Risk Officer Contract Job Trends in England

Risk Officer
UK > England

The median Risk Officer daily rate in England is £585, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 599 475 531
Rank change year-on-year -124 +56 +97
Contract jobs requiring a Risk Officer 3 1 6
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.007% 0.004% 0.016%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% 0.005% 0.018%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £440
25th Percentile - - £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £585 - £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -9.09%
75th Percentile - - £544
90th Percentile - - £570
UK median daily rate £585 - £375
% change year-on-year - - -31.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £24.46 - -
UK median hourly rate £24.46 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 38,786 22,186 34,111
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.33% 92.34% 92.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,000 14,689 22,539
10th Percentile £322 £293 £285
25th Percentile £413 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £518 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.48% -1.43% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £513 £504 £525
% change year-on-year +1.69% -4.00% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,713 917 2,538
10th Percentile £15.72 £14.00 £12.86
25th Percentile £21.25 £18.20 £16.30
Median hourly rate £45.00 £29.33 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +53.43% -21.79% -16.67%
75th Percentile £67.50 £60.00 £61.60
90th Percentile £78.95 £75.00 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £28.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year +51.79% -25.33% -16.67%

Risk Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Risk Officer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Risk Officer job vacancy trend in England

Risk Officer
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Risk Officer job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Risk Officer job vacancies in England

Risk Officer
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Risk Officer job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Risk Officer job vacancies in England

Risk Officer
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 Officer within the England region over the 6 months to 30 May 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 - 2 £585 - 3
South East - 1 - -
Risk Officer
UK

Risk Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 30 May 2026, Risk Officer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Risk Officer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 3 (100.00%) CISSP
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
1 3 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 3 (100.00%) NIST
1 3 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (66.67%) CAPA
2 2 (66.67%) CISA
2 2 (66.67%) COBIT
2 2 (66.67%) CRISC
2 2 (66.67%) Data Privacy
2 2 (66.67%) Data Security
2 2 (66.67%) GDPR
2 2 (66.67%) GRC
2 2 (66.67%) Incident Management
2 2 (66.67%) Internal Audit
2 2 (66.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
2 2 (66.67%) ISO 31000
2 2 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (66.67%) ITIL
2 2 (66.67%) Knowledge Transfer
2 2 (66.67%) PCI DSS
2 2 (66.67%) PMO
2 2 (66.67%) Regulatory Change
2 2 (66.67%) Regulatory Compliance
2 2 (66.67%) Release Management
2 2 (66.67%) Risk Register

Risk Officer Skill Set
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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) CESG
1 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence
1 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
1 1 (33.33%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
1 3 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (66.67%) CAPA
2 2 (66.67%) Data Privacy
2 2 (66.67%) Data Security
2 2 (66.67%) Incident Management
2 2 (66.67%) Internal Audit
2 2 (66.67%) ITIL
2 2 (66.67%) Knowledge Transfer
2 2 (66.67%) Regulatory Change
2 2 (66.67%) Regulatory Compliance
2 2 (66.67%) Release Management
2 2 (66.67%) Risk Register
2 2 (66.67%) Root Cause Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (66.67%) Trend Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) CISSP
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Master's Degree
2 2 (66.67%) CISA
2 2 (66.67%) CRISC
2 2 (66.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
3 1 (33.33%) CESG Certified Professional
3 1 (33.33%) CISMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) NIST
2 2 (66.67%) COBIT
2 2 (66.67%) GDPR
2 2 (66.67%) GRC
2 2 (66.67%) ISO 31000
2 2 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (66.67%) PCI DSS
2 2 (66.67%) PMO
2 2 (66.67%) SLA
2 2 (66.67%) SOC 2