Risk Management Contracts in England

Risk Management
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Risk Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Risk Management over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 43 66 64
Rank change year-on-year +23 -2 +25
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 1,128 1,151 1,702
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 4.63% 3.10% 3.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.07% 3.58% 3.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 703 773 968
10th Percentile £363 £360 £413
25th Percentile £463 £450 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% +8.11%
75th Percentile £750 £725 £744
90th Percentile £850 £838 £875
UK median daily rate £575 £550 £600
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 36 219
10th Percentile £40.00 £18.92 -
25th Percentile £47.45 £35.00 £9.80
Median hourly rate £61.50 £52.50 £10.63
Median % change year-on-year +17.13% +393.89% -58.61%
75th Percentile £78.80 £60.31 £12.02
90th Percentile £87.46 £70.09 £72.98
UK median hourly rate £63.00 £50.00 £10.63
% change year-on-year +26.00% +370.37% -59.89%

All Process and 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 22,228 32,110 45,282
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.15% 86.56% 90.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,553 21,055 31,791
10th Percentile £309 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £768
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 924 2,255 1,587
10th Percentile £14.42 £12.95 £10.94
25th Percentile £18.20 £16.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £29.07 £36.00 £37.34
Median % change year-on-year -19.25% -3.59% +53.69%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.58 £36.00
% change year-on-year -18.48% -1.18% +44.00%

Risk Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Risk Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Risk Management in England

Risk Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Risk Management in England.

Daily rate trend for Risk Management in England

Risk Management
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Risk Management in England over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Risk Management in England

Risk Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Risk Management in England.

Hourly rate trend for Risk Management in England

Risk Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Risk Management in England over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

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 3 May 2025. 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 +27 683 £650 +8.33% 1,154
North of England -10 133 £513 -6.26% 252
South East +23 132 £575 +9.52% 388
Midlands +28 86 £500 -4.76% 146
North West -18 75 £508 -23.80% 172
West Midlands +10 50 £525 +5.00% 81
Yorkshire -8 44 £500 +2.56% 62
South West -24 42 £450 -13.46% 100
East Midlands +30 33 £450 -18.92% 54
East of England +35 26 £530 +36.77% 84
North East +2 14 £575 -2.54% 24
Risk Management
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Risk Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 40 (3.55%) Confluence
2 30 (2.66%) SharePoint
3 18 (1.60%) Apache Airflow
3 18 (1.60%) Apache Spark
4 10 (0.89%) Apache
5 7 (0.62%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.62%) SAS
6 3 (0.27%) Oracle Workflow
7 2 (0.18%) CICS
7 2 (0.18%) CMS
7 2 (0.18%) IBM HTTP Server
7 2 (0.18%) Jupyter
7 2 (0.18%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 1 (0.089%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.089%) Kentico
8 1 (0.089%) Sitecore CMS
8 1 (0.089%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.089%) Umbraco
Applications
1 55 (4.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 36 (3.19%) Microsoft Office
2 36 (3.19%) Microsoft Project
3 32 (2.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 21 (1.86%) MS Visio
5 8 (0.71%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.35%) Trello
7 2 (0.18%) Open Workbench
8 1 (0.089%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.089%) Revit
8 1 (0.089%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 27 (2.39%) Endur
2 22 (1.95%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.53%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.44%) Kondor
4 5 (0.44%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 4 (0.35%) Oracle General Ledger
5 4 (0.35%) Remedy ITSM
5 4 (0.35%) SAP GRC
6 3 (0.27%) ION Anvil
6 3 (0.27%) NEC Housing
6 3 (0.27%) Oracle EBS
6 3 (0.27%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.27%) Primavera
6 3 (0.27%) SAP BPC
6 3 (0.27%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.27%) Teamcenter
7 2 (0.18%) Actimize
7 2 (0.18%) FLEXCUBE
7 2 (0.18%) SAP CO
7 2 (0.18%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 151 (13.39%) Azure
2 100 (8.87%) AWS
3 48 (4.26%) GCP
4 39 (3.46%) Power Platform
5 28 (2.48%) Microsoft 365
6 23 (2.04%) Azure DevOps
7 20 (1.77%) SaaS
8 17 (1.51%) dbt
8 17 (1.51%) Entra ID
9 13 (1.15%) Azure Sentinel
10 10 (0.89%) Amazon S3
10 10 (0.89%) Dynamics 365
11 9 (0.80%) Google Workspace
11 9 (0.80%) OCI
12 8 (0.71%) Cloud Computing
12 8 (0.71%) Lucidchart
12 8 (0.71%) SuccessFactors
13 7 (0.62%) PowerApps
14 6 (0.53%) Amazon EC2
14 6 (0.53%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 36 (3.19%) Firewall
1 36 (3.19%) Network Security
2 9 (0.80%) WAN
3 8 (0.71%) LAN
3 8 (0.71%) Structured Cabling
4 7 (0.62%) Intrusion Detection
4 7 (0.62%) Radio Access Network
5 6 (0.53%) 5G
5 6 (0.53%) SAN
6 4 (0.35%) Multicast
6 4 (0.35%) NAS
6 4 (0.35%) SD-WAN
6 4 (0.35%) VPN
6 4 (0.35%) Wi-Fi
7 3 (0.27%) SSL
8 2 (0.18%) Cisco Firepower
8 2 (0.18%) DNS
8 2 (0.18%) Internet
8 2 (0.18%) S/MIME
9 1 (0.089%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (3.10%) PostgreSQL
1 35 (3.10%) SQL Server
2 34 (3.01%) Power BI
3 18 (1.60%) Big Data
3 18 (1.60%) Tableau
4 17 (1.51%) Amazon Athena
4 17 (1.51%) Apache Arrow
4 17 (1.51%) Apache Iceberg
4 17 (1.51%) Dremio
5 16 (1.42%) Hadoop
6 9 (0.80%) Data Warehouse
7 7 (0.62%) Apache Hive
7 7 (0.62%) Data Lake
8 6 (0.53%) Amazon RDS
8 6 (0.53%) DynamoDB
8 6 (0.53%) SAP HANA
9 5 (0.44%) Electronic Patient Records
9 5 (0.44%) Oracle Database
9 5 (0.44%) Redis
9 5 (0.44%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 90 (7.98%) JIRA
2 30 (2.66%) Git
3 24 (2.13%) Jenkins
4 13 (1.15%) Bitbucket
5 10 (0.89%) TeamCity
6 9 (0.80%) JUnit
6 9 (0.80%) SonarQube
7 7 (0.62%) Maven
8 6 (0.53%) Mockito
9 5 (0.44%) Selenium
10 4 (0.35%) Bitbucket Server
10 4 (0.35%) Cucumber
10 4 (0.35%) DbUnit
10 4 (0.35%) GCC
10 4 (0.35%) GDB
10 4 (0.35%) jMock
11 3 (0.27%) Artifactory
11 3 (0.27%) GitLab
11 3 (0.27%) JMeter
11 3 (0.27%) Visual Studio
General
1 452 (40.07%) Social Skills
2 446 (39.54%) Finance
3 226 (20.04%) Analytical Skills
4 200 (17.73%) Banking
5 91 (8.07%) Public Sector
6 79 (7.00%) Legal
7 77 (6.83%) Front Office
8 58 (5.14%) Investment Banking
9 37 (3.28%) Financial Institution
10 35 (3.10%) Influencing Skills
11 34 (3.01%) Manufacturing
12 33 (2.93%) Telecoms
13 28 (2.48%) Presentation Skills
14 25 (2.22%) Law
14 25 (2.22%) Marketing
15 24 (2.13%) Local Government
15 24 (2.13%) Organisational Skills
16 23 (2.04%) Retail Banking
17 21 (1.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 20 (1.77%) Retail
Job Titles
1 145 (12.85%) Analyst
2 132 (11.70%) Project Manager
3 126 (11.17%) Senior
4 121 (10.73%) Developer
5 101 (8.95%) Architect
6 87 (7.71%) Consultant
7 86 (7.62%) Business Analyst
8 84 (7.45%) Lead
9 62 (5.50%) IT Manager
10 53 (4.70%) Security Architect
11 43 (3.81%) Programme Manager
12 42 (3.72%) Risk Manager
13 32 (2.84%) Risk Analyst
14 30 (2.66%) Senior Manager
15 29 (2.57%) Delivery Manager
15 29 (2.57%) Java Developer
15 29 (2.57%) Python Developer
16 25 (2.22%) IT Project Manager
16 25 (2.22%) Security Consultant
16 25 (2.22%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (2.84%) React
2 25 (2.22%) NumPy
2 25 (2.22%) Pandas
3 23 (2.04%) AngularJS
3 23 (2.04%) Node.js
4 22 (1.95%) .NET
4 22 (1.95%) REST
5 21 (1.86%) Kafka
6 20 (1.77%) SciPy
7 18 (1.60%) SOAP
8 17 (1.51%) Vue
9 16 (1.42%) Web Services
10 11 (0.98%) PySpark
11 10 (0.89%) Oracle Fusion
12 9 (0.80%) SailPoint
12 9 (0.80%) Spark Streaming
13 8 (0.71%) ActiveMQ
13 8 (0.71%) HTML5
13 8 (0.71%) TensorFlow
13 8 (0.71%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 108 (9.57%) Management Information System
2 49 (4.34%) Security Posture
3 47 (4.17%) Derivative
4 45 (3.99%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 41 (3.63%) Market Risk
6 28 (2.48%) Data Centre
6 28 (2.48%) Fixed Income
7 26 (2.30%) Product Ownership
8 25 (2.22%) Credit Risk
9 23 (2.04%) Operational Technology
10 21 (1.86%) Onboarding
11 20 (1.77%) Analytical Mindset
11 20 (1.77%) Distributed Systems
11 20 (1.77%) Equities
11 20 (1.77%) NHS
12 19 (1.68%) Data Protection Act
13 18 (1.60%) Self-Motivation
14 15 (1.33%) Distributed Computing
15 12 (1.06%) Algorithms
15 12 (1.06%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 48 (4.26%) Windows
2 35 (3.10%) Linux
3 15 (1.33%) Unix
4 10 (0.89%) Windows Server
5 7 (0.62%) zOS
6 6 (0.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.18%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.18%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.089%) Android
8 1 (0.089%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.089%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.089%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 301 (26.68%) Stakeholder Management
2 264 (23.40%) Problem-Solving
3 259 (22.96%) Agile
4 249 (22.07%) Project Management
5 162 (14.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 151 (13.39%) Cybersecurity
7 137 (12.15%) Decision-Making
8 128 (11.35%) Continuous Improvement
9 124 (10.99%) Information Security
10 120 (10.64%) Analytics
11 116 (10.28%) Change Management
12 92 (8.16%) Migration
13 88 (7.80%) Project Delivery
14 85 (7.54%) Roadmaps
15 79 (7.00%) Risk Assessment
16 77 (6.83%) DevOps
17 71 (6.29%) ITIL
18 70 (6.21%) Regulatory Compliance
19 67 (5.94%) Security Architecture
20 66 (5.85%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 125 (11.08%) Python
2 112 (9.93%) SQL
3 60 (5.32%) Java
4 36 (3.19%) JavaScript
5 35 (3.10%) C#
6 27 (2.39%) C++
6 27 (2.39%) TypeScript
7 17 (1.51%) PowerShell
8 7 (0.62%) JCL
8 7 (0.62%) REXX
9 5 (0.44%) Bash
9 5 (0.44%) CLIST
9 5 (0.44%) Haskell
9 5 (0.44%) VBA
10 4 (0.35%) Assembly Language
10 4 (0.35%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.27%) MATLAB
11 3 (0.27%) R
11 3 (0.27%) Rust
11 3 (0.27%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 166 (14.72%) Degree
2 135 (11.97%) Security Cleared
3 98 (8.69%) SC Cleared
4 97 (8.60%) CISSP
5 68 (6.03%) CISM
6 50 (4.43%) CISA
7 49 (4.34%) PMP
8 48 (4.26%) PMI Certification
9 38 (3.37%) CRISC
10 35 (3.10%) DV Cleared
11 32 (2.84%) Computer Science Degree
12 31 (2.75%) Master's Degree
13 21 (1.86%) Cisco Certification
14 17 (1.51%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 14 (1.24%) Numerate Degree
16 12 (1.06%) CBAP
16 12 (1.06%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
16 12 (1.06%) Microsoft Certification
17 11 (0.98%) GIAC
18 10 (0.89%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 104 (9.22%) NIST
2 102 (9.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 78 (6.91%) GDPR
4 63 (5.59%) QA
5 58 (5.14%) GRC
6 42 (3.72%) PMO
7 39 (3.46%) Data Quality
8 32 (2.84%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 28 (2.48%) PCI DSS
10 23 (2.04%) COBIT
11 22 (1.95%) NCSC
12 18 (1.60%) MiFID
13 17 (1.51%) NIST 800
14 14 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials
15 13 (1.15%) HIPAA
16 11 (0.98%) Accessibility
16 11 (0.98%) Basel III
16 11 (0.98%) SLA
17 9 (0.80%) EMIR
18 8 (0.71%) ITGC
System Software
1 33 (2.93%) Active Directory
2 16 (1.42%) Docker
3 8 (0.71%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.62%) Time Sharing Option
5 5 (0.44%) Postfix
6 3 (0.27%) Firmware
6 3 (0.27%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.27%) Veritas Cluster Server
7 2 (0.18%) IAG
8 1 (0.089%) HDFS
8 1 (0.089%) Job Entry Subsystem
8 1 (0.089%) Microcode
8 1 (0.089%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.089%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.089%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.089%) XYGATE
Systems Management
1 12 (1.06%) Kubernetes
2 11 (0.98%) Terraform
3 8 (0.71%) Ansible
4 6 (0.53%) Grafana
4 6 (0.53%) Prometheus
4 6 (0.53%) RSA Archer
5 5 (0.44%) Amdocs OSS
5 5 (0.44%) CASB
5 5 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.35%) Microsoft Intune
6 4 (0.35%) OMEGAMON
6 4 (0.35%) Puppet
7 2 (0.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.18%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.18%) OPNET
7 2 (0.18%) SCCM
8 1 (0.089%) Argo
8 1 (0.089%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 1 (0.089%) HP ALM
8 1 (0.089%) Kustomize
Vendors
1 116 (10.28%) Microsoft
2 65 (5.76%) SAP
3 58 (5.14%) ServiceNow
4 49 (4.34%) Oracle
5 22 (1.95%) Google
6 17 (1.51%) OpenLink
7 15 (1.33%) Workday
8 13 (1.15%) Databricks
9 11 (0.98%) Cisco
10 10 (0.89%) IBM
10 10 (0.89%) Murex
10 10 (0.89%) Sybase
10 10 (0.89%) VMware
11 9 (0.80%) Qualys
11 9 (0.80%) Salesforce
12 8 (0.71%) Ariba
12 8 (0.71%) Atlassian
13 7 (0.62%) NEC
13 7 (0.62%) Splunk
14 6 (0.53%) Planview