Business Continuity Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Business Continuity
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 240 269 347
Rank change year-on-year +29 +78 +78
Contract jobs citing Business Continuity 64 76 131
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.65% 0.50% 0.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.71% 0.56% 0.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 49 60 87
10th Percentile £358 £350 £400
25th Percentile £475 £363 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% +3.70%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £709
90th Percentile £675 £689 £775
UK median daily rate £550 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £35.00 -
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
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,021 13,483 23,229
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 91.08% 87.87% 89.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,191 8,996 16,418
10th Percentile £340 £325 £363
25th Percentile £419 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £763 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 224 579 532
10th Percentile £14.20 £15.17 £19.00
25th Percentile £19.56 £25.25 £30.54
Median hourly rate £39.52 £43.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -8.09% -21.82% +57.14%
75th Percentile £66.13 £60.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.25 £80.23
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.65 £37.30
% change year-on-year -18.65% -4.42% +49.20%

Business Continuity
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Business Continuity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Business Continuity trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Business Continuity
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Business Continuity.

Business Continuity daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Business Continuity
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Business Continuity over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Business Continuity daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Business Continuity
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Business Continuity.

Business Continuity hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Business Continuity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 8 (12.50%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (3.13%) Confluence
2 2 (3.13%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.56%) CMS
Business Applications
1 1 (1.56%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 21 (32.81%) Azure
2 11 (17.19%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (15.63%) Entra ID
4 8 (12.50%) IaaS
5 4 (6.25%) AWS
5 4 (6.25%) PaaS
6 3 (4.69%) GCP
6 3 (4.69%) Power Platform
6 3 (4.69%) SaaS
7 2 (3.13%) Azure Monitor
7 2 (3.13%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (3.13%) Snowflake
8 1 (1.56%) OneDrive
8 1 (1.56%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 11 (17.19%) Firewall
2 10 (15.63%) Network Security
3 5 (7.81%) Intrusion Detection
3 5 (7.81%) TCP/IP
3 5 (7.81%) Wireless
4 4 (6.25%) DHCP
4 4 (6.25%) DNS
4 4 (6.25%) WAN
5 3 (4.69%) 4G
5 3 (4.69%) LAN
5 3 (4.69%) VPN
6 2 (3.13%) SNA
7 1 (1.56%) Cisco IOS
7 1 (1.56%) IP Telephony
7 1 (1.56%) NetScaler
7 1 (1.56%) Softphone
7 1 (1.56%) Unified Communications
7 1 (1.56%) VoIP
7 1 (1.56%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (1.56%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (6.25%) SQL Server
2 3 (4.69%) Power BI
3 2 (3.13%) Data Lake
3 2 (3.13%) Oracle Database
3 2 (3.13%) Relational Database
4 1 (1.56%) Oracle Database 10g
4 1 (1.56%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 2 (3.13%) JIRA
General
1 24 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 10 (15.63%) Finance
3 8 (12.50%) Public Sector
4 6 (9.38%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (7.81%) Telecoms
6 3 (4.69%) Banking
6 3 (4.69%) Investment Banking
6 3 (4.69%) Local Government
6 3 (4.69%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (3.13%) Military
8 1 (1.56%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.56%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (1.56%) Manufacturing
8 1 (1.56%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (1.56%) Retail
Job Titles
1 9 (14.06%) Architect
2 7 (10.94%) Analyst
2 7 (10.94%) Consultant
2 7 (10.94%) IT Manager
3 6 (9.38%) Lead
3 6 (9.38%) Project Manager
4 5 (7.81%) Head of IT
4 5 (7.81%) Infrastructure Specialist
5 4 (6.25%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 4 (6.25%) Security Consultant
5 4 (6.25%) Security Manager
5 4 (6.25%) Senior
5 4 (6.25%) Service Continuity Leader
6 3 (4.69%) Administrator
6 3 (4.69%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 3 (4.69%) Security Architect
6 3 (4.69%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
6 3 (4.69%) Solutions Architect
6 3 (4.69%) Systems Administrator
6 3 (4.69%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (4.69%) LDAP
1 3 (4.69%) X-Windows
2 2 (3.13%) Web Services
3 1 (1.56%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (1.56%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (10.94%) Data Centre
2 3 (4.69%) Cyberattack
2 3 (4.69%) Hybrid Cloud
2 3 (4.69%) Legacy Systems
2 3 (4.69%) Management Information System
2 3 (4.69%) Replication
2 3 (4.69%) Security Operations Centre
2 3 (4.69%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (3.13%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (3.13%) Mainframe
3 2 (3.13%) Onboarding
3 2 (3.13%) Social Media
4 1 (1.56%) EMC VNX
4 1 (1.56%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (1.56%) Enterprise Storage
4 1 (1.56%) IBM XIV
4 1 (1.56%) Legacy Applications
4 1 (1.56%) Operational Technology
4 1 (1.56%) Renewable Energy
4 1 (1.56%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 17 (26.56%) Windows
2 9 (14.06%) Windows Server
3 6 (9.38%) Linux
4 3 (4.69%) Mac OS
4 3 (4.69%) Unix
5 2 (3.13%) zOS
6 1 (1.56%) Solaris
6 1 (1.56%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (45.31%) Disaster Recovery
2 19 (29.69%) Stakeholder Management
3 17 (26.56%) Business Continuity Planning
3 17 (26.56%) Problem-Solving
3 17 (26.56%) Risk Management
4 16 (25.00%) BCP
5 15 (23.44%) ITIL
6 14 (21.88%) Incident Response
7 11 (17.19%) High Availability
7 11 (17.19%) Migration
8 10 (15.63%) Change Management
8 10 (15.63%) Information Security
9 9 (14.06%) Cybersecurity
9 9 (14.06%) Risk Assessment
10 8 (12.50%) Project Management
10 8 (12.50%) Roadmaps
11 7 (10.94%) Impact Analysis
11 7 (10.94%) Incident Management
11 7 (10.94%) IT Strategy
11 7 (10.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 10 (15.63%) PowerShell
2 3 (4.69%) JCL
2 3 (4.69%) Shell Script
3 2 (3.13%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (10.94%) Azure Certification
1 7 (10.94%) Degree
2 5 (7.81%) Microsoft Certification
3 4 (6.25%) CISM
3 4 (6.25%) CISSP
4 3 (4.69%) CCNA
4 3 (4.69%) CCNP
4 3 (4.69%) Cisco Certification
4 3 (4.69%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (4.69%) CRISC
4 3 (4.69%) PMI Certification
4 3 (4.69%) Security Cleared
5 2 (3.13%) PMP
5 2 (3.13%) SC Cleared
6 1 (1.56%) GCIA
6 1 (1.56%) GCIH
6 1 (1.56%) GIAC
6 1 (1.56%) GSEC
6 1 (1.56%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (1.56%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (10.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (6.25%) GDPR
2 4 (6.25%) ISO/IEC 20000
2 4 (6.25%) NIST
2 4 (6.25%) PMO
3 3 (4.69%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (4.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 3 (4.69%) HIPAA
4 2 (3.13%) Data Quality
5 1 (1.56%) GRC
5 1 (1.56%) ISO 22301
5 1 (1.56%) ISO 31000
5 1 (1.56%) NCSC
5 1 (1.56%) SLA
System Software
1 12 (18.75%) Active Directory
2 9 (14.06%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (9.38%) vSphere
4 4 (6.25%) Hyper-V
4 4 (6.25%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (6.25%) Virtual Servers
5 3 (4.69%) Docker
6 1 (1.56%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (1.56%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (1.56%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 10 (15.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (7.81%) FortiGate
3 2 (3.13%) Terraform
3 2 (3.13%) Tivoli NetView
4 1 (1.56%) Data Guard
4 1 (1.56%) Kubernetes
4 1 (1.56%) Nessus
4 1 (1.56%) OfficeScan
4 1 (1.56%) Oracle RMAN
4 1 (1.56%) Perfmon
4 1 (1.56%) SCCM
4 1 (1.56%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (1.56%) Trend Micro Deep Security
4 1 (1.56%) WSUS
Vendors
1 16 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 11 (17.19%) VMware
3 6 (9.38%) Oracle
4 4 (6.25%) Cisco
4 4 (6.25%) IBM
5 3 (4.69%) Dynatrace
5 3 (4.69%) Google
5 3 (4.69%) Salesforce
6 2 (3.13%) Databricks
6 2 (3.13%) NetApp
6 2 (3.13%) Sun
7 1 (1.56%) Ariba
7 1 (1.56%) Citrix
7 1 (1.56%) Commvault
7 1 (1.56%) EMC
7 1 (1.56%) HP
7 1 (1.56%) Kronos
7 1 (1.56%) Mitel
7 1 (1.56%) SAP
7 1 (1.56%) Symantec