How in demand is Incident response?

Incident response was mentioned in 0.7% of all job posts in the last 90 days (54,906 job posts; 18,369 in the last 30 days).

Is demand for Incident response growing?

The share of job posts mentioning Incident response was down 2% in the last three completed months compared with the three months before.

Which roles ask for Incident response?

Most job posts mentioning Incident response in the last 90 days: Engineer (24,785), Specialist (8,709) and Security Specialist (6,300).

Where are Incident response jobs?

Top countries in the last 90 days: United States (28,894), India (6,189) and United Kingdom (2,529).

Are Incident response jobs remote?

38% of job posts mentioning Incident response in the last 90 days offer remote or hybrid work.

What do Incident response jobs pay?

The median advertised salary is $128,800 per year (USD) across 68,044 job posts mentioning Incident response with disclosed pay in the last 12 months.

Skill demand · Security and compliance

Incident response demand in job posts

Name: Incident response demand in job posts
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Incident response appears in 0.7% of all job posts - 54,906 in the last 90 days - tracked monthly across job posts sourced directly from company career sites.

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0.7%

Of all job posts (90 days)

18,369

Job posts, last 30 days

38%

Remote or hybrid (90 days)

$128,800

Median advertised salary

In short

How in demand is Incident response?: Incident response was mentioned in 0.7% of all job posts in the last 90 days (54,906 job posts; 18,369 in the last 30 days).
Is demand for Incident response growing?: The share of job posts mentioning Incident response was down 2% in the last three completed months compared with the three months before.
Which roles ask for Incident response?: Most job posts mentioning Incident response in the last 90 days: Engineer (24,785), Specialist (8,709) and Security Specialist (6,300).
Where are Incident response jobs?: Top countries in the last 90 days: United States (28,894), India (6,189) and United Kingdom (2,529).
Are Incident response jobs remote?: 38% of job posts mentioning Incident response in the last 90 days offer remote or hybrid work.
What do Incident response jobs pay?: The median advertised salary is $128,800 per year (USD) across 68,044 job posts mentioning Incident response with disclosed pay in the last 12 months.

Share of job posts mentioning Incident response

Last three months down 2% vs. the three months before.

0.5% Nov 25

0.5% Dec 25

0.6% Jan 26

0.6% Feb 26

0.6% Mar 26

0.6% Apr 26

0.6% May 26

0.7% Jun 26

0.7% Jul 26

0.6% Aug 26

0.7% Sep 26

0.7% Oct 26

Roles asking for Incident response

Engineer 24,785
Specialist 8,709
Security Specialist 6,300
Manager 5,974
Analyst 4,163
Director 1,455
Administrator 1,365
Architect 1,060
Consultant 900
Technician 801

Top countries

United States 28,894
India 6,189
United Kingdom 2,529
Canada 2,067
Australia 1,256
Singapore 996
Brazil 767
Germany 734

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Share of job posts from active companies whose description mentions "incident response" as a phrase; monthly bars show completed calendar months. Updated Nov 12, 2026 · Markdown version

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