Incident Response Jobs in Central London

Incident Response
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Central London 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 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 113 176 217
Rank change year-on-year +63 +41 +6
Permanent jobs citing Incident Response 82 60 94
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 2.15% 1.22% 1.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.35% 1.28% 1.16%
Number of salaries quoted 59 54 87
10th Percentile £47,250 £47,500 £48,750
25th Percentile £62,500 £59,063 £63,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% - +25.00%
75th Percentile £97,500 £93,750 £86,875
90th Percentile - £104,250 £101,250
London median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% -6.67% +15.38%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Central London

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 Central London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,487 4,674 8,117
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 91.57% 94.69% 95.34%
Number of salaries quoted 2,599 3,837 6,358
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £43,750
25th Percentile £52,500 £55,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £93,750
90th Percentile £112,500 £112,500 £108,750
London median annual salary £70,000 £75,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% +7.14% -

Incident Response
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Job vacancy trend for Incident Response in Central London

Incident Response
Salary Trend in Central London

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

Salary trend for Incident Response in Central London

Incident Response
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Incident Response in Central London over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Incident Response in Central London

Incident Response
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Incident Response within the Central London region over the 6 months to 12 June 2024. 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
City of London +59 74 £70,000 -6.67% 4
Lambeth - 1 - -
Incident Response
London

Incident Response
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (2.44%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 2 (2.44%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.22%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 22 (26.83%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (15.85%) Azure
3 3 (3.66%) AWS
4 2 (2.44%) Power Automate
4 2 (2.44%) Power Platform
4 2 (2.44%) PowerApps
4 2 (2.44%) Serverless
5 1 (1.22%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (1.22%) Entra ID
5 1 (1.22%) Google Workspace
5 1 (1.22%) Microsoft Purview
5 1 (1.22%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 22 (26.83%) Firewall
2 6 (7.32%) Network Security
3 4 (4.88%) Intrusion Detection
3 4 (4.88%) TCP/IP
4 2 (2.44%) VPN
5 1 (1.22%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.44%) Azure SQL Database
1 2 (2.44%) SQL Server
1 2 (2.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (1.22%) MySQL
2 1 (1.22%) RDBMS
2 1 (1.22%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 2 (2.44%) Visual Studio
2 1 (1.22%) Bitbucket
2 1 (1.22%) Jenkins
General
1 35 (42.68%) Finance
2 34 (41.46%) Social Skills
3 19 (23.17%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (8.54%) Law
4 7 (8.54%) Legal
5 6 (7.32%) Presentation Skills
6 3 (3.66%) Financial Institution
6 3 (3.66%) Manufacturing
7 2 (2.44%) Banking
8 1 (1.22%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.22%) Games
8 1 (1.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.22%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (1.22%) Mandarin Language
8 1 (1.22%) Marketing
8 1 (1.22%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (1.22%) Public Sector
8 1 (1.22%) Retail
Job Titles
1 32 (39.02%) Analyst
2 28 (34.15%) Security Analyst
3 16 (19.51%) Information Manager
3 16 (19.51%) Information Security Manager
3 16 (19.51%) Security Manager
4 15 (18.29%) Senior
4 15 (18.29%) Senior Analyst
5 14 (17.07%) IT Analyst
5 14 (17.07%) IT Security Analyst
5 14 (17.07%) Senior Security Analyst
6 13 (15.85%) CISSP Analyst
6 13 (15.85%) Senior IT Security Analyst
7 9 (10.98%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 6 (7.32%) Lead
8 6 (7.32%) Security Engineer
9 5 (6.10%) Information Analyst
9 5 (6.10%) Information Security Analyst
10 4 (4.88%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Specialist
10 4 (4.88%) Cybersecurity Engineer
10 4 (4.88%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.44%) Web Services
2 1 (1.22%) HTML
2 1 (1.22%) OAuth
2 1 (1.22%) OAuth2
2 1 (1.22%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 24 (29.27%) Security Posture
2 12 (14.63%) Cyber Threat
3 9 (10.98%) Management Information System
4 5 (6.10%) Security Operations Centre
5 4 (4.88%) Cyber Defence
5 4 (4.88%) Cyberattack
6 3 (3.66%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 3 (3.66%) Insider Threat
7 2 (2.44%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (1.22%) CSOC
8 1 (1.22%) Onboarding
8 1 (1.22%) Operational Technology
8 1 (1.22%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (1.22%) Video Conferencing
8 1 (1.22%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 6 (7.32%) Windows
2 2 (2.44%) Linux
3 1 (1.22%) Mac OS
3 1 (1.22%) Unix
3 1 (1.22%) Windows 10
3 1 (1.22%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.22%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (56.10%) Cybersecurity
1 46 (56.10%) Information Security
2 29 (35.37%) SIEM
3 27 (32.93%) Risk Management
3 27 (32.93%) Security Management
4 24 (29.27%) Computer Science
4 24 (29.27%) Incident Management
5 20 (24.39%) Security Architecture
5 20 (24.39%) Threat Detection
6 18 (21.95%) Security Operations
6 18 (21.95%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
7 16 (19.51%) Application Security
7 16 (19.51%) Strategic Thinking
8 15 (18.29%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
8 15 (18.29%) Threat Intelligence
9 14 (17.07%) Change Management
9 14 (17.07%) Information Security Management
9 14 (17.07%) Problem-Solving
10 13 (15.85%) Privileged Access Management
10 13 (15.85%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 5 (6.10%) PowerShell
2 4 (4.88%) Python
3 2 (2.44%) Java
3 2 (2.44%) SQL
3 2 (2.44%) T-SQL
4 1 (1.22%) C#
4 1 (1.22%) C++
4 1 (1.22%) Go
4 1 (1.22%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 51 (62.20%) CISSP
2 28 (34.15%) CISM
2 28 (34.15%) Degree
3 15 (18.29%) CISA
4 14 (17.07%) Master's Degree
5 8 (9.76%) GIAC
6 7 (8.54%) CEH
7 6 (7.32%) CompTIA CySA+
7 6 (7.32%) CompTIA Security+
8 5 (6.10%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 5 (6.10%) CCSP
8 5 (6.10%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (6.10%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (4.88%) CRISC
10 2 (2.44%) ISACA
10 2 (2.44%) SC Cleared
10 2 (2.44%) Security Cleared
11 1 (1.22%) Azure Certification
11 1 (1.22%) CCA
11 1 (1.22%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (30.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 20 (24.39%) NIST
3 7 (8.54%) GRC
4 6 (7.32%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (7.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 4 (4.88%) GDPR
5 4 (4.88%) NCSC
6 3 (3.66%) COBIT
6 3 (3.66%) PCI DSS
7 2 (2.44%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 2 (2.44%) ISO 22301
8 1 (1.22%) SLA
8 1 (1.22%) SOC 2
System Software
1 1 (1.22%) Active Directory
1 1 (1.22%) Docker
1 1 (1.22%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (1.22%) CSIRT
1 1 (1.22%) Jamf Pro
1 1 (1.22%) Kubernetes
1 1 (1.22%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (1.22%) WMI
Vendors
1 22 (26.83%) Microsoft
2 3 (3.66%) Intel
3 2 (2.44%) Dynatrace
3 2 (2.44%) ServiceNow
3 2 (2.44%) Splunk
3 2 (2.44%) Sun
4 1 (1.22%) Cisco
4 1 (1.22%) Google
4 1 (1.22%) Oracle
4 1 (1.22%) VMware