Business Continuity
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Business Continuity skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Business Continuity over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 367 424 440
Rank change year-on-year +57 +16 +99
Permanent jobs citing Business Continuity 715 762 1,270
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.73% 0.73% 0.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.85% 0.76% 0.86%
Number of salaries quoted 486 527 789
10th Percentile £36,250 £32,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £43,994 £42,155 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,380 £55,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.22% +5.71% +0.68%
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +4.97%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Business Continuity is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,305 100,095 147,310
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.99% 95.64% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 59,591 58,745 83,129
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Business Continuity
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Business Continuity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Business Continuity in the UK

Business Continuity
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Continuity.

Salary trend for Business Continuity in the UK

Business Continuity
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Continuity over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Business Continuity in the UK

Business Continuity
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Continuity within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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
England +93 661 £57,500 +3.41% 185
UK excluding London -26 384 £50,000 - 114
London +176 313 £75,000 +15.38% 76
Work from Home +42 206 £65,250 +13.48% 64
North of England +61 107 £50,000 -3.85% 28
South East +38 107 £50,000 +5.26% 32
Midlands -42 62 £59,000 +45.68% 15
North West +30 59 £51,674 -3.86% 17
West Midlands -4 43 £71,250 +78.13% 11
South West -4 43 £47,657 -0.91% 18
Yorkshire +78 36 £45,621 +1.38% 8
Wales +26 32 £44,886 +24.68% 3
East of England -23 22 £47,500 -9.95% 6
East Midlands -38 18 £40,000 -22.44% 4
North East +7 14 £50,000 -4.76% 4
Scotland -83 7 £52,690 +4.20% 9
Isle of Man - 4 - -

Business Continuity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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
1 122 (17.06%) Microsoft Exchange
2 37 (5.17%) SharePoint
3 15 (2.10%) Skype for Business
4 4 (0.56%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
4 4 (0.56%) Site Server
5 3 (0.42%) SAS
6 2 (0.28%) Oracle Application Server
6 2 (0.28%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.14%) IIS
Applications
1 18 (2.52%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (1.40%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.12%) MS Visio
4 5 (0.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.42%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 11 (1.54%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.56%) SAP WM
3 3 (0.42%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.42%) SAP Business One
4 2 (0.28%) NEC Housing
4 2 (0.28%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.28%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.14%) Carpe Diem
5 1 (0.14%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 208 (29.09%) Microsoft 365
2 163 (22.80%) Azure
3 55 (7.69%) AWS
4 33 (4.62%) Power Platform
5 32 (4.48%) SaaS
6 22 (3.08%) Entra ID
7 21 (2.94%) GCP
8 19 (2.66%) Google Workspace
9 17 (2.38%) IaaS
9 17 (2.38%) PaaS
10 14 (1.96%) PowerApps
11 13 (1.82%) Amazon S3
11 13 (1.82%) Azure DevOps
11 13 (1.82%) Nutanix
12 11 (1.54%) Azure Monitor
12 11 (1.54%) Cloud Computing
13 9 (1.26%) Power Automate
14 8 (1.12%) OneDrive
15 7 (0.98%) GitHub
16 4 (0.56%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 146 (20.42%) Wireless
2 140 (19.58%) Firewall
2 140 (19.58%) WAN
3 117 (16.36%) SD-WAN
4 106 (14.83%) Cisco IOS
4 106 (14.83%) WebEx
5 79 (11.05%) DNS
6 45 (6.29%) DHCP
7 41 (5.73%) LAN
8 38 (5.31%) SAN
9 37 (5.17%) TCP/IP
10 35 (4.90%) Network Security
11 34 (4.76%) VPN
12 28 (3.92%) Wi-Fi
13 26 (3.64%) Intrusion Detection
14 19 (2.66%) NAS
15 18 (2.52%) VLAN
16 17 (2.38%) Internet
17 14 (1.96%) IP Telephony
17 14 (1.96%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (5.45%) SQL Server
2 19 (2.66%) MySQL
3 17 (2.38%) Power BI
4 15 (2.10%) Elasticsearch
5 13 (1.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 12 (1.68%) Azure SQL Database
6 12 (1.68%) MongoDB
7 11 (1.54%) Oracle Database
8 9 (1.26%) Data Warehouse
9 7 (0.98%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 7 (0.98%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 5 (0.70%) Big Data
11 3 (0.42%) Amazon RDS
11 3 (0.42%) EDRMS
12 2 (0.28%) Apache Cassandra
12 2 (0.28%) Crystal Reports
12 2 (0.28%) NoSQL
12 2 (0.28%) Oracle Reports
12 2 (0.28%) PostgreSQL
13 1 (0.14%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 17 (2.38%) Jenkins
2 16 (2.24%) Git
2 16 (2.24%) JIRA
3 9 (1.26%) Visual Studio
4 6 (0.84%) GitLab
5 4 (0.56%) Selenium
6 3 (0.42%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.42%) CircleCI
6 3 (0.42%) JUnit
6 3 (0.42%) Subversion
6 3 (0.42%) TestNG
6 3 (0.42%) Travis CI
7 2 (0.28%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.14%) JMeter
8 1 (0.14%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 309 (43.22%) Social Skills
2 149 (20.84%) Finance
3 113 (15.80%) Analytical Skills
4 79 (11.05%) Legal
5 42 (5.87%) Law
6 38 (5.31%) Retail
7 31 (4.34%) Telecoms
8 27 (3.78%) Organisational Skills
9 24 (3.36%) Banking
10 21 (2.94%) Public Sector
11 19 (2.66%) Manufacturing
12 17 (2.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 16 (2.24%) Games
13 16 (2.24%) Police
14 15 (2.10%) Documentation Skills
15 13 (1.82%) Back Office
15 13 (1.82%) Presentation Skills
16 12 (1.68%) Front Office
17 9 (1.26%) Local Government
18 8 (1.12%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 117 (16.36%) IT Support
2 107 (14.97%) IT Support Specialist
2 107 (14.97%) Support Specialist
3 100 (13.99%) Senior
4 78 (10.91%) Analyst
5 54 (7.55%) IT Manager
6 51 (7.13%) Lead
7 37 (5.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 37 (5.17%) Network Engineer
8 28 (3.92%) Consultant
9 27 (3.78%) Security Manager
10 26 (3.64%) Information Manager
11 25 (3.50%) Administrator
12 24 (3.36%) Senior Network Engineer
12 24 (3.36%) Support Analyst
13 19 (2.66%) Head of IT
13 19 (2.66%) Service Manager
14 18 (2.52%) 3rd Line Engineer
14 18 (2.52%) IT Engineer
15 16 (2.24%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (2.38%) Elastic Stack
2 13 (1.82%) ARM Templates
2 13 (1.82%) YAML
3 10 (1.40%) CSS
3 10 (1.40%) HTML
4 9 (1.26%) .NET
5 8 (1.12%) FIX Protocol
6 7 (0.98%) Laravel
6 7 (0.98%) REST
7 6 (0.84%) Web Services
8 4 (0.56%) Akka
8 4 (0.56%) React
9 3 (0.42%) 802.1X
9 3 (0.42%) ASP.NET
9 3 (0.42%) Azure Blueprints
9 3 (0.42%) jQuery
10 2 (0.28%) EDI
11 1 (0.14%) Node.js
11 1 (0.14%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 115 (16.08%) Video Conferencing
2 111 (15.52%) Management Information System
3 105 (14.69%) Wiki
4 66 (9.23%) Data Centre
5 45 (6.29%) Security Posture
6 27 (3.78%) Onboarding
7 18 (2.52%) Clustering
7 18 (2.52%) Enterprise Software
8 17 (2.38%) Cyber Threat
9 16 (2.24%) Data Protection Act
9 16 (2.24%) Replication
9 16 (2.24%) Self-Motivation
10 8 (1.12%) Hybrid Cloud
10 8 (1.12%) NHS
11 6 (0.84%) AS400
11 6 (0.84%) IoT
11 6 (0.84%) Low-Code
12 5 (0.70%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 5 (0.70%) Freedom of Information
12 5 (0.70%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 256 (35.80%) Windows
2 114 (15.94%) Windows 10
3 110 (15.38%) Android
4 79 (11.05%) Windows Server
5 63 (8.81%) Linux
6 12 (1.68%) Mac OS
7 10 (1.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 9 (1.26%) Apple iOS
8 9 (1.26%) Unix
8 9 (1.26%) Windows Server 2019
9 7 (0.98%) CentOS
9 7 (0.98%) VMS
10 6 (0.84%) Windows 7
10 6 (0.84%) Windows Server 2003
11 3 (0.42%) Windows Server 2008
12 2 (0.28%) SUSE
12 2 (0.28%) Windows Server 2012
13 1 (0.14%) AIX
13 1 (0.14%) HPUX
13 1 (0.14%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 331 (46.29%) Disaster Recovery
2 223 (31.19%) Business Continuity Planning
3 199 (27.83%) Cybersecurity
4 192 (26.85%) BCP
5 156 (21.82%) Problem-Solving
6 153 (21.40%) Information Security
7 134 (18.74%) ITIL
8 127 (17.76%) Computer Science
9 117 (16.36%) Mobile Device Management
10 113 (15.80%) Contract Negotiation
11 105 (14.69%) Application Virtualisation
12 91 (12.73%) Risk Management
13 89 (12.45%) Project Management
14 79 (11.05%) Continuous Improvement
15 74 (10.35%) Data Protection
16 73 (10.21%) Customer Service
17 64 (8.95%) High Availability
18 61 (8.53%) Service Management
19 60 (8.39%) Roadmaps
19 60 (8.39%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 59 (8.25%) PowerShell
2 40 (5.59%) SQL
3 26 (3.64%) Bash
4 18 (2.52%) Python
5 13 (1.82%) T-SQL
6 11 (1.54%) Perl
7 10 (1.40%) JavaScript
7 10 (1.40%) RPG
8 7 (0.98%) PHP
9 3 (0.42%) C#
9 3 (0.42%) VB.NET
10 2 (0.28%) ActionScript
10 2 (0.28%) Korn
11 1 (0.14%) AWK
11 1 (0.14%) Bourne shell
11 1 (0.14%) Java
11 1 (0.14%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 246 (34.41%) Degree
2 114 (15.94%) Computer Science Degree
3 113 (15.80%) Master's Degree
4 53 (7.41%) CISSP
5 40 (5.59%) Security Cleared
6 28 (3.92%) Microsoft Certification
7 27 (3.78%) CISM
8 23 (3.22%) CISA
8 23 (3.22%) CompTIA Security+
8 23 (3.22%) GIAC
9 22 (3.08%) CRISC
10 21 (2.94%) Cisco Certification
11 20 (2.80%) CompTIA CySA+
12 19 (2.66%) SC Cleared
13 14 (1.96%) MCSE
14 13 (1.82%) CCNP
14 13 (1.82%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 12 (1.68%) DV Cleared
15 12 (1.68%) GSEC
15 12 (1.68%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 129 (18.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 64 (8.95%) Cyber Essentials
3 63 (8.81%) GDPR
4 31 (4.34%) NIST
5 28 (3.92%) ISO 22301
6 23 (3.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 19 (2.66%) PCI DSS
8 18 (2.52%) ISO 9001
9 17 (2.38%) QA
10 15 (2.10%) COBIT
10 15 (2.10%) ISO 14001
11 14 (1.96%) SLA
12 12 (1.68%) GRC
12 12 (1.68%) SOC 2
13 11 (1.54%) NCSC
14 10 (1.40%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 9 (1.26%) NEBOSH
16 8 (1.12%) PMO
17 7 (0.98%) NIST 800
17 7 (0.98%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 202 (28.25%) Active Directory
2 136 (19.02%) VMware ESXi
3 109 (15.24%) XenApp
4 105 (14.69%) Microsoft App-V
4 105 (14.69%) XenDesktop
5 65 (9.09%) VMware Infrastructure
6 29 (4.06%) Hyper-V
7 17 (2.38%) Docker
8 16 (2.24%) Virtual Servers
9 15 (2.10%) Virtual Machines
10 14 (1.96%) Firmware
11 11 (1.54%) vSphere
12 3 (0.42%) VirtualBox
13 2 (0.28%) Virtual Desktop
13 2 (0.28%) VMware Workstation
14 1 (0.14%) KVM
14 1 (0.14%) PowerHA
Systems Management
1 114 (15.94%) SCCM
2 105 (14.69%) AirWatch
3 37 (5.17%) Ansible
4 28 (3.92%) Terraform
5 23 (3.22%) Nagios
6 18 (2.52%) Puppet
7 16 (2.24%) Microsoft Intune
8 14 (1.96%) Single Sign-On
9 12 (1.68%) Grafana
9 12 (1.68%) Graphite
10 11 (1.54%) vCenter Server
11 10 (1.40%) HAProxy
11 10 (1.40%) SCOM
12 8 (1.12%) Kubernetes
13 7 (0.98%) Foglight
13 7 (0.98%) Microsoft Clustering
14 6 (0.84%) NetCrunch
15 5 (0.70%) Failover Clustering
15 5 (0.70%) Kibana
15 5 (0.70%) logstash
Vendors
1 286 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 169 (23.64%) Cisco
3 112 (15.66%) Citrix
4 87 (12.17%) VMware
5 38 (5.31%) Veeam
6 24 (3.36%) HP
7 21 (2.94%) Oracle
8 20 (2.80%) IBM
9 19 (2.66%) Commvault
10 16 (2.24%) ServiceNow
11 15 (2.10%) Google
12 14 (1.96%) Apple
12 14 (1.96%) Avaya
12 14 (1.96%) Mitel
12 14 (1.96%) Nimble Storage
12 14 (1.96%) Splunk
13 13 (1.82%) Meraki
14 12 (1.68%) Dell
14 12 (1.68%) NetApp
14 12 (1.68%) SolarWinds