Incident Response Job Trends in Hillingdon

Incident Response
West London > Hillingdon

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Hillingdon requiring Incident Response skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 9 -
Rank change year-on-year -10 - -
Permanent jobs citing Incident Response 12 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Hillingdon 7.79% 8.11% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.02% 8.33% -
Number of salaries quoted 12 2 0
10th Percentile £54,775 £58,685 -
25th Percentile £66,250 £60,208 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £62,745 -
Median % change year-on-year +7.58% - -
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,283 -
90th Percentile £74,375 £66,805 -
West London median annual salary £67,500 £67,820 £57,500
% change year-on-year -0.47% +17.95% +25.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Hillingdon

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 Hillingdon.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 133 36 40
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hillingdon 86.36% 97.30% 97.56%
Number of salaries quoted 88 22 25
10th Percentile £30,000 £20,898 £23,475
25th Percentile £38,000 £42,188 £25,126
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £51,250 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.29% +57.69% -38.10%
75th Percentile £68,750 £60,625 £55,000
90th Percentile £78,000 £67,663 £67,500
West London median annual salary £47,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.00% -9.09% -

Incident Response
Job Vacancy Trend in Hillingdon

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Incident Response relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Hillingdon.

Incident Response job vacancy trend in Hillingdon

Incident Response
Salary Trend in Hillingdon

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hillingdon citing Incident Response.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hillingdon citing Incident Response

Incident Response
Salary Histogram in Hillingdon

Salary distribution for jobs citing Incident Response in Hillingdon over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Incident Response in Hillingdon

Incident Response
Job Locations in Hillingdon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Incident Response within the Hillingdon region over the 6 months to 11 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
West Drayton - 8 £67,500 -
Uxbridge - 4 £65,500 -
Incident Response
West London

Incident Response
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hillingdon 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (16.67%) Wireless
2 1 (8.33%) Network Security
2 1 (8.33%) Wi-Fi
General
1 9 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
1 9 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (8.33%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (8.33%) Legal
2 1 (8.33%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (66.67%) IT Manager
1 8 (66.67%) IT Security Manager
1 8 (66.67%) Security Manager
2 2 (16.67%) Head of Security
3 1 (8.33%) Analyst
3 1 (8.33%) Head of Cybersecurity
3 1 (8.33%) Head of Information
3 1 (8.33%) Head of Information Security
3 1 (8.33%) Network Analyst
3 1 (8.33%) Network Manager
3 1 (8.33%) Network Security Analyst
3 1 (8.33%) Security Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 9 (75.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (8.33%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (8.33%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (83.33%) Information Security
1 10 (83.33%) Information Security Management
1 10 (83.33%) ISMS
1 10 (83.33%) Problem-Solving
1 10 (83.33%) Risk Management
1 10 (83.33%) Security Management
2 9 (75.00%) Disaster Recovery
3 8 (66.67%) Business Continuity
3 8 (66.67%) Computer Science
3 8 (66.67%) Data Protection
3 8 (66.67%) Identity Management
3 8 (66.67%) Risk Analysis
3 8 (66.67%) SIEM
4 3 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
5 2 (16.67%) Security Operations
5 2 (16.67%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 1 (8.33%) Budget Management
6 1 (8.33%) Generative AI
6 1 (8.33%) Incident Management
Qualifications
1 9 (75.00%) CISSP
2 8 (66.67%) CISM
2 8 (66.67%) Computer Science Degree
2 8 (66.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (91.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (66.67%) ISAE 3402
3 1 (8.33%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (8.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (8.33%) GDPR
3 1 (8.33%) NIST