Incident Response Lead
UK > England
The median Incident Response Lead salary in England is £77,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 689 | - | 907 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +235 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Incident Response Lead | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.004% | - | 0.013% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.005% | - | 0.015% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £76,250 | - | £46,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £77,500 | - | £48,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -50.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,750 | - | £50,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £77,500 | £51,000 | £48,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +51.96% | +5.15% | -35.13% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 44,258 | 81,164 | 82,197 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.65% | 94.49% | 91.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,638 | 60,585 | 52,246 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £53,500 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.48% | -12.01% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,650 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.57% | -12.50% | - |
Incident Response Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Incident Response Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Incident Response Lead
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Incident Response Lead in England.
Incident Response Lead
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 Response Lead within the England region over the 6 months to 12 May 2025. 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 |
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| London | - | 2 | £77,500 | - | 5 |
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Incident Response Lead Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 12 May 2025, Incident Response Lead job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Incident Response Lead in the job title.
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Incident Response Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:
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