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 15 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 59 65
Rank change year-on-year -1 +6 -7
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 1,766 1,189 1,093
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.77% 4.22% 3.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.44% 4.65% 3.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,100 751 610
10th Percentile £401 £380 £375
25th Percentile £477 £454 £468
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -0.09% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £688 £725 £700
90th Percentile £788 £875 £825
UK median daily rate £568 £573 £560
% change year-on-year -0.87% +2.23% -2.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 77 29 27
10th Percentile £36.26 £22.16 £33.05
25th Percentile £51.00 £26.25 £40.00
Median hourly rate £76.00 £33.50 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year +126.87% -41.74% -4.17%
75th Percentile £85.00 £64.00 £74.16
90th Percentile £87.70 £76.45 £79.04
UK median hourly rate £74.84 £33.50 £57.50
% change year-on-year +123.40% -41.74% -4.17%

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 39,799 25,590 27,763
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.96% 90.90% 86.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,011 16,250 16,937
10th Percentile £325 £294 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £638
90th Percentile £738 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,071 1,598 1,107
10th Percentile £13.69 £14.53 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.25 £17.87 £20.50
Median hourly rate £38.72 £25.15 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +53.96% -40.82% -5.56%
75th Percentile £67.25 £44.78 £66.61
90th Percentile £78.75 £67.50 £74.18
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +49.11% -37.13% -10.11%

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 15 October 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 15 October 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 15 October 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 -8 893 £615 -5.38% 165
North of England -3 285 £510 +2.00% 76
South East +9 260 £575 +4.55% 87
Yorkshire +15 139 £494 -1.20% 31
North West -19 138 £525 +5.00% 40
South West -18 108 £600 - 61
Midlands -30 104 £500 +5.26% 51
West Midlands -23 81 £495 -3.51% 40
East of England +2 66 £513 -16.33% 26
East Midlands -18 20 £550 +37.50% 11
North East -32 9 £454 -17.50% 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 72 (4.08%) Confluence
2 32 (1.81%) SharePoint
3 13 (0.74%) SAS
4 6 (0.34%) Jupyter
5 4 (0.23%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 4 (0.23%) Apache Spark
5 4 (0.23%) CMS
5 4 (0.23%) IIS
5 4 (0.23%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.23%) nginx
6 2 (0.11%) Apache
6 2 (0.11%) Oracle Coherence
7 1 (0.057%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.057%) Apache Superset
7 1 (0.057%) Appian
7 1 (0.057%) CICS
7 1 (0.057%) Documentum
7 1 (0.057%) MQSeries
7 1 (0.057%) NetWeaver
7 1 (0.057%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 57 (3.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 43 (2.43%) Microsoft Office
3 39 (2.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 35 (1.98%) Microsoft Project
5 20 (1.13%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.17%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.11%) LaTeX
7 2 (0.11%) Navisworks
7 2 (0.11%) Revit
7 2 (0.11%) Windchill
8 1 (0.057%) Gliffy
Business Applications
1 44 (2.49%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (0.62%) Endur
2 11 (0.62%) Oracle ERP
2 11 (0.62%) SAP GRC
3 9 (0.51%) Dynamics CRM
4 8 (0.45%) Primavera
5 6 (0.34%) Oracle Payables
6 5 (0.28%) Oracle Receivables
6 5 (0.28%) Remedy ITSM
6 5 (0.28%) SAP HCM
6 5 (0.28%) Workday HCM
7 4 (0.23%) Actimize
7 4 (0.23%) Magento
8 3 (0.17%) Dynamics AX
8 3 (0.17%) NEC Housing
8 3 (0.17%) Oracle EBS
8 3 (0.17%) SAP CO
8 3 (0.17%) SAP ERP
8 3 (0.17%) SAP FI
8 3 (0.17%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 270 (15.29%) Azure
2 191 (10.82%) AWS
3 93 (5.27%) GCP
4 66 (3.74%) Entra ID
4 66 (3.74%) Power Platform
5 62 (3.51%) SaaS
6 47 (2.66%) Microsoft 365
7 45 (2.55%) Azure DevOps
8 28 (1.59%) GitHub
9 27 (1.53%) Microsoft Purview
9 27 (1.53%) OCI
10 26 (1.47%) Dynamics 365
11 24 (1.36%) Microsoft Copilot
12 16 (0.91%) Azure AI
12 16 (0.91%) Azure Sentinel
13 15 (0.85%) PaaS
14 14 (0.79%) Serverless
15 12 (0.68%) Power Automate
16 11 (0.62%) Azure Functions
16 11 (0.62%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 64 (3.62%) Network Security
2 53 (3.00%) Firewall
3 20 (1.13%) WAN
4 18 (1.02%) DNS
4 18 (1.02%) LAN
5 16 (0.91%) TCP/IP
6 15 (0.85%) VPN
7 11 (0.62%) DHCP
8 9 (0.51%) 5G
8 9 (0.51%) Kerberos
9 8 (0.45%) Cisco IPT
9 8 (0.45%) Internet
10 7 (0.40%) 4G
11 5 (0.28%) BIG-IP
11 5 (0.28%) Softphone
11 5 (0.28%) Unified Communications
11 5 (0.28%) Wireless
12 4 (0.23%) Intrusion Detection
12 4 (0.23%) Radio Access Network
12 4 (0.23%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (2.89%) Power BI
2 44 (2.49%) SQL Server
3 28 (1.59%) Metadata
4 19 (1.08%) Data Warehouse
5 16 (0.91%) Oracle Database
6 14 (0.79%) Data Lake
7 12 (0.68%) Big Data
7 12 (0.68%) MongoDB
7 12 (0.68%) Relational Database
8 10 (0.57%) PostgreSQL
9 8 (0.45%) BigQuery
9 8 (0.45%) NoSQL
10 7 (0.40%) Db2
11 6 (0.34%) RDBMS
12 5 (0.28%) Amazon RDS
13 4 (0.23%) Data Mart
13 4 (0.23%) Neo4j
13 4 (0.23%) Oracle BI Publisher
13 4 (0.23%) SAP HANA
13 4 (0.23%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 125 (7.08%) JIRA
2 23 (1.30%) Git
3 19 (1.08%) Jenkins
4 14 (0.79%) Selenium
5 12 (0.68%) Cypress.io
6 10 (0.57%) Postman
7 9 (0.51%) Cucumber
8 8 (0.45%) GitLab
8 8 (0.45%) WebDriver
9 6 (0.34%) Bitbucket
9 6 (0.34%) Claude Code
10 5 (0.28%) Artifactory
11 4 (0.23%) Gradle
11 4 (0.23%) JMeter
11 4 (0.23%) Subversion
11 4 (0.23%) Zephyr
12 3 (0.17%) Gatling
12 3 (0.17%) LoadRunner
12 3 (0.17%) TeamCity
13 2 (0.11%) SonarQube
General
1 711 (40.26%) Social Skills
2 681 (38.56%) Finance
3 306 (17.33%) Analytical Skills
4 231 (13.08%) Banking
5 212 (12.00%) Public Sector
6 134 (7.59%) Legal
7 97 (5.49%) Influencing Skills
8 79 (4.47%) Organisational Skills
9 78 (4.42%) Front Office
10 57 (3.23%) Aerospace
11 48 (2.72%) Documentation Skills
12 47 (2.66%) Manufacturing
12 47 (2.66%) Military
12 47 (2.66%) Presentation Skills
13 45 (2.55%) Financial Institution
14 37 (2.10%) Investment Banking
15 36 (2.04%) Retail
16 34 (1.93%) Law
16 34 (1.93%) Telecoms
17 23 (1.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 241 (13.65%) Lead
2 194 (10.99%) Architect
3 185 (10.48%) Senior
4 184 (10.42%) Analyst
5 177 (10.02%) Project Manager
6 98 (5.55%) Consultant
7 87 (4.93%) Programme Manager
8 80 (4.53%) Security Architect
9 65 (3.68%) Business Analyst
10 56 (3.17%) Senior Manager
11 53 (3.00%) Developer
12 50 (2.83%) IT Manager
13 48 (2.72%) Delivery Manager
14 46 (2.60%) Risk Manager
15 45 (2.55%) Senior Analyst
16 41 (2.32%) Risk Analyst
17 38 (2.15%) Security Engineer
17 38 (2.15%) Technical Manager
18 36 (2.04%) Service Manager
19 34 (1.93%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 64 (3.62%) Terraform
2 40 (2.27%) .NET
3 37 (2.10%) REST
4 25 (1.42%) Middleware
5 22 (1.25%) Kafka
6 21 (1.19%) Oracle Fusion
7 18 (1.02%) OAuth
8 15 (0.85%) SAML
9 12 (0.68%) OpenID
10 11 (0.62%) React
10 11 (0.62%) SLSA
11 10 (0.57%) Web Services
11 10 (0.57%) XGBoost
12 9 (0.51%) ADO
12 9 (0.51%) Azure Blueprints
12 9 (0.51%) JSON
12 9 (0.51%) LDAP
12 9 (0.51%) SailPoint
12 9 (0.51%) XML
13 8 (0.45%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 121 (6.85%) Onboarding
2 110 (6.23%) Management Information System
3 99 (5.61%) Product Ownership
4 67 (3.79%) Security Posture
5 66 (3.74%) Cloud Native
6 53 (3.00%) Data Protection Act
7 50 (2.83%) Data Centre
8 47 (2.66%) Operational Technology
9 45 (2.55%) Enterprise Software
10 41 (2.32%) Cyber Threat
11 36 (2.04%) Market Risk
12 32 (1.81%) Legacy Systems
13 29 (1.64%) Credit Risk
14 27 (1.53%) AI Agents
15 23 (1.30%) Derivative
15 23 (1.30%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
16 22 (1.25%) Self-Motivation
17 21 (1.19%) Fixed Income
17 21 (1.19%) NHS
17 21 (1.19%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 72 (4.08%) Windows
2 64 (3.62%) Linux
3 37 (2.10%) Unix
4 24 (1.36%) Windows Server
5 13 (0.74%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 8 (0.45%) zOS
7 4 (0.23%) Alpine Linux
7 4 (0.23%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.23%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.17%) AIX
8 3 (0.17%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.11%) Android
9 2 (0.11%) macOS
10 1 (0.057%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 1 (0.057%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 764 (43.26%) Stakeholder Management
2 468 (26.50%) Cybersecurity
3 436 (24.69%) Continuous Improvement
4 431 (24.41%) Agile
5 363 (20.55%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 310 (17.55%) Decision-Making
7 278 (15.74%) Roadmaps
8 263 (14.89%) Problem-Solving
9 250 (14.16%) AI
10 235 (13.31%) Project Management
11 220 (12.46%) Project Delivery
12 214 (12.12%) Information Security
13 176 (9.97%) DevOps
14 173 (9.80%) Migration
15 167 (9.46%) CI/CD
16 164 (9.29%) Change Management
17 161 (9.12%) Analytics
18 155 (8.78%) Vulnerability Management
19 146 (8.27%) PRINCE2
20 141 (7.98%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 145 (8.21%) Python
2 99 (5.61%) SQL
3 46 (2.60%) C#
3 46 (2.60%) PowerShell
4 38 (2.15%) Java
5 25 (1.42%) Bash
6 21 (1.19%) JavaScript
7 13 (0.74%) Shell Script
8 9 (0.51%) C++
9 8 (0.45%) VBA
10 7 (0.40%) Bicep
10 7 (0.40%) Go
11 6 (0.34%) JCL
11 6 (0.34%) Korn
11 6 (0.34%) T-SQL
11 6 (0.34%) TypeScript
12 5 (0.28%) Assembly Language
12 5 (0.28%) CLIST
12 5 (0.28%) R
12 5 (0.28%) REXX
Qualifications
1 487 (27.58%) Security Cleared
2 361 (20.44%) SC Cleared
3 186 (10.53%) Degree
4 156 (8.83%) CISSP
5 115 (6.51%) DV Cleared
6 106 (6.00%) CISM
7 103 (5.83%) PMI Certification
8 95 (5.38%) PMP
9 55 (3.11%) CRISC
10 44 (2.49%) BPSS Clearance
11 38 (2.15%) Cisco Certification
12 35 (1.98%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 35 (1.98%) CISA
13 31 (1.76%) Computer Science Degree
14 29 (1.64%) Master's Degree
15 25 (1.42%) Microsoft Certification
16 24 (1.36%) TOGAF Certification
17 23 (1.30%) AWS Certification
17 23 (1.30%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
18 20 (1.13%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 217 (12.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 190 (10.76%) NIST
3 176 (9.97%) GRC
4 113 (6.40%) QA
5 84 (4.76%) GDPR
6 79 (4.47%) NCSC
7 76 (4.30%) Data Quality
8 62 (3.51%) PMO
9 38 (2.15%) Cyber Essentials
10 23 (1.30%) JSP 440
11 22 (1.25%) NIST 800
12 16 (0.91%) Def Stans
13 15 (0.85%) SLA
14 14 (0.79%) Accessibility
15 13 (0.74%) COBIT
15 13 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 13 (0.74%) PCI DSS
16 12 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 12 (0.68%) SOC 2
17 10 (0.57%) ITGC
System Software
1 44 (2.49%) Active Directory
2 22 (1.25%) Docker
3 14 (0.79%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (0.62%) vSphere
5 10 (0.57%) Virtual Machines
6 7 (0.40%) VMware NSX
7 6 (0.34%) Virtual Desktop
8 5 (0.28%) FreeRADIUS
8 5 (0.28%) Time Sharing Option
9 3 (0.17%) Firmware
9 3 (0.17%) Oracle RAC
10 2 (0.11%) Hyper-V
10 2 (0.11%) IAG
10 2 (0.11%) VMware ESXi
11 1 (0.057%) NFS
11 1 (0.057%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 51 (2.89%) Kubernetes
2 35 (1.98%) Ansible
3 14 (0.79%) Microsoft Intune
4 11 (0.62%) SCCM
5 10 (0.57%) Grafana
6 8 (0.45%) Progress Chef
7 7 (0.40%) Control-M
8 6 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
9 5 (0.28%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 5 (0.28%) FortiGate
9 5 (0.28%) OMEGAMON
9 5 (0.28%) Prometheus
10 3 (0.17%) Argo
10 3 (0.17%) Data Guard
10 3 (0.17%) Kibana
10 3 (0.17%) Oracle RMAN
10 3 (0.17%) Podman
10 3 (0.17%) Puppet
10 3 (0.17%) QRadar
11 2 (0.11%) ITRS Geneos
Vendors
1 282 (15.97%) Microsoft
2 102 (5.78%) ServiceNow
3 88 (4.98%) SAP
4 73 (4.13%) Oracle
5 50 (2.83%) Google
6 25 (1.42%) Murex
7 23 (1.30%) Splunk
8 22 (1.25%) VMware
9 21 (1.19%) Salesforce
10 19 (1.08%) Cisco
11 18 (1.02%) IBM
12 17 (0.96%) Databricks
12 17 (0.96%) Qualys
13 16 (0.91%) CyberArk
14 14 (0.79%) Ariba
14 14 (0.79%) BeyondTrust
15 12 (0.68%) Bloomberg
15 12 (0.68%) Tenable
15 12 (0.68%) Workday
16 11 (0.62%) Foundry