Risk Manager Contract Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Risk Manager
East of England > Hertfordshire

The median Risk Manager daily rate in Hertfordshire is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 February 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Risk Manager 8 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire 1.10% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.21% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 8 0 0
10th Percentile £441 - -
25th Percentile £503 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - -
75th Percentile £638 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £575 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Hertfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hertfordshire. 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 Hertfordshire with a recognized job title 660 353 684
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.03% 94.39% 91.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 236 168 334
10th Percentile £313 £263 £275
25th Percentile £413 £394 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £469
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +6.67% -6.25%
75th Percentile £638 £603 £638
90th Percentile £750 £675 £750
East of England median daily rate £475 £486 £475
% change year-on-year -2.31% +2.37% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 282 76 190
10th Percentile £17.69 £27.33 £35.18
25th Percentile £18.50 £47.20 £42.25
Median hourly rate £50.00 £66.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -24.24% +1.54% -
75th Percentile £67.50 £75.06 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £85.00 £90.00
East of England median hourly rate £22.63 £59.40 £39.55
% change year-on-year -61.90% +50.19% +79.77%

Risk Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Risk Manager job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Risk Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Risk Manager job vacancies in Hertfordshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Risk Manager job vacancies in Hertfordshire

Risk Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Risk Manager in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 13 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Risk Manager in Hertfordshire

Risk Manager
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Risk Manager within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 13 February 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
Hemel Hempstead - 6 £575 - 1
Stevenage - 1 £375 -
Watford - 1 £500 -
Risk Manager
East of England

Risk Manager Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire

For the 6 months to 13 February 2026, Risk Manager 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 Hertfordshire region featuring Risk Manager in the job title.

1 7 (87.50%) Security Cleared
2 6 (75.00%) DV Cleared
2 6 (75.00%) GRC
3 2 (25.00%) Roadmaps
4 1 (12.50%) Agile
4 1 (12.50%) Coaching
4 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (12.50%) Degree
4 1 (12.50%) Information Security
4 1 (12.50%) Information Security Management
4 1 (12.50%) ISMS
4 1 (12.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (12.50%) JIRA
4 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (12.50%) PRINCE2
4 1 (12.50%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 1 (12.50%) Risk Management
4 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
4 1 (12.50%) Security Management
4 1 (12.50%) Security Operations
4 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (12.50%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
4 1 (12.50%) Threat Detection
4 1 (12.50%) Vulnerability Management
4 1 (12.50%) Vulnerability Remediation
4 1 (12.50%) Workshop Facilitation

Risk Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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:

Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Project
Development Applications
1 1 (12.50%) JIRA
General
1 2 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Banking
2 1 (12.50%) Finance
2 1 (12.50%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) Management Information System
1 1 (12.50%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (25.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (12.50%) Agile
2 1 (12.50%) Coaching
2 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (12.50%) Information Security
2 1 (12.50%) Information Security Management
2 1 (12.50%) ISMS
2 1 (12.50%) PRINCE2
2 1 (12.50%) Risk Management
2 1 (12.50%) Security Management
2 1 (12.50%) Security Operations
2 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (12.50%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
2 1 (12.50%) Threat Detection
2 1 (12.50%) Vulnerability Management
2 1 (12.50%) Vulnerability Remediation
2 1 (12.50%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 7 (87.50%) Security Cleared
2 6 (75.00%) DV Cleared
3 1 (12.50%) Degree
3 1 (12.50%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (75.00%) GRC
2 1 (12.50%) ISO/IEC 27001