Incident Response Jobs in Hampshire

Incident Response
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Hampshire requiring Incident Response skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Incident Response over the 6 months leading up to 25 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 89 177 138
Rank change year-on-year +88 -39 +93
Permanent jobs citing Incident Response 37 17 34
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 1.88% 0.41% 1.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.13% 0.51% 1.29%
Number of salaries quoted 23 4 28
10th Percentile - £55,750 -
25th Percentile £42,000 £56,875 £22,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £63,250 £46,680
Median % change year-on-year -22.53% +35.50% -11.09%
75th Percentile £73,000 £74,813 £68,750
90th Percentile £74,800 £88,425 £74,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +4.76%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,739 3,355 2,642
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 88.32% 81.29% 93.36%
Number of salaries quoted 970 2,566 1,877
10th Percentile £29,500 £27,625 £29,400
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £82,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Incident Response
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Incident Response in Hampshire

Incident Response
Salary Trend in Hampshire

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

Salary trend for Incident Response in Hampshire

Incident Response
Salary Histogram in Hampshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Incident Response in Hampshire over the 6 months to 25 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Incident Response in Hampshire

Incident Response
Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Incident Response within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 25 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
Gosport - 10 £44,000 - 6
Portsmouth +15 9 £70,000 +16.67% 45
Fareham - 6 - - 3
Farnborough +2 5 £30,000 - 4
Southampton - 3 £49,600 - 43
Basingstoke +7 1 £91,000 +17.42% 38
Eastleigh - 1 £49,600 -
Incident Response
South East

Incident Response
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 9 (24.32%) Azure
2 7 (18.92%) Azure Sentinel
3 6 (16.22%) AWS
4 4 (10.81%) GCP
5 2 (5.41%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 20 (54.05%) Firewall
2 9 (24.32%) TCP/IP
3 8 (21.62%) Network Security
4 7 (18.92%) VPN
General
1 17 (45.95%) Social Skills
2 9 (24.32%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (16.22%) Aviation
4 2 (5.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (2.70%) Aerospace
5 1 (2.70%) Finance
5 1 (2.70%) Law
5 1 (2.70%) Local Government
5 1 (2.70%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 20 (54.05%) Analyst
2 15 (40.54%) SOC Analyst
3 12 (32.43%) Senior
3 12 (32.43%) Senior Analyst
4 10 (27.03%) Security Analyst
5 6 (16.22%) Lead
6 5 (13.51%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 5 (13.51%) Security Engineer
7 4 (10.81%) Security Manager
7 4 (10.81%) SOC Manager
8 3 (8.11%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 3 (8.11%) Senior Security Analyst
9 2 (5.41%) Information Analyst
9 2 (5.41%) Information Security Analyst
9 2 (5.41%) Operational Security Manager
9 2 (5.41%) Operations Manager
9 2 (5.41%) Security Operations Manager
10 1 (2.70%) Cybersecurity Manager
10 1 (2.70%) IT Infrastructure Manager
10 1 (2.70%) IT Security Manager
Miscellaneous
1 14 (37.84%) Security Operations Centre
2 11 (29.73%) Security Posture
3 10 (27.03%) Cyber Threat
4 6 (16.22%) Management Information System
4 6 (16.22%) Robotics
5 4 (10.81%) Cyber Defence
6 2 (5.41%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 9 (24.32%) Windows
2 6 (16.22%) Android
2 6 (16.22%) Apple iOS
3 3 (8.11%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (89.19%) SIEM
2 27 (72.97%) Cybersecurity
3 17 (45.95%) Problem-Solving
4 15 (40.54%) Threat Intelligence
5 14 (37.84%) Cloud Security
5 14 (37.84%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
5 14 (37.84%) Security Operations
6 13 (35.14%) Information Security
7 11 (29.73%) Threat Detection
8 10 (27.03%) MITRE ATT&CK
9 8 (21.62%) SOAR
10 7 (18.92%) Collaborative Culture
10 7 (18.92%) Forensic Analysis
10 7 (18.92%) Vulnerability Scanning
11 6 (16.22%) Artificial Intelligence
11 6 (16.22%) Computer Science
11 6 (16.22%) Process Improvement
11 6 (16.22%) Software Engineering
12 5 (13.51%) Mentoring
12 5 (13.51%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (18.92%) Bash
1 7 (18.92%) Kusto Query Language
1 7 (18.92%) PowerShell
1 7 (18.92%) Python
2 2 (5.41%) SQL
Qualifications
1 22 (59.46%) Security Cleared
2 15 (40.54%) Degree
3 11 (29.73%) SC Cleared
4 10 (27.03%) DV Cleared
5 9 (24.32%) CISSP
5 9 (24.32%) CompTIA Security+
6 8 (21.62%) CEH
6 8 (21.62%) CISM
6 8 (21.62%) GCIH
7 6 (16.22%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (13.51%) OSCP
9 4 (10.81%) GIAC
10 3 (8.11%) CompTIA CySA+
11 2 (5.41%) Network+ Certification
12 1 (2.70%) GCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (54.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (29.73%) NIST
3 7 (18.92%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (16.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 4 (10.81%) GDPR
5 4 (10.81%) HIPAA
Systems Management
1 10 (27.03%) QRadar
2 6 (16.22%) ArcSight ESM
Vendors
1 20 (54.05%) Splunk
2 13 (35.14%) Microsoft
3 7 (18.92%) ArcSight
4 6 (16.22%) LogLogic
4 6 (16.22%) McAfee
5 4 (10.81%) Cisco
5 4 (10.81%) Palo Alto
6 2 (5.41%) Tenable