Risk Manager Contracts in Edinburgh

Risk Manager
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Risk Manager daily rate in Edinburgh is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 68 71 95
Rank change year-on-year +3 +24 +36
Contract jobs requiring a Risk Manager 1 3 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 0.15% 0.37% 0.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.39% 0.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - £499 -
25th Percentile £413 £505 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £514 -
Median % change year-on-year -17.32% - -
75th Percentile £438 £523 -
90th Percentile - £528 -
Scotland median daily rate £425 £532 £575
% change year-on-year -20.11% -7.48% +1.23%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title 596 772 1,063
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.13% 94.15% 95.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 302 425 692
10th Percentile £263 £172 £213
25th Percentile £413 £306 £386
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £438 £475
Median % change year-on-year +8.45% -7.79% -
75th Percentile £538 £538 £538
90th Percentile £589 £638 £600
Scotland median daily rate £463 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +2.78% -5.26% +1.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 36 12
10th Percentile - £13.57 £13.61
25th Percentile £17.30 £16.37 £17.72
Median hourly rate £27.35 £18.07 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +51.40% +1.95% -3.22%
75th Percentile £63.13 £19.61 £46.24
90th Percentile £74.00 £52.50 £53.75
Scotland median hourly rate £19.60 £18.13 £17.72
% change year-on-year +8.09% +2.31% -19.45%

Risk Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Job postings that featured Risk Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Job vacancy trend for Risk Manager in Edinburgh

Risk Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Risk Manager in Edinburgh.

Daily rate trend for Risk Manager in Edinburgh

Risk Manager Skill Set
Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 15 August 2025, Risk Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Risk Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality

Risk Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality