Incident Response Jobs in London

Incident Response
England > London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for Incident Response skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Incident Response over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 235 314 443
Rank change year-on-year +79 +129 -65
Permanent jobs citing Incident Response 316 361 588
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 1.34% 1.07% 0.84%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.47% 1.12% 0.86%
Number of salaries quoted 255 272 344
10th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
25th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £72,261 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.25% -3.65% +14.50%
75th Percentile £95,000 £90,250 £87,500
90th Percentile £102,000 £105,000 £104,250
England median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - - +8.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

Incident Response is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 21,516 32,155 68,021
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 90.97% 95.34% 97.01%
Number of salaries quoted 15,872 23,232 34,355
10th Percentile £37,500 £43,171 £42,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +7.14% -
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £92,500
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Incident Response
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Incident Response in London

Incident Response
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Incident Response in London

Incident Response
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Incident Response in London over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Incident Response in London

Incident Response
Job Locations in 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 London region over the 6 months to 20 May 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
Central London +67 75 £82,500 - 7
South London -4 4 £44,000 -32.31%
North London - 4 £45,000 -
West London -4 2 £97,500 +77.27% 5
Incident Response
England

Incident Response
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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 7 (2.22%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.90%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.32%) Apache
3 1 (0.32%) CMS
3 1 (0.32%) Moodle
3 1 (0.32%) nginx
3 1 (0.32%) WordPress
Applications
1 8 (2.53%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.32%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (1.90%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.32%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 106 (33.54%) Azure
2 78 (24.68%) Microsoft 365
3 48 (15.19%) AWS
4 26 (8.23%) GCP
5 12 (3.80%) Entra ID
5 12 (3.80%) SaaS
6 11 (3.48%) Azure Sentinel
7 10 (3.16%) PaaS
8 7 (2.22%) IaaS
8 7 (2.22%) Power Platform
9 6 (1.90%) Cloud Computing
9 6 (1.90%) Power Automate
9 6 (1.90%) PowerApps
10 4 (1.27%) Amazon S3
10 4 (1.27%) Microsoft Purview
10 4 (1.27%) Serverless
11 3 (0.95%) GitHub
12 2 (0.63%) GitHub Actions
12 2 (0.63%) Mimecast
13 1 (0.32%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 69 (21.84%) Firewall
2 15 (4.75%) Network Security
3 12 (3.80%) Intrusion Detection
3 12 (3.80%) TCP/IP
4 10 (3.16%) VPN
5 9 (2.85%) LAN
5 9 (2.85%) Wireshark
6 6 (1.90%) WAN
7 3 (0.95%) Broadband
7 3 (0.95%) DNS
8 2 (0.63%) SSL
9 1 (0.32%) Cisco IOS
9 1 (0.32%) DHCP
9 1 (0.32%) HTTP
9 1 (0.32%) Internet
9 1 (0.32%) Intranet
9 1 (0.32%) Reverse Proxy
9 1 (0.32%) SD-WAN
9 1 (0.32%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (10.13%) SQL Server
2 12 (3.80%) BigQuery
2 12 (3.80%) Data Hub
2 12 (3.80%) DB2
2 12 (3.80%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
2 12 (3.80%) MongoDB
3 6 (1.90%) Azure SQL Database
3 6 (1.90%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 4 (1.27%) MySQL
5 2 (0.63%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.32%) Power BI
6 1 (0.32%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.32%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 6 (1.90%) Visual Studio
2 3 (0.95%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.32%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.32%) Git
3 1 (0.32%) GitLab
3 1 (0.32%) JIRA
3 1 (0.32%) Snyk
3 1 (0.32%) TeamCity
General
1 116 (36.71%) Social Skills
2 114 (36.08%) Finance
3 47 (14.87%) Analytical Skills
4 38 (12.03%) Banking
5 34 (10.76%) Law
6 32 (10.13%) Legal
7 16 (5.06%) Financial Institution
8 11 (3.48%) Documentation Skills
8 11 (3.48%) Presentation Skills
9 9 (2.85%) Games
9 9 (2.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (2.22%) Public Sector
11 6 (1.90%) Pharmaceutical
12 5 (1.58%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (1.27%) International Banking
14 3 (0.95%) Investment Banking
14 3 (0.95%) Marketing
14 3 (0.95%) Organisational Skills
15 2 (0.63%) Retail
16 1 (0.32%) Military
Job Titles
1 107 (33.86%) Analyst
2 80 (25.32%) Security Analyst
3 60 (18.99%) Senior
4 50 (15.82%) Security Engineer
5 42 (13.29%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 37 (11.71%) Security Manager
7 36 (11.39%) IT Analyst
7 36 (11.39%) IT Security Analyst
7 36 (11.39%) Senior Analyst
8 30 (9.49%) Senior Security Analyst
9 27 (8.54%) Lead
10 24 (7.59%) Senior Security Engineer
11 23 (7.28%) Senior IT Security Analyst
12 21 (6.65%) Information Manager
12 21 (6.65%) Information Security Manager
13 19 (6.01%) SOC Analyst
14 18 (5.70%) Cybersecurity Engineer
15 15 (4.75%) CISSP Analyst
16 13 (4.11%) Security Specialist
17 12 (3.80%) Incident Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.85%) .NET
2 6 (1.90%) Web Services
3 4 (1.27%) Kafka
4 3 (0.95%) web3js
5 2 (0.63%) Node.js
5 2 (0.63%) Sass
6 1 (0.32%) Elastic Stack
6 1 (0.32%) HTML
6 1 (0.32%) OAuth
6 1 (0.32%) OAuth2
6 1 (0.32%) OpenID
6 1 (0.32%) Symfony
6 1 (0.32%) XML
6 1 (0.32%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 54 (17.09%) Cyber Threat
2 50 (15.82%) Cyberattack
3 42 (13.29%) Management Information System
3 42 (13.29%) Security Posture
4 22 (6.96%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 16 (5.06%) Public Cloud
6 14 (4.43%) Cyber Defence
6 14 (4.43%) Security Operations Centre
7 12 (3.80%) Data Fabric
7 12 (3.80%) Operational Technology
8 11 (3.48%) Cloud Security Posture
9 10 (3.16%) Analytical Mindset
10 8 (2.53%) SCADA
11 6 (1.90%) Client/Server
11 6 (1.90%) PKI
12 5 (1.58%) Cloud Native
13 4 (1.27%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
13 4 (1.27%) Insider Threat
13 4 (1.27%) SWIFT Messaging Network
14 3 (0.95%) Web3
Operating Systems
1 76 (24.05%) Windows
2 40 (12.66%) Linux
3 21 (6.65%) Unix
4 16 (5.06%) zOS
5 9 (2.85%) Windows Server
6 4 (1.27%) CentOS
6 4 (1.27%) Solaris
6 4 (1.27%) Ubuntu
6 4 (1.27%) Windows Server 2012
7 2 (0.63%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.63%) Windows XP
8 1 (0.32%) AIX
8 1 (0.32%) Android
8 1 (0.32%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.32%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.32%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 201 (63.61%) Cybersecurity
2 120 (37.97%) Information Security
3 106 (33.54%) SIEM
4 98 (31.01%) Security Operations
5 54 (17.09%) Threat Intelligence
6 53 (16.77%) Security Management
7 50 (15.82%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 50 (15.82%) Problem-Solving
8 48 (15.19%) Cloud Security
8 48 (15.19%) Disaster Recovery
9 45 (14.24%) Risk Management
10 44 (13.92%) Incident Management
11 43 (13.61%) Identity Access Management
11 43 (13.61%) Security Monitoring
12 40 (12.66%) Security Architecture
13 37 (11.71%) Computer Science
13 37 (11.71%) Vulnerability Management
14 35 (11.08%) MITRE ATT&CK
15 34 (10.76%) Roadmaps
16 31 (9.81%) Data Loss Prevention
Programming Languages
1 28 (8.86%) PowerShell
2 19 (6.01%) SQL
3 16 (5.06%) Python
4 9 (2.85%) C#
4 9 (2.85%) Java
5 6 (1.90%) Bash
5 6 (1.90%) T-SQL
6 3 (0.95%) C++
7 2 (0.63%) Go
8 1 (0.32%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.32%) Perl
8 1 (0.32%) PHP
8 1 (0.32%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.32%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 114 (36.08%) CISSP
2 56 (17.72%) Degree
3 55 (17.41%) CISM
4 29 (9.18%) Cisco Certification
5 27 (8.54%) CEH
6 26 (8.23%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 23 (7.28%) CISA
8 22 (6.96%) CCSP
9 17 (5.38%) Master's Degree
10 16 (5.06%) Computer Science Degree
11 14 (4.43%) Microsoft Certification
12 13 (4.11%) Azure Certification
12 13 (4.11%) Security Cleared
13 12 (3.80%) CompTIA Security+
14 11 (3.48%) CompTIA CySA+
15 10 (3.16%) GIAC
15 10 (3.16%) SC Cleared
16 9 (2.85%) CRISC
17 8 (2.53%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
18 7 (2.22%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (24.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 54 (17.09%) NIST
3 28 (8.86%) PCI DSS
4 23 (7.28%) GDPR
5 21 (6.65%) GRC
5 21 (6.65%) NCSC
6 13 (4.11%) Cyber Essentials
7 11 (3.48%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 6 (1.90%) COBIT
8 6 (1.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (1.90%) NIST 800
9 4 (1.27%) HIPAA
9 4 (1.27%) QA
9 4 (1.27%) SLA
10 3 (0.95%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 3 (0.95%) ISO 9001
11 2 (0.63%) ISO 31000
11 2 (0.63%) SOC 2
12 1 (0.32%) PMO
12 1 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 35 (11.08%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.58%) Docker
4 2 (0.63%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 23 (7.28%) QRadar
2 9 (2.85%) Single Sign-On
3 8 (2.53%) Kubernetes
4 7 (2.22%) CSIRT
4 7 (2.22%) SCCM
5 6 (1.90%) Terraform
6 4 (1.27%) CASB
7 2 (0.63%) Data Guard
7 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (0.63%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.32%) Ansible
8 1 (0.32%) Argo
8 1 (0.32%) Grafana
8 1 (0.32%) Istio
8 1 (0.32%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.32%) Kiali
8 1 (0.32%) Nmap
8 1 (0.32%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.32%) Puppet
8 1 (0.32%) WMI
Vendors
1 122 (38.61%) Microsoft
2 26 (8.23%) Qualys
2 26 (8.23%) Splunk
3 20 (6.33%) IBM
4 16 (5.06%) Oracle
5 15 (4.75%) CrowdStrike
6 13 (4.11%) Databricks
6 13 (4.11%) Google
7 12 (3.80%) F5
8 11 (3.48%) VMware
9 9 (2.85%) CyberArk
9 9 (2.85%) Darktrace
10 8 (2.53%) Xero
11 7 (2.22%) Sun
12 6 (1.90%) Cisco
13 5 (1.58%) CA
13 5 (1.58%) Fortinet
13 5 (1.58%) Rapid7
14 4 (1.27%) CheckPoint
14 4 (1.27%) Intel