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

6 months to
13 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 47 75
Rank change year-on-year -23 +28 -12
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 1,395 1,142 1,046
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.27% 4.64% 2.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.84% 5.08% 3.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 935 719 675
10th Percentile £408 £388 £356
25th Percentile £481 £465 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £563
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +2.22% -6.25%
75th Percentile £675 £756 £738
90th Percentile £816 £875 £850
UK median daily rate £550 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 23 33
10th Percentile £20.71 £46.30 £16.87
25th Percentile £39.04 £48.13 £35.00
Median hourly rate £64.09 £65.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.40% +30.00% +370.37%
75th Percentile £87.16 £81.83 £60.00
90th Percentile £107.00 £87.45 £69.50
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 36,362 22,469 32,040
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.16% 91.35% 85.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,009 14,533 20,781
10th Percentile £325 £304 £300
25th Percentile £415 £407 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.96% -0.95% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £513 £508 £525
% change year-on-year +0.99% -3.33% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,276 1,038 2,365
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.79
25th Percentile £20.79 £18.13 £16.02
Median hourly rate £47.00 £27.85 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +68.76% -25.73% +4.17%
75th Percentile £68.00 £58.66 £61.30
90th Percentile £82.25 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £27.13 £36.50
% change year-on-year +62.06% -25.68% +1.67%

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 13 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 13 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 13 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 -36 669 £600 -10.71% 253
North of England -3 242 £514 +1.28% 114
South East -13 194 £563 +2.27% 152
Yorkshire +1 122 £500 - 42
North West -9 119 £540 +6.40% 62
Midlands -30 113 £550 +12.82% 55
South West +12 97 £570 +16.92% 70
West Midlands -34 80 £540 +8.00% 29
East of England +1 51 £525 -4.55% 29
East Midlands -13 33 £550 +23.04% 26
North East -41 1 £480 -12.73% 12
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 64 (4.59%) Confluence
2 37 (2.65%) SharePoint
3 7 (0.50%) SAS
4 6 (0.43%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.22%) IIS
5 3 (0.22%) Oracle Self-Service HR
5 3 (0.22%) Oracle Workflow
6 2 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2013
6 2 (0.14%) Oracle Coherence
7 1 (0.072%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.072%) Appian
7 1 (0.072%) IBM HTTP Server
7 1 (0.072%) Jupyter
7 1 (0.072%) NetWeaver
7 1 (0.072%) OpenROAD
7 1 (0.072%) Oracle Service Bus
7 1 (0.072%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.072%) ThingWorx
7 1 (0.072%) Tomcat
Applications
1 41 (2.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 38 (2.72%) Microsoft Office
2 38 (2.72%) Microsoft Project
3 30 (2.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (0.79%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.29%) Navisworks
5 4 (0.29%) Revit
5 4 (0.29%) Trello
6 3 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.14%) Windchill
8 1 (0.072%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.072%) MicroStation
Business Applications
1 23 (1.65%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (0.72%) Endur
3 7 (0.50%) Oracle EBS
3 7 (0.50%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 7 (0.50%) Remedy ITSM
3 7 (0.50%) Summit
4 6 (0.43%) Loan IQ
4 6 (0.43%) Oracle Payables
4 6 (0.43%) Oracle Receivables
5 5 (0.36%) Actimize
5 5 (0.36%) Aladdin
5 5 (0.36%) Oracle ERP
5 5 (0.36%) Primavera
6 4 (0.29%) Sage X3
7 3 (0.22%) Infor CloudSuite
7 3 (0.22%) NEC Housing
7 3 (0.22%) NetSuite
7 3 (0.22%) Oracle Assets
7 3 (0.22%) Oracle Cash Management
7 3 (0.22%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 183 (13.12%) Azure
2 134 (9.61%) AWS
3 57 (4.09%) GCP
4 53 (3.80%) Microsoft 365
5 48 (3.44%) Power Platform
6 44 (3.15%) Entra ID
7 35 (2.51%) SaaS
8 25 (1.79%) Microsoft Purview
9 24 (1.72%) Azure DevOps
10 21 (1.51%) Google Workspace
11 18 (1.29%) Cloud Computing
11 18 (1.29%) PaaS
12 17 (1.22%) Dynamics 365
12 17 (1.22%) Google Sheets
12 17 (1.22%) Microsoft Copilot
13 13 (0.93%) GitHub
14 11 (0.79%) Azure Sentinel
14 11 (0.79%) IaaS
15 10 (0.72%) Amazon S3
15 10 (0.72%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 46 (3.30%) Network Security
2 28 (2.01%) Firewall
3 16 (1.15%) DNS
4 14 (1.00%) DHCP
5 12 (0.86%) BIG-IP
5 12 (0.86%) TCP/IP
6 9 (0.65%) Wi-Fi
7 8 (0.57%) 5G
8 7 (0.50%) Structured Cabling
9 6 (0.43%) 4G
9 6 (0.43%) HTTP
9 6 (0.43%) Internet
9 6 (0.43%) WAN
10 5 (0.36%) 3G
11 4 (0.29%) LAN
11 4 (0.29%) NAS
11 4 (0.29%) NGFW
11 4 (0.29%) SAN
11 4 (0.29%) VPN
12 3 (0.22%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (2.65%) Power BI
2 27 (1.94%) Metadata
3 16 (1.15%) Data Warehouse
3 16 (1.15%) SQL Server
4 14 (1.00%) PostgreSQL
5 12 (0.86%) Relational Database
6 9 (0.65%) Data Lake
7 8 (0.57%) MongoDB
7 8 (0.57%) RDBMS
8 6 (0.43%) Big Data
8 6 (0.43%) Tableau
9 5 (0.36%) Amazon RDS
9 5 (0.36%) DynamoDB
9 5 (0.36%) NoSQL
9 5 (0.36%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 4 (0.29%) Amazon Aurora
10 4 (0.29%) Electronic Patient Records
10 4 (0.29%) Oracle Database
10 4 (0.29%) Oracle Reports
11 3 (0.22%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 104 (7.46%) JIRA
2 12 (0.86%) Git
2 12 (0.86%) Jenkins
3 5 (0.36%) GitLab
3 5 (0.36%) Selenium
4 4 (0.29%) Bitbucket Server
4 4 (0.29%) DbUnit
4 4 (0.29%) jMock
4 4 (0.29%) JUnit
4 4 (0.29%) Maven
4 4 (0.29%) Mockito
4 4 (0.29%) SonarQube
4 4 (0.29%) TeamCity
4 4 (0.29%) Zephyr
5 3 (0.22%) MLflow
6 2 (0.14%) Artifactory
6 2 (0.14%) TestRail
7 1 (0.072%) Appium
7 1 (0.072%) ER Studio
7 1 (0.072%) Liquibase
General
1 519 (37.20%) Social Skills
2 506 (36.27%) Finance
3 230 (16.49%) Analytical Skills
4 158 (11.33%) Banking
5 151 (10.82%) Public Sector
6 114 (8.17%) Legal
7 48 (3.44%) Organisational Skills
8 40 (2.87%) Influencing Skills
9 36 (2.58%) Telecoms
10 34 (2.44%) Financial Institution
11 29 (2.08%) Front Office
12 28 (2.01%) Retail
13 27 (1.94%) Law
14 26 (1.86%) Documentation Skills
14 26 (1.86%) Military
14 26 (1.86%) Presentation Skills
15 25 (1.79%) Investment Banking
15 25 (1.79%) Manufacturing
16 20 (1.43%) Aerospace
16 20 (1.43%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 182 (13.05%) Lead
2 173 (12.40%) Project Manager
3 148 (10.61%) Architect
4 137 (9.82%) Senior
5 127 (9.10%) Analyst
6 82 (5.88%) Consultant
7 64 (4.59%) Programme Manager
8 58 (4.16%) Business Analyst
9 55 (3.94%) Security Architect
10 54 (3.87%) Developer
11 48 (3.44%) Senior Manager
12 45 (3.23%) Risk Manager
13 38 (2.72%) Security Engineer
14 35 (2.51%) Security Consultant
14 35 (2.51%) Security Manager
15 33 (2.37%) Delivery Manager
16 31 (2.22%) IT Manager
16 31 (2.22%) Solutions Architect
17 28 (2.01%) Risk Analyst
18 24 (1.72%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (1.86%) Oracle Fusion
2 21 (1.51%) .NET
3 20 (1.43%) REST
4 17 (1.22%) Middleware
4 17 (1.22%) XML
5 14 (1.00%) JSON
5 14 (1.00%) Kafka
6 11 (0.79%) Azure Blueprints
6 11 (0.79%) Leaflet
6 11 (0.79%) OAuth
7 10 (0.72%) OpenID
7 10 (0.72%) SAML
8 9 (0.65%) React
8 9 (0.65%) SOAP
9 8 (0.57%) LDAP
9 8 (0.57%) Web Services
10 7 (0.50%) AngularJS
10 7 (0.50%) PySpark
10 7 (0.50%) RESTful
11 6 (0.43%) JSP
Miscellaneous
1 102 (7.31%) Management Information System
2 64 (4.59%) Onboarding
3 63 (4.52%) Product Ownership
4 55 (3.94%) Security Posture
5 52 (3.73%) Cloud Native
6 47 (3.37%) Operational Technology
7 38 (2.72%) Data Protection Act
8 34 (2.44%) Data Centre
8 34 (2.44%) Derivative
9 30 (2.15%) Market Risk
10 23 (1.65%) AI Agents
10 23 (1.65%) NHS
11 22 (1.58%) Credit Risk
11 22 (1.58%) Legacy Systems
12 20 (1.43%) Distributed Systems
13 19 (1.36%) Data Structures
13 19 (1.36%) Fixed Income
13 19 (1.36%) PMI
14 17 (1.22%) SCADA
15 16 (1.15%) Equities
Operating Systems
1 46 (3.30%) Windows
2 37 (2.65%) Linux
3 20 (1.43%) Unix
4 16 (1.15%) Windows Server
5 8 (0.57%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.43%) Mac OS
6 6 (0.43%) zOS
7 5 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (0.22%) Alpine Linux
8 3 (0.22%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.22%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.22%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.22%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 454 (32.54%) Stakeholder Management
2 335 (24.01%) Agile
3 294 (21.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 284 (20.36%) Continuous Improvement
5 283 (20.29%) Cybersecurity
6 233 (16.70%) Problem-Solving
7 222 (15.91%) Project Management
8 210 (15.05%) Decision-Making
9 183 (13.12%) Information Security
10 176 (12.62%) Roadmaps
11 158 (11.33%) Change Management
12 151 (10.82%) AI
13 137 (9.82%) Project Delivery
14 128 (9.18%) Migration
15 122 (8.75%) Regulatory Compliance
16 117 (8.39%) Analytics
17 114 (8.17%) DevOps
18 112 (8.03%) PRINCE2
19 105 (7.53%) Data Protection
20 104 (7.46%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 95 (6.81%) SQL
2 86 (6.16%) Python
3 45 (3.23%) Java
4 36 (2.58%) PowerShell
5 19 (1.36%) C#
6 12 (0.86%) JavaScript
7 11 (0.79%) VBA
8 8 (0.57%) PL/SQL
9 7 (0.50%) Bash
9 7 (0.50%) Shell Script
10 6 (0.43%) C++
11 5 (0.36%) TypeScript
12 4 (0.29%) Bicep
13 3 (0.22%) Assembly Language
13 3 (0.22%) CLIST
13 3 (0.22%) JCL
13 3 (0.22%) REXX
14 2 (0.14%) C
14 2 (0.14%) Perl
14 2 (0.14%) RPG
Qualifications
1 336 (24.09%) Security Cleared
2 242 (17.35%) SC Cleared
3 179 (12.83%) Degree
4 119 (8.53%) CISSP
5 86 (6.16%) CISM
6 76 (5.45%) DV Cleared
7 67 (4.80%) PMI Certification
8 66 (4.73%) PMP
9 44 (3.15%) CRISC
10 33 (2.37%) BPSS Clearance
11 27 (1.94%) Computer Science Degree
12 25 (1.79%) CISA
13 21 (1.51%) Master's Degree
14 19 (1.36%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
15 18 (1.29%) Cisco Certification
16 17 (1.22%) (ISC)2 CCSP
17 13 (0.93%) CESG Certified Professional
17 13 (0.93%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
18 11 (0.79%) GIAC
19 10 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 179 (12.83%) NIST
2 176 (12.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 134 (9.61%) GRC
4 98 (7.03%) GDPR
5 74 (5.30%) PMO
6 70 (5.02%) QA
7 56 (4.01%) Data Quality
8 46 (3.30%) NCSC
9 40 (2.87%) PCI DSS
10 35 (2.51%) JSP 440
11 29 (2.08%) Cyber Essentials
12 28 (2.01%) SOC 2
13 27 (1.94%) SLA
14 25 (1.79%) NIST 800
15 22 (1.58%) COBIT
16 16 (1.15%) RMADS
17 15 (1.08%) Sarbanes-Oxley
18 13 (0.93%) Def Stans
19 12 (0.86%) Actionable Recommendations
20 11 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 31 (2.22%) Active Directory
2 13 (0.93%) Docker
3 8 (0.57%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.29%) Postfix
6 3 (0.22%) Time Sharing Option
6 3 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.22%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.22%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.072%) FreeRADIUS
7 1 (0.072%) NFS
7 1 (0.072%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.072%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.072%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 23 (1.65%) Kubernetes
2 19 (1.36%) Terraform
3 17 (1.22%) Ansible
4 13 (0.93%) SCCM
5 12 (0.86%) Microsoft Intune
6 10 (0.72%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (0.43%) Grafana
7 6 (0.43%) Prometheus
8 5 (0.36%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 5 (0.36%) Control-M
9 4 (0.29%) HP ALM
9 4 (0.29%) ITRS Geneos
10 3 (0.22%) CASB
10 3 (0.22%) Nessus
10 3 (0.22%) OMEGAMON
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
1 194 (13.91%) Microsoft
2 85 (6.09%) ServiceNow
3 70 (5.02%) SAP
4 66 (4.73%) Oracle
5 44 (3.15%) Google
6 21 (1.51%) Salesforce
7 20 (1.43%) Workday
8 17 (1.22%) Murex
9 15 (1.08%) Cisco
10 14 (1.00%) F5
11 12 (0.86%) Qualys
11 12 (0.86%) Splunk
12 11 (0.79%) VMware
13 10 (0.72%) Databricks
13 10 (0.72%) Infoblox
14 9 (0.65%) CrowdStrike
14 9 (0.65%) Foundry
14 9 (0.65%) Remedy
15 8 (0.57%) Rapid7
15 8 (0.57%) Tenable