Modeled career paths · Incident response

Where does a Incident Responder go next?

What employers are asking a Incident Responder for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Typical advancement
Senior Incident Response Engineer+31% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
75% of modeled moves out of Incident Responder go here
progression86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Management path
IR Team Lead+67% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
25% of modeled moves out of Incident Responder go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Security Operations+125% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Senior Incident Response Engineer. 16% joint modeled share
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
IAM Engineer+26% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Senior Incident Response Engineer. 5% joint modeled share
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Offensive Security Engineer+36% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Senior Incident Response Engineer. 5% joint modeled share
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.