Incident Response Jobs with Work from Home Options

Incident Response
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 8 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 302 303 423
Rank change year-on-year +1 +120 -52
Permanent jobs citing Incident Response 339 401 605
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.96% 1.06% 0.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.07% 1.10% 0.82%
Number of salaries quoted 238 277 388
10th Percentile £41,700 £42,500 £38,973
25th Percentile £52,500 £47,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% -3.85% +8.33%
75th Percentile £84,688 £77,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £91,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% - +4.17%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,643 36,464 73,536
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 89.74% 96.03% 97.13%
Number of salaries quoted 23,633 25,914 42,367
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%

Incident Response
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Incident Response as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Incident Response trend for jobs with a WFH option

Incident Response
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Incident Response.

Incident Response salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Incident Response
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Incident Response over the 6 months to 8 June 2024.

Incident Response salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Incident Response
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 8 (2.36%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (1.77%) Apache
2 6 (1.77%) IIS
Applications
1 7 (2.06%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.29%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 119 (35.10%) Azure
2 62 (18.29%) Microsoft 365
3 37 (10.91%) AWS
4 34 (10.03%) SaaS
5 18 (5.31%) GCP
6 15 (4.42%) Azure Sentinel
6 15 (4.42%) Entra ID
7 7 (2.06%) Amazon S3
7 7 (2.06%) Azure DevOps
7 7 (2.06%) Azure Event Grid
7 7 (2.06%) Azure Logic Apps
7 7 (2.06%) Azure Storage
8 6 (1.77%) IaaS
8 6 (1.77%) PaaS
9 5 (1.47%) AWS CloudFormation
10 4 (1.18%) Amazon GuardDuty
10 4 (1.18%) Mimecast
11 3 (0.88%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 3 (0.88%) Serverless
11 3 (0.88%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 70 (20.65%) Firewall
2 37 (10.91%) Intrusion Detection
3 20 (5.90%) Network Security
4 9 (2.65%) TCP/IP
5 8 (2.36%) DNS
6 7 (2.06%) LAN
7 6 (1.77%) Internet
8 5 (1.47%) WAN
8 5 (1.47%) Wireshark
9 3 (0.88%) Broadband
9 3 (0.88%) DHCP
9 3 (0.88%) VPN
9 3 (0.88%) Wireless
10 2 (0.59%) HTTP
10 2 (0.59%) OSPF
10 2 (0.59%) SMTP
10 2 (0.59%) SSL
10 2 (0.59%) WLAN
11 1 (0.29%) VLAN
11 1 (0.29%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (5.90%) MySQL
2 19 (5.60%) SQL Server
3 16 (4.72%) RDBMS
3 16 (4.72%) Relational Database
4 12 (3.54%) BigQuery
4 12 (3.54%) Data Hub
4 12 (3.54%) DB2
4 12 (3.54%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
4 12 (3.54%) MongoDB
5 3 (0.88%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.59%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.59%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 8 (2.36%) Git
2 4 (1.18%) Burp Suite
2 4 (1.18%) Metasploit
3 3 (0.88%) sqlmap
General
1 128 (37.76%) Social Skills
2 84 (24.78%) Finance
3 53 (15.63%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (12.09%) Legal
5 38 (11.21%) Law
6 20 (5.90%) Banking
7 15 (4.42%) Marketing
8 13 (3.83%) Financial Institution
8 13 (3.83%) Military
9 10 (2.95%) Presentation Skills
10 8 (2.36%) Public Sector
11 7 (2.06%) Documentation Skills
11 7 (2.06%) Pharmaceutical
12 5 (1.47%) Automotive
13 4 (1.18%) Manufacturing
14 3 (0.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 3 (0.88%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (0.88%) Retail
15 2 (0.59%) Health Technology
15 2 (0.59%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 100 (29.50%) Analyst
2 58 (17.11%) Security Analyst
3 54 (15.93%) Security Engineer
4 40 (11.80%) Lead
4 40 (11.80%) Senior
5 33 (9.73%) Consultant
6 29 (8.55%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 29 (8.55%) Security Consultant
6 29 (8.55%) SOC Analyst
7 26 (7.67%) Cybersecurity Consultant
8 24 (7.08%) Senior Analyst
9 22 (6.49%) Security Manager
9 22 (6.49%) Senior Security Engineer
10 21 (6.19%) IT Analyst
10 21 (6.19%) IT Security Analyst
11 20 (5.90%) DBA
11 20 (5.90%) Oracle DBA
12 16 (4.72%) Senior Security Analyst
12 16 (4.72%) Team Leader
13 15 (4.42%) IT Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.06%) ARM Templates
1 7 (2.06%) YAML
2 6 (1.77%) .NET
2 6 (1.77%) .NET Framework
2 6 (1.77%) XML
3 4 (1.18%) Kafka
4 1 (0.29%) Elastic Stack
4 1 (0.29%) Node.js
4 1 (0.29%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 67 (19.76%) Cyber Threat
2 49 (14.45%) Cyberattack
3 36 (10.62%) Management Information System
4 35 (10.32%) Security Operations Centre
5 26 (7.67%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 23 (6.78%) Security Posture
7 20 (5.90%) Public Cloud
8 12 (3.54%) Data Fabric
9 10 (2.95%) Operational Technology
10 9 (2.65%) Analytical Mindset
10 9 (2.65%) Cyber Defence
11 8 (2.36%) Client/Server
12 6 (1.77%) Data Centre
13 4 (1.18%) Data Protection Act
14 3 (0.88%) Mobile App
15 2 (0.59%) Greenfield Project
15 2 (0.59%) Life Science
15 2 (0.59%) Onboarding
15 2 (0.59%) Renewable Energy
15 2 (0.59%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 94 (27.73%) Windows
2 57 (16.81%) Linux
3 37 (10.91%) Unix
4 16 (4.72%) zOS
5 14 (4.13%) Mac OS X
6 7 (2.06%) Windows Server
7 4 (1.18%) CentOS
7 4 (1.18%) Solaris
7 4 (1.18%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.59%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.29%) Kali Linux
9 1 (0.29%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 235 (69.32%) Cybersecurity
2 151 (44.54%) Security Operations
3 98 (28.91%) SIEM
4 92 (27.14%) Information Security
5 83 (24.48%) Incident Management
6 72 (21.24%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
6 72 (21.24%) Threat Intelligence
7 58 (17.11%) Risk Management
8 46 (13.57%) Service Delivery
9 45 (13.27%) ITIL
10 43 (12.68%) Vulnerability Management
11 42 (12.39%) Problem-Solving
12 38 (11.21%) DevOps
13 37 (10.91%) Actionable Insight
14 34 (10.03%) Disaster Recovery
15 33 (9.73%) Cloud Security
16 29 (8.55%) Mentoring
16 29 (8.55%) Risk Analysis
16 29 (8.55%) Security Monitoring
17 28 (8.26%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 34 (10.03%) PowerShell
2 16 (4.72%) SQL
3 15 (4.42%) Python
4 8 (2.36%) Kusto Query Language
5 7 (2.06%) Bicep
6 4 (1.18%) Bash
6 4 (1.18%) C++
7 3 (0.88%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.29%) C#
8 1 (0.29%) Java
8 1 (0.29%) Perl
8 1 (0.29%) PHP
8 1 (0.29%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 74 (21.83%) CISSP
2 70 (20.65%) Degree
3 50 (14.75%) CISM
4 38 (11.21%) Security Cleared
5 32 (9.44%) SC Cleared
6 15 (4.42%) CISA
6 15 (4.42%) GCIA
6 15 (4.42%) GCIH
7 14 (4.13%) CompTIA Security+
7 14 (4.13%) Computer Science Degree
8 13 (3.83%) GREM
9 12 (3.54%) CEH
9 12 (3.54%) GIAC
10 10 (2.95%) CREST Certified
11 7 (2.06%) CRISC
12 6 (1.77%) Cisco Certification
13 5 (1.47%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 5 (1.47%) CCSP
13 5 (1.47%) Master's Degree
14 4 (1.18%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 82 (24.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 55 (16.22%) NIST
3 27 (7.96%) PCI DSS
4 26 (7.67%) GDPR
5 21 (6.19%) Cyber Essentials
5 21 (6.19%) GRC
6 20 (5.90%) JSP 440
7 14 (4.13%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 11 (3.24%) NCSC
9 8 (2.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (0.88%) SLA
10 3 (0.88%) SOC 2
11 2 (0.59%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.59%) ISO 31000
11 2 (0.59%) ISO 9001
11 2 (0.59%) QA
12 1 (0.29%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.29%) NIST 800
System Software
1 41 (12.09%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.36%) Virtual Machines
3 7 (2.06%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (1.18%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.29%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 21 (6.19%) Terraform
2 14 (4.13%) QRadar
3 7 (2.06%) CSIRT
3 7 (2.06%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (1.77%) Ansible
5 4 (1.18%) Kubernetes
6 3 (0.88%) Nessus
7 2 (0.59%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.59%) Data Guard
7 2 (0.59%) Norton AntiVirus
7 2 (0.59%) SCCM
8 1 (0.29%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 1 (0.29%) FTK
8 1 (0.29%) Grafana
8 1 (0.29%) Network Intrusion Detection System
8 1 (0.29%) Nmap
8 1 (0.29%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.29%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.29%) Puppet
8 1 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 74 (21.83%) Microsoft
2 32 (9.44%) Oracle
3 26 (7.67%) Dell
4 21 (6.19%) Qualys
4 21 (6.19%) VMware
5 20 (5.90%) CrowdStrike
5 20 (5.90%) Splunk
6 15 (4.42%) IBM
7 12 (3.54%) Databricks
7 12 (3.54%) F5
8 7 (2.06%) CyberArk
9 5 (1.47%) LogRhythm
10 4 (1.18%) Cisco
10 4 (1.18%) Darktrace
11 3 (0.88%) AppDynamics
11 3 (0.88%) Fortinet
11 3 (0.88%) McAfee
11 3 (0.88%) New Relic
11 3 (0.88%) Rapid7
11 3 (0.88%) Symantec