Disaster Recovery Specialist Contract Job Trends in the South East

Disaster Recovery Specialist
England > South East

The median Disaster Recovery Specialist daily rate in the South East is £675, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 180 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Disaster Recovery Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.024% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.027% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £638 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 - -
75th Percentile £713 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £675 £494 -
% change year-on-year +36.71% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the South East with a recognized job title 3,674 3,856 5,027
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.87% 92.80% 94.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,343 2,323 3,298
10th Percentile £209 £245 £208
25th Percentile £393 £400 £387
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £510
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +0.49% +2.00%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £613
90th Percentile £675 £688 £688
England median daily rate £508 £525 £534
% change year-on-year -3.33% -1.69% -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 383 209 251
10th Percentile £13.75 £16.32 £16.00
25th Percentile £16.17 £26.25 £24.00
Median hourly rate £25.00 £57.50 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -56.52% +9.52% +40.00%
75th Percentile £57.50 £73.75 £67.38
90th Percentile £81.00 £75.16 £76.53
England median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £45.88
% change year-on-year -37.13% -12.82% +43.38%

Disaster Recovery Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Disaster Recovery Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Disaster Recovery Specialist job vacancy trend in the South East

Disaster Recovery Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Disaster Recovery Specialist job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Disaster Recovery Specialist job vacancies in the South East

Disaster Recovery Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Disaster Recovery Specialist job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Disaster Recovery Specialist job vacancies in the South East

Disaster Recovery Specialist
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Disaster Recovery Specialist within the South East region over the 6 months to 22 November 2025. 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
Hampshire - 1 £675 - 2
Disaster Recovery Specialist
England

Disaster Recovery Specialist Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 22 November 2025, Disaster Recovery Specialist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South East region featuring Disaster Recovery Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 22301
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Problem Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Runbook

Disaster Recovery Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Problem Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Runbook
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 22301
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001