Risk Assessment Contract Job Trends in Dorset

Risk Assessment
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring Risk Assessment skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 - 30
Rank change year-on-year - - 0
Contract jobs citing Risk Assessment 1 0 5
As % of all contract jobs in Dorset 1.03% - 2.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.41% - 2.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £766
25th Percentile £450 - £772
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £788
75th Percentile £550 - £797
90th Percentile - - £799
South West median daily rate £575 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +15.00% -9.09% -12.70%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Dorset

Risk Assessment falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Dorset.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 71 86 192
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset 73.20% 90.53% 89.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 49 103
10th Percentile £191 £245 £172
25th Percentile £349 £405 £286
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +6.06%
75th Percentile £550 £550 £675
90th Percentile £665 £675 £825
South West median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 6 52
10th Percentile - - £15.20
25th Percentile £15.25 £14.41 £20.16
Median hourly rate £20.00 £15.22 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year +31.45% -73.07% +172.70%
75th Percentile £23.58 £15.62 £65.98
90th Percentile £25.15 £20.40 £69.62
South West median hourly rate £33.00 £65.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -49.23% +8.33% -7.69%

Risk Assessment
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Risk Assessment relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Risk Assessment job vacancy trend in Dorset

Risk Assessment
Daily Rate Trend in Dorset

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Risk Assessment.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment
Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Risk Assessment.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment
Contract Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Risk Assessment within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 25 December 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bournemouth - 1 £500 - 2
Risk Assessment
South West

Risk Assessment
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) IT Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) IT Risk Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Register
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISA
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) COBIT
1 1 (100.00%) GRC