Business Continuity Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Business Continuity
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring Business Continuity skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 95 106 129
Rank change year-on-year +11 +23 +2
Contract jobs citing Business Continuity 13 7 8
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.89% 0.44% 0.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.02% 0.49% 0.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 6 5
10th Percentile £125 - £463
25th Percentile £250 £413 £528
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £438 £565
Median % change year-on-year -25.71% -22.57% +25.56%
75th Percentile £350 £481 £600
90th Percentile £428 £501 £608
UK median daily rate £520 £500 £510
% change year-on-year +4.00% -1.96% -0.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
Median hourly rate £19.23 - -
UK median hourly rate £20.75 £26.36 £24.50
% change year-on-year -21.27% +7.57% -4.71%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,277 1,427 2,013
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 86.99% 90.49% 89.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 724 835 1,226
10th Percentile £238 £229 £256
25th Percentile £386 £363 £404
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £468 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.89% -10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £538 £588
90th Percentile £638 £638 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 89 48 56
10th Percentile £13.00 £16.56 £13.57
25th Percentile £17.87 £20.30 £16.19
Median hourly rate £20.00 £23.59 £18.21
Median % change year-on-year -15.22% +29.58% -1.59%
75th Percentile £25.15 £24.18 £55.00
90th Percentile £56.50 £42.96 £70.38
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £40.50
% change year-on-year -22.62% -19.75% +15.71%

Business Continuity
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Business Continuity job vacancy trend in Scotland

Business Continuity
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

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

Business Continuity
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Continuity in Scotland over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Business Continuity in Scotland

Business Continuity
Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

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

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

Business Continuity
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

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 Scotland region over the 6 months to 15 January 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
Edinburgh +4 5 £325 -36.59% 3
South Ayrshire - 4 - -
Glasgow +3 3 £250 -41.18% 1
Fife +2 1 £43 -91.00%
Business Continuity
UK

Business Continuity
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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 1 (7.69%) CMS
Applications
1 2 (15.38%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 2 (15.38%) Lucidchart
2 1 (7.69%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (15.38%) TETRA
General
1 8 (61.54%) Social Skills
2 4 (30.77%) Manufacturing
2 4 (30.77%) Public Sector
3 2 (15.38%) Finance
3 2 (15.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (15.38%) Telecoms
4 1 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (30.77%) IT Support
1 4 (30.77%) IT Support Specialist
1 4 (30.77%) Support Specialist
2 3 (23.08%) Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Audio Visual Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Business Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Communications Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Senior
3 2 (15.38%) Senior Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Senior Business Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Systems Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Cybersecurity Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Lead
4 1 (7.69%) Operations Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Operations Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Platform Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Risk Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Security Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Technology Risk Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (15.38%) Driving Licence
2 1 (7.69%) Cyber Security Posture
2 1 (7.69%) Digital Signage
2 1 (7.69%) FMCG
2 1 (7.69%) Graphic Design
2 1 (7.69%) Onboarding
2 1 (7.69%) Operational Technology
2 1 (7.69%) Security Posture
2 1 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (7.69%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 2 (15.38%) Windows
2 1 (7.69%) Linux
2 1 (7.69%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (53.85%) Asset Management
1 7 (53.85%) ITSM
2 6 (46.15%) Customer Service
2 6 (46.15%) ITIL
2 6 (46.15%) Service Delivery
3 5 (38.46%) Disaster Recovery
4 4 (30.77%) Inventory Management
4 4 (30.77%) Line Management
4 4 (30.77%) Mentoring
5 3 (23.08%) Data Protection
5 3 (23.08%) Service Management
5 3 (23.08%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (15.38%) AI
6 2 (15.38%) BCP
6 2 (15.38%) Business Continuity Planning
6 2 (15.38%) Capacity Management
6 2 (15.38%) Cybersecurity
6 2 (15.38%) Data Governance
6 2 (15.38%) Risk Management
6 2 (15.38%) Validation
Qualifications
1 4 (30.77%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 4 (30.77%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (15.38%) Degree
2 2 (15.38%) HNC
3 1 (7.69%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (15.38%) GDPR
1 2 (15.38%) SLA
2 1 (7.69%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (7.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (7.69%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 1 (7.69%) Virtual Servers
Vendors
1 4 (30.77%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.69%) Oracle
2 1 (7.69%) SAP