ISO 22301 Recruitment

ISO 22301 is the international standard for business continuity management systems and is increasingly important for organisations that need to protect operations, customers and service delivery against disruption. QAagency recruits professionals with ISO 22301 experience for businesses where resilience, risk management and continuity planning are critical to operational performance.

These roles are common across financial services, healthcare, technology, manufacturing, retail and infrastructure-led environments. Employers are usually looking for candidates who can build and maintain business continuity plans, carry out impact assessments, support incident response and make sure continuity arrangements remain practical, current and aligned with wider business risk.

Roles we recruit for

We recruit across a range of ISO 22301-focused positions including Business Continuity Managers, ISO 22301 Auditors, Risk Management Specialists, Crisis Response Coordinators and Disaster Recovery Consultants. Depending on the structure of the business, these roles may also involve operational resilience planning, supplier risk, scenario testing, incident management and integration with information security or regulatory compliance frameworks.

2026 QAagency Salary Survey

Based on QAagency’s 2026 salary survey, average salaries for ISO 22301-focused professionals across the UK are as follows:

• Junior Business Continuity Analyst: £42,800

• Senior Business Continuity Manager: £84,500

• Financial Services average: £76,400

• Healthcare average: £68,900

• North West average: £58,600

Salary level is usually influenced by regulatory exposure, the complexity of the operating environment and whether the role includes wider responsibility for operational resilience, disaster recovery or ISO 27001-linked activity.

Hiring trends in ISO 22301 recruitment

Demand for ISO 22301 professionals has continued to grow as organisations place greater emphasis on resilience, recovery planning and operational continuity. Employers increasingly want candidates who can do more than write policies. They need people who can build workable plans, test them properly and make sure continuity arrangements stand up in live operational settings.

There is also stronger demand for candidates who can work across business continuity, cyber resilience and operational risk. In practice, the most valuable hires are often those who can connect ISO 22301 with wider resilience frameworks, regulatory requirements and real-world incident response.

Hiring for ISO 22301 talent

QAagency recruits ISO 22301 professionals for permanent roles across the UK, helping organisations strengthen resilience, reduce operational risk and improve continuity planning. Whether you are hiring a Business Continuity Manager, Disaster Recovery Consultant or a broader resilience professional, we can support recruitment in this specialist area.