Hybrid/Remote Incident Manager Job Trends

Incident Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median Incident Manager salary for remote/hybrid work is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 364 437 476
Rank change year-on-year +73 +39 +195
Permanent jobs requiring an Incident Manager 10 3 10
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.067% 0.018% 0.046%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.071% 0.019% 0.048%
Number of salaries quoted 9 3 6
10th Percentile £38,600 - -
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,500 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +80.00% -13.04% +9.52%
75th Percentile - £54,375 £69,063
90th Percentile £103,750 £55,500 £74,375
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% +9.52%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 14,085 15,725 20,831
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.69% 96.08% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 9,171 9,465 17,064
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,500 £35,573
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,644 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.67% +2.74% -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £98,474 £96,539
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Incident Manager
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Incident Manager' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Incident Manager job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Incident Manager
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Incident Manager job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Incident Manager job vacancies

Incident Manager
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Incident Manager over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Incident Manager salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Incident Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 13 January 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Incident Manager in the job title.

1 7 (70.00%) Incident Response
2 5 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (50.00%) GCFA
3 4 (40.00%) Blue Team
3 4 (40.00%) Cloud Security
3 4 (40.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 4 (40.00%) Data Loss Prevention
3 4 (40.00%) Digital Forensics
3 4 (40.00%) Forensic Analysis
3 4 (40.00%) GCIA
3 4 (40.00%) GCIH
3 4 (40.00%) Incident Management
3 4 (40.00%) ITIL
3 4 (40.00%) Linux
3 4 (40.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
3 4 (40.00%) NIST
3 4 (40.00%) Red Team
3 4 (40.00%) Remediation Plan
3 4 (40.00%) Security Monitoring
3 4 (40.00%) SIEM
3 4 (40.00%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
3 4 (40.00%) Threat Detection
3 4 (40.00%) Threat Intelligence
3 4 (40.00%) Threat Modelling
3 4 (40.00%) Unix
3 4 (40.00%) Use Case
3 4 (40.00%) VMware
3 4 (40.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (40.00%) Vulnerability Management
3 4 (40.00%) Vulnerability Remediation

Incident Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Applications
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 4 (40.00%) Wireshark
2 1 (10.00%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) Metadata
1 1 (10.00%) Tableau
General
1 6 (60.00%) Finance
2 4 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Banking
3 1 (10.00%) Games
3 1 (10.00%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 4 (40.00%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 1 (10.00%) Onboarding
2 1 (10.00%) Over-the-Top Content
Operating Systems
1 4 (40.00%) Linux
1 4 (40.00%) Unix
1 4 (40.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (70.00%) Incident Response
2 5 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
3 4 (40.00%) Blue Team
3 4 (40.00%) Cloud Security
3 4 (40.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 4 (40.00%) Data Loss Prevention
3 4 (40.00%) Digital Forensics
3 4 (40.00%) Forensic Analysis
3 4 (40.00%) Incident Management
3 4 (40.00%) ITIL
3 4 (40.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
3 4 (40.00%) Red Team
3 4 (40.00%) Remediation Plan
3 4 (40.00%) Security Monitoring
3 4 (40.00%) SIEM
3 4 (40.00%) Threat Detection
3 4 (40.00%) Threat Intelligence
3 4 (40.00%) Threat Modelling
3 4 (40.00%) Use Case
3 4 (40.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 5 (50.00%) GCFA
2 4 (40.00%) GCIA
2 4 (40.00%) GCIH
3 2 (20.00%) Security Cleared
4 1 (10.00%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (10.00%) CISM
4 1 (10.00%) GCFE
4 1 (10.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 1 (10.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (40.00%) NIST
2 1 (10.00%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (40.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 4 (40.00%) VMware
2 2 (20.00%) ServiceNow
3 1 (10.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (10.00%) Remedy