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 3 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 292 273 303
Rank change year-on-year -19 +30 -7
Contract jobs citing Business Continuity 156 100 88
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.78% 0.75% 0.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.87% 0.82% 0.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 102 66 57
10th Percentile £388 £365 £345
25th Percentile £483 £500 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £571 £575 £475
Median % change year-on-year -0.65% +21.05% -7.32%
75th Percentile £725 £675 £638
90th Percentile £825 £763 £743
England median daily rate £550 £550 £475
% change year-on-year - +15.79% -9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 3 0
Median hourly rate £16.04 £21.63 -
Median % change year-on-year -25.83% - -
England median hourly rate £19.22 £42.06 £36.84
% change year-on-year -54.31% +14.19% -29.84%

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 17,877 12,261 14,329
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.14% 92.47% 88.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,701 8,147 9,784
10th Percentile £360 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -2.27% -4.35%
75th Percentile £660 £675 £688
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 287 256 190
10th Percentile £17.46 £17.00 £17.25
25th Percentile £19.94 £24.94 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £31.75 £35.75
Median % change year-on-year +11.81% -11.19% -10.63%
75th Percentile £57.25 £49.75 £54.69
90th Percentile £85.63 £63.75 £71.88
England median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +1.18%

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 3 September 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 3 September 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 -23 12 £562 +12.43% 30
South London - 5 £550 - 1
West London -19 2 £500 - 9
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 (3.85%) JBoss
2 3 (1.92%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.64%) Apache
3 1 (0.64%) CloudStack
3 1 (0.64%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.64%) OpenStack
3 1 (0.64%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 2 (1.28%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.64%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (1.28%) Endur
1 2 (1.28%) Oracle EBS
1 2 (1.28%) Primavera
2 1 (0.64%) Eloqua
2 1 (0.64%) Misys Equation
2 1 (0.64%) Misys Midas
2 1 (0.64%) Oracle Applications
2 1 (0.64%) Oracle EBS R12
2 1 (0.64%) Oracle Payroll
2 1 (0.64%) SAP ERP
2 1 (0.64%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 36 (23.08%) Azure
2 24 (15.38%) AWS
3 16 (10.26%) Entra ID
4 14 (8.97%) Microsoft 365
5 8 (5.13%) Amazon CloudWatch
5 8 (5.13%) Azure Monitor
5 8 (5.13%) Virtual Private Cloud
6 7 (4.49%) Azure DevOps
6 7 (4.49%) PaaS
7 6 (3.85%) AWS CloudFormation
7 6 (3.85%) AWS KMS
8 5 (3.21%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 5 (3.21%) GCP
8 5 (3.21%) GitHub
8 5 (3.21%) GitHub Actions
8 5 (3.21%) SaaS
9 4 (2.56%) Azure Sentinel
9 4 (2.56%) IaaS
10 3 (1.92%) Amazon EKS
10 3 (1.92%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 14 (8.97%) VPN
2 11 (7.05%) DNS
3 10 (6.41%) DHCP
4 9 (5.77%) Network Security
4 9 (5.77%) TCP/IP
5 8 (5.13%) Firewall
6 7 (4.49%) LAN
6 7 (4.49%) WAN
7 6 (3.85%) Kerberos
7 6 (3.85%) Wireless
8 4 (2.56%) 4G
8 4 (2.56%) SAN
9 2 (1.28%) Internet
9 2 (1.28%) Intranet
9 2 (1.28%) NAS
9 2 (1.28%) Structured Cabling
10 1 (0.64%) Unified Communications
10 1 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.64%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (7.05%) SQL Server
2 9 (5.77%) Amazon RDS
3 7 (4.49%) Amazon Aurora
3 7 (4.49%) PostgreSQL
4 6 (3.85%) Big Data
4 6 (3.85%) Hadoop
4 6 (3.85%) MongoDB
4 6 (3.85%) MySQL
4 6 (3.85%) Redis
5 4 (2.56%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (1.92%) Metadata
7 2 (1.28%) Power BI
8 1 (0.64%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.64%) Oracle BI EE
8 1 (0.64%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.64%) Oracle ODI
8 1 (0.64%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.64%) Snowflake Schema
8 1 (0.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.64%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 5 (3.21%) JIRA
2 3 (1.92%) GitLab
3 2 (1.28%) Jenkins
General
1 58 (37.18%) Social Skills
2 56 (35.90%) Finance
3 23 (14.74%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (13.46%) Public Sector
5 14 (8.97%) Banking
6 9 (5.77%) Documentation Skills
7 7 (4.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 6 (3.85%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (3.21%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (2.56%) Front Office
10 4 (2.56%) Law
10 4 (2.56%) Legal
10 4 (2.56%) Local Government
10 4 (2.56%) Telecoms
11 3 (1.92%) Back Office
11 3 (1.92%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (1.28%) Financial Institution
12 2 (1.28%) Manufacturing
13 1 (0.64%) Billing
13 1 (0.64%) Retail
Job Titles
1 21 (13.46%) Architect
2 20 (12.82%) Senior
3 15 (9.62%) Lead
4 14 (8.97%) Consultant
5 12 (7.69%) Analyst
6 11 (7.05%) IT Manager
7 10 (6.41%) Administrator
7 10 (6.41%) Solutions Architect
8 9 (5.77%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 7 (4.49%) Business Consultant
9 7 (4.49%) Change Manager
9 7 (4.49%) DBA
9 7 (4.49%) Linux Engineer
9 7 (4.49%) Project Manager
10 6 (3.85%) Azure Engineer
10 6 (3.85%) Resilience Manager
11 5 (3.21%) Business Continuity Consultant
11 5 (3.21%) Head of Applications
11 5 (3.21%) Head of Security
11 5 (3.21%) IT Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (11.54%) Terraform
2 3 (1.92%) ARM Templates
3 2 (1.28%) .NET
3 2 (1.28%) .NET Core
3 2 (1.28%) .NET Framework
3 2 (1.28%) ASP.NET
3 2 (1.28%) React
3 2 (1.28%) REST
4 1 (0.64%) Elastic Stack
4 1 (0.64%) JSON
4 1 (0.64%) Kafka
4 1 (0.64%) Middleware
4 1 (0.64%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.64%) PySpark
4 1 (0.64%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 12 (7.69%) Replication
2 11 (7.05%) Onboarding
3 9 (5.77%) Clustering
3 9 (5.77%) Hybrid Cloud
4 7 (4.49%) CMDB
4 7 (4.49%) Data Centre
4 7 (4.49%) Distributed Systems
5 6 (3.85%) Cloud Native
5 6 (3.85%) Security Posture
6 5 (3.21%) Enterprise Storage
7 4 (2.56%) Cyber Threat
7 4 (2.56%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (2.56%) Fixed Income
7 4 (2.56%) Legacy Systems
7 4 (2.56%) Management Information System
7 4 (2.56%) Security Operations Centre
8 3 (1.92%) Cyberattack
8 3 (1.92%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (1.92%) Product Ownership
8 3 (1.92%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 22 (14.10%) Windows
2 18 (11.54%) Linux
3 11 (7.05%) Windows Server
4 10 (6.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (2.56%) Mac OS
6 3 (1.92%) Unix
7 2 (1.28%) Apple iOS
7 2 (1.28%) Ubuntu
7 2 (1.28%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (1.28%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.64%) AIX
8 1 (0.64%) Android
8 1 (0.64%) CentOS
8 1 (0.64%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (0.64%) Rocky
8 1 (0.64%) Solaris
8 1 (0.64%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (57.69%) Disaster Recovery
2 48 (30.77%) Stakeholder Management
3 35 (22.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 32 (20.51%) Continuous Improvement
5 30 (19.23%) BCP
5 30 (19.23%) Business Continuity Planning
6 29 (18.59%) Cybersecurity
7 27 (17.31%) High Availability
8 26 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
8 26 (16.67%) Project Delivery
9 23 (14.74%) ITIL
10 22 (14.10%) Risk Management
11 21 (13.46%) Infrastructure as Code
12 20 (12.82%) Decision-Making
12 20 (12.82%) DevOps
12 20 (12.82%) Incident Response
12 20 (12.82%) Migration
12 20 (12.82%) Project Management
12 20 (12.82%) Roadmaps
13 19 (12.18%) Performance Tuning
Programming Languages
1 17 (10.90%) PowerShell
2 12 (7.69%) Python
3 10 (6.41%) SQL
4 7 (4.49%) Bash
4 7 (4.49%) Bicep
5 4 (2.56%) C#
6 2 (1.28%) C
6 2 (1.28%) C++
6 2 (1.28%) COBOL
6 2 (1.28%) Java
6 2 (1.28%) JavaScript
6 2 (1.28%) RPG
6 2 (1.28%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.64%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.64%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 28 (17.95%) Security Cleared
2 23 (14.74%) SC Cleared
3 10 (6.41%) AWS Certification
4 9 (5.77%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
4 9 (5.77%) Degree
5 8 (5.13%) APMG
5 8 (5.13%) Azure Certification
6 6 (3.85%) CCNP
6 6 (3.85%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (3.21%) CCNA
7 5 (3.21%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (2.56%) DV Cleared
8 4 (2.56%) PMI Certification
8 4 (2.56%) PMP
9 3 (1.92%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (1.28%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (1.28%) CISM
10 2 (1.28%) CISSP
10 2 (1.28%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (1.28%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (8.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (7.05%) PMO
3 9 (5.77%) NIST
4 7 (4.49%) Data Quality
5 6 (3.85%) ISO 22301
5 6 (3.85%) QA
6 5 (3.21%) GDPR
6 5 (3.21%) GRC
7 3 (1.92%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (1.92%) JSP 440
7 3 (1.92%) NCSC
7 3 (1.92%) SLA
7 3 (1.92%) SOC 2
8 2 (1.28%) Accessibility
8 2 (1.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.64%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.64%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 16 (10.26%) Active Directory
2 12 (7.69%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (3.85%) vSphere
4 5 (3.21%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (1.92%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (1.92%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (1.28%) Docker
6 2 (1.28%) Firmware
7 1 (0.64%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.64%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 8 (5.13%) Kubernetes
2 7 (4.49%) Ansible
2 7 (4.49%) Puppet
3 6 (3.85%) Failover Clustering
3 6 (3.85%) Red Hat Satellite
4 5 (3.21%) FortiGate
4 5 (3.21%) Prometheus
5 3 (1.92%) Grafana
5 3 (1.92%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (1.28%) SCCM
6 2 (1.28%) SCOM
6 2 (1.28%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.64%) Check_MK
7 1 (0.64%) EMC NetWorker
7 1 (0.64%) Nagios
7 1 (0.64%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.64%) QRadar
7 1 (0.64%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 35 (22.44%) Microsoft
2 16 (10.26%) ServiceNow
3 14 (8.97%) VMware
4 9 (5.77%) Red Hat
5 7 (4.49%) Cisco
6 4 (2.56%) Oracle
7 3 (1.92%) Bloomberg
7 3 (1.92%) Citrix
7 3 (1.92%) Computacenter
7 3 (1.92%) Salesforce
8 2 (1.28%) Autodesk
8 2 (1.28%) EMC
8 2 (1.28%) Google
8 2 (1.28%) IBM
8 2 (1.28%) Kronos
8 2 (1.28%) NetApp
8 2 (1.28%) SolarWinds
8 2 (1.28%) Splunk
8 2 (1.28%) Veeam
8 2 (1.28%) Workday