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 25 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 47 76
Rank change year-on-year -21 +29 -14
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 1,429 1,171 1,037
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.29% 4.66% 2.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.86% 5.10% 3.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 949 738 664
10th Percentile £406 £390 £357
25th Percentile £481 £469 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £593 £575
Median % change year-on-year -5.06% +3.04% -4.17%
75th Percentile £675 £750 £738
90th Percentile £803 £875 £850
UK median daily rate £550 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 22 30
10th Percentile £21.06 £46.45 £15.50
25th Percentile £42.89 £48.25 £35.00
Median hourly rate £64.09 £63.25 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +1.33% +26.50% +370.37%
75th Percentile £87.16 £82.38 £60.94
90th Percentile £106.80 £87.48 £70.02
UK median hourly rate £64.09 £65.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -1.40% +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 37,051 22,942 31,995
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.33% 91.40% 85.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,408 14,828 20,735
10th Percentile £325 £300 £304
25th Percentile £416 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.97% -1.90% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £730 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £514 £505 £525
% change year-on-year +1.78% -3.81% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,328 1,099 2,362
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.76
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.87 £16.06
Median hourly rate £47.00 £26.45 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +77.69% -29.47% +6.72%
75th Percentile £68.55 £55.00 £61.48
90th Percentile £82.25 £72.50 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £37.50
% change year-on-year +74.79% -32.93% +7.14%

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 25 June 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 25 June 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 25 June 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 -42 675 £600 -11.11% 283
North of England -10 252 £511 -0.24% 103
South East -18 204 £563 +2.27% 144
Yorkshire +2 126 £500 -1.23% 33
North West -13 124 £533 +3.75% 57
Midlands -39 120 £550 +15.79% 56
South West -3 99 £570 +11.76% 51
West Midlands -32 89 £540 +8.00% 29
East of England +6 52 £525 -4.55% 37
East Midlands -16 31 £550 +23.66% 27
North East -39 4 £454 -17.50% 15
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 63 (4.41%) Confluence
2 33 (2.31%) SharePoint
3 10 (0.70%) SAS
4 4 (0.28%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.21%) IIS
5 3 (0.21%) Oracle Self-Service HR
5 3 (0.21%) Oracle Workflow
6 2 (0.14%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.14%) Oracle Coherence
7 1 (0.070%) Appian
7 1 (0.070%) IBM HTTP Server
7 1 (0.070%) Jupyter
7 1 (0.070%) NetWeaver
7 1 (0.070%) OpenROAD
7 1 (0.070%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 41 (2.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 37 (2.59%) Microsoft Office
3 36 (2.52%) Microsoft Project
4 31 (2.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 11 (0.77%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.28%) Navisworks
6 4 (0.28%) Revit
6 4 (0.28%) Trello
7 3 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.14%) Windchill
9 1 (0.070%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.070%) MicroStation
Business Applications
1 23 (1.61%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (0.77%) Endur
3 7 (0.49%) Oracle EBS
3 7 (0.49%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 7 (0.49%) Remedy ITSM
4 6 (0.42%) Loan IQ
4 6 (0.42%) Oracle Payables
4 6 (0.42%) Oracle Receivables
4 6 (0.42%) Summit
5 5 (0.35%) Actimize
5 5 (0.35%) Aladdin
5 5 (0.35%) Oracle ERP
5 5 (0.35%) Primavera
6 4 (0.28%) Oracle Financials
6 4 (0.28%) Sage X3
7 3 (0.21%) NEC Housing
7 3 (0.21%) NetSuite
7 3 (0.21%) Oracle Assets
7 3 (0.21%) Oracle Cash Management
7 3 (0.21%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 200 (14.00%) Azure
2 146 (10.22%) AWS
3 63 (4.41%) GCP
4 50 (3.50%) Microsoft 365
5 45 (3.15%) Power Platform
6 44 (3.08%) Entra ID
7 43 (3.01%) SaaS
8 26 (1.82%) Azure DevOps
8 26 (1.82%) Microsoft Purview
9 19 (1.33%) Microsoft Copilot
9 19 (1.33%) PaaS
10 16 (1.12%) Google Workspace
11 15 (1.05%) Dynamics 365
12 14 (0.98%) Cloud Computing
12 14 (0.98%) GitHub
13 13 (0.91%) Google Sheets
14 12 (0.84%) IaaS
15 11 (0.77%) Azure AI
16 10 (0.70%) Azure Sentinel
16 10 (0.70%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 48 (3.36%) Network Security
2 34 (2.38%) Firewall
3 15 (1.05%) DNS
4 14 (0.98%) DHCP
4 14 (0.98%) TCP/IP
5 11 (0.77%) BIG-IP
6 10 (0.70%) 5G
7 9 (0.63%) WAN
7 9 (0.63%) Wi-Fi
8 8 (0.56%) 4G
9 7 (0.49%) LAN
9 7 (0.49%) Structured Cabling
10 6 (0.42%) HTTP
11 5 (0.35%) 3G
11 5 (0.35%) NAS
11 5 (0.35%) NGFW
11 5 (0.35%) SAN
11 5 (0.35%) VPN
12 4 (0.28%) Internet
12 4 (0.28%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (2.31%) Power BI
2 28 (1.96%) Metadata
3 19 (1.33%) SQL Server
4 15 (1.05%) Data Warehouse
5 13 (0.91%) PostgreSQL
5 13 (0.91%) Relational Database
6 10 (0.70%) Data Lake
7 8 (0.56%) MongoDB
7 8 (0.56%) RDBMS
8 6 (0.42%) Big Data
9 5 (0.35%) Amazon RDS
9 5 (0.35%) DynamoDB
9 5 (0.35%) NoSQL
9 5 (0.35%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 4 (0.28%) Amazon Aurora
10 4 (0.28%) Electronic Patient Records
10 4 (0.28%) Oracle Database
10 4 (0.28%) Oracle Reports
10 4 (0.28%) Tableau
11 3 (0.21%) Db2
Development Applications
1 105 (7.35%) JIRA
2 14 (0.98%) Git
2 14 (0.98%) Jenkins
3 7 (0.49%) Selenium
4 6 (0.42%) GitLab
5 4 (0.28%) Bitbucket Server
5 4 (0.28%) DbUnit
5 4 (0.28%) jMock
5 4 (0.28%) JUnit
5 4 (0.28%) Maven
5 4 (0.28%) Mockito
5 4 (0.28%) SonarQube
5 4 (0.28%) TeamCity
5 4 (0.28%) Zephyr
6 3 (0.21%) Cypress.io
6 3 (0.21%) MLflow
7 2 (0.14%) Postman
7 2 (0.14%) TestRail
7 2 (0.14%) Vite
7 2 (0.14%) WebDriver
General
1 537 (37.58%) Social Skills
2 526 (36.81%) Finance
3 223 (15.61%) Analytical Skills
4 161 (11.27%) Public Sector
5 159 (11.13%) Banking
6 116 (8.12%) Legal
7 52 (3.64%) Organisational Skills
8 46 (3.22%) Influencing Skills
9 39 (2.73%) Financial Institution
10 37 (2.59%) Telecoms
11 33 (2.31%) Front Office
12 31 (2.17%) Retail
13 28 (1.96%) Presentation Skills
14 27 (1.89%) Documentation Skills
14 27 (1.89%) Law
14 27 (1.89%) Military
15 25 (1.75%) Manufacturing
16 23 (1.61%) Investment Banking
17 22 (1.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 22 (1.54%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 189 (13.23%) Lead
2 173 (12.11%) Project Manager
3 152 (10.64%) Architect
4 142 (9.94%) Senior
5 131 (9.17%) Analyst
6 87 (6.09%) Consultant
7 63 (4.41%) Programme Manager
8 57 (3.99%) Security Architect
9 55 (3.85%) Business Analyst
9 55 (3.85%) Developer
10 50 (3.50%) Risk Manager
10 50 (3.50%) Senior Manager
11 37 (2.59%) Security Consultant
12 36 (2.52%) IT Manager
12 36 (2.52%) Security Engineer
13 32 (2.24%) Security Manager
14 31 (2.17%) Delivery Manager
15 28 (1.96%) Solutions Architect
16 24 (1.68%) Risk Analyst
16 24 (1.68%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (1.75%) Oracle Fusion
2 22 (1.54%) .NET
3 20 (1.40%) REST
4 19 (1.33%) Middleware
5 15 (1.05%) XML
6 14 (0.98%) Kafka
7 13 (0.91%) JSON
8 11 (0.77%) Azure Blueprints
8 11 (0.77%) Leaflet
8 11 (0.77%) OAuth
8 11 (0.77%) OpenID
8 11 (0.77%) React
8 11 (0.77%) SAML
9 10 (0.70%) SOAP
10 9 (0.63%) LDAP
11 8 (0.56%) PySpark
11 8 (0.56%) Web Services
12 7 (0.49%) AngularJS
12 7 (0.49%) RESTful
13 6 (0.42%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 107 (7.49%) Management Information System
2 75 (5.25%) Product Ownership
3 65 (4.55%) Onboarding
4 60 (4.20%) Security Posture
5 58 (4.06%) Cloud Native
6 48 (3.36%) Operational Technology
7 41 (2.87%) Data Centre
7 41 (2.87%) Data Protection Act
8 32 (2.24%) Derivative
9 29 (2.03%) Market Risk
10 25 (1.75%) PMI
11 24 (1.68%) NHS
12 22 (1.54%) AI Agents
12 22 (1.54%) Legacy Systems
13 21 (1.47%) Fixed Income
14 20 (1.40%) Credit Risk
15 19 (1.33%) Data Structures
15 19 (1.33%) Distributed Systems
16 17 (1.19%) SCADA
17 16 (1.12%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 49 (3.43%) Windows
2 37 (2.59%) Linux
3 22 (1.54%) Unix
4 18 (1.26%) Windows Server
5 8 (0.56%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 7 (0.49%) zOS
7 6 (0.42%) Mac OS
8 4 (0.28%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (0.21%) Alpine Linux
9 3 (0.21%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.21%) Ubuntu
9 3 (0.21%) Windows 10
10 2 (0.14%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.14%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 486 (34.01%) Stakeholder Management
2 350 (24.49%) Agile
3 314 (21.97%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 297 (20.78%) Continuous Improvement
5 293 (20.50%) Cybersecurity
6 221 (15.47%) Problem-Solving
7 218 (15.26%) Decision-Making
8 216 (15.12%) Project Management
9 191 (13.37%) Roadmaps
10 189 (13.23%) Information Security
11 162 (11.34%) AI
12 161 (11.27%) Change Management
13 138 (9.66%) Project Delivery
14 126 (8.82%) Migration
15 123 (8.61%) Analytics
15 123 (8.61%) DevOps
16 119 (8.33%) Regulatory Compliance
17 113 (7.91%) PRINCE2
18 106 (7.42%) Data Protection
19 105 (7.35%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 94 (6.58%) Python
1 94 (6.58%) SQL
2 44 (3.08%) Java
3 36 (2.52%) PowerShell
4 21 (1.47%) C#
5 15 (1.05%) JavaScript
6 12 (0.84%) VBA
7 8 (0.56%) PL/SQL
8 7 (0.49%) Bash
8 7 (0.49%) Shell Script
8 7 (0.49%) TypeScript
9 4 (0.28%) Assembly Language
9 4 (0.28%) Bicep
9 4 (0.28%) CLIST
9 4 (0.28%) Go
9 4 (0.28%) JCL
9 4 (0.28%) REXX
10 3 (0.21%) C++
10 3 (0.21%) Korn
10 3 (0.21%) Scala
Qualifications
1 346 (24.21%) Security Cleared
2 253 (17.70%) SC Cleared
3 178 (12.46%) Degree
4 128 (8.96%) CISSP
5 84 (5.88%) CISM
6 83 (5.81%) DV Cleared
7 71 (4.97%) PMI Certification
8 66 (4.62%) PMP
9 41 (2.87%) CRISC
10 34 (2.38%) BPSS Clearance
11 32 (2.24%) Computer Science Degree
12 25 (1.75%) CISA
13 23 (1.61%) Master's Degree
14 20 (1.40%) Cisco Certification
14 20 (1.40%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
15 18 (1.26%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 14 (0.98%) AWS Certification
16 14 (0.98%) CESG Certified Professional
16 14 (0.98%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
17 11 (0.77%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 180 (12.60%) NIST
2 176 (12.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 141 (9.87%) GRC
4 94 (6.58%) GDPR
5 74 (5.18%) PMO
6 64 (4.48%) QA
7 57 (3.99%) Data Quality
8 47 (3.29%) NCSC
9 38 (2.66%) PCI DSS
10 36 (2.52%) JSP 440
11 30 (2.10%) Cyber Essentials
11 30 (2.10%) SLA
12 28 (1.96%) SOC 2
13 25 (1.75%) NIST 800
14 19 (1.33%) COBIT
15 17 (1.19%) RMADS
16 15 (1.05%) Sarbanes-Oxley
17 13 (0.91%) Def Stans
18 11 (0.77%) ISO 22301
18 11 (0.77%) ISO 31000
System Software
1 31 (2.17%) Active Directory
2 13 (0.91%) Docker
3 7 (0.49%) Virtual Machines
3 7 (0.49%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.28%) Postfix
4 4 (0.28%) Time Sharing Option
5 3 (0.21%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.21%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.14%) NFS
6 2 (0.14%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.070%) FreeRADIUS
7 1 (0.070%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.070%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.070%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 22 (1.54%) Kubernetes
2 19 (1.33%) Terraform
3 17 (1.19%) Ansible
4 13 (0.91%) SCCM
5 11 (0.77%) Microsoft Intune
6 8 (0.56%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (0.42%) Grafana
7 6 (0.42%) Prometheus
8 5 (0.35%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 5 (0.35%) Control-M
9 4 (0.28%) HP ALM
9 4 (0.28%) ITRS Geneos
9 4 (0.28%) OMEGAMON
10 3 (0.21%) CASB
10 3 (0.21%) Nessus
11 2 (0.14%) AirWatch
11 2 (0.14%) Kubeflow
11 2 (0.14%) NetBackup
11 2 (0.14%) NSN NetAct
11 2 (0.14%) OpenVAS
Vendors
1 195 (13.65%) Microsoft
2 88 (6.16%) ServiceNow
3 70 (4.90%) SAP
4 64 (4.48%) Oracle
5 42 (2.94%) Google
6 21 (1.47%) Workday
7 19 (1.33%) Salesforce
8 16 (1.12%) Cisco
8 16 (1.12%) Murex
9 14 (0.98%) Splunk
10 13 (0.91%) F5
11 12 (0.84%) Qualys
12 11 (0.77%) Foundry
12 11 (0.77%) VMware
13 10 (0.70%) Databricks
13 10 (0.70%) IBM
13 10 (0.70%) Infoblox
14 9 (0.63%) CrowdStrike
15 8 (0.56%) Rapid7
15 8 (0.56%) Tenable