Business Continuity Job Trends in the North of England

Business Continuity
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Business Continuity skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 210 228 271
Rank change year-on-year +18 +43 +71
Permanent jobs citing Business Continuity 117 68 111
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.62% 0.88% 0.66%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.88% 0.92% 0.79%
Number of salaries quoted 83 59 93
10th Percentile £41,250 £25,313 £26,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,239 £54,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.51% +8.50% -2.91%
75th Percentile £60,000 £64,375 £58,750
90th Percentile £70,400 £74,000 £66,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - +4.35% +3.41%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North of England

Business Continuity falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,354 7,376 13,994
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 70.83% 95.06% 82.79%
Number of salaries quoted 8,797 3,713 11,147
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,500 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,055 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.89% +0.11% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £88,750 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%

Business Continuity
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Business Continuity relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Business Continuity job vacancy trend in the North of England

Business Continuity
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Business Continuity.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Business Continuity

Business Continuity
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Continuity in the North of England over the 6 months to 16 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Continuity in the North of England

Business Continuity
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Continuity within the North of England region over the 6 months to 16 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North West +28 55 £57,299 +14.39% 25
Yorkshire -33 48 £57,239 +7.24% 12
North East -34 14 £105,000 +82.61% 5
Business Continuity
England

Business Continuity
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 12 (10.26%) SharePoint
2 9 (7.69%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.71%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 3 (2.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.85%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 13 (11.11%) SAP ERP
1 13 (11.11%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (2.56%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (1.71%) IBM Planning Analytics
Cloud Services
1 39 (33.33%) Azure
2 30 (25.64%) Entra ID
3 21 (17.95%) Microsoft 365
3 21 (17.95%) Microsoft Purview
4 10 (8.55%) Power Platform
5 9 (7.69%) AWS
6 7 (5.98%) Nutanix
7 6 (5.13%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (5.13%) GitHub
7 6 (5.13%) GitHub Actions
8 5 (4.27%) OneDrive
8 5 (4.27%) Snowflake
9 3 (2.56%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (2.56%) Mimecast
9 3 (2.56%) Power Automate
9 3 (2.56%) PowerApps
10 2 (1.71%) iPaaS
10 2 (1.71%) SaaS
11 1 (0.85%) Azure Functions
11 1 (0.85%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 30 (25.64%) Firewall
2 9 (7.69%) DHCP
2 9 (7.69%) DNS
3 7 (5.98%) Remote Desktop
3 7 (5.98%) SAN
4 2 (1.71%) Network Security
4 2 (1.71%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (1.71%) Wireless
5 1 (0.85%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (5.13%) Power BI
2 3 (2.56%) SQL Server
3 2 (1.71%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (1.71%) Power Query
3 2 (1.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 2 (1.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.85%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 1 (0.85%) Git
1 1 (0.85%) JIRA
General
1 71 (60.68%) Social Skills
2 50 (42.74%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (13.68%) Manufacturing
4 14 (11.97%) Finance
5 10 (8.55%) Public Sector
6 4 (3.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (2.56%) Aerospace
7 3 (2.56%) Aviation
7 3 (2.56%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (1.71%) French Language
8 2 (1.71%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (1.71%) Social Housing
9 1 (0.85%) Aeronautics
9 1 (0.85%) Law
9 1 (0.85%) Legal
9 1 (0.85%) Marketing
9 1 (0.85%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (0.85%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 27 (23.08%) Lead
2 14 (11.97%) Senior
3 13 (11.11%) Planning Manager
4 11 (9.40%) Support Engineer
5 10 (8.55%) Cloud Engineer
5 10 (8.55%) IT Manager
5 10 (8.55%) IT Support
5 10 (8.55%) SAP Manager
6 8 (6.84%) Analyst
6 8 (6.84%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 6 (5.13%) IT Engineer
7 6 (5.13%) IT Support Engineer
8 5 (4.27%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 5 (4.27%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
8 5 (4.27%) Azure Engineer
8 5 (4.27%) Data Engineer
8 5 (4.27%) Platform Engineer
8 5 (4.27%) Senior Data Engineer
8 5 (4.27%) Senior Platform Engineer
8 5 (4.27%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.71%) Middleware
2 1 (0.85%) ARM Templates
2 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 21 (17.95%) Data Protection Act
2 13 (11.11%) Management Information System
3 12 (10.26%) Onboarding
4 9 (7.69%) Driving Licence
5 7 (5.98%) Hybrid Cloud
5 7 (5.98%) Public Cloud
6 5 (4.27%) Security Posture
7 3 (2.56%) Clustering
7 3 (2.56%) CMDB
7 3 (2.56%) Data Centre
7 3 (2.56%) Enterprise Storage
7 3 (2.56%) Robotics
8 2 (1.71%) Housing Association
9 1 (0.85%) AI Agents
Operating Systems
1 27 (23.08%) Windows
2 21 (17.95%) Windows Server
3 3 (2.56%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.71%) Windows Server 2016
4 2 (1.71%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.85%) Linux
5 1 (0.85%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.85%) Solaris
5 1 (0.85%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (67.52%) Disaster Recovery
2 54 (46.15%) Continuous Improvement
3 45 (38.46%) Problem-Solving
4 43 (36.75%) Stakeholder Management
5 40 (34.19%) Cybersecurity
6 34 (29.06%) Decision-Making
7 32 (27.35%) BCP
7 32 (27.35%) Risk Management
8 31 (26.50%) Business Continuity Planning
8 31 (26.50%) Incident Response
9 25 (21.37%) SIEM
10 24 (20.51%) Risk Register
11 23 (19.66%) Information Governance
11 23 (19.66%) ITIL
12 22 (18.80%) Data Protection
13 21 (17.95%) Security Architecture
14 19 (16.24%) Migration
15 16 (13.68%) Incident Management
16 15 (12.82%) Business Strategy
16 15 (12.82%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 19 (16.24%) SQL
2 9 (7.69%) PowerShell
3 7 (5.98%) Python
4 6 (5.13%) Bash
5 2 (1.71%) VBA
6 1 (0.85%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 14 (11.97%) Degree
2 11 (9.40%) HNC
3 10 (8.55%) BPSS Clearance
4 9 (7.69%) Security Cleared
5 8 (6.84%) Azure Certification
6 7 (5.98%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (4.27%) HND
8 4 (3.42%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (3.42%) SC Cleared
9 3 (2.56%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 3 (2.56%) Master's Degree
9 3 (2.56%) MCSA
9 3 (2.56%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 2 (1.71%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 2 (1.71%) CCNP
10 2 (1.71%) CEH
10 2 (1.71%) CISSP
10 2 (1.71%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (1.71%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 2 (1.71%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (30.77%) Cyber Essentials
2 29 (24.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 25 (21.37%) GDPR
4 24 (20.51%) NIST
5 10 (8.55%) SLA
6 7 (5.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (2.56%) NCSC
8 2 (1.71%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (1.71%) Data Quality
8 2 (1.71%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.85%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.85%) GMP
9 1 (0.85%) GRC
9 1 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.85%) PMO
9 1 (0.85%) QA
System Software
1 26 (22.22%) Active Directory
2 10 (8.55%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (5.98%) Hyper-V
4 4 (3.42%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (2.56%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (2.56%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (1.71%) Docker
7 1 (0.85%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 7 (5.98%) Microsoft Intune
1 7 (5.98%) Terraform
2 3 (2.56%) Microsoft Clustering
3 1 (0.85%) Ansible
3 1 (0.85%) Autotask
3 1 (0.85%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.85%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.85%) Podman
Vendors
1 48 (41.03%) Microsoft
2 15 (12.82%) VMware
3 13 (11.11%) SAP
4 7 (5.98%) Dell
4 7 (5.98%) Dell Compellent
4 7 (5.98%) HP
4 7 (5.98%) Nimble Storage
5 4 (3.42%) Oracle
5 4 (3.42%) Veeam
6 3 (2.56%) IFS
7 2 (1.71%) Cognos
7 2 (1.71%) IBM
7 2 (1.71%) OneLogin
8 1 (0.85%) Databricks
8 1 (0.85%) Fortinet
8 1 (0.85%) Mirantis
8 1 (0.85%) Red Hat
8 1 (0.85%) Splunk