Incident Responder Job Trends in the West Midlands

Incident Responder
England > West Midlands

The median Incident Responder salary in the West Midlands is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 November 2025.

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

6 months to
23 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 162 - 178
Rank change year-on-year - - +128
Permanent jobs requiring an Incident Responder 4 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.11% - 0.059%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% - 0.063%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £41,625
25th Percentile - - £45,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £56,250
Median % change year-on-year - - -33.82%
75th Percentile - - £65,938
90th Percentile - - £69,875
England median annual salary £60,000 - £70,000
% change year-on-year - - -15.15%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 the West Midlands with a recognized job title 3,398 5,163 3,197
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.46% 92.68% 94.70%
Number of salaries quoted 2,341 2,714 2,590
10th Percentile £28,928 £30,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,434 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.64% +4.87% -0.05%
75th Percentile £67,500 £66,888 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £76,250
England median annual salary £54,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -5.22% -4.17% -

Incident Responder
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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 the West Midlands.

Incident Responder job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Incident Responder
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Incident Responder job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Incident Responder job vacancies in the West Midlands

Incident Responder Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 23 November 2025, 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 West Midlands region featuring Incident Responder in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) Security Operations
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity

Incident Responder Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (25.00%) Insider Threat
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Security Operations
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared