Risk Management Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh
Risk Management
Scotland > Edinburgh
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Edinburgh citing Risk Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 41 | 36 | 55 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +19 | +1 |
| Contract jobs citing Risk Management | 30 | 28 | 20 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh | 4.70% | 4.54% | 2.79% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 5.37% | 4.82% | 3.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 16 | 15 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £388 | £290 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £439 | £413 | £371 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £450 | £438 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | +2.86% | -7.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £609 | £518 | £475 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £545 | £538 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £525 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.67% | - | -5.26% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Edinburgh
Risk Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing process or methodology skills in Edinburgh.
| 6 months to 15 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 559 | 581 | 623 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 87.62% | 94.17% | 87.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 304 | 295 | 316 |
| 10th Percentile | £231 | £250 | £227 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £408 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £475 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.56% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £538 | £532 |
| 90th Percentile | £634 | £600 | £619 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £475 | £463 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.70% | +2.78% | -6.40% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 20 | 21 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.60 | £16.55 | £14.32 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.81 | - | £19.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.88 | £17.87 | £23.30 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.03% | -23.29% | -33.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £19.33 | £60.00 | £24.18 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.70 | £72.50 | - |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £16.75 | £20.00 | £22.88 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.25% | -12.57% | +18.28% |
Risk Management Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Risk Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Risk Management Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Risk Management.
Risk Management Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Risk Management in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 15 November 2026.
Risk Management Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Risk Management.
Risk Management Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 60.0% | 18 |
| 2 | AI | 40.0% | 12 |
| 3 | Machine Learning | 26.7% | 8 |
| 4 | Agile | 23.3% | 7 |
| 4 | Data Science | 23.3% | 7 |
| 4 | Migration | 23.3% | 7 |
| 7 | Data Architecture | 20.0% | 6 |
| 7 | ETL | 20.0% | 6 |
| 7 | Event-Driven | 20.0% | 6 |
| 7 | Integration Patterns | 20.0% | 6 |
| 7 | LLM | 20.0% | 6 |
| 7 | Microservices | 20.0% | 6 |
| 7 | Retrieval-Augmented Generation | 20.0% | 6 |
| 7 | Stakeholder Engagement | 20.0% | 6 |
| 7 | Workflow | 20.0% | 6 |
| 16 | Continuous Improvement | 16.7% | 5 |
| 16 | Data Governance | 16.7% | 5 |
| 16 | Design Patterns | 16.7% | 5 |
| 16 | Digital Transformation Programme | 16.7% | 5 |
| 16 | Risk Assessment | 16.7% | 5 |