Business Continuity Contract Job Trends in London

Business Continuity
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Business Continuity skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 272 260 297
Rank change year-on-year -12 +37 -16
Contract jobs citing Business Continuity 183 102 98
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.90% 0.76% 0.61%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.02% 0.82% 0.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 113 71 54
10th Percentile £425 £355 £329
25th Percentile £469 £477 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £478
Median % change year-on-year - +15.18% -9.74%
75th Percentile £725 £693 £647
90th Percentile £825 £788 £726
England median daily rate £550 £525 £450
% change year-on-year +4.76% +16.67% -14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 4 0
Median hourly rate £16.04 £21.63 -
Median % change year-on-year -25.83% - -
England median hourly rate £19.22 £23.00 £36.84
% change year-on-year -16.43% -37.56% -33.03%

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

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 requiring process or methodology skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,999 12,504 14,450
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.84% 92.62% 89.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,775 8,251 9,455
10th Percentile £358 £333 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £663 £664 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £512 £525
% change year-on-year +2.54% -2.48% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 335 245 181
10th Percentile £16.04 £17.98 £17.25
25th Percentile £19.04 £25.00 £24.18
Median hourly rate £32.50 £30.00 £36.80
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -18.48% -2.52%
75th Percentile £57.50 £47.50 £57.50
90th Percentile £81.25 £64.35 £78.75
England median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +59.05% -41.51% -3.37%

Business Continuity
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Business Continuity relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Business Continuity job vacancy trend in London

Business Continuity
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Business Continuity.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Business Continuity

Business Continuity
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Continuity in London over the 6 months to 4 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Business Continuity in London

Business Continuity
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Business Continuity.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Business Continuity

Business Continuity
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 4 October 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
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London -21 21 £500 -13.04% 30
South London -2 6 £550 +7.32% 1
West London -24 2 £500 - 13
Business Continuity
England

Business Continuity
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 6 (3.28%) JBoss
1 6 (3.28%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.64%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.09%) CICS
4 1 (0.55%) Apache
4 1 (0.55%) CloudStack
4 1 (0.55%) nginx
4 1 (0.55%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.55%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 4 (2.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.09%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (1.09%) Endur
1 2 (1.09%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.55%) Eloqua
2 1 (0.55%) Misys Equation
2 1 (0.55%) Misys Midas
2 1 (0.55%) Oracle Applications
2 1 (0.55%) Oracle EBS R12
2 1 (0.55%) Oracle Payroll
Cloud Services
1 53 (28.96%) Azure
2 38 (20.77%) AWS
3 21 (11.48%) Entra ID
4 17 (9.29%) Microsoft 365
5 10 (5.46%) Amazon CloudWatch
6 9 (4.92%) Azure DevOps
6 9 (4.92%) GCP
6 9 (4.92%) Virtual Private Cloud
7 8 (4.37%) AWS CloudFormation
8 7 (3.83%) AWS KMS
8 7 (3.83%) Azure Monitor
8 7 (3.83%) PaaS
8 7 (3.83%) Power Platform
9 6 (3.28%) Azure Sentinel
9 6 (3.28%) GitHub
9 6 (3.28%) GitHub Actions
9 6 (3.28%) SaaS
10 5 (2.73%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 4 (2.19%) Azure AKS
11 4 (2.19%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 15 (8.20%) VPN
2 14 (7.65%) DNS
3 13 (7.10%) DHCP
4 10 (5.46%) Network Security
5 9 (4.92%) Firewall
5 9 (4.92%) TCP/IP
6 7 (3.83%) SAN
7 6 (3.28%) Kerberos
7 6 (3.28%) LAN
7 6 (3.28%) WAN
7 6 (3.28%) Wireless
8 4 (2.19%) 4G
8 4 (2.19%) NAS
9 2 (1.09%) Internet
9 2 (1.09%) Intranet
10 1 (0.55%) OpenVPN
10 1 (0.55%) Structured Cabling
10 1 (0.55%) Unified Communications
10 1 (0.55%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.55%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (7.10%) SQL Server
2 12 (6.56%) Amazon RDS
3 9 (4.92%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (4.37%) Amazon Aurora
4 8 (4.37%) MongoDB
5 7 (3.83%) MySQL
5 7 (3.83%) Redis
6 6 (3.28%) Big Data
6 6 (3.28%) Hadoop
6 6 (3.28%) Metadata
6 6 (3.28%) Power BI
7 2 (1.09%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (1.09%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.55%) BigQuery
8 1 (0.55%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.55%) Db2
8 1 (0.55%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.55%) Oracle ODI
8 1 (0.55%) Snowflake Schema
8 1 (0.55%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 6 (3.28%) Jenkins
1 6 (3.28%) JIRA
2 5 (2.73%) GitLab
3 3 (1.64%) Git
4 2 (1.09%) IBM UrbanCode
5 1 (0.55%) Gemini Tracker
General
1 65 (35.52%) Finance
2 62 (33.88%) Social Skills
3 21 (11.48%) Analytical Skills
4 18 (9.84%) Banking
4 18 (9.84%) Public Sector
5 9 (4.92%) Documentation Skills
6 7 (3.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 6 (3.28%) Legal
8 5 (2.73%) Front Office
8 5 (2.73%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (2.19%) Influencing Skills
9 4 (2.19%) Law
9 4 (2.19%) Presentation Skills
9 4 (2.19%) Retail
10 3 (1.64%) Financial Institution
10 3 (1.64%) Local Government
10 3 (1.64%) Telecoms
11 2 (1.09%) Back Office
11 2 (1.09%) Manufacturing
11 2 (1.09%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 29 (15.85%) Architect
2 26 (14.21%) Lead
3 21 (11.48%) Senior
4 14 (7.65%) Analyst
4 14 (7.65%) Consultant
5 13 (7.10%) Solutions Architect
6 11 (6.01%) Administrator
6 11 (6.01%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 8 (4.37%) DBA
8 7 (3.83%) Resilience Manager
9 6 (3.28%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
9 6 (3.28%) Azure Engineer
9 6 (3.28%) Infrastructure Architect
9 6 (3.28%) IT Manager
9 6 (3.28%) Linux Engineer
9 6 (3.28%) Project Manager
9 6 (3.28%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
10 5 (2.73%) Head of Applications
10 5 (2.73%) Head of IT
10 5 (2.73%) Head of Security
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (14.21%) Terraform
2 6 (3.28%) REST
3 3 (1.64%) .NET
3 3 (1.64%) ARM Templates
3 3 (1.64%) React
3 3 (1.64%) Web Services
4 2 (1.09%) .NET Core
4 2 (1.09%) .NET Framework
4 2 (1.09%) ASP.NET
4 2 (1.09%) Elastic Stack
4 2 (1.09%) ISPF
4 2 (1.09%) JSON
5 1 (0.55%) Kafka
5 1 (0.55%) OAuth
5 1 (0.55%) OAuth2
5 1 (0.55%) Oracle Fusion
5 1 (0.55%) PySpark
5 1 (0.55%) SAP Basis
5 1 (0.55%) XML
5 1 (0.55%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 16 (8.74%) Replication
2 13 (7.10%) Onboarding
3 12 (6.56%) Cloud Native
4 11 (6.01%) Distributed Systems
4 11 (6.01%) Hybrid Cloud
5 9 (4.92%) Clustering
6 8 (4.37%) CMDB
6 8 (4.37%) Security Posture
7 7 (3.83%) Data Centre
7 7 (3.83%) Enterprise Storage
8 5 (2.73%) Enterprise Cloud
9 4 (2.19%) Cyber Threat
9 4 (2.19%) Fixed Income
9 4 (2.19%) Management Information System
9 4 (2.19%) Operational Technology
9 4 (2.19%) SCADA
9 4 (2.19%) Security Operations Centre
10 3 (1.64%) Legacy Systems
10 3 (1.64%) Product Ownership
10 3 (1.64%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 27 (14.75%) Windows
2 21 (11.48%) Linux
3 15 (8.20%) Windows Server
4 10 (5.46%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (2.19%) Mac OS
6 3 (1.64%) Unix
7 2 (1.09%) Apple iOS
7 2 (1.09%) Ubuntu
7 2 (1.09%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (1.09%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (1.09%) zOS
8 1 (0.55%) AIX
8 1 (0.55%) Android
8 1 (0.55%) CentOS
8 1 (0.55%) SUSE
8 1 (0.55%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (61.75%) Disaster Recovery
2 61 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 38 (20.77%) BCP
3 38 (20.77%) Continuous Improvement
4 36 (19.67%) Business Continuity Planning
5 33 (18.03%) Cybersecurity
6 32 (17.49%) Infrastructure as Code
7 29 (15.85%) CI/CD
7 29 (15.85%) DevOps
7 29 (15.85%) High Availability
7 29 (15.85%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 28 (15.30%) Migration
9 27 (14.75%) Roadmaps
10 26 (14.21%) Incident Response
10 26 (14.21%) Problem-Solving
11 25 (13.66%) Decision-Making
11 25 (13.66%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 24 (13.11%) ITIL
13 23 (12.57%) Performance Tuning
14 22 (12.02%) Cyber Resilience
Programming Languages
1 22 (12.02%) PowerShell
2 15 (8.20%) Python
3 12 (6.56%) SQL
4 11 (6.01%) Bicep
5 7 (3.83%) Bash
6 5 (2.73%) C#
6 5 (2.73%) COBOL
7 3 (1.64%) Java
7 3 (1.64%) JavaScript
7 3 (1.64%) Kusto Query Language
7 3 (1.64%) RPG
8 2 (1.09%) C
8 2 (1.09%) C++
8 2 (1.09%) JCL
8 2 (1.09%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.55%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 36 (19.67%) Security Cleared
2 29 (15.85%) SC Cleared
3 12 (6.56%) AWS Certification
4 11 (6.01%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
4 11 (6.01%) Degree
5 8 (4.37%) Azure Certification
5 8 (4.37%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (3.28%) PMI Certification
6 6 (3.28%) PMP
7 5 (2.73%) CCNP
7 5 (2.73%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (2.73%) DV Cleared
8 4 (2.19%) CCNA
9 3 (1.64%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (1.09%) APMG
10 2 (1.09%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
10 2 (1.09%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (1.09%) CISM
10 2 (1.09%) CISSP
10 2 (1.09%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (9.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (6.01%) NIST
3 9 (4.92%) Data Quality
4 8 (4.37%) ISO 22301
5 6 (3.28%) GRC
6 5 (2.73%) GDPR
6 5 (2.73%) PMO
7 4 (2.19%) JSP 440
7 4 (2.19%) SLA
8 3 (1.64%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (1.64%) NCSC
8 3 (1.64%) QA
8 3 (1.64%) SOC 2
9 2 (1.09%) Accessibility
9 2 (1.09%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (1.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.55%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 21 (11.48%) Active Directory
2 17 (9.29%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (3.28%) Virtual Machines
3 6 (3.28%) vSphere
4 5 (2.73%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (2.19%) Docker
5 4 (2.19%) Hyper-V
6 3 (1.64%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (1.09%) Firmware
7 2 (1.09%) RACF
7 2 (1.09%) Time Sharing Option
8 1 (0.55%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 13 (7.10%) Kubernetes
2 9 (4.92%) Ansible
3 7 (3.83%) Puppet
4 6 (3.28%) Failover Clustering
4 6 (3.28%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (3.28%) Prometheus
4 6 (3.28%) Red Hat Satellite
5 5 (2.73%) Grafana
6 4 (2.19%) FortiGate
7 3 (1.64%) SCCM
7 3 (1.64%) SCOM
8 2 (1.09%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.55%) Check_MK
9 1 (0.55%) EMC NetWorker
9 1 (0.55%) Kibana
9 1 (0.55%) Nagios
9 1 (0.55%) NetBackup
9 1 (0.55%) QRadar
9 1 (0.55%) SCOrch
9 1 (0.55%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 51 (27.87%) Microsoft
2 19 (10.38%) VMware
3 18 (9.84%) ServiceNow
4 8 (4.37%) IBM
4 8 (4.37%) Red Hat
5 7 (3.83%) Cisco
6 4 (2.19%) Bloomberg
6 4 (2.19%) Citrix
6 4 (2.19%) Google
6 4 (2.19%) Oracle
7 3 (1.64%) JDA
7 3 (1.64%) Splunk
8 2 (1.09%) Broadcom
8 2 (1.09%) Databricks
8 2 (1.09%) Dell
8 2 (1.09%) EMC
8 2 (1.09%) NetApp
8 2 (1.09%) Salesforce
8 2 (1.09%) Veeam
9 1 (0.55%) Pure Storage