18 (23.38%) Azure
3 4 (5.19%) AWS
4 3 (3.90%) Serverless
5 2 (2.60%) Azure Sentinel
5 2 (2.60%) Power Automate
5 2 (2.60%) Power Platform
5 2 (2.60%) PowerApps
6 1 (1.30%) Entra ID
6 1 (1.30%) Google Workspace
6 1 (1.30%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (1.30%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 24 (31.17%) Firewall
2 7 (9.09%) Network Security
3 5 (6.49%) TCP/IP
4 4 (5.19%) Intrusion Detection
5 2 (2.60%) VPN
6 1 (1.30%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.60%) Azure SQL Database
1 2 (2.60%) SQL Server
1 2 (2.60%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (1.30%) MySQL
2 1 (1.30%) RDBMS
2 1 (1.30%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 2 (2.60%) Visual Studio
2 1 (1.30%) Bitbucket
2 1 (1.30%) Jenkins
General
1 32 (41.56%) Finance
2 31 (40.26%) Social Skills
3 12 (15.58%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (11.69%) Legal
5 8 (10.39%) Law
6 7 (9.09%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (5.19%) Banking
8 2 (2.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (1.30%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.30%) Financial Institution
9 1 (1.30%) Games
9 1 (1.30%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.30%) Mandarin Language
9 1 (1.30%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.30%) Marketing
9 1 (1.30%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (1.30%) Public Sector
9 1 (1.30%) Retail
Job Titles
1 32 (41.56%) Analyst
2 29 (37.66%) Security Analyst
3 17 (22.08%) Senior
3 17 (22.08%) Senior Analyst
3 17 (22.08%) Senior Security Analyst
4 15 (19.48%) Information Manager
4 15 (19.48%) Information Security Manager
4 15 (19.48%) Security Manager
5 14 (18.18%) IT Analyst
5 14 (18.18%) IT Security Analyst
6 13 (16.88%) CISSP Analyst
6 13 (16.88%) Senior IT Security Analyst
7 9 (11.69%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 6 (7.79%) Information Analyst
8 6 (7.79%) Information Security Analyst
8 6 (7.79%) Lead
9 5 (6.49%) Security Engineer
9 5 (6.49%) Security Specialist
10 4 (5.19%) Cybersecurity Engineer
10 4 (5.19%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.60%) Web Services
2 1 (1.30%) HTML
2 1 (1.30%) OAuth
2 1 (1.30%) OAuth2
2 1 (1.30%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 19 (24.68%) Security Posture
2 10 (12.99%) Cyber Threat
3 5 (6.49%) Cyberattack
4 4 (5.19%) Management Information System
5 3 (3.90%) Cyber Defence
5 3 (3.90%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 2 (2.60%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (1.30%) Anti-Spyware
7 1 (1.30%) Insider Threat
7 1 (1.30%) Operational Technology
7 1 (1.30%) Security Operations Centre
7 1 (1.30%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (1.30%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 10 (12.99%) Windows
2 4 (5.19%) Windows Server
3 3 (3.90%) Linux
4 1 (1.30%) Mac OS
4 1 (1.30%) Unix
4 1 (1.30%) Windows 10
4 1 (1.30%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (54.55%) Cybersecurity
2 38 (49.35%) Information Security
3 26 (33.77%) SIEM
4 25 (32.47%) Security Management
5 22 (28.57%) Risk Management
6 20 (25.97%) Incident Management
7 18 (23.38%) Computer Science
7 18 (23.38%) Security Operations
8 17 (22.08%) Threat Detection
9 15 (19.48%) Application Security
9 15 (19.48%) Security Architecture
9 15 (19.48%) Strategic Thinking
9 15 (19.48%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
10 14 (18.18%) Change Management
11 13 (16.88%) Privileged Access Management
11 13 (16.88%) Roadmaps
12 12 (15.58%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
12 12 (15.58%) Information Security Management
12 12 (15.58%) Penetration Testing
12 12 (15.58%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 4 (5.19%) PowerShell
1 4 (5.19%) Python
2 2 (2.60%) Java
2 2 (2.60%) SQL
2 2 (2.60%) T-SQL
3 1 (1.30%) Bash
3 1 (1.30%) C#
3 1 (1.30%) C++
3 1 (1.30%) Go
3 1 (1.30%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 44 (57.14%) CISSP
2 22 (28.57%) Degree
3 19 (24.68%) CISM
4 14 (18.18%) Master's Degree
5 12 (15.58%) CISA
6 11 (14.29%) CEH
7 10 (12.99%) CompTIA Security+
8 7 (9.09%) CompTIA CySA+
8 7 (9.09%) GIAC
9 5 (6.49%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 5 (6.49%) CCSP
9 5 (6.49%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (5.19%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (5.19%) CRISC
11 3 (3.90%) GSEC
12 1 (1.30%) GCIH
12 1 (1.30%) ISACA
12 1 (1.30%) SANS
12 1 (1.30%) SC Cleared
12 1 (1.30%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (25.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (14.29%) NIST
3 7 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 7 (9.09%) GRC
4 4 (5.19%) NCSC
5 3 (3.90%) PCI DSS
6 2 (2.60%) GDPR
7 1 (1.30%) COBIT
7 1 (1.30%) SLA
7 1 (1.30%) SOC 2
System Software
1 4 (5.19%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.30%) Docker
2 1 (1.30%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (5.19%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.30%) CSIRT
2 1 (1.30%) Jamf Pro
2 1 (1.30%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.30%) WMI
Vendors
1 21 (27.27%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.60%) Dynatrace
2 2 (2.60%) Sun
3 1 (1.30%) Cisco
3 1 (1.30%) Google
3 1 (1.30%) Intel
3 1 (1.30%) Oracle
3 1 (1.30%) Splunk
3 1 (1.30%) VMware