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 11 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 49 78
Rank change year-on-year -19 +29 -13
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 1,506 1,234 1,025
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.34% 4.55% 2.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.91% 5.02% 3.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 992 772 645
10th Percentile £411 £385 £358
25th Percentile £487 £465 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £570 £581 £575
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% +1.11% -4.17%
75th Percentile £675 £750 £740
90th Percentile £800 £875 £850
UK median daily rate £569 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -1.09% +4.55% -8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 55 25 30
10th Percentile £22.53 £36.89 £15.50
25th Percentile £48.13 £47.83 £33.86
Median hourly rate £74.68 £61.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +21.44% +22.99% +318.76%
75th Percentile £85.40 £73.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £105.70 £87.40 £67.75
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £61.50 £47.50
% change year-on-year +13.83% +29.46% +297.82%

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 38,535 24,596 31,653
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.57% 90.73% 85.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,284 15,811 20,551
10th Percentile £325 £300 £306
25th Percentile £419 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £514 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.14% -2.10% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £645
90th Percentile £733 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £518 £501 £525
% change year-on-year +3.40% -4.67% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,389 1,270 2,240
10th Percentile £15.38 £14.20 £13.00
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.98 £16.25
Median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +86.88% -34.02% -6.09%
75th Percentile £68.75 £54.94 £62.50
90th Percentile £82.60 £72.50 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +74.79% -34.02% -4.70%

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 11 July 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 11 July 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 11 July 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 -41 706 £600 -7.69% 386
North of England -8 268 £514 +0.29% 106
South East -6 233 £575 +4.55% 165
North West -10 139 £540 +5.62% 61
Yorkshire +4 127 £500 -4.76% 41
Midlands -37 119 £550 +16.53% 62
South West -2 93 £570 +9.62% 62
West Midlands -42 90 £563 +12.50% 33
East of England +12 58 £525 -4.55% 38
East Midlands -21 29 £550 +24.29% 29
North East -36 4 £454 -17.50% 6
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 59 (3.92%) Confluence
2 33 (2.19%) SharePoint
3 10 (0.66%) SAS
4 5 (0.33%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.27%) IIS
6 3 (0.20%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.13%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.13%) Oracle Coherence
7 2 (0.13%) Oracle Self-Service HR
7 2 (0.13%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.066%) Appian
8 1 (0.066%) CMS
8 1 (0.066%) IBM HTTP Server
8 1 (0.066%) Jupyter
8 1 (0.066%) NetWeaver
8 1 (0.066%) OpenROAD
8 1 (0.066%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 43 (2.86%) Microsoft Excel
1 43 (2.86%) Microsoft Office
2 36 (2.39%) Microsoft Project
3 33 (2.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (0.86%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.27%) Navisworks
5 4 (0.27%) Revit
5 4 (0.27%) Trello
6 3 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.20%) Windchill
7 1 (0.066%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.066%) MicroStation
Business Applications
1 30 (1.99%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (0.86%) Endur
3 7 (0.46%) Oracle EBS
3 7 (0.46%) Primavera
3 7 (0.46%) Remedy ITSM
4 6 (0.40%) Actimize
4 6 (0.40%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 6 (0.40%) Summit
5 5 (0.33%) Aladdin
5 5 (0.33%) Loan IQ
5 5 (0.33%) Oracle ERP
5 5 (0.33%) Oracle Payables
5 5 (0.33%) Oracle Receivables
6 4 (0.27%) Dynamics CRM
6 4 (0.27%) Oracle Financials
6 4 (0.27%) Sage X3
6 4 (0.27%) Teamcenter
7 3 (0.20%) Dynamics AX
7 3 (0.20%) Infor CloudSuite
7 3 (0.20%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 221 (14.67%) Azure
2 152 (10.09%) AWS
3 68 (4.52%) GCP
4 53 (3.52%) Power Platform
5 50 (3.32%) Entra ID
5 50 (3.32%) Microsoft 365
6 42 (2.79%) SaaS
7 29 (1.93%) Azure DevOps
7 29 (1.93%) Microsoft Purview
8 23 (1.53%) Microsoft Copilot
9 20 (1.33%) PaaS
10 17 (1.13%) GitHub
11 16 (1.06%) Dynamics 365
12 15 (1.00%) Azure AI
12 15 (1.00%) Google Workspace
13 13 (0.86%) IaaS
14 12 (0.80%) OCI
15 11 (0.73%) Cloud Computing
16 10 (0.66%) Amazon S3
16 10 (0.66%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 48 (3.19%) Network Security
2 34 (2.26%) Firewall
3 15 (1.00%) DNS
4 14 (0.93%) DHCP
4 14 (0.93%) TCP/IP
5 11 (0.73%) 5G
5 11 (0.73%) BIG-IP
6 10 (0.66%) WAN
7 9 (0.60%) 4G
7 9 (0.60%) Wi-Fi
8 8 (0.53%) LAN
9 7 (0.46%) Structured Cabling
10 6 (0.40%) HTTP
11 5 (0.33%) 3G
11 5 (0.33%) Internet
11 5 (0.33%) NAS
11 5 (0.33%) NGFW
11 5 (0.33%) SAN
11 5 (0.33%) VPN
12 4 (0.27%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (2.46%) Power BI
2 28 (1.86%) Metadata
3 22 (1.46%) SQL Server
4 16 (1.06%) Relational Database
5 15 (1.00%) Data Warehouse
6 13 (0.86%) PostgreSQL
7 10 (0.66%) Data Lake
7 10 (0.66%) RDBMS
8 8 (0.53%) MongoDB
9 6 (0.40%) Big Data
9 6 (0.40%) Oracle Database
10 5 (0.33%) Amazon RDS
10 5 (0.33%) DynamoDB
10 5 (0.33%) NoSQL
10 5 (0.33%) Oracle Reports
11 4 (0.27%) Amazon Aurora
11 4 (0.27%) Electronic Patient Records
11 4 (0.27%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 4 (0.27%) Tableau
12 3 (0.20%) Db2
Development Applications
1 104 (6.91%) JIRA
2 18 (1.20%) Git
2 18 (1.20%) Jenkins
3 8 (0.53%) Selenium
4 7 (0.46%) GitLab
5 5 (0.33%) TeamCity
6 4 (0.27%) Bitbucket Server
6 4 (0.27%) Cypress.io
6 4 (0.27%) DbUnit
6 4 (0.27%) jMock
6 4 (0.27%) JUnit
6 4 (0.27%) Maven
6 4 (0.27%) Mockito
6 4 (0.27%) SonarQube
6 4 (0.27%) Zephyr
7 3 (0.20%) Cucumber
7 3 (0.20%) MLflow
7 3 (0.20%) Postman
7 3 (0.20%) Subversion
7 3 (0.20%) WebDriver
General
1 569 (37.78%) Social Skills
2 558 (37.05%) Finance
3 233 (15.47%) Analytical Skills
4 167 (11.09%) Banking
4 167 (11.09%) Public Sector
5 121 (8.03%) Legal
6 58 (3.85%) Organisational Skills
7 54 (3.59%) Influencing Skills
8 40 (2.66%) Financial Institution
8 40 (2.66%) Front Office
9 35 (2.32%) Telecoms
10 34 (2.26%) Aerospace
10 34 (2.26%) Retail
11 30 (1.99%) Documentation Skills
11 30 (1.99%) Presentation Skills
12 28 (1.86%) Military
13 27 (1.79%) Manufacturing
14 26 (1.73%) Law
15 25 (1.66%) Investment Banking
16 22 (1.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 202 (13.41%) Lead
2 181 (12.02%) Project Manager
3 172 (11.42%) Architect
4 152 (10.09%) Senior
5 137 (9.10%) Analyst
6 90 (5.98%) Consultant
7 71 (4.71%) Security Architect
8 64 (4.25%) Programme Manager
9 59 (3.92%) Business Analyst
9 59 (3.92%) Senior Manager
10 58 (3.85%) Developer
11 47 (3.12%) Risk Manager
12 38 (2.52%) IT Manager
12 38 (2.52%) Security Consultant
13 36 (2.39%) Security Engineer
14 34 (2.26%) Security Manager
15 33 (2.19%) Delivery Manager
16 29 (1.93%) Solutions Architect
17 28 (1.86%) Senior Project Manager
18 26 (1.73%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (1.73%) .NET
2 25 (1.66%) Oracle Fusion
3 21 (1.39%) REST
4 19 (1.26%) Middleware
5 15 (1.00%) XML
6 13 (0.86%) JSON
6 13 (0.86%) Kafka
7 12 (0.80%) OAuth
8 11 (0.73%) Azure Blueprints
8 11 (0.73%) Leaflet
8 11 (0.73%) OpenID
8 11 (0.73%) React
8 11 (0.73%) SAML
8 11 (0.73%) SOAP
9 9 (0.60%) LDAP
9 9 (0.60%) Web Services
10 8 (0.53%) PySpark
10 8 (0.53%) RESTful
10 8 (0.53%) SLSA
11 7 (0.46%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 104 (6.91%) Management Information System
2 81 (5.38%) Onboarding
3 75 (4.98%) Product Ownership
4 62 (4.12%) Security Posture
5 59 (3.92%) Cloud Native
6 53 (3.52%) Operational Technology
7 47 (3.12%) Data Protection Act
8 41 (2.72%) Data Centre
9 32 (2.12%) Market Risk
10 31 (2.06%) Derivative
11 26 (1.73%) PMI
12 25 (1.66%) Fixed Income
13 24 (1.59%) AI Agents
13 24 (1.59%) Cyber Threat
13 24 (1.59%) NHS
14 22 (1.46%) Legacy Systems
15 20 (1.33%) Credit Risk
15 20 (1.33%) Data Structures
16 18 (1.20%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
17 17 (1.13%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 50 (3.32%) Windows
2 41 (2.72%) Linux
3 25 (1.66%) Unix
4 19 (1.26%) Windows Server
5 9 (0.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 7 (0.46%) zOS
7 6 (0.40%) Mac OS
8 4 (0.27%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.27%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (0.20%) Alpine Linux
9 3 (0.20%) Ubuntu
9 3 (0.20%) Windows 10
10 2 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.13%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (0.066%) AIX
11 1 (0.066%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 524 (34.79%) Stakeholder Management
2 364 (24.17%) Agile
3 338 (22.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 325 (21.58%) Cybersecurity
5 313 (20.78%) Continuous Improvement
6 234 (15.54%) Project Management
7 227 (15.07%) Decision-Making
8 224 (14.87%) Problem-Solving
9 211 (14.01%) Roadmaps
10 196 (13.01%) Information Security
11 184 (12.22%) AI
12 168 (11.16%) Change Management
13 148 (9.83%) Project Delivery
14 138 (9.16%) Migration
15 129 (8.57%) DevOps
16 128 (8.50%) Analytics
17 121 (8.03%) Regulatory Compliance
18 118 (7.84%) PRINCE2
19 116 (7.70%) CI/CD
20 115 (7.64%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 102 (6.77%) Python
2 94 (6.24%) SQL
3 45 (2.99%) Java
4 38 (2.52%) PowerShell
5 23 (1.53%) C#
6 16 (1.06%) JavaScript
7 13 (0.86%) VBA
8 9 (0.60%) PL/SQL
9 7 (0.46%) Bash
9 7 (0.46%) Shell Script
9 7 (0.46%) TypeScript
10 4 (0.27%) Assembly Language
10 4 (0.27%) Bicep
10 4 (0.27%) CLIST
10 4 (0.27%) Go
10 4 (0.27%) JCL
10 4 (0.27%) REXX
11 3 (0.20%) C
11 3 (0.20%) Scala
12 2 (0.13%) RPG
Qualifications
1 375 (24.90%) Security Cleared
2 274 (18.19%) SC Cleared
3 181 (12.02%) Degree
4 146 (9.69%) CISSP
5 92 (6.11%) DV Cleared
6 88 (5.84%) CISM
7 74 (4.91%) PMI Certification
8 69 (4.58%) PMP
9 39 (2.59%) CRISC
10 33 (2.19%) Computer Science Degree
11 32 (2.12%) BPSS Clearance
12 27 (1.79%) Master's Degree
13 26 (1.73%) CISA
14 23 (1.53%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
15 22 (1.46%) Cisco Certification
16 20 (1.33%) (ISC)2 CCSP
17 19 (1.26%) TOGAF Certification
18 14 (0.93%) AWS Certification
18 14 (0.93%) CESG Certified Professional
18 14 (0.93%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 186 (12.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 186 (12.35%) NIST
2 142 (9.43%) GRC
3 103 (6.84%) GDPR
4 71 (4.71%) QA
5 69 (4.58%) PMO
6 62 (4.12%) Data Quality
7 45 (2.99%) NCSC
8 37 (2.46%) PCI DSS
9 35 (2.32%) JSP 440
10 31 (2.06%) SLA
10 31 (2.06%) SOC 2
11 30 (1.99%) Cyber Essentials
12 28 (1.86%) NIST 800
13 16 (1.06%) COBIT
13 16 (1.06%) Def Stans
14 14 (0.93%) RMADS
14 14 (0.93%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 12 (0.80%) Accessibility
15 12 (0.80%) ISO 31000
System Software
1 35 (2.32%) Active Directory
2 14 (0.93%) Docker
3 9 (0.60%) Virtual Machines
4 7 (0.46%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.27%) Postfix
5 4 (0.27%) Time Sharing Option
6 3 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.20%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.13%) NFS
7 2 (0.13%) Oracle RAC
7 2 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.066%) FreeRADIUS
8 1 (0.066%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.066%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 22 (1.46%) Kubernetes
2 21 (1.39%) Terraform
3 20 (1.33%) Ansible
4 13 (0.86%) SCCM
5 12 (0.80%) Microsoft Intune
6 8 (0.53%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (0.46%) Grafana
7 7 (0.46%) Prometheus
8 5 (0.33%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 5 (0.33%) Control-M
9 4 (0.27%) HP ALM
9 4 (0.27%) ITRS Geneos
9 4 (0.27%) OMEGAMON
10 3 (0.20%) CASB
10 3 (0.20%) Nessus
11 2 (0.13%) Data Guard
11 2 (0.13%) Kubeflow
11 2 (0.13%) NetBackup
11 2 (0.13%) NSN NetAct
11 2 (0.13%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 213 (14.14%) Microsoft
2 84 (5.58%) ServiceNow
3 73 (4.85%) SAP
4 66 (4.38%) Oracle
5 44 (2.92%) Google
6 19 (1.26%) Salesforce
6 19 (1.26%) Workday
7 17 (1.13%) Cisco
8 15 (1.00%) Murex
9 14 (0.93%) Foundry
9 14 (0.93%) Splunk
10 13 (0.86%) F5
10 13 (0.86%) Qualys
11 11 (0.73%) VMware
12 10 (0.66%) IBM
12 10 (0.66%) Infoblox
13 9 (0.60%) CrowdStrike
13 9 (0.60%) Rapid7
13 9 (0.60%) Tenable
14 7 (0.46%) OpenAI