Business Continuity Jobs

Business Continuity
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Business Continuity skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Business Continuity over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 402 372 421
Rank change year-on-year -30 +49 +9
Permanent jobs citing Business Continuity 346 700 757
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.63% 0.71% 0.75%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.67% 0.83% 0.78%
Number of salaries quoted 277 484 509
10th Percentile £40,352 £36,250 £32,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £43,992 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,380 £55,150
Median % change year-on-year +8.34% +0.42% +5.05%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £91,250 £85,000 £94,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,250 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.50% - +5.26%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 51,711 84,738 96,776
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.87% 85.57% 95.61%
Number of salaries quoted 26,444 59,708 57,080
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -9.84% +1.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,450 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.90% -9.09% +4.76%

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 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Continuity in the UK

Business Continuity
Top 18 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 14 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -39 327 £60,000 +4.35% 427
UK excluding London +35 215 £54,250 +8.50% 249
London -20 121 £75,000 - 217
Work from Home +44 118 £54,793 -15.70% 187
North of England +31 88 £54,250 +8.50% 74
North West -1 53 £50,092 -3.06% 43
South East +40 46 £53,750 +7.50% 79
South West +103 40 £51,500 +8.07% 28
Yorkshire +64 26 £53,375 +12.37% 24
Midlands +24 23 £55,000 -8.33% 30
West Midlands +27 16 £55,000 -22.81% 15
North East +39 9 £57,500 +15.00% 7
Scotland +115 7 £57,500 +3.83% 11
East of England +23 7 £42,500 -26.50% 25
East Midlands +22 6 £53,750 +34.38% 13
Isle of Man +14 3 £43,000 -
Wales +10 1 - - 7
Northern Ireland - 1 £57,500 - 1

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 30 (8.67%) SharePoint
2 28 (8.09%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.73%) nginx
4 5 (1.45%) IIS
4 5 (1.45%) Moodle
5 4 (1.16%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.29%) Apache
6 1 (0.29%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 1 (0.29%) Confluence
Applications
1 39 (11.27%) Microsoft Office
2 25 (7.23%) Simulink
3 5 (1.45%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (1.16%) Fidessa
2 3 (0.87%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.29%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 122 (35.26%) Azure
2 93 (26.88%) Microsoft 365
3 51 (14.74%) AWS
4 32 (9.25%) Entra ID
5 17 (4.91%) Power Platform
6 14 (4.05%) Cloud Computing
7 13 (3.76%) SaaS
8 10 (2.89%) GCP
8 10 (2.89%) PaaS
9 9 (2.60%) OneDrive
9 9 (2.60%) Power Automate
9 9 (2.60%) PowerApps
10 8 (2.31%) IaaS
11 7 (2.02%) Azure Logic Apps
11 7 (2.02%) Microsoft Purview
12 6 (1.73%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 6 (1.73%) Google Workspace
13 5 (1.45%) AWS CloudTrail
13 5 (1.45%) Azure Sentinel
13 5 (1.45%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 92 (26.59%) Firewall
2 53 (15.32%) LAN
3 49 (14.16%) WAN
4 41 (11.85%) VPN
5 38 (10.98%) Network Security
6 33 (9.54%) DNS
7 29 (8.38%) VLAN
8 28 (8.09%) Intrusion Detection
9 24 (6.94%) DHCP
10 23 (6.65%) SD-WAN
11 19 (5.49%) TCP/IP
12 14 (4.05%) SAN
12 14 (4.05%) Wireless
13 13 (3.76%) SSL
14 11 (3.18%) BGP
14 11 (3.18%) MPLS
15 10 (2.89%) OSPF
16 8 (2.31%) Wi-Fi
17 7 (2.02%) IPsec
18 6 (1.73%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (5.49%) SQL Server
2 10 (2.89%) Power BI
3 7 (2.02%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (1.45%) Amazon RDS
4 5 (1.45%) MariaDB
4 5 (1.45%) Oracle Reports
5 4 (1.16%) DB2
6 3 (0.87%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.58%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.58%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.58%) HDInsight
7 2 (0.58%) MySQL
8 1 (0.29%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.29%) Oracle Exadata
8 1 (0.29%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.29%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (2.31%) JIRA
General
1 157 (45.38%) Social Skills
2 91 (26.30%) Finance
3 40 (11.56%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (7.80%) Aerospace
5 21 (6.07%) Banking
6 20 (5.78%) Manufacturing
7 17 (4.91%) Law
8 13 (3.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 12 (3.47%) Organisational Skills
9 12 (3.47%) Retail
10 10 (2.89%) Legal
10 10 (2.89%) Public Sector
11 7 (2.02%) Military
11 7 (2.02%) Presentation Skills
11 7 (2.02%) Tech for Good
12 6 (1.73%) Retail Banking
12 6 (1.73%) Telecoms
13 4 (1.16%) Advertising
13 4 (1.16%) Marketing
13 4 (1.16%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 58 (16.76%) Lead
2 57 (16.47%) Senior
3 53 (15.32%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 40 (11.56%) Analyst
5 31 (8.96%) Team Leader
6 25 (7.23%) Lead Systems Engineer
6 25 (7.23%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 25 (7.23%) Systems Engineer
7 20 (5.78%) IT Engineer
7 20 (5.78%) IT Manager
8 19 (5.49%) IT Analyst
9 14 (4.05%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
9 14 (4.05%) Security Engineer
9 14 (4.05%) Support Engineer
10 13 (3.76%) Network Engineer
11 11 (3.18%) Head of IT
11 11 (3.18%) Security Analyst
11 11 (3.18%) Security Manager
11 11 (3.18%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
12 10 (2.89%) Infrastructure Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.45%) HTML
2 4 (1.16%) .NET
2 4 (1.16%) CSS
2 4 (1.16%) HTML5 Canvas
2 4 (1.16%) Oracle Fusion
3 2 (0.58%) 802.1X
3 2 (0.58%) EDI
3 2 (0.58%) Software Packaging
4 1 (0.29%) .NET Core
4 1 (0.29%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.29%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.29%) Middleware
4 1 (0.29%) ModSecurity
4 1 (0.29%) Oracle GoldenGate
4 1 (0.29%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 44 (12.72%) Management Information System
2 23 (6.65%) Cyber Threat
3 22 (6.36%) Data Centre
4 16 (4.62%) Data Protection Act
4 16 (4.62%) Security Posture
5 14 (4.05%) Self-Motivation
6 13 (3.76%) Operational Technology
7 12 (3.47%) Hybrid Cloud
8 10 (2.89%) Enterprise Software
9 9 (2.60%) Replication
10 8 (2.31%) CMDB
10 8 (2.31%) Onboarding
11 7 (2.02%) Cloud Native
11 7 (2.02%) Enterprise Cloud
11 7 (2.02%) Learning Management System
12 6 (1.73%) Cyberattack
12 6 (1.73%) Mainframe
13 5 (1.45%) Driving Licence
13 5 (1.45%) Security Operations Centre
13 5 (1.45%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 80 (23.12%) Windows
2 48 (13.87%) Windows Server
3 32 (9.25%) Linux
4 13 (3.76%) Unix
5 5 (1.45%) Windows Server 2019
6 4 (1.16%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (1.16%) Windows Vista
7 3 (0.87%) VMS
7 3 (0.87%) Windows Server 2008
7 3 (0.87%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (0.58%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.29%) Debian
9 1 (0.29%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.29%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 183 (52.89%) Disaster Recovery
2 84 (24.28%) Cybersecurity
3 69 (19.94%) Continuous Improvement
4 67 (19.36%) ITIL
4 67 (19.36%) Problem-Solving
5 65 (18.79%) Business Continuity Planning
6 61 (17.63%) Project Management
7 59 (17.05%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 58 (16.76%) BCP
9 57 (16.47%) Agile
10 56 (16.18%) Risk Management
11 51 (14.74%) Information Security
12 49 (14.16%) Data Protection
13 42 (12.14%) Coaching
13 42 (12.14%) Incident Management
14 40 (11.56%) Change Management
14 40 (11.56%) Incident Response
15 37 (10.69%) IT Strategy
15 37 (10.69%) Service Delivery
16 36 (10.40%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 43 (12.43%) PowerShell
2 27 (7.80%) SQL
3 11 (3.18%) Python
4 7 (2.02%) T-SQL
5 4 (1.16%) Bash
5 4 (1.16%) Java
5 4 (1.16%) JavaScript
6 3 (0.87%) R
7 2 (0.58%) C#
8 1 (0.29%) Bicep
8 1 (0.29%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.29%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.29%) VBA
Qualifications
1 34 (9.83%) Degree
2 26 (7.51%) BPSS Clearance
3 19 (5.49%) Security Cleared
4 18 (5.20%) Cisco Certification
4 18 (5.20%) Microsoft Certification
5 15 (4.34%) CCNA
6 14 (4.05%) Azure Certification
6 14 (4.05%) CISM
7 12 (3.47%) CISA
8 10 (2.89%) CISSP
9 9 (2.60%) MCSA
9 9 (2.60%) SC Cleared
10 7 (2.02%) CCNP
10 7 (2.02%) DBS Check
10 7 (2.02%) PMI Certification
11 6 (1.73%) AWS Certification
11 6 (1.73%) CompTIA Security+
11 6 (1.73%) GIAC
11 6 (1.73%) ITIL Certification
11 6 (1.73%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (17.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 43 (12.43%) GDPR
3 39 (11.27%) Cyber Essentials
4 19 (5.49%) NIST
5 15 (4.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 14 (4.05%) PCI DSS
7 11 (3.18%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 10 (2.89%) ISO 22301
9 8 (2.31%) GRC
9 8 (2.31%) SLA
10 6 (1.73%) NCSC
11 4 (1.16%) Accessibility
12 3 (0.87%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 2 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 2 (0.58%) ITGC
13 2 (0.58%) PMO
13 2 (0.58%) QA
13 2 (0.58%) SOC 2
14 1 (0.29%) NEBOSH
14 1 (0.29%) NIST 800
System Software
1 57 (16.47%) Active Directory
2 51 (14.74%) VMware Infrastructure
3 47 (13.58%) Hyper-V
4 16 (4.62%) Virtual Desktop
5 12 (3.47%) VMware ESXi
6 9 (2.60%) Virtual Machines
7 8 (2.31%) vSphere
8 4 (1.16%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.58%) Docker
10 1 (0.29%) NFS
10 1 (0.29%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 40 (11.56%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (4.34%) SCCM
3 14 (4.05%) Terraform
4 12 (3.47%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (1.73%) vCenter Server
6 5 (1.45%) Ansible
6 5 (1.45%) FortiGate
6 5 (1.45%) Jamf Pro
6 5 (1.45%) Kubernetes
7 3 (0.87%) Iperf
7 3 (0.87%) SCOM
8 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Clustering
8 2 (0.58%) QRadar
9 1 (0.29%) cPanel
9 1 (0.29%) Grafana
9 1 (0.29%) HAProxy
9 1 (0.29%) Istio
9 1 (0.29%) linkerd
9 1 (0.29%) OpenVAS
9 1 (0.29%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 161 (46.53%) Microsoft
2 62 (17.92%) VMware
3 46 (13.29%) Cisco
4 25 (7.23%) MathWorks
5 17 (4.91%) Citrix
6 16 (4.62%) Google
6 16 (4.62%) Veeam
7 14 (4.05%) Fortinet
7 14 (4.05%) Palo Alto
8 13 (3.76%) Oracle
9 11 (3.18%) ServiceNow
10 9 (2.60%) Meraki
11 8 (2.31%) SolarWinds
12 6 (1.73%) Dell
13 5 (1.45%) Arista
13 5 (1.45%) Mitel
13 5 (1.45%) SonicWALL
13 5 (1.45%) Splunk
14 4 (1.16%) FactSet
14 4 (1.16%) Refinitiv