ICT resilience manager
Snapshot
Are you passionate about safeguarding data and ensuring business continuity in the face of digital threats? As an ICT resilience manager, you'll be at the forefront of protecting organizations from cyberattacks, natural disasters, and other disruptions, designing robust systems and strategies to keep operations running smoothly.
ICT resilience managers play a crucial role in today's digital landscape. Your days are spent analyzing potential risks, developing comprehensive resilience plans, and implementing security measures to protect an organization's information and systems. You'll work closely with IT teams, business stakeholders, and leadership to ensure that the organization can withstand and recover from disruptions effectively. This role requires a blend of technical expertise, strategic thinking, and strong communication skills.
- • Researching and developing resilience models, policies, and procedures.
- • Designing and implementing disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
- • Conducting risk assessments and vulnerability analyses to identify potential threats.
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: Austria, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark and 6 more.
Longest-running shortage: Austria, 3 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.
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Future Outlook for ICT resilience manager
The outlook for ICT resilience manager 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 resilience manager 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.
How could ICT resilience manager 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.
How AI may change this role
Deterministic, model-based interpretation of current role signals — not a guarantee of replacement.
What still depends on people
- develop information security strategy
- comply with legal regulations
- manage disaster recovery plans
Where AI may become a co-pilot
- analyse business processes
- implement ICT risk management
- execute ICT audits
Tasks most exposed to automation
- 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
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A typical day as a ICT resilience manager
09 09:00 · Morning implement ICT recovery system
10 10:30 · Mid-morning develop contingency plans for emergencies
12 12:00 · Midday develop information security strategy
14 14:00 · Afternoon execute ICT audits
15 15:30 · Late afternoon identify ICT security risks
17 17:00 · Wrap-up implement ICT risk management
Task order is illustrative. Individual days vary.
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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.
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ICT recovery techniques
The techniques for recovering hardware or software components and data, after failure, corruption or damage.
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internal risk management policy
The internal risk management policies that identify, assess and prioritise risks in an IT environment. The methods used to minimise, monitor and control the possibility and the impact of disastrous events that affect the reaching of business goals.
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organisational resilience
The strategies, methods and techniques that increase the organisation's capacity to protect and sustain the services and operations that fulfil the organisational mission and create lasting values by effectively addressing the combined issues of security, preparedness, risk and disaster recovery.
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business process modelling
The tools, methods and notations such as Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) and Business Process Execution Language (BPEL), used to describe and analyse the characteristics of a business process and model its further development.
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cloud security and compliance
Cloud security and compliance concepts, including shared responsibility model, cloud access management capabilities, and resources for security support.
- security engineering
- system backup best practice
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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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perform ICT security testing
Execute types of security testing, such as network penetration testing, wireless testing, code reviews, wireless and/or firewall assessments in accordance with industry-accepted methods and protocols to identify and analyse potential vulnerabilities.
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analyse business processes
Study the contribution of the work processes to the business goals and monitor their efficiency and productivity.
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analyse the context of an organisation
Study the external and internal environment of an organisation by identifying its strengths and weaknesses in order to provide a base for company strategies and further planning.
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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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develop contingency plans for emergencies
Compose procedures outlining specific actions to be taken in the event of an emergency, taking into account all the risks and dangers that could be involved, ensuring that the plans comply with safety legislation and represent the safest course of action.
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implement ICT risk management
Develop and implement procedures for identifying, assessing, treating and mitigating ICT risks, such as hacks or data leaks, according to the company's risk strategy, procedures and policies. Analyse and manage security risks and incidents. Recommend measures to improve digital security strategy.
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identify ICT security risks
Apply methods and techniques to identify potential security threats, security breaches and risk factors using ICT tools for surveying ICT systems, analysing risks, vulnerabilities and threats and evaluating contingency plans.
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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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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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comply with legal regulations
Ensure you are properly informed of the legal regulations that govern a specific activity and adhere to its rules, policies and laws.
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execute ICT audits
Organise and execute audits in order to evaluate ICT systems, compliance of components of systems, information processing systems and information security. Identify and collect potential critical issues and recommend solutions based on required standards and solutions.
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Frequently asked questions
- What skills are most important for an ICT resilience manager?
- Strong analytical skills, a deep understanding of IT infrastructure and security principles, excellent communication and collaboration abilities, and the capacity to think strategically under pressure are essential. Familiarity with risk management frameworks and disaster recovery methodologies is also highly valuable.
- Is this role suitable for someone transitioning from a different IT career?
- Absolutely. Individuals with experience in IT security, network administration, or disaster recovery can often transition into this role with further training and certification. A strong foundation in IT combined with a desire to protect organizational assets makes for a great starting point.
- How does this role differ from a cybersecurity manager?
- While there's overlap, an ICT resilience manager has a broader focus. Cybersecurity managers primarily concentrate on preventing and responding to cyber threats. ICT resilience managers encompass a wider scope, including disaster recovery, business continuity, and ensuring operational stability across all potential disruptions, not just cyberattacks.
- ICT Resilience Manager — is there a shortage in Europe?
- Yes. In the 2025 ELA/EURES edition, a shortage was reported in 10 of the 11 European countries that assessed this occupation group: Austria, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark and 6 more. Austria has reported one for 3 consecutive years. These assessments are published per occupation group rather than per job title.
- ICT Resilience Manager — what does it 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.