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 26 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 51 63
Rank change year-on-year -19 +12 +4
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 1,278 1,043 1,225
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.40% 4.30% 3.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.95% 4.73% 3.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 849 641 837
10th Percentile £407 £360 £400
25th Percentile £474 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £563
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +2.22% -10.00%
75th Percentile £681 £725 £713
90th Percentile £838 £834 £825
UK median daily rate £550 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 37 35
10th Percentile £20.05 £27.55 £15.80
25th Percentile £38.00 £46.30 £35.67
Median hourly rate £74.68 £61.50 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +21.44% +2.49% +464.44%
75th Percentile £102.63 £78.36 £76.09
90th Percentile £107.00 £84.02 £83.40
UK median hourly rate £74.68 £61.50 £57.50
% change year-on-year +21.44% +6.95% +440.92%

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 32,394 22,046 32,724
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.25% 90.85% 86.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,755 14,514 21,646
10th Percentile £313 £313 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £614 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,983 845 2,157
10th Percentile £15.34 £15.00 £13.00
25th Percentile £18.87 £20.30 £16.00
Median hourly rate £35.55 £32.50 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.38% -1.52% -12.00%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £58.75
90th Percentile £76.20 £76.25 £71.90
UK median hourly rate £34.50 £32.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year +7.81% -1.54% -9.72%

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 26 March 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 26 March 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 26 March 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 -21 664 £600 -4.00% 260
North of England -9 204 £520 +2.08% 112
South East -10 188 £550 -4.35% 145
Midlands -40 105 £537 +7.19% 70
North West -10 104 £533 +6.82% 65
Yorkshire 0 99 £500 - 39
West Midlands -45 72 £525 +2.24% 56
South West -5 57 £570 +15.44% 37
East of England -26 35 £518 -2.36% 31
East Midlands -28 33 £550 +22.22% 14
North East -25 1 - - 8
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 66 (5.16%) Confluence
2 23 (1.80%) SharePoint
3 12 (0.94%) Microsoft Exchange
4 10 (0.78%) Apache Spark
5 6 (0.47%) SAS
6 3 (0.23%) Oracle Self-Service HR
6 3 (0.23%) Oracle Workflow
7 2 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2013
7 2 (0.16%) nginx
8 1 (0.078%) CMS
8 1 (0.078%) IBM HTTP Server
8 1 (0.078%) IIS
8 1 (0.078%) OpenROAD
8 1 (0.078%) Oracle Service Bus
8 1 (0.078%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 1 (0.078%) ThingWorx
8 1 (0.078%) Tomcat
Applications
1 59 (4.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 51 (3.99%) Microsoft Project
3 31 (2.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 26 (2.03%) Microsoft Office
5 14 (1.10%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.31%) Trello
7 2 (0.16%) Revit
7 2 (0.16%) Windchill
8 1 (0.078%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.078%) Navisworks
Business Applications
1 14 (1.10%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (0.94%) Oracle EBS
3 8 (0.63%) Loan IQ
4 7 (0.55%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 6 (0.47%) Aladdin
5 6 (0.47%) Primavera
5 6 (0.47%) Summit
6 5 (0.39%) Oracle ERP
6 5 (0.39%) Oracle Payables
6 5 (0.39%) Oracle Receivables
7 4 (0.31%) Dynamics CRM
7 4 (0.31%) Oracle Cash Management
8 3 (0.23%) Endur
8 3 (0.23%) Oracle Assets
8 3 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
8 3 (0.23%) SAP ERP
8 3 (0.23%) Teamcenter
9 2 (0.16%) NetSuite
9 2 (0.16%) Oracle Financials
9 2 (0.16%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 141 (11.03%) Azure
2 125 (9.78%) AWS
3 50 (3.91%) GCP
4 44 (3.44%) Microsoft 365
5 40 (3.13%) Power Platform
6 29 (2.27%) Entra ID
7 28 (2.19%) Microsoft Purview
8 24 (1.88%) SaaS
9 22 (1.72%) Cloud Computing
10 21 (1.64%) Google Workspace
11 18 (1.41%) Azure DevOps
11 18 (1.41%) Google Sheets
12 15 (1.17%) GitHub
13 12 (0.94%) Dynamics 365
13 12 (0.94%) Microsoft Copilot
14 11 (0.86%) OCI
15 10 (0.78%) OpenShift
16 9 (0.70%) Azure Sentinel
17 8 (0.63%) Amazon S3
17 8 (0.63%) Collibra
Communications & Networking
1 35 (2.74%) Network Security
2 28 (2.19%) Firewall
3 10 (0.78%) DNS
3 10 (0.78%) Wi-Fi
4 9 (0.70%) Internet
4 9 (0.70%) Kerberos
5 8 (0.63%) Structured Cabling
6 7 (0.55%) DHCP
7 6 (0.47%) HTTP
8 5 (0.39%) 5G
8 5 (0.39%) BIG-IP
8 5 (0.39%) LAN
8 5 (0.39%) WAN
9 4 (0.31%) Cisco IPT
9 4 (0.31%) SAN
10 3 (0.23%) Broadband
10 3 (0.23%) NAS
10 3 (0.23%) NGFW
10 3 (0.23%) TCP/IP
10 3 (0.23%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (2.58%) Power BI
2 21 (1.64%) Metadata
3 19 (1.49%) PostgreSQL
4 17 (1.33%) Data Warehouse
5 13 (1.02%) Relational Database
6 11 (0.86%) SQL Server
7 6 (0.47%) Data Lake
7 6 (0.47%) RDBMS
7 6 (0.47%) Tableau
8 5 (0.39%) Big Data
8 5 (0.39%) Electronic Patient Records
8 5 (0.39%) Oracle Reports
9 4 (0.31%) Amazon RDS
9 4 (0.31%) Data Mart
9 4 (0.31%) MongoDB
9 4 (0.31%) NoSQL
9 4 (0.31%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 4 (0.31%) Oracle Database
10 3 (0.23%) DynamoDB
10 3 (0.23%) KDB
Development Applications
1 128 (10.02%) JIRA
2 15 (1.17%) Git
3 9 (0.70%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.39%) GitLab
5 3 (0.23%) TeamCity
5 3 (0.23%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.16%) Bitbucket Server
6 2 (0.16%) DbUnit
6 2 (0.16%) jMock
6 2 (0.16%) JUnit
6 2 (0.16%) Maven
6 2 (0.16%) Mockito
6 2 (0.16%) Selenium
6 2 (0.16%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.16%) SpecFlow
6 2 (0.16%) Zephyr
7 1 (0.078%) Appium
7 1 (0.078%) ER Studio
7 1 (0.078%) Flyway
7 1 (0.078%) Liquibase
General
1 489 (38.26%) Social Skills
2 486 (38.03%) Finance
3 218 (17.06%) Analytical Skills
4 172 (13.46%) Banking
5 126 (9.86%) Public Sector
6 102 (7.98%) Legal
7 48 (3.76%) Influencing Skills
8 45 (3.52%) Front Office
9 38 (2.97%) Investment Banking
9 38 (2.97%) Organisational Skills
10 36 (2.82%) Financial Institution
11 32 (2.50%) Presentation Skills
12 31 (2.43%) Retail
13 25 (1.96%) Documentation Skills
14 21 (1.64%) Telecoms
15 19 (1.49%) Military
16 18 (1.41%) Marketing
17 17 (1.33%) Manufacturing
18 16 (1.25%) Aerospace
19 14 (1.10%) Law
Job Titles
1 168 (13.15%) Project Manager
2 155 (12.13%) Lead
3 136 (10.64%) Analyst
4 134 (10.49%) Senior
5 109 (8.53%) Architect
6 100 (7.82%) Consultant
7 71 (5.56%) Developer
8 65 (5.09%) Programme Manager
9 62 (4.85%) Business Analyst
10 51 (3.99%) Security Architect
11 46 (3.60%) Senior Manager
12 43 (3.36%) Delivery Manager
13 42 (3.29%) Security Consultant
14 38 (2.97%) Risk Manager
15 33 (2.58%) Risk Analyst
16 31 (2.43%) Solutions Architect
17 30 (2.35%) Senior Developer
18 26 (2.03%) Security Engineer
19 25 (1.96%) Security Manager
20 23 (1.80%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (2.03%) Oracle Fusion
2 18 (1.41%) REST
3 17 (1.33%) Kafka
4 14 (1.10%) OAuth
5 13 (1.02%) XML
6 12 (0.94%) .NET
6 12 (0.94%) SAML
7 10 (0.78%) Middleware
8 9 (0.70%) COM
8 9 (0.70%) Dask
8 9 (0.70%) NumPy
8 9 (0.70%) Pandas
9 8 (0.63%) Leaflet
10 7 (0.55%) .NET Framework
10 7 (0.55%) PyTorch
10 7 (0.55%) RESTful
11 6 (0.47%) LDAP
11 6 (0.47%) OpenID
11 6 (0.47%) scikit-learn
11 6 (0.47%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 128 (10.02%) Management Information System
2 68 (5.32%) Product Ownership
3 61 (4.77%) Derivative
4 56 (4.38%) Security Posture
5 48 (3.76%) Onboarding
6 38 (2.97%) Cloud Native
7 35 (2.74%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 35 (2.74%) Market Risk
8 34 (2.66%) Equities
9 32 (2.50%) Data Centre
9 32 (2.50%) Data Protection Act
10 26 (2.03%) Operational Technology
11 24 (1.88%) Analytical Mindset
12 23 (1.80%) Algorithms
12 23 (1.80%) Credit Risk
12 23 (1.80%) Distributed Systems
13 21 (1.64%) Fixed Income
14 18 (1.41%) NHS
15 17 (1.33%) Hedge funds
16 16 (1.25%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 27 (2.11%) Linux
2 26 (2.03%) Windows
3 13 (1.02%) Unix
4 5 (0.39%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.31%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (0.23%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.23%) VMS
6 3 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.23%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (0.23%) zOS
7 2 (0.16%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.078%) Android
8 1 (0.078%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 378 (29.58%) Stakeholder Management
2 317 (24.80%) Agile
3 258 (20.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 243 (19.01%) Problem-Solving
5 221 (17.29%) Continuous Improvement
6 207 (16.20%) Cybersecurity
7 204 (15.96%) Project Management
8 175 (13.69%) Decision-Making
9 156 (12.21%) Information Security
10 144 (11.27%) Roadmaps
11 140 (10.95%) Change Management
12 127 (9.94%) Project Delivery
13 118 (9.23%) AI
14 117 (9.15%) Analytics
15 116 (9.08%) Migration
16 114 (8.92%) Regulatory Compliance
17 105 (8.22%) PRINCE2
18 99 (7.75%) Data Protection
19 94 (7.36%) Scrum
20 89 (6.96%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 119 (9.31%) SQL
2 103 (8.06%) Python
3 49 (3.83%) Java
4 31 (2.43%) PowerShell
5 21 (1.64%) C#
5 21 (1.64%) C++
6 13 (1.02%) VBA
7 6 (0.47%) JavaScript
8 5 (0.39%) Bash
8 5 (0.39%) PL/SQL
8 5 (0.39%) Shell Script
9 4 (0.31%) Korn
10 3 (0.23%) Kusto Query Language
10 3 (0.23%) Perl
10 3 (0.23%) TypeScript
11 2 (0.16%) R
11 2 (0.16%) RPG
11 2 (0.16%) Rust
11 2 (0.16%) Scala
11 2 (0.16%) Solidity
Qualifications
1 280 (21.91%) Security Cleared
2 208 (16.28%) Degree
3 205 (16.04%) SC Cleared
4 109 (8.53%) CISSP
5 78 (6.10%) CISM
6 72 (5.63%) PMI Certification
7 71 (5.56%) PMP
8 70 (5.48%) DV Cleared
9 38 (2.97%) Master's Degree
10 35 (2.74%) CRISC
11 27 (2.11%) BPSS Clearance
12 22 (1.72%) Computer Science Degree
13 19 (1.49%) CISA
14 15 (1.17%) Numerate Degree
15 14 (1.10%) PhD
16 12 (0.94%) CESG Certified Professional
16 12 (0.94%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
16 12 (0.94%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
17 11 (0.86%) Microsoft Certification
18 10 (0.78%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 159 (12.44%) NIST
2 150 (11.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 105 (8.22%) GRC
4 103 (8.06%) GDPR
5 83 (6.49%) PMO
6 67 (5.24%) QA
7 50 (3.91%) PCI DSS
8 44 (3.44%) Data Quality
9 41 (3.21%) NCSC
10 25 (1.96%) SLA
11 22 (1.72%) JSP 440
11 22 (1.72%) SOC 2
12 21 (1.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 20 (1.56%) COBIT
13 20 (1.56%) NIST 800
14 18 (1.41%) Cyber Essentials
15 17 (1.33%) ISO/IEC 27005
16 15 (1.17%) RMADS
17 14 (1.10%) Actionable Recommendations
18 11 (0.86%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 24 (1.88%) Active Directory
2 10 (0.78%) Docker
3 7 (0.55%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.39%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.23%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.16%) Postfix
7 1 (0.078%) NFS
7 1 (0.078%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.078%) Time Sharing Option
7 1 (0.078%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 18 (1.41%) Kubernetes
2 16 (1.25%) Terraform
3 15 (1.17%) Single Sign-On
4 9 (0.70%) SCCM
5 8 (0.63%) Microsoft Intune
6 7 (0.55%) Ansible
7 3 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 3 (0.23%) CASB
7 3 (0.23%) ITRS Geneos
7 3 (0.23%) QRadar
8 2 (0.16%) Control-M
8 2 (0.16%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.16%) Grafana
8 2 (0.16%) HP ALM
8 2 (0.16%) Kubeflow
8 2 (0.16%) Nessus
8 2 (0.16%) NetBackup
8 2 (0.16%) OpenVAS
8 2 (0.16%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.16%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 153 (11.97%) Microsoft
2 67 (5.24%) Oracle
3 59 (4.62%) ServiceNow
4 49 (3.83%) SAP
5 42 (3.29%) Google
6 22 (1.72%) Murex
7 18 (1.41%) Salesforce
7 18 (1.41%) Workday
8 10 (0.78%) Cisco
8 10 (0.78%) Splunk
9 9 (0.70%) Databricks
9 9 (0.70%) VMware
10 8 (0.63%) Informatica
11 7 (0.55%) CyberArk
11 7 (0.55%) F5
11 7 (0.55%) IBM
11 7 (0.55%) OpenAI
12 6 (0.47%) Bloomberg
12 6 (0.47%) Charles River
13 5 (0.39%) Ariba