Demand Share
7.5%
↑ +7.5pp vs prior 26 weeks
Median Salary
$300k
$244k – $308k range
Job Count
4
last 26 weeks
All figures reflect the last 26 weeks of job postings.
Key facts
Demand share
7.5%
Median salary
$300k
Jobs (last 26 weeks)
4
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Last 26 weeks
| Experience Level | p25 | p50 | p75 | p90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead · Backend | $168,250 | $187,000 | $212,131 | $227,210 |
| Mid · Backend | $162,000 | $162,000 | $182,000 | $182,000 |
| Principal · Backend | $201,128 | $214,250 | $224,750 | $238,375 |
| Senior · Backend | $170,000 | $170,000 | $187,000 | $210,800 |
| Staff · Backend | $195,500 | $214,700 | $274,500 | $279,000 |
| Backend | $119,000 | $129,740 | $160,000 | $166,000 |
| Junior · Data | $113,206 | $121,413 | $129,619 | $134,543 |
| Lead · Data | $186,500 | $214,508 | $214,508 | $214,508 |
| Manager · Data | $350,000 | $350,000 | $350,000 | $350,000 |
| Mid · Data | $152,525 | $170,000 | $191,013 | $218,700 |
| Principal · Data | $206,300 | $220,000 | $254,500 | $280,111 |
| Senior · Data | $170,000 | $170,000 | $197,171 | $228,105 |
| Staff · Data | $183,375 | $224,250 | $260,263 | $280,050 |
| Data | $145,000 | $170,000 | $217,500 | $224,000 |
| Lead · DevOps | $139,000 | $146,500 | $168,000 | $183,900 |
| Manager · DevOps | $224,000 | $224,000 | $224,000 | $224,000 |
| Mid · DevOps | $99,213 | $145,375 | $168,625 | $229,750 |
| Principal · DevOps | $187,500 | $213,500 | $221,750 | $223,100 |
| Senior · DevOps | $133,000 | $165,875 | $191,420 | $208,225 |
| Staff · DevOps | $144,500 | $161,640 | $188,000 | $213,550 |
| DevOps | $109,000 | $109,000 | $109,000 | $109,000 |
| Junior · Embedded | $130,000 | $130,000 | $130,000 | $130,000 |
| Lead · Embedded | $212,000 | $222,000 | $222,000 | $249,200 |
| Mid · Embedded | $109,625 | $116,750 | $130,000 | $164,650 |
| Principal · Embedded | $165,000 | $204,000 | $207,500 | $218,810 |
| Senior · Embedded | $116,000 | $150,000 | $153,000 | $177,000 |
| Embedded | $117,500 | $117,500 | $160,750 | $186,700 |
| Junior · Frontend | $97,850 | $97,850 | $97,850 | $102,757 |
| Lead · Frontend | $170,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 | $178,500 |
| Manager · Frontend | $285,000 | $285,000 | $285,000 | $285,000 |
| Mid · Frontend | $124,520 | $128,500 | $142,875 | $169,500 |
| Principal · Frontend | $239,375 | $257,750 | $276,125 | $287,150 |
| Senior · Frontend | $147,500 | $156,156 | $165,859 | $171,344 |
| Staff · Frontend | $185,000 | $188,000 | $263,500 | $270,400 |
| Intern · Fullstack | $112,500 | $112,500 | $112,500 | $112,500 |
| Lead · Fullstack | $170,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 |
| Mid · Fullstack | $140,327 | $165,375 | $177,625 | $196,350 |
| Principal · Fullstack | $161,688 | $171,375 | $181,063 | $186,875 |
| Senior · Fullstack | $170,000 | $170,000 | $195,500 | $208,250 |
| Staff · Fullstack | $226,000 | $244,750 | $263,500 | $263,500 |
| Fullstack | $129,870 | $130,000 | $165,000 | $186,000 |
| Director · ML/AI | $256,525 | $262,300 | $268,075 | $271,540 |
| Intern · ML/AI | $145,500 | $225,000 | $250,000 | $280,000 |
| Junior · ML/AI | $170,000 | $170,000 | $175,000 | $184,000 |
| Lead · ML/AI | $180,000 | $204,500 | $242,500 | $291,280 |
| Manager · ML/AI | $250,000 | $275,000 | $318,500 | $318,500 |
| Mid · ML/AI | $170,750 | $203,175 | $274,500 | $310,000 |
| Principal · ML/AI | $180,290 | $226,000 | $300,000 | $311,785 |
| Senior · ML/AI | $187,875 | $207,675 | $231,813 | $256,400 |
| Staff · ML/AI | $219,642 | $250,000 | $300,000 | $318,900 |
| VP · ML/AI | $301,000 | $301,000 | $301,000 | $301,000 |
| ML/AI | $180,600 | $216,000 | $216,000 | $256,840 |
| Director · Management | $210,000 | $249,000 | $297,300 | $317,200 |
| Junior · Management | $151,000 | $151,000 | $151,000 | $151,000 |
| Lead · Management | $204,000 | $256,000 | $280,000 | $294,400 |
| Manager · Management | $245,500 | $250,000 | $280,500 | $296,700 |
| Principal · Management | $204,750 | $218,500 | $292,550 | $336,980 |
| Senior · Management | $167,000 | $167,000 | $167,000 | $167,000 |
| VP · Management | $205,000 | $290,000 | $300,000 | $308,000 |
| Junior · Mobile | $106,028 | $106,028 | $106,028 | $106,028 |
| Lead · Mobile | $170,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 |
| Mid · Mobile | $156,250 | $171,000 | $174,000 | $175,800 |
| Senior · Mobile | $170,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 |
| Staff · Mobile | $157,250 | $157,250 | $157,250 | $157,250 |
| Mobile | $101,192 | $101,192 | $101,192 | $101,192 |
| Director · Other | $203,500 | $203,500 | $203,500 | $203,500 |
| Intern · Other | $111,811 | $141,208 | $170,604 | $188,242 |
| Lead · Other | $141,728 | $187,500 | $213,750 | $265,897 |
| Manager · Other | $170,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 |
| Mid · Other | $112,500 | $137,500 | $170,000 | $200,000 |
| Principal · Other | $202,535 | $204,320 | $243,500 | $284,750 |
| Senior · Other | $150,000 | $170,000 | $177,175 | $203,475 |
| Staff · Other | $158,375 | $188,500 | $206,650 | $225,250 |
| VP · Other | $161,000 | $161,000 | $161,000 | $161,000 |
| Other | $123,500 | $150,000 | $181,250 | $213,880 |
| Director · Platform | $252,500 | $272,000 | $289,250 | $299,600 |
| Lead · Platform | $165,000 | $193,500 | $234,650 | $258,520 |
| Mid · Platform | $170,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 |
| Principal · Platform | $178,344 | $221,000 | $256,250 | $271,283 |
| Senior · Platform | $165,000 | $170,000 | $181,750 | $219,825 |
| Staff · Platform | $164,136 | $212,500 | $255,100 | $276,038 |
| VP · Platform | $274,875 | $279,750 | $284,625 | $287,550 |
| Platform | $108,250 | $114,500 | $151,000 | $165,500 |
| Junior · QA | $76,000 | $84,000 | $92,000 | $96,800 |
| Lead · QA | $132,750 | $135,000 | $177,000 | $202,200 |
| Manager · QA | $192,500 | $192,500 | $192,500 | $192,500 |
| Mid · QA | $93,125 | $130,050 | $150,400 | $171,098 |
| Senior · QA | $125,000 | $125,000 | $150,000 | $157,687 |
| Staff · QA | $157,250 | $170,000 | $175,950 | $182,580 |
| VP · QA | $287,500 | $287,500 | $287,500 | $287,500 |
| Director · Security | $265,000 | $308,850 | $308,850 | $308,850 |
| Junior · Security | $81,375 | $86,750 | $92,125 | $95,350 |
| Lead · Security | $165,000 | $180,000 | $205,000 | $317,650 |
| Manager · Security | $307,500 | $307,500 | $307,500 | $307,500 |
| Mid · Security | $130,625 | $135,625 | $220,375 | $260,250 |
| Principal · Security | $192,875 | $242,325 | $272,875 | $322,188 |
| Senior · Security | $162,180 | $182,700 | $203,500 | $237,567 |
| Staff · Security | $175,000 | $188,000 | $221,000 | $260,740 |
| VP · Security | $290,500 | $316,000 | $384,150 | $425,040 |
| Security | $137,500 | $170,000 | $188,313 | $199,300 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- How popular is Incident Response in job listings?
- Over the last 26 weeks, Incident Response appears in 7.5% of tracked job postings, with 4 jobs mentioning it.
- What is the median salary for Incident Response roles?
- Across the last 26 weeks of postings, the median (p50) salary for roles requiring Incident Response is $300k per year.
- What technologies are commonly used with Incident Response?
- Technologies frequently paired with Incident Response include CI/CD, Distributed Systems, Go, Java, Anomaly Detection.
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