Incident Response

• Incident detection and triage
• Digital forensics and evidence collection
• Containment and eradication strategies
• Root cause analysis
• Post-incident reporting and lessons learned
• SIEM and EDR tool mastery

1. Entry level
   Start as SOC Analyst (Tier 1), monitoring and escalating alerts
2. Mid level
   Progress to Incident Responder (Tier 2/3), handling complex incidents
3. Senior level
   Advance to IR Lead or Security Architect, building response capabilities

US figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the closest BLS occupation to each role. BLS doesn't report pay by specialty and counts most of these roles only within a wider occupation, so each card covers every job in it.

• Information Security Analysts

  SOC 15-1212

  Median annual pay

  $129k

  10th to 90th percentile

  $75k to $200k

  Projected growth (2025–35)

  21%

  Projected openings per year

  14,100

  Closest occupation for

  • Security Analyst
  • Security Engineer
  • Incident Responder
  • Threat Intelligence Analyst
  • Network Security Engineer
  • Security Consultant

  These figures cover the whole occupation. Each role page says how closely the role matches it.

  Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Information Security Analysts: Occupational Outlook Handbook (Pay) (May 2025, United States). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

  Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Table 1.2 Occupational projections, 2025–35, and worker characteristics, 2025 (2025–35, United States). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

• Computer and Information Systems Managers

  SOC 11-3021

  Median annual pay

  $175k

  10th to 90th percentile

  $108k to $298k

  Projected growth (2025–35)

  15.8%

  Projected openings per year

  53,500

  Closest occupation for

  • Security Manager
  • Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

  These figures cover the whole occupation. Each role page says how closely the role matches it.

  Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Computer and Information Systems Managers: Occupational Outlook Handbook (Pay) (May 2025, United States). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

  Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Table 1.2 Occupational projections, 2025–35, and worker characteristics, 2025 (2025–35, United States). Retrieved 2026-10-18.