Hybrid/Remote Disaster Recovery Job Trends

Disaster Recovery
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Disaster Recovery skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 199 201 205
Rank change year-on-year +2 +4 +76
Permanent jobs citing Disaster Recovery 185 329 339
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.21% 1.66% 1.62%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.33% 1.84% 1.71%
Number of salaries quoted 140 177 319
10th Percentile £42,400 £38,250 £32,708
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +15.74%
75th Percentile £87,500 £77,500 £70,750
90th Percentile £105,000 £91,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £59,526
% change year-on-year +4.35% -3.40% +10.75%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Disaster Recovery falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,887 17,901 19,845
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 90.86% 90.19% 94.96%
Number of salaries quoted 8,778 10,780 16,075
10th Percentile £29,500 £36,250 £36,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £80,438
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Disaster Recovery
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Disaster Recovery and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Disaster Recovery job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Disaster Recovery
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Disaster Recovery.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Disaster Recovery

Disaster Recovery
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Disaster Recovery over the 6 months to 28 November 2025.

Disaster Recovery salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Disaster Recovery
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 33 (17.84%) SharePoint
2 31 (16.76%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (3.24%) IIS
3 6 (3.24%) Tomcat
3 6 (3.24%) WebSphere
3 6 (3.24%) WebSphere Application Server
4 3 (1.62%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.54%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 13 (7.03%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (3.78%) Spreadsheet
3 5 (2.70%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (2.70%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.54%) Raiser’s Edge
1 1 (0.54%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 102 (55.14%) Azure
2 64 (34.59%) AWS
3 56 (30.27%) Microsoft 365
4 33 (17.84%) Entra ID
5 19 (10.27%) AWS CloudFormation
6 15 (8.11%) GCP
6 15 (8.11%) OneDrive
7 14 (7.57%) Amazon CloudWatch
7 14 (7.57%) Azure DevOps
7 14 (7.57%) Power Automate
7 14 (7.57%) Serverless
8 13 (7.03%) Azure Monitor
9 12 (6.49%) Amazon EKS
9 12 (6.49%) Power Platform
10 11 (5.95%) IaaS
10 11 (5.95%) Microsoft Copilot
10 11 (5.95%) Nutanix
11 10 (5.41%) AWS Lambda
11 10 (5.41%) PaaS
11 10 (5.41%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 39 (21.08%) Firewall
2 38 (20.54%) VPN
3 32 (17.30%) DNS
4 29 (15.68%) WAN
5 25 (13.51%) DHCP
6 22 (11.89%) SD-WAN
7 17 (9.19%) LAN
8 13 (7.03%) VoIP
9 12 (6.49%) SSL
10 11 (5.95%) Wi-Fi
11 10 (5.41%) TCP/IP
12 8 (4.32%) Unified Communications
12 8 (4.32%) VLAN
13 7 (3.78%) Wireless
14 4 (2.16%) BGP
14 4 (2.16%) Network Security
15 2 (1.08%) NAS
15 2 (1.08%) SAN
16 1 (0.54%) PuTTY
16 1 (0.54%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (12.97%) SQL Server
2 14 (7.57%) PostgreSQL
3 10 (5.41%) Amazon RDS
3 10 (5.41%) Power BI
4 8 (4.32%) Azure SQL Database
4 8 (4.32%) NoSQL
5 6 (3.24%) DB2
5 6 (3.24%) MySQL
5 6 (3.24%) Oracle Database
6 5 (2.70%) MongoDB
6 5 (2.70%) Oracle Database 12c
6 5 (2.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (2.16%) Oracle Database 10g
7 4 (2.16%) Oracle Database 11g
8 2 (1.08%) RDBMS
8 2 (1.08%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.54%) Apache Hive
9 1 (0.54%) Big Data
9 1 (0.54%) DynamoDB
9 1 (0.54%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 10 (5.41%) Git
2 6 (3.24%) Jenkins
3 5 (2.70%) Maven
4 3 (1.62%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 3 (1.62%) GitLab
4 3 (1.62%) Subversion
5 2 (1.08%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.54%) MSBuild
6 1 (0.54%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.54%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 52 (28.11%) Finance
1 52 (28.11%) Social Skills
2 18 (9.73%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (8.65%) Banking
4 13 (7.03%) Law
5 12 (6.49%) Telecoms
6 9 (4.86%) Presentation Skills
7 6 (3.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (2.70%) Back Office
8 5 (2.70%) Public Sector
9 4 (2.16%) Financial Institution
9 4 (2.16%) Retail
10 3 (1.62%) Aviation
10 3 (1.62%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (1.62%) Manufacturing
11 2 (1.08%) Advertising
11 2 (1.08%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.54%) Games
12 1 (0.54%) Investment Banking
12 1 (0.54%) Legal
Job Titles
1 32 (17.30%) Senior
2 28 (15.14%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 19 (10.27%) Cloud Engineer
4 16 (8.65%) Support Engineer
5 15 (8.11%) AWS DevOps
5 15 (8.11%) DBA
5 15 (8.11%) Senior DevOps
6 14 (7.57%) Administrator
6 14 (7.57%) Lead
7 13 (7.03%) DevOps Engineer
8 10 (5.41%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
8 10 (5.41%) Head of IT
8 10 (5.41%) Infrastructure Manager
9 9 (4.86%) Architect
9 9 (4.86%) Infrastructure Support
9 9 (4.86%) IT Manager
9 9 (4.86%) Linux Engineer
10 8 (4.32%) Azure Engineer
10 8 (4.32%) Head of IT Operations
10 8 (4.32%) Senior DevOps Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.78%) LDAP
2 6 (3.24%) LAPP Stack
2 6 (3.24%) REST
2 6 (3.24%) WebSphere MQ
3 5 (2.70%) Elastic Stack
4 4 (2.16%) AWS SAM
5 3 (1.62%) AngularJS
5 3 (1.62%) Ionic Framework
5 3 (1.62%) LAMP
5 3 (1.62%) RESTful
5 3 (1.62%) Spring
5 3 (1.62%) Spring Boot
6 2 (1.08%) AWS CDK
6 2 (1.08%) OAuth
7 1 (0.54%) ARM Templates
7 1 (0.54%) gRPC
7 1 (0.54%) Microsoft Graph
7 1 (0.54%) OAuth2
7 1 (0.54%) RAML
7 1 (0.54%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 20 (10.81%) Hybrid Cloud
2 17 (9.19%) Cloud Native
2 17 (9.19%) Management Information System
3 13 (7.03%) Data Centre
4 11 (5.95%) Enterprise Software
5 10 (5.41%) CMDB
6 9 (4.86%) Replication
7 8 (4.32%) Onboarding
8 7 (3.78%) Linux Command Line
8 7 (3.78%) Operational Technology
8 7 (3.78%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (3.24%) Distributed Systems
9 6 (3.24%) Driving Licence
9 6 (3.24%) Public Cloud
10 4 (2.16%) AI Agents
10 4 (2.16%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (2.16%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (2.16%) Mobile App
10 4 (2.16%) PKI
11 3 (1.62%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 62 (33.51%) Windows
2 35 (18.92%) Linux
3 34 (18.38%) Windows Server
4 14 (7.57%) Unix
5 6 (3.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (2.70%) Windows 10
7 3 (1.62%) Apple iOS
7 3 (1.62%) CentOS
7 3 (1.62%) Rocky
7 3 (1.62%) Ubuntu
7 3 (1.62%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.54%) Solaris
8 1 (0.54%) VMS
8 1 (0.54%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.54%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (28.65%) DevOps
1 53 (28.65%) ITIL
2 46 (24.86%) Problem-Solving
3 44 (23.78%) CI/CD
3 44 (23.78%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 40 (21.62%) High Availability
5 39 (21.08%) Infrastructure as Code
6 37 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
7 35 (18.92%) Business Continuity
8 31 (16.76%) Migration
9 26 (14.05%) Performance Tuning
9 26 (14.05%) Service Delivery
10 25 (13.51%) Continuous Improvement
11 24 (12.97%) Service Management
12 20 (10.81%) Observability
13 19 (10.27%) Mentoring
14 18 (9.73%) Infrastructure Management
14 18 (9.73%) Roadmaps
15 17 (9.19%) Configuration Management
15 17 (9.19%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 48 (25.95%) Python
2 41 (22.16%) PowerShell
3 31 (16.76%) SQL
4 18 (9.73%) Java
5 11 (5.95%) Go
6 9 (4.86%) T-SQL
7 8 (4.32%) C#
8 7 (3.78%) Bash
8 7 (3.78%) Shell Script
9 6 (3.24%) JavaScript
10 5 (2.70%) Bicep
11 2 (1.08%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.54%) Kusto Query Language
12 1 (0.54%) Perl
12 1 (0.54%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 34 (18.38%) Azure Certification
2 28 (15.14%) Degree
3 27 (14.59%) AWS Certification
4 19 (10.27%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
5 14 (7.57%) Microsoft Certification
6 12 (6.49%) Cisco Certification
6 12 (6.49%) Security Cleared
7 11 (5.95%) CCNP
8 10 (5.41%) ITIL Certification
9 9 (4.86%) Master's Degree
10 7 (3.78%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 7 (3.78%) PMI Certification
10 7 (3.78%) PMP
10 7 (3.78%) SC Cleared
11 6 (3.24%) CEH
11 6 (3.24%) DBS Check
12 5 (2.70%) Computer Science Degree
12 5 (2.70%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 4 (2.16%) BPSS Clearance
14 3 (1.62%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (14.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (13.51%) NIST
3 22 (11.89%) SLA
4 16 (8.65%) GDPR
5 8 (4.32%) HIPAA
6 7 (3.78%) ISO 22301
7 6 (3.24%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (2.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 4 (2.16%) PCI DSS
8 4 (2.16%) SOC 2
9 3 (1.62%) GRC
10 2 (1.08%) ISO 9001
10 2 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 2 (1.08%) NCSC
11 1 (0.54%) Basel III
11 1 (0.54%) COBIT
11 1 (0.54%) MiFID
11 1 (0.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 31 (16.76%) Active Directory
2 24 (12.97%) Hyper-V
3 21 (11.35%) Docker
4 17 (9.19%) VMware Infrastructure
5 10 (5.41%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (4.86%) Virtual Servers
7 6 (3.24%) Virtual Desktop
8 3 (1.62%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (1.08%) vSphere
10 1 (0.54%) Oracle RAC
10 1 (0.54%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 46 (24.86%) Terraform
2 30 (16.22%) Ansible
3 29 (15.68%) Microsoft Intune
4 27 (14.59%) Kubernetes
5 10 (5.41%) Grafana
6 6 (3.24%) Prometheus
7 5 (2.70%) FortiGate
8 4 (2.16%) Nagios
9 3 (1.62%) Nessus
9 3 (1.62%) Proxmox
9 3 (1.62%) SCOM
10 1 (0.54%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.54%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.54%) Oracle RMAN
10 1 (0.54%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 91 (49.19%) Microsoft
2 28 (15.14%) VMware
3 15 (8.11%) Cisco
4 10 (5.41%) Google
5 9 (4.86%) Commvault
5 9 (4.86%) IBM
6 8 (4.32%) Oracle
6 8 (4.32%) Veeam
7 7 (3.78%) Palo Alto
7 7 (3.78%) Red Hat
8 6 (3.24%) Fortinet
8 6 (3.24%) SonicWALL
9 4 (2.16%) CrowdStrike
9 4 (2.16%) Foundry
9 4 (2.16%) Mitel
9 4 (2.16%) Sophos
10 3 (1.62%) ConnectWise
10 3 (1.62%) Datto
10 3 (1.62%) ESET
10 3 (1.62%) Ubiquiti