Incident Manager Job Trends in Wakefield

Incident Manager
West Yorkshire > Wakefield

The median Incident Manager salary in Wakefield is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 May 2026.

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

6 months to
24 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Incident Manager 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Wakefield 1.67% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - -
75th Percentile £47,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £52,500 - £57,500

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Wakefield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wakefield. 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 Wakefield with a recognized job title 100 25 105
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 83.33% 40.98% 95.45%
Number of salaries quoted 73 9 75
10th Percentile £30,000 £38,700 £25,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,750 £30,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% - +6.74%
75th Percentile £75,000 £54,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £81,500 £75,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £57,946 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +0.78% +15.00% -9.09%

Incident Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield

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

Incident Manager job vacancy trend in Wakefield

Incident Manager Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wakefield

For the 6 months to 24 May 2026, Incident Manager 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 Wakefield region featuring Incident Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
1 2 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
1 2 (100.00%) SLA
2 1 (50.00%) Backlog Management
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (50.00%) Commercial Awareness
2 1 (50.00%) Escalation Management
2 1 (50.00%) ITSM
2 1 (50.00%) Major Incident Management
2 1 (50.00%) Operations Management
2 1 (50.00%) Problem Management
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement

Incident Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wakefield 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
2 1 (50.00%) Backlog Management
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (50.00%) Commercial Awareness
2 1 (50.00%) Escalation Management
2 1 (50.00%) ITSM
2 1 (50.00%) Major Incident Management
2 1 (50.00%) Operations Management
2 1 (50.00%) Problem Management
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) SLA