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 10 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 273 269 290
Rank change year-on-year -4 +21 -26
Contract jobs citing Business Continuity 191 100 96
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.94% 0.75% 0.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.06% 0.81% 0.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 120 70 53
10th Percentile £425 £355 £340
25th Percentile £467 £484 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £563 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% +12.50% -4.76%
75th Percentile £699 £713 £650
90th Percentile £825 £789 £730
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 12,398 14,420
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.95% 92.52% 89.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,778 8,176 9,391
10th Percentile £360 £331 £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 £664 £663 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 337 243 184
10th Percentile £15.96 £18.03 £17.33
25th Percentile £18.75 £25.01 £24.17
Median hourly rate £33.60 £30.00 £36.65
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% -18.14% -8.18%
75th Percentile £61.50 £47.25 £56.38
90th Percentile £81.25 £64.55 £78.75
England median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +59.05% -40.82% -4.49%

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 10 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 10 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 -24 21 £500 -20.00% 33
South London -11 6 £550 +7.32% 5
West London -20 1 £500 - 11
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 (3.14%) JBoss
1 6 (3.14%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.62%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.57%) nginx
4 2 (1.05%) CICS
5 1 (0.52%) Apache
5 1 (0.52%) CloudStack
5 1 (0.52%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.52%) SAS
Applications
1 3 (1.57%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (1.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (1.05%) Endur
2 1 (0.52%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.52%) Misys Equation
2 1 (0.52%) Misys Midas
2 1 (0.52%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.52%) Oracle EBS R12
2 1 (0.52%) Oracle Payroll
2 1 (0.52%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 59 (30.89%) Azure
2 42 (21.99%) AWS
3 24 (12.57%) Entra ID
4 18 (9.42%) Microsoft 365
5 10 (5.24%) Amazon CloudWatch
5 10 (5.24%) Azure DevOps
5 10 (5.24%) GCP
6 9 (4.71%) Azure Monitor
6 9 (4.71%) Power Platform
6 9 (4.71%) Virtual Private Cloud
7 8 (4.19%) AWS CloudFormation
7 8 (4.19%) GitHub
7 8 (4.19%) PaaS
8 7 (3.66%) AWS KMS
8 7 (3.66%) SaaS
9 6 (3.14%) Amazon EC2
9 6 (3.14%) Azure Sentinel
9 6 (3.14%) GitHub Actions
10 5 (2.62%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 5 (2.62%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 17 (8.90%) VPN
2 14 (7.33%) DNS
3 13 (6.81%) DHCP
4 10 (5.24%) Network Security
5 9 (4.71%) Firewall
5 9 (4.71%) TCP/IP
6 8 (4.19%) SAN
7 6 (3.14%) Kerberos
7 6 (3.14%) LAN
7 6 (3.14%) WAN
8 5 (2.62%) NAS
8 5 (2.62%) Wireless
9 4 (2.09%) 4G
10 3 (1.57%) OpenVPN
11 2 (1.05%) Internet
11 2 (1.05%) Intranet
12 1 (0.52%) Cisco ISE
12 1 (0.52%) Unified Communications
12 1 (0.52%) Wi-Fi
12 1 (0.52%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (7.85%) SQL Server
2 14 (7.33%) Amazon RDS
3 12 (6.28%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (4.19%) Amazon Aurora
4 8 (4.19%) Metadata
4 8 (4.19%) MongoDB
4 8 (4.19%) Redis
5 7 (3.66%) MySQL
6 6 (3.14%) Big Data
6 6 (3.14%) Hadoop
6 6 (3.14%) Power BI
7 3 (1.57%) Relational Database
8 2 (1.05%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (1.05%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.52%) BusinessObjects
9 1 (0.52%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.52%) Db2
9 1 (0.52%) Snowflake Schema
9 1 (0.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.52%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 8 (4.19%) Jenkins
2 7 (3.66%) GitLab
3 5 (2.62%) JIRA
4 3 (1.57%) Git
5 2 (1.05%) IBM UrbanCode
6 1 (0.52%) Gemini Tracker
General
1 68 (35.60%) Finance
1 68 (35.60%) Social Skills
2 26 (13.61%) Analytical Skills
3 20 (10.47%) Public Sector
4 19 (9.95%) Banking
5 10 (5.24%) Documentation Skills
6 8 (4.19%) Legal
7 7 (3.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 6 (3.14%) Law
9 5 (2.62%) Front Office
9 5 (2.62%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (2.62%) Presentation Skills
10 4 (2.09%) Financial Institution
10 4 (2.09%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (2.09%) Retail
10 4 (2.09%) Telecoms
11 3 (1.57%) Back Office
11 3 (1.57%) Local Government
11 3 (1.57%) Manufacturing
11 3 (1.57%) Police
Job Titles
1 32 (16.75%) Architect
2 28 (14.66%) Lead
3 22 (11.52%) Senior
4 14 (7.33%) Consultant
4 14 (7.33%) Solutions Architect
5 13 (6.81%) Analyst
6 12 (6.28%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 11 (5.76%) Administrator
8 8 (4.19%) DBA
9 7 (3.66%) Infrastructure Architect
9 7 (3.66%) Resilience Manager
10 6 (3.14%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
10 6 (3.14%) Azure Engineer
10 6 (3.14%) IT Manager
10 6 (3.14%) Linux Engineer
10 6 (3.14%) Project Manager
10 6 (3.14%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 5 (2.62%) Applications Support
11 5 (2.62%) Data Architect
11 5 (2.62%) Head of IT
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (16.23%) Terraform
2 11 (5.76%) REST
3 6 (3.14%) .NET
4 5 (2.62%) .NET Framework
4 5 (2.62%) React
5 3 (1.57%) ARM Templates
5 3 (1.57%) Web Services
6 2 (1.05%) .NET Core
6 2 (1.05%) ASP.NET
6 2 (1.05%) Elastic Stack
6 2 (1.05%) Entity Framework
6 2 (1.05%) ISPF
6 2 (1.05%) JSON
6 2 (1.05%) Vue
6 2 (1.05%) WPF
7 1 (0.52%) Kafka
7 1 (0.52%) OAuth
7 1 (0.52%) OAuth2
7 1 (0.52%) Oracle Fusion
7 1 (0.52%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 18 (9.42%) Replication
2 13 (6.81%) Cloud Native
2 13 (6.81%) Onboarding
3 12 (6.28%) Distributed Systems
3 12 (6.28%) Hybrid Cloud
4 10 (5.24%) Security Posture
5 9 (4.71%) Clustering
6 8 (4.19%) CMDB
6 8 (4.19%) Data Centre
6 8 (4.19%) Enterprise Storage
7 7 (3.66%) Enterprise Cloud
7 7 (3.66%) Management Information System
8 5 (2.62%) Legacy Systems
8 5 (2.62%) Operational Technology
9 4 (2.09%) Cyber Threat
9 4 (2.09%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (2.09%) Fixed Income
9 4 (2.09%) SCADA
9 4 (2.09%) Security Operations Centre
10 3 (1.57%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 29 (15.18%) Windows
2 22 (11.52%) Linux
3 16 (8.38%) Windows Server
4 10 (5.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (2.09%) Mac OS
6 3 (1.57%) Unix
7 2 (1.05%) Ubuntu
7 2 (1.05%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (1.05%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (1.05%) zOS
8 1 (0.52%) AIX
8 1 (0.52%) Android
8 1 (0.52%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.52%) CentOS
8 1 (0.52%) SUSE
8 1 (0.52%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 120 (62.83%) Disaster Recovery
2 66 (34.55%) Stakeholder Management
3 43 (22.51%) Continuous Improvement
4 41 (21.47%) BCP
5 39 (20.42%) Infrastructure as Code
6 38 (19.90%) Business Continuity Planning
7 37 (19.37%) Cybersecurity
8 33 (17.28%) CI/CD
8 33 (17.28%) DevOps
8 33 (17.28%) Roadmaps
9 32 (16.75%) Migration
10 31 (16.23%) High Availability
11 29 (15.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 27 (14.14%) Decision-Making
12 27 (14.14%) Problem-Solving
13 26 (13.61%) Incident Response
13 26 (13.61%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 23 (12.04%) Cyber Resilience
14 23 (12.04%) Performance Tuning
14 23 (12.04%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 23 (12.04%) PowerShell
2 18 (9.42%) Python
3 13 (6.81%) Bicep
4 12 (6.28%) SQL
5 7 (3.66%) Bash
5 7 (3.66%) C#
6 5 (2.62%) COBOL
6 5 (2.62%) JavaScript
7 3 (1.57%) Groovy
7 3 (1.57%) Java
7 3 (1.57%) Kusto Query Language
7 3 (1.57%) RPG
8 2 (1.05%) C
8 2 (1.05%) C++
8 2 (1.05%) JCL
8 2 (1.05%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 41 (21.47%) Security Cleared
2 34 (17.80%) SC Cleared
3 12 (6.28%) AWS Certification
4 11 (5.76%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
4 11 (5.76%) Degree
5 9 (4.71%) Azure Certification
6 8 (4.19%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (3.14%) PMI Certification
7 6 (3.14%) PMP
8 5 (2.62%) CCNP
8 5 (2.62%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (2.62%) DV Cleared
9 4 (2.09%) CCNA
10 3 (1.57%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (1.05%) APMG
11 2 (1.05%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
11 2 (1.05%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (1.05%) CISM
11 2 (1.05%) CISSP
11 2 (1.05%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (9.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (5.76%) NIST
3 10 (5.24%) Data Quality
4 9 (4.71%) ISO 22301
5 6 (3.14%) GDPR
5 6 (3.14%) GRC
6 5 (2.62%) PMO
7 4 (2.09%) JSP 440
7 4 (2.09%) SLA
8 3 (1.57%) Accessibility
8 3 (1.57%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (1.57%) NCSC
8 3 (1.57%) QA
8 3 (1.57%) SOC 2
9 2 (1.05%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.52%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 20 (10.47%) Active Directory
2 19 (9.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (3.66%) Virtual Desktop
3 7 (3.66%) vSphere
4 6 (3.14%) Docker
4 6 (3.14%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (2.09%) Hyper-V
6 3 (1.57%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (1.05%) Firmware
7 2 (1.05%) RACF
7 2 (1.05%) Time Sharing Option
8 1 (0.52%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 13 (6.81%) Kubernetes
2 9 (4.71%) Ansible
3 7 (3.66%) Grafana
3 7 (3.66%) Puppet
4 6 (3.14%) Failover Clustering
4 6 (3.14%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (3.14%) Prometheus
4 6 (3.14%) Red Hat Satellite
5 4 (2.09%) FortiGate
6 3 (1.57%) Kibana
6 3 (1.57%) SCOM
7 2 (1.05%) SCCM
7 2 (1.05%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.52%) Check_MK
8 1 (0.52%) EMC NetWorker
8 1 (0.52%) Nagios
8 1 (0.52%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.52%) QRadar
8 1 (0.52%) SCOrch
8 1 (0.52%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 56 (29.32%) Microsoft
2 20 (10.47%) VMware
3 18 (9.42%) ServiceNow
4 8 (4.19%) Cisco
4 8 (4.19%) IBM
4 8 (4.19%) Red Hat
5 4 (2.09%) Bloomberg
5 4 (2.09%) Citrix
5 4 (2.09%) Google
5 4 (2.09%) Oracle
6 3 (1.57%) JDA
6 3 (1.57%) Splunk
7 2 (1.05%) Broadcom
7 2 (1.05%) Databricks
7 2 (1.05%) Dell
7 2 (1.05%) Dynatrace
7 2 (1.05%) EMC
7 2 (1.05%) NetApp
7 2 (1.05%) Snow
7 2 (1.05%) Veeam