Incident Responder Job Trends in England

Incident Responder
UK > England

The median Incident Responder salary in England is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 592 - 666
Rank change year-on-year - - +289
Permanent jobs requiring an Incident Responder 14 0 9
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.027% - 0.020%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.030% - 0.021%
Number of salaries quoted 8 0 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -9.68%
75th Percentile - - £72,500
90th Percentile - - £73,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 - £70,000
% change year-on-year - - -5.08%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 47,256 45,608 43,773
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.71% 92.79% 95.07%
Number of salaries quoted 29,666 24,168 34,377
10th Percentile £28,523 £33,235 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.78%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £59,526
% change year-on-year -8.33% +0.80% -0.79%

Incident Responder
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Incident Responder' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Incident Responder job vacancy trend in England

Incident Responder
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Incident Responder job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Incident Responder job vacancies in England

Incident Responder
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Incident Responder within the England region over the 6 months to 3 January 2026. 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
Midlands - 5 £60,000 -
West Midlands - 5 £60,000 -
East of England - 4 £60,000 - 1
North of England - 3 £60,000 - 1
North West - 3 £60,000 - 1
London - 2 - - 3
Incident Responder
UK

Incident Responder Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 3 January 2026, Incident Responder 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 permanent job ads across the England region featuring Incident Responder in the job title.

1 9 (64.29%) Incident Response
1 9 (64.29%) Purple Team
1 9 (64.29%) Red Team
2 8 (57.14%) Digital Forensics
3 7 (50.00%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 7 (50.00%) Validation
4 6 (42.86%) Security Operations
5 4 (28.57%) SC Cleared
5 4 (28.57%) Security Cleared
6 3 (21.43%) Cybersecurity
7 2 (14.29%) AWS
7 2 (14.29%) Azure
7 2 (14.29%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (14.29%) Bash
7 2 (14.29%) CSIRT
7 2 (14.29%) GCP
7 2 (14.29%) Mentoring
7 2 (14.29%) Microsoft
7 2 (14.29%) MITRE ATT&CK
7 2 (14.29%) Penetration Testing
7 2 (14.29%) Perl
7 2 (14.29%) PowerShell
7 2 (14.29%) Python
7 2 (14.29%) SIEM
8 1 (7.14%) CISM
8 1 (7.14%) CISSP
8 1 (7.14%) Cloud Security
8 1 (7.14%) Cyber Intelligence
8 1 (7.14%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
8 1 (7.14%) GCFA

Incident Responder Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (14.29%) AWS
1 2 (14.29%) Azure
1 2 (14.29%) Azure Sentinel
1 2 (14.29%) GCP
General
1 2 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (14.29%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 4 (28.57%) Security Operations Centre
2 2 (14.29%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (7.14%) Cyber Defence
3 1 (7.14%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (7.14%) Insider Threat
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (64.29%) Incident Response
1 9 (64.29%) Purple Team
1 9 (64.29%) Red Team
2 8 (57.14%) Digital Forensics
3 7 (50.00%) Validation
4 6 (42.86%) Security Operations
5 3 (21.43%) Cybersecurity
6 2 (14.29%) Mentoring
6 2 (14.29%) MITRE ATT&CK
6 2 (14.29%) Penetration Testing
6 2 (14.29%) SIEM
7 1 (7.14%) Cloud Security
7 1 (7.14%) Cyber Intelligence
7 1 (7.14%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 1 (7.14%) Malware Analysis
7 1 (7.14%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 2 (14.29%) Bash
1 2 (14.29%) Perl
1 2 (14.29%) PowerShell
1 2 (14.29%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (28.57%) SC Cleared
1 4 (28.57%) Security Cleared
2 1 (7.14%) CISM
2 1 (7.14%) CISSP
2 1 (7.14%) GCFA
2 1 (7.14%) GCFE
2 1 (7.14%) GCIH
2 1 (7.14%) GIAC
2 1 (7.14%) GPEN
2 1 (7.14%) OSCP
Systems Management
1 7 (50.00%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 2 (14.29%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft