Business Continuity Contracts in the UK excluding London

Business Continuity
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Business Continuity skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Business Continuity over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 226 267 309
Rank change year-on-year +41 +42 +23
Contract jobs citing Business Continuity 109 127 146
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.85% 0.61% 0.61%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.94% 0.72% 0.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 68 81 91
10th Percentile £351 £313 £350
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £511 £503 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.64% -4.19% +7.69%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £700 £648 £675
UK median daily rate £550 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 4 2
10th Percentile £22.78 £14.58 £24.37
25th Percentile £23.23 £15.44 £24.97
Median hourly rate £26.36 £16.17 £26.90
Median % change year-on-year +62.99% -39.88% +236.19%
75th Percentile £39.42 £21.07 £27.90
90th Percentile £57.77 £29.43 £27.95
UK median hourly rate £22.05 £16.17 £25.81
% change year-on-year +36.38% -37.35% +7.95%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding 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 the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 11,544 17,537 21,420
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 90.36% 84.72% 89.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,245 10,476 14,867
10th Percentile £235 £250 £255
25th Percentile £375 £378 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £662 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 827 2,058 1,303
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.33 £11.00
25th Percentile £17.31 £15.24 £15.75
Median hourly rate £27.50 £37.34 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.35% +6.69% +75.00%
75th Percentile £64.50 £60.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £72.98
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.58 £36.00
% change year-on-year -18.48% -1.18% +44.00%

Business Continuity
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Business Continuity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Business Continuity in the UK excluding London

Business Continuity
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Continuity in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Business Continuity in the UK excluding London

Business Continuity
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Continuity in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Business Continuity in the UK excluding London

Business Continuity
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Continuity in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Business Continuity in the UK excluding London

Business Continuity
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Business Continuity in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Business Continuity in the UK excluding London

Business Continuity
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding 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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 3 May 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
North of England +15 42 £510 +10.27% 62
North West +2 27 £516 +5.90% 35
South East +13 23 £550 +22.22% 64
Midlands +27 18 £525 -16.00% 31
West Midlands +21 15 £525 -12.50% 19
Yorkshire +20 14 £475 +28.38% 23
Scotland +9 13 £450 -25.00% 17
East of England +42 5 £425 -29.17% 20
South West +18 5 £435 -12.56% 26
Wales +8 2 £180 -60.00% 6
East Midlands +14 1 £700 - 10
North East -4 1 - - 5
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 1
Business Continuity
UK

Business Continuity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 13 (11.93%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (11.01%) SharePoint
3 4 (3.67%) Confluence
Applications
1 17 (15.60%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (12.84%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (10.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (3.67%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.92%) Oracle ERP
1 1 (0.92%) Remedy ITSM
1 1 (0.92%) SAP MM
1 1 (0.92%) SAP PP
1 1 (0.92%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 29 (26.61%) Azure
2 17 (15.60%) Microsoft 365
3 15 (13.76%) Entra ID
4 14 (12.84%) IaaS
5 7 (6.42%) PaaS
6 5 (4.59%) SaaS
7 4 (3.67%) AWS
8 3 (2.75%) GCP
9 2 (1.83%) Azure Monitor
9 2 (1.83%) Azure Sentinel
9 2 (1.83%) Power Platform
9 2 (1.83%) Snowflake
10 1 (0.92%) Akamai
10 1 (0.92%) AWS CloudFormation
10 1 (0.92%) Nutanix
10 1 (0.92%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 18 (16.51%) Network Security
2 15 (13.76%) Firewall
3 11 (10.09%) Intranet
3 11 (10.09%) Intrusion Detection
4 4 (3.67%) TCP/IP
5 3 (2.75%) LAN
5 3 (2.75%) SAN
5 3 (2.75%) SD-WAN
5 3 (2.75%) WAN
5 3 (2.75%) WLAN
6 2 (1.83%) DNS
6 2 (1.83%) SNA
6 2 (1.83%) Wireless
7 1 (0.92%) 802.11
7 1 (0.92%) DHCP
7 1 (0.92%) IPsec
7 1 (0.92%) Kerberos
7 1 (0.92%) MPLS
7 1 (0.92%) VoIP
7 1 (0.92%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (12.84%) SQL Server
2 4 (3.67%) MongoDB
2 4 (3.67%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (2.75%) Data Lake
3 3 (2.75%) Oracle Database
4 2 (1.83%) MySQL
4 2 (1.83%) Oracle Database 12c
4 2 (1.83%) Power BI
4 2 (1.83%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.92%) GIS
5 1 (0.92%) Oracle Database 10g
5 1 (0.92%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.92%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 4 (3.67%) JIRA
2 1 (0.92%) Atlassian Bamboo
General
1 44 (40.37%) Social Skills
2 16 (14.68%) Local Government
3 15 (13.76%) Analytical Skills
3 15 (13.76%) Finance
4 13 (11.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 12 (11.01%) Telecoms
6 11 (10.09%) Public Speaking
7 9 (8.26%) Public Sector
8 7 (6.42%) Banking
9 6 (5.50%) Investment Banking
10 5 (4.59%) Legal
11 3 (2.75%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (2.75%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (1.83%) Manufacturing
12 2 (1.83%) Military
12 2 (1.83%) Retail
13 1 (0.92%) Influencing Skills
13 1 (0.92%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 16 (14.68%) Analyst
2 12 (11.01%) Lead
3 11 (10.09%) Communications Officer
4 10 (9.17%) Project Manager
5 8 (7.34%) IT Manager
6 7 (6.42%) Infrastructure Analyst
7 6 (5.50%) Architect
7 6 (5.50%) Consultant
7 6 (5.50%) DBA
7 6 (5.50%) Infrastructure Specialist
8 5 (4.59%) IT Project Manager
9 4 (3.67%) Administrator
9 4 (3.67%) Data Manager
9 4 (3.67%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 4 (3.67%) Service Continuity Leader
10 3 (2.75%) 3rd Line Engineer
10 3 (2.75%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
10 3 (2.75%) Delivery Manager
10 3 (2.75%) Industrial Engineer
10 3 (2.75%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.75%) LDAP
1 3 (2.75%) X-Windows
2 2 (1.83%) 802.1X
2 2 (1.83%) OLE
2 2 (1.83%) Web Services
3 1 (0.92%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (0.92%) SAML
3 1 (0.92%) SAP Fiori
3 1 (0.92%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 14 (12.84%) Data Centre
2 6 (5.50%) Replication
3 4 (3.67%) Legacy Systems
4 3 (2.75%) Hybrid Cloud
5 2 (1.83%) Legacy Applications
5 2 (1.83%) Mainframe
5 2 (1.83%) PKI
5 2 (1.83%) PMI
5 2 (1.83%) Security Posture
5 2 (1.83%) Social Media
6 1 (0.92%) CMDB
6 1 (0.92%) EMC VNX
6 1 (0.92%) Enterprise Storage
6 1 (0.92%) Freedom of Information
6 1 (0.92%) IBM XIV
6 1 (0.92%) Management Information System
6 1 (0.92%) NHS
6 1 (0.92%) Operational Technology
6 1 (0.92%) SCADA
6 1 (0.92%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 27 (24.77%) Windows
2 21 (19.27%) Windows Server
3 12 (11.01%) Linux
4 3 (2.75%) Mac OS
4 3 (2.75%) Unix
4 3 (2.75%) Windows Server 2003
4 3 (2.75%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (1.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (1.83%) VMS
5 2 (1.83%) zOS
6 1 (0.92%) Solaris
6 1 (0.92%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.92%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (45.87%) Disaster Recovery
2 33 (30.28%) BCP
3 32 (29.36%) Business Continuity Planning
4 26 (23.85%) Problem-Solving
5 21 (19.27%) Cybersecurity
6 20 (18.35%) Stakeholder Management
7 19 (17.43%) ITIL
8 16 (14.68%) Change Management
8 16 (14.68%) High Availability
9 15 (13.76%) Information Security
9 15 (13.76%) Project Management
9 15 (13.76%) Risk Management
10 14 (12.84%) Migration
10 14 (12.84%) Project Delivery
11 13 (11.93%) Risk Assessment
12 12 (11.01%) Agile
12 12 (11.01%) Vulnerability Scanning
13 11 (10.09%) Business Development
13 11 (10.09%) Line Management
13 11 (10.09%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 15 (13.76%) PowerShell
2 9 (8.26%) SQL
3 3 (2.75%) JCL
3 3 (2.75%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 22 (20.18%) Degree
2 16 (14.68%) Microsoft Certification
3 13 (11.93%) Azure Certification
4 6 (5.50%) Security Cleared
5 4 (3.67%) PMI Certification
6 3 (2.75%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (2.75%) DV Cleared
6 3 (2.75%) SC Cleared
7 2 (1.83%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (1.83%) PMP
8 1 (0.92%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.92%) CEH
8 1 (0.92%) CISA
8 1 (0.92%) CISM
8 1 (0.92%) CISSP
8 1 (0.92%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (0.92%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.92%) MCSA
8 1 (0.92%) Oracle Certification
8 1 (0.92%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (7.34%) PMO
2 6 (5.50%) ISO 22301
3 5 (4.59%) Data Quality
3 5 (4.59%) ISO/IEC 20000
3 5 (4.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (3.67%) QA
5 3 (2.75%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (2.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (2.75%) GDPR
6 2 (1.83%) Accessibility
6 2 (1.83%) ISO 31000
6 2 (1.83%) NIST
6 2 (1.83%) SLA
7 1 (0.92%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.92%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.92%) IEC 61508
7 1 (0.92%) NCSC
7 1 (0.92%) NIST 800
7 1 (0.92%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.92%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 23 (21.10%) Active Directory
2 16 (14.68%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (11.01%) vSphere
4 5 (4.59%) Docker
5 4 (3.67%) Hyper-V
5 4 (3.67%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (3.67%) Virtual Servers
6 3 (2.75%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.92%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 13 (11.93%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (2.75%) Backup Exec
2 3 (2.75%) Data Guard
2 3 (2.75%) Oracle RMAN
2 3 (2.75%) SCCM
2 3 (2.75%) Terraform
2 3 (2.75%) vCenter Server
3 2 (1.83%) Nessus
3 2 (1.83%) Tivoli NetView
3 2 (1.83%) WSUS
4 1 (0.92%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.92%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 35 (32.11%) Microsoft
2 22 (20.18%) VMware
3 9 (8.26%) Oracle
4 8 (7.34%) Cisco
5 4 (3.67%) IBM
6 3 (2.75%) Dynatrace
6 3 (2.75%) ServiceNow
6 3 (2.75%) Symantec
6 3 (2.75%) Veeam
7 2 (1.83%) Databricks
7 2 (1.83%) Google
7 2 (1.83%) Qualys
7 2 (1.83%) Red Hat
7 2 (1.83%) Salesforce
7 2 (1.83%) SAP
7 2 (1.83%) Sun
8 1 (0.92%) BMC
8 1 (0.92%) Commvault
8 1 (0.92%) EMC
8 1 (0.92%) HP