Business Continuity Contract Job Trends in the East Midlands
Business Continuity
England > East Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the East Midlands citing Business Continuity skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 76 | 59 | 52 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -17 | -7 | +11 |
| Contract jobs citing Business Continuity | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands | 0.73% | 1.35% | 1.38% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.96% | 1.57% | 1.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £198 | - | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £263 | £350 | £416 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £275 | £375 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.67% | -16.67% | -30.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £513 | £428 | £611 |
| 90th Percentile | £594 | £469 | £691 |
| England median daily rate | £550 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | - | -3.85% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
East Midlands
Business Continuity falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing process or methodology skills in the East Midlands.
| 6 months to 15 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 1,040 | 764 | 613 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East Midlands | 76.25% | 86.23% | 84.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 391 | 509 | 372 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £205 | £267 |
| 25th Percentile | £360 | £350 | £356 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £420 | £445 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -5.62% | -6.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £523 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £625 | £625 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £506 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.75% | -3.62% | -3.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 227 | 71 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.76 | £16.17 | £14.90 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.31 | £17.87 | £17.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.46 | £18.87 | £23.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.77% | -18.84% | +3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.75 | £25.11 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £32.40 | £25.15 | £51.50 |
| England median hourly rate | £35.45 | £25.15 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +40.95% | -32.93% | -15.73% |
Business Continuity Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Business Continuity relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.
Business Continuity Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Business Continuity.
Business Continuity Daily Rate Histogram in the East Midlands
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Continuity in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 15 November 2026.
Business Continuity Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Business Continuity.
Business Continuity Contract Job Locations in the East Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Continuity within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 15 November 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicestershire | - | 5 | £275 | - | 3 |
| Northamptonshire | +7 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| Derbyshire | -11 | 2 | £575 | - | 5 |
| Nottinghamshire | - | 1 | - | - | 6 |
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Business Continuity Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AI | 40.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Computer Science | 40.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Migration | 40.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 40.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Validation | 40.0% | 4 |
| 6 | Asset Management | 30.0% | 3 |
| 6 | Data Migration | 30.0% | 3 |
| 6 | IT Asset Management | 30.0% | 3 |
| 6 | Problem-Solving | 30.0% | 3 |
| 6 | Time Management | 30.0% | 3 |
| 11 | Business Strategy | 20.0% | 2 |
| 11 | Contingency Planning | 20.0% | 2 |
| 11 | Continuous Improvement | 20.0% | 2 |
| 11 | Cutover Planning | 20.0% | 2 |
| 11 | Cybersecurity | 20.0% | 2 |
| 11 | Disaster Recovery | 20.0% | 2 |
| 11 | Enterprise Architecture | 20.0% | 2 |
| 11 | ERP | 20.0% | 2 |
| 11 | Operational Resilience | 20.0% | 2 |
| 11 | Order to Cash | 20.0% | 2 |