ICT Disaster Recovery Analyst
Snapshot
ICT disaster recovery analysts develop, maintain, and implement ICT continuity and disaster recovery strategies and solutions. They support the technical teams, assess the risks, design and develop procedures, documentation and strategies for disaster recovery in order for business functions to continue and recover with a minimal loss of data. They also coordinate the system backups tests and validations.
ICT disaster recovery analysts play a critical role in safeguarding an organization's digital assets and operations. Your work focuses on proactively identifying potential risks to ICT systems and developing comprehensive strategies to minimize downtime and data loss. You'll collaborate closely with technical teams, documenting procedures and conducting regular tests to validate recovery plans. This is a field demanding meticulous attention to detail, analytical skills, and a strong understanding of ICT infrastructure.
- • Developing and maintaining ICT continuity and disaster recovery strategies and solutions.
- • Assessing risks to ICT systems and identifying potential vulnerabilities.
- • Designing and documenting disaster recovery procedures and strategies.
Where this occupation is in demand
Reported labour shortages and surpluses, by year. Published for occupation groups, not for individual job titles.
Deeper colour: reported the same way in more consecutive years.
Figures cover Information and communications technology professionals — 75 jobs including this one.
In shortage: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Finland and 6 more.
Longest-running shortage: Luxembourg, 4 years.
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About this source›
Source: ELA/EURES labour shortages and surpluses. Readings are published at occupation-group level, and cover Europe. Editions differ in annex layout and country coverage, so a change between years does not always mean the labour market changed. Countries in grey were not reported, which is not the same as being in balance.
What these words mean
The four things this section reports
- Reported demand
- Whether employers report needing people in this job — a judgement published by a national or EU body, not a count.
- Where it is heading
- Which way employment in this job is expected to move over the coming years, from an official projection.
- Openings
- Roughly how many openings arise — from growth and from people leaving the job.
- Typical pay
- What people in this job typically earn where the source publishes it. Blank does not mean unpaid; it means nobody publishes it for that place.
A measure is left out when nobody publishes it for that place, rather than shown as zero.
Which way the market leans for you
- In your favour
- More openings than people looking — employers are competing for candidates.
- Balanced
- Openings and candidates are roughly matched.
- Competitive
- More people looking than openings — expect to compete.
- Mixed evidence
- Sources disagree, or the same occupation group is short in one part and oversupplied in another.
Every source resolves to one of these four, so there is a single vocabulary to learn. What differs is the evidence behind it, which is printed underneath each verdict — a measured ratio of openings to jobseekers, or an assessment published by a national body.
How this job compares with other jobs in the same country
- Strong
- Among the strongest in that country
- Good
- Stronger than most jobs in that country
- Mixed
- About typical for that country
- Weak
- Weaker than most jobs in that country
This is a rank within one country, not a score you can carry across borders — the registers behind two countries count different people, so the same number means different things in each. It is also why a job can be among the strongest in a country and still show as Competitive: it leads the field in a market that is crowded overall.
Where these come from
Every figure is published by a national statistics office, a public employment service or an EU body, and each card names its source and the period it covers. Some places are counted monthly, others assessed once or twice a year, so two places on the same map can be describing different moments — the date is always shown.
None of this predicts one person's chances. It describes a market.
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Future Outlook for ICT disaster recovery analyst
The outlook for ICT disaster recovery analyst reflects a balanced mix of automation exposure and durable, human-led work.
How are these scores calculated?
The Resilience Score (0–100) estimates how structurally protected this occupation is from automation and AI disruption, based on task-level analysis. Higher scores mean more human-judgment-intensive tasks. AI Exposure shows the estimated percentage of task hours that current AI capabilities could affect. These are model-derived structural indicators, not predictions about individual job security.
How could ICT disaster recovery analyst change as AI adoption grows?
This role is likely to change gradually, with AI supporting selected tasks rather than replacing the whole occupation.
Illustrative scenario based on task automatability — not a forecast. Values are rounded the further ahead you look.
This role is likely to change gradually, with AI supporting selected tasks rather than replacing the whole occupation.
Illustrative scenario based on task automatability — not a forecast. Values are rounded the further ahead you look.
How AI may change this role
Deterministic, model-based interpretation of current role signals — not a guarantee of replacement.
What still depends on people
- apply company policies
- develop information security strategy
- build business relationships
Where AI may become a co-pilot
- conduct impact evaluation of ICT processes on business
- identify ICT security risks
- manage system security
Tasks most exposed to automation
- report analysis results
- manage IT security compliances
Vital Signs & AI Vectors
AI Exposure Vectors
0-100%Exposure to AI-assisted analysis, pattern recognition, and predictive modelling tasks
Exposure to content generation, creative augmentation, and large language model tools
Exposure to workflow automation, decision-support software, and process digitisation
Exposure to physical automation, robotics, and sensor-driven task displacement
Technical Details
NexFuture v3.0 estimates automation exposure natively from ESCO essential-skill groups, weighted by skill mass and calibrated against expert anchors. Scores are probabilistic estimates, not guarantees. See the NexFuture Methodology White Paper for full details.
Measures automation exposure. It does not measure pay, demand, or how many jobs exist near you.
What people in this role usually do
Digital Technology
A typical day as an ICT disaster recovery analyst
09 09:00 · Morning implement ICT recovery system
10 10:30 · Mid-morning maintain plan for continuity of operations
12 12:00 · Midday define security policies
14 14:00 · Afternoon develop information security strategy
15 15:30 · Late afternoon identify ICT security risks
17 17:00 · Wrap-up manage IT security compliances
Task order is illustrative. Individual days vary.
What you need to do this work
The skills, knowledge and tools this role calls for — and the traits and rewards that come with it.
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manage system security
Analyse the critical assets of a company and identify weaknesses and vulnerabilities that lead to intrusion or attack. Apply security detection techniques. Understand cyber attack techniques and implement effective countermeasures.
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optimise choice of ICT solution
Select the appropriate solutions in the field of ICT while taking into account potential risks, benefits and overall impact.
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perform backups
Implement backup procedures to backup data and systems to ensure permanent and reliable system operation. Execute data backups in order to secure information by copying and archiving to ensure integrity during system integration and after data loss occurrence.
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protect ICT devices
Protect devices and digital content, and understand risks and threats in digital environments. Know about safety and security measures and have due regard to reliability and privacy. Make use of tools and methods which maximise security of ICT devices and information by controlling access, such as passwords, digital signatures, biometry, and protecting systems such as firewall, antivirus, spam filters.
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manage disaster recovery plans
Prepare, test and execute, when necessary, a plan of action to retrieve or compensate lost information system data.
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maintain plan for continuity of operations
Update methodology which contains steps to ensure that facilities of an organisation are able to continue operating, in case of broad range of unforeseen events.
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manage IT security compliances
Guide application and fulfilment of relevant industry standards, best practices and legal requirements for information security.
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apply company policies
Apply the principles and rules that govern the activities and processes of an organisation.
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conduct impact evaluation of ICT processes on business
Evaluate the tangible consequences of the implementation of new ICT systems and functions on the current business structure and organisational procedures.
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develop information security strategy
Create company strategy related to the safety and security of information in order to maximise information integrity, availability and data privacy.
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define security policies
Design and execute a written set of rules and policies that have the aim of securing an organisation concerning constraints on behaviour between stakeholders, protective mechanical constraints and data-access constraints.
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report analysis results
Produce research documents or give presentations to report the results of a conducted research and analysis project, indicating the analysis procedures and methods which led to the results, as well as potential interpretations of the results.
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build business relationships
Establish a positive, long-term relationship between organisations and interested third parties such as suppliers, distributors, shareholders and other stakeholders in order to inform them of the organisation and its objectives.
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implement ICT recovery system
Create, manage and implement ICT system recovery plan in case of crisis in order to retrieve information and reacquire use of the system.
ICT debugging tools
The ICT tools used to test and debug programs and software code, such as GNU Debugger (GDB), Intel Debugger (IDB), Microsoft Visual Studio Debugger, Valgrind and WinDbg.
ICT performance analysis methods
The methods used to analyse software, ICT system and network performance which provide guidance to root causes of issues within information systems. The methods can analyse resource bottlenecks, application times, wait latencies and benchmarking results.
ICT problem management techniques
The techniques related to identifying the solutions of the root cause of ICT incidents.
ICT recovery techniques
The techniques for recovering hardware or software components and data, after failure, corruption or damage.
Android (mobile operating systems)
The system software Android consists of features, restrictions, architectures and other characteristics of operating systems designed to run on mobile devices.
BlackBerry
The system software BlackBerry consists of features, restrictions, architectures and other characteristics of operating systems designed to run on mobile devices.
cyber attack counter-measures
Methods, technologies and techniques used to defend (detect, monitor and recover) against cyber attacks. These cyber attacks include several attack vectors such as malware, denial of service (DoS) attacks and phishing. Intrusion prevention systems (IPS), firewall, antivirus, intrusion detection systems (IDS), cybersecurity training, backup, Information Security Management System (ISM), multi-factor authentication and employ awareness, are some examples of the methods used.
cyber security
The methods and best practices that protect ICT systems, networks, computers, devices, services, processes and people against unauthorised access, modification and/or denial of service of assets.
hardware architectures
The designs laying out the physical hardware components and their interconnections.
ICT communications protocols
The system of rules which allow the exchange of information between computers or other devices via computer networks.
- product usage risks analysis
- system backup best practice
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What it typically takes to qualify: education level, where it is a regulated profession, and where to study.
Bachelor's or equivalent level
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Similarity scores based on skill overlap from ESCO data.
Frequently asked questions
- What skills are most important for an ICT disaster recovery analyst?
- Strong analytical skills, a deep understanding of ICT infrastructure, excellent documentation abilities, and the capacity to work methodically under pressure are crucial. Familiarity with various backup and recovery technologies is also highly valuable.
- How does this role differ from a general IT support role?
- While both involve ICT, an ICT disaster recovery analyst focuses specifically on planning for and responding to disruptions, whereas IT support addresses day-to-day operational issues. This role requires a more strategic and proactive approach.
- Is this a good career path for someone transitioning from a different IT role?
- Absolutely! Professionals with experience in IT operations, systems administration, or network engineering often find a natural progression into ICT disaster recovery analysis. Your existing technical knowledge provides a solid foundation for learning the specialized skills required.
- How much does ICT Disaster Recovery Analyst pay in the United States?
- $81,270 a year at the median, as of 2025-05. State medians run from $46,700 to $108,160. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is a United States figure and not a projection for Europe.
Sources: ESCO O*NET ELA/EURES Cedefop BLS Data updated September 20, 2026 About our data