Incident Response
Scotland > Edinburgh
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Incident Response skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 87 | 69 | 93 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -18 | +24 | +36 |
| Permanent jobs citing Incident Response | 18 | 27 | 15 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh | 1.69% | 2.44% | 1.43% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.98% | 2.54% | 1.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £45,436 | £47,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £72,500 | £49,308 | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £57,250 | £72,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.00% | -20.49% | +16.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £71,688 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £85,000 | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £75,000 | £63,250 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.58% | +5.42% | -3.23% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Edinburgh
Incident Response falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Edinburgh.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 910 | 1,065 | 963 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 85.45% | 96.21% | 91.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 390 | 405 | 777 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £36,250 | £31,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,250 | £45,000 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £57,500 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.74% | -8.00% | +2.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £88,750 | £93,778 | £96,539 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £42,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.64% | +4.76% | -8.70% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Incident Response relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
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Salary Trend in Edinburgh
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Incident Response.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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: