Risk Management Contract Job Trends in England

Risk Management
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Risk Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 71 47 65
Rank change year-on-year -24 +18 -1
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 1,339 1,122 1,117
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.26% 4.62% 3.07%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.85% 5.07% 3.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 889 717 748
10th Percentile £406 £370 £370
25th Percentile £474 £475 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £583 £550
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% -8.33%
75th Percentile £688 £750 £738
90th Percentile £838 £850 £838
UK median daily rate £550 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 30 35
10th Percentile £20.47 £38.92 £18.24
25th Percentile £36.00 £46.68 £35.00
Median hourly rate £74.68 £62.25 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +19.97% +13.18% +417.40%
75th Percentile £105.25 £78.39 £60.63
90th Percentile £107.00 £88.00 £70.11
UK median hourly rate £74.68 £65.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year +14.89% +30.00% +370.37%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

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 requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 34,754 22,136 31,448
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.71% 91.24% 86.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,164 14,481 20,585
10th Percentile £320 £306 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £505 £515 £525
% change year-on-year -1.94% -1.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,141 934 2,241
10th Percentile £15.34 £14.41 £12.87
25th Percentile £20.35 £18.41 £16.00
Median hourly rate £47.00 £29.00 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +62.07% -20.55% -2.14%
75th Percentile £67.84 £62.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.06 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £28.41 £36.02
% change year-on-year +49.60% -21.13% +0.06%

Risk Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Risk Management job vacancy trend in England

Risk Management
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Risk Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Risk Management

Risk Management
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Risk Management in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Risk Management in England

Risk Management
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Risk Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Risk Management

Risk Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Risk Management in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Risk Management in England

Risk Management
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Risk Management within the England region over the 6 months to 16 May 2026. 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
London -36 643 £600 -7.69% 311
North of England -8 230 £514 -0.58% 96
South East -16 197 £556 -3.26% 156
Yorkshire -1 118 £487 -3.80% 39
North West -8 110 £550 +7.44% 53
Midlands -39 108 £537 +7.40% 50
South West -3 83 £550 +22.22% 49
West Midlands -37 75 £525 +5.00% 37
East of England -13 44 £525 -4.55% 43
East Midlands -22 33 £550 +22.22% 13
North East -31 2 £480 -16.52% 5
Risk Management
UK

Risk Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 62 (4.63%) Confluence
2 34 (2.54%) SharePoint
3 10 (0.75%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (0.52%) SAS
5 3 (0.22%) Oracle Self-Service HR
5 3 (0.22%) Oracle Workflow
6 2 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.15%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.15%) Exchange Server 2013
6 2 (0.15%) IIS
7 1 (0.075%) IBM HTTP Server
7 1 (0.075%) NetWeaver
7 1 (0.075%) nginx
7 1 (0.075%) OpenROAD
7 1 (0.075%) Oracle Service Bus
7 1 (0.075%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.075%) ThingWorx
7 1 (0.075%) Tomcat
Applications
1 57 (4.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 51 (3.81%) Microsoft Project
3 39 (2.91%) Microsoft Office
4 37 (2.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 12 (0.90%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.37%) Revit
7 4 (0.30%) Navisworks
7 4 (0.30%) Trello
8 2 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.15%) Windchill
9 1 (0.075%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.075%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.075%) MicroStation
Business Applications
1 22 (1.64%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (0.60%) Endur
2 8 (0.60%) Oracle EBS
3 7 (0.52%) Loan IQ
3 7 (0.52%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 7 (0.52%) Summit
4 6 (0.45%) Aladdin
4 6 (0.45%) Oracle ERP
4 6 (0.45%) Oracle Payables
4 6 (0.45%) Oracle Receivables
5 5 (0.37%) Actimize
6 4 (0.30%) NetSuite
6 4 (0.30%) Primavera
6 4 (0.30%) Remedy ITSM
6 4 (0.30%) Sage X3
7 3 (0.22%) Infor CloudSuite
7 3 (0.22%) Oracle Assets
7 3 (0.22%) Oracle Cash Management
7 3 (0.22%) SAP Payroll
7 3 (0.22%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 161 (12.02%) Azure
2 125 (9.34%) AWS
3 57 (4.26%) Microsoft 365
4 55 (4.11%) GCP
5 47 (3.51%) Power Platform
6 35 (2.61%) SaaS
7 33 (2.46%) Entra ID
8 23 (1.72%) Microsoft Purview
9 21 (1.57%) Google Workspace
10 20 (1.49%) Azure DevOps
11 19 (1.42%) Cloud Computing
12 18 (1.34%) Google Sheets
12 18 (1.34%) PaaS
13 15 (1.12%) Dynamics 365
13 15 (1.12%) Microsoft Copilot
14 11 (0.82%) GitHub
14 11 (0.82%) OpenShift
15 10 (0.75%) Amazon S3
15 10 (0.75%) IaaS
16 9 (0.67%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 42 (3.14%) Network Security
2 22 (1.64%) Firewall
3 15 (1.12%) DNS
4 12 (0.90%) DHCP
4 12 (0.90%) Wi-Fi
5 10 (0.75%) BIG-IP
6 9 (0.67%) Structured Cabling
6 9 (0.67%) TCP/IP
7 7 (0.52%) 5G
8 6 (0.45%) HTTP
8 6 (0.45%) WAN
9 5 (0.37%) 3G
9 5 (0.37%) 4G
9 5 (0.37%) Internet
9 5 (0.37%) LAN
10 4 (0.30%) Kerberos
10 4 (0.30%) NAS
10 4 (0.30%) SAN
11 3 (0.22%) SD-WAN
11 3 (0.22%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (2.61%) Power BI
2 31 (2.32%) Metadata
3 19 (1.42%) Data Warehouse
4 16 (1.19%) PostgreSQL
5 12 (0.90%) Relational Database
6 10 (0.75%) SQL Server
7 8 (0.60%) Data Lake
8 7 (0.52%) RDBMS
9 6 (0.45%) Oracle Reports
10 5 (0.37%) Amazon RDS
10 5 (0.37%) DynamoDB
10 5 (0.37%) MongoDB
10 5 (0.37%) Oracle Database
10 5 (0.37%) Tableau
11 4 (0.30%) Amazon Aurora
11 4 (0.30%) Electronic Patient Records
11 4 (0.30%) Oracle BI Publisher
12 3 (0.22%) Crystal Reports
12 3 (0.22%) Metadata Repository
12 3 (0.22%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 117 (8.74%) JIRA
2 12 (0.90%) Jenkins
3 11 (0.82%) Git
4 6 (0.45%) GitLab
5 4 (0.30%) Bitbucket Server
5 4 (0.30%) DbUnit
5 4 (0.30%) jMock
5 4 (0.30%) JUnit
5 4 (0.30%) Maven
5 4 (0.30%) Mockito
5 4 (0.30%) Selenium
5 4 (0.30%) SonarQube
6 3 (0.22%) TeamCity
6 3 (0.22%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.22%) Zephyr
7 1 (0.075%) Appium
7 1 (0.075%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.075%) Liquibase
7 1 (0.075%) MLflow
7 1 (0.075%) SoapUI
General
1 501 (37.42%) Social Skills
2 493 (36.82%) Finance
3 209 (15.61%) Analytical Skills
4 161 (12.02%) Banking
5 137 (10.23%) Public Sector
6 95 (7.09%) Legal
7 45 (3.36%) Organisational Skills
8 44 (3.29%) Influencing Skills
9 34 (2.54%) Financial Institution
10 30 (2.24%) Telecoms
11 29 (2.17%) Military
11 29 (2.17%) Retail
12 28 (2.09%) Front Office
13 27 (2.02%) Investment Banking
14 26 (1.94%) Presentation Skills
15 21 (1.57%) Documentation Skills
15 21 (1.57%) Manufacturing
16 18 (1.34%) Marketing
17 16 (1.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 15 (1.12%) Law
Job Titles
1 177 (13.22%) Lead
2 172 (12.85%) Project Manager
3 134 (10.01%) Senior
4 130 (9.71%) Architect
5 126 (9.41%) Analyst
6 86 (6.42%) Consultant
7 68 (5.08%) Programme Manager
8 64 (4.78%) Business Analyst
9 58 (4.33%) Developer
10 44 (3.29%) Security Architect
11 43 (3.21%) Senior Manager
12 41 (3.06%) Risk Manager
13 40 (2.99%) Delivery Manager
14 37 (2.76%) Security Consultant
15 35 (2.61%) Security Engineer
16 30 (2.24%) Security Manager
17 29 (2.17%) Risk Analyst
18 27 (2.02%) Solutions Architect
19 26 (1.94%) IT Manager
20 23 (1.72%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (2.32%) Oracle Fusion
2 17 (1.27%) REST
3 14 (1.05%) .NET
4 13 (0.97%) XML
5 12 (0.90%) Middleware
6 11 (0.82%) Leaflet
7 10 (0.75%) JSON
7 10 (0.75%) Kafka
8 8 (0.60%) OAuth
9 7 (0.52%) AngularJS
9 7 (0.52%) LDAP
9 7 (0.52%) React
9 7 (0.52%) SOAP
10 6 (0.45%) J2EE
10 6 (0.45%) JSP
10 6 (0.45%) OpenID
10 6 (0.45%) RESTful
10 6 (0.45%) SAML
10 6 (0.45%) Web Services
11 5 (0.37%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 100 (7.47%) Management Information System
2 55 (4.11%) Onboarding
2 55 (4.11%) Product Ownership
3 47 (3.51%) Derivative
3 47 (3.51%) Security Posture
4 40 (2.99%) Cloud Native
4 40 (2.99%) Operational Technology
5 39 (2.91%) Data Centre
6 38 (2.84%) Data Protection Act
7 33 (2.46%) Market Risk
8 22 (1.64%) AI Agents
8 22 (1.64%) Credit Risk
8 22 (1.64%) Data Structures
9 21 (1.57%) Distributed Systems
10 20 (1.49%) Equities
10 20 (1.49%) Fixed Income
10 20 (1.49%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 19 (1.42%) NHS
12 17 (1.27%) Legacy Systems
13 16 (1.19%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 36 (2.69%) Windows
2 30 (2.24%) Linux
3 18 (1.34%) Unix
4 8 (0.60%) Windows Server
5 6 (0.45%) Mac OS
6 5 (0.37%) Windows Server 2012
7 3 (0.22%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.22%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.22%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (0.22%) zOS
8 2 (0.15%) VMS
9 1 (0.075%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 415 (30.99%) Stakeholder Management
2 336 (25.09%) Agile
3 265 (19.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 259 (19.34%) Continuous Improvement
5 238 (17.77%) Problem-Solving
6 229 (17.10%) Cybersecurity
7 223 (16.65%) Project Management
8 192 (14.34%) Decision-Making
9 162 (12.10%) Information Security
9 162 (12.10%) Roadmaps
10 145 (10.83%) AI
10 145 (10.83%) Change Management
11 139 (10.38%) Project Delivery
12 128 (9.56%) Migration
13 118 (8.81%) Regulatory Compliance
14 117 (8.74%) Analytics
15 113 (8.44%) PRINCE2
16 106 (7.92%) Data Protection
16 106 (7.92%) DevOps
17 100 (7.47%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 101 (7.54%) SQL
2 91 (6.80%) Python
3 48 (3.58%) Java
4 27 (2.02%) PowerShell
5 17 (1.27%) C#
6 15 (1.12%) C++
7 12 (0.90%) JavaScript
8 11 (0.82%) VBA
9 8 (0.60%) Shell Script
10 6 (0.45%) Bash
10 6 (0.45%) PL/SQL
11 5 (0.37%) TypeScript
12 4 (0.30%) Perl
13 2 (0.15%) Go
13 2 (0.15%) Korn
13 2 (0.15%) RPG
13 2 (0.15%) Scala
14 1 (0.075%) Kusto Query Language
14 1 (0.075%) R
Qualifications
1 308 (23.00%) Security Cleared
2 226 (16.88%) SC Cleared
3 194 (14.49%) Degree
4 108 (8.07%) CISSP
5 81 (6.05%) CISM
6 70 (5.23%) PMP
7 69 (5.15%) DV Cleared
8 66 (4.93%) PMI Certification
9 39 (2.91%) CRISC
10 29 (2.17%) BPSS Clearance
11 26 (1.94%) Computer Science Degree
12 21 (1.57%) Master's Degree
13 19 (1.42%) CISA
14 17 (1.27%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
15 15 (1.12%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 15 (1.12%) Cisco Certification
16 13 (0.97%) CESG Certified Professional
16 13 (0.97%) GIAC
17 12 (0.90%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
18 9 (0.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 169 (12.62%) NIST
2 165 (12.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 111 (8.29%) GRC
4 98 (7.32%) GDPR
5 81 (6.05%) PMO
6 67 (5.00%) QA
7 53 (3.96%) Data Quality
8 45 (3.36%) PCI DSS
9 38 (2.84%) NCSC
10 32 (2.39%) JSP 440
10 32 (2.39%) SLA
11 26 (1.94%) Cyber Essentials
12 25 (1.87%) SOC 2
13 22 (1.64%) COBIT
13 22 (1.64%) NIST 800
14 16 (1.19%) RMADS
14 16 (1.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 15 (1.12%) Actionable Recommendations
16 12 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 27005
17 11 (0.82%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 29 (2.17%) Active Directory
2 11 (0.82%) Docker
3 8 (0.60%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.30%) Postfix
4 4 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.22%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.22%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.075%) NFS
6 1 (0.075%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.075%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.075%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 21 (1.57%) Kubernetes
2 11 (0.82%) Ansible
3 10 (0.75%) SCCM
4 9 (0.67%) Single Sign-On
4 9 (0.67%) Terraform
5 8 (0.60%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (0.37%) Control-M
7 4 (0.30%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (0.30%) Grafana
7 4 (0.30%) HP ALM
7 4 (0.30%) ITRS Geneos
7 4 (0.30%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.22%) CASB
9 2 (0.15%) AirWatch
9 2 (0.15%) Kubeflow
9 2 (0.15%) Nessus
9 2 (0.15%) NetBackup
9 2 (0.15%) NSN NetAct
9 2 (0.15%) OpenVAS
10 1 (0.075%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 182 (13.59%) Microsoft
2 76 (5.68%) ServiceNow
3 73 (5.45%) Oracle
4 68 (5.08%) SAP
5 41 (3.06%) Google
6 23 (1.72%) Workday
7 21 (1.57%) Murex
8 19 (1.42%) Salesforce
9 12 (0.90%) F5
10 11 (0.82%) Cisco
10 11 (0.82%) Databricks
10 11 (0.82%) VMware
11 9 (0.67%) Splunk
12 8 (0.60%) Infoblox
13 7 (0.52%) Ariba
13 7 (0.52%) Bloomberg
13 7 (0.52%) Foundry
13 7 (0.52%) OpenAI
14 6 (0.45%) CrowdStrike
14 6 (0.45%) Informatica