Risk Management Contract Job Trends in London

Risk Management
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Risk Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 45 58
Rank change year-on-year -21 +13 +16
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 674 590 653
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.05% 4.63% 3.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.51% 5.07% 4.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 435 371 461
10th Percentile £425 £400 £413
25th Percentile £500 £505 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £625 £600
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £750 £764 £756
90th Percentile £975 £850 £825
England median daily rate £550 £575 £563
% change year-on-year -4.35% +2.22% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 9 3
10th Percentile £71.74 £28.00 £25.14
25th Percentile £75.31 £34.25 £29.34
Median hourly rate £87.50 £73.60 £36.34
Median % change year-on-year +18.89% +102.56% -47.15%
75th Percentile £94.38 £83.20 £48.17
90th Percentile £94.75 £85.56 £55.27
England median hourly rate £74.68 £60.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year +24.47% - +464.44%

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,942 11,630 15,993
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.82% 91.27% 88.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,020 7,810 11,431
10th Percentile £353 £350 £338
25th Percentile £425 £445 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 232 164 342
10th Percentile £18.09 £20.14 £16.00
25th Percentile £21.87 £24.66 £19.93
Median hourly rate £35.50 £36.20 £30.50
Median % change year-on-year -1.92% +18.67% -19.47%
75th Percentile £56.97 £53.75 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.25 £71.18 £69.95
England median hourly rate £32.50 £34.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year -4.41% +4.62% -10.48%

Risk Management
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Risk Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Risk Management job vacancy trend in London

Risk Management
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Risk Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Risk Management

Risk Management
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Risk Management in London over the 6 months to 21 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Risk Management in London

Risk Management
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Risk Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Risk Management

Risk Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Risk Management in London over the 6 months to 21 March 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Risk Management in London

Risk Management
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 21 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
Central London -19 94 £600 - 87
East London +1 9 £585 -13.33% 8
West London -17 8 £575 +161.36% 10
South London -33 6 £551 -5.90% 2
North London - 4 £513 -
Risk Management
England

Risk Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 32 (4.75%) Confluence
2 9 (1.34%) Apache Spark
2 9 (1.34%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.74%) SAS
4 3 (0.45%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.15%) IBM HTTP Server
5 1 (0.15%) nginx
5 1 (0.15%) OpenROAD
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Self-Service HR
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Service Bus
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.15%) Tomcat
Applications
1 45 (6.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (3.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 22 (3.26%) Microsoft Project
4 12 (1.78%) MS Visio
5 10 (1.48%) Microsoft Office
6 2 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.30%) Trello
7 1 (0.15%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 11 (1.63%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (1.19%) Loan IQ
3 6 (0.89%) Aladdin
3 6 (0.89%) Summit
4 3 (0.45%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.45%) Endur
4 3 (0.45%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.30%) Actimize
5 2 (0.30%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.30%) Oracle Financials
5 2 (0.30%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (0.30%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.30%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.30%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.30%) SAP BPC
5 2 (0.30%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.30%) SAP IBP
6 1 (0.15%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 1 (0.15%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 93 (13.80%) Azure
2 76 (11.28%) AWS
3 25 (3.71%) Power Platform
4 24 (3.56%) GCP
5 20 (2.97%) Microsoft 365
6 19 (2.82%) Entra ID
7 16 (2.37%) Microsoft Purview
8 13 (1.93%) SaaS
9 12 (1.78%) Azure DevOps
10 11 (1.63%) GitHub
11 10 (1.48%) Dynamics 365
12 7 (1.04%) Amazon S3
12 7 (1.04%) Azure Sentinel
13 6 (0.89%) Collibra
14 5 (0.74%) Amazon EC2
14 5 (0.74%) Azure Key Vault
14 5 (0.74%) Microsoft Copilot
14 5 (0.74%) Miro
14 5 (0.74%) Snowflake
15 4 (0.59%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.08%) Firewall
2 7 (1.04%) Network Security
3 4 (0.59%) 5G
4 3 (0.45%) Broadband
4 3 (0.45%) VPN
5 2 (0.30%) Cisco IPT
5 2 (0.30%) Internet
5 2 (0.30%) Multicast
5 2 (0.30%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.15%) BGP
6 1 (0.15%) DNS
6 1 (0.15%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
6 1 (0.15%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
6 1 (0.15%) Fibre Channel
6 1 (0.15%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.15%) MPLS
6 1 (0.15%) NAS
6 1 (0.15%) RSVP
6 1 (0.15%) SAN
6 1 (0.15%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (3.12%) Power BI
2 16 (2.37%) PostgreSQL
3 15 (2.23%) Data Warehouse
4 13 (1.93%) Metadata
5 12 (1.78%) Relational Database
5 12 (1.78%) SQL Server
6 6 (0.89%) Data Lake
6 6 (0.89%) KDB
6 6 (0.89%) Kdb+
6 6 (0.89%) Tableau
7 5 (0.74%) Big Data
7 5 (0.74%) RDBMS
8 4 (0.59%) Data Mart
9 3 (0.45%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.30%) Amazon RDS
10 2 (0.30%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.30%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 2 (0.30%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.30%) PowerCenter
10 2 (0.30%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 70 (10.39%) JIRA
2 13 (1.93%) Git
3 8 (1.19%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.59%) GitLab
5 3 (0.45%) QUnit
5 3 (0.45%) SpecFlow
5 3 (0.45%) TeamCity
5 3 (0.45%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.30%) GCC
6 2 (0.30%) GDB
6 2 (0.30%) Selenium
6 2 (0.30%) Zephyr
7 1 (0.15%) Appium
7 1 (0.15%) DbUnit
7 1 (0.15%) ERwin
7 1 (0.15%) jMock
7 1 (0.15%) JUnit
7 1 (0.15%) Maven
7 1 (0.15%) Mockito
7 1 (0.15%) SonarQube
General
1 323 (47.92%) Finance
2 267 (39.61%) Social Skills
3 131 (19.44%) Banking
4 128 (18.99%) Analytical Skills
5 63 (9.35%) Legal
6 53 (7.86%) Public Sector
7 52 (7.72%) Front Office
8 40 (5.93%) Investment Banking
9 30 (4.45%) Financial Institution
9 30 (4.45%) Influencing Skills
10 25 (3.71%) Presentation Skills
11 20 (2.97%) Organisational Skills
12 18 (2.67%) Retail
13 13 (1.93%) Documentation Skills
14 11 (1.63%) Law
15 10 (1.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 9 (1.34%) Marketing
16 9 (1.34%) Pharmaceutical
17 8 (1.19%) Back Office
17 8 (1.19%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 94 (13.95%) Senior
2 89 (13.20%) Lead
3 81 (12.02%) Analyst
4 76 (11.28%) Project Manager
5 74 (10.98%) Developer
6 62 (9.20%) Consultant
7 53 (7.86%) Business Analyst
8 46 (6.82%) Architect
9 37 (5.49%) Programme Manager
10 32 (4.75%) Senior Developer
11 27 (4.01%) Senior Manager
12 25 (3.71%) Security Architect
13 23 (3.41%) Delivery Manager
13 23 (3.41%) Java Developer
13 23 (3.41%) Security Consultant
14 21 (3.12%) Risk Analyst
15 18 (2.67%) Python Developer
16 17 (2.52%) Security Specialist
17 16 (2.37%) Senior Java Developer
17 16 (2.37%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (2.67%) Kafka
2 17 (2.52%) Oracle Fusion
3 14 (2.08%) REST
4 11 (1.63%) XML
5 10 (1.48%) .NET
6 9 (1.34%) COM
6 9 (1.34%) Dask
6 9 (1.34%) NumPy
6 9 (1.34%) Pandas
7 8 (1.19%) .NET Framework
8 7 (1.04%) Middleware
9 6 (0.89%) FIX Protocol
9 6 (0.89%) RESTful
10 4 (0.59%) .NET Core
10 4 (0.59%) OAuth
10 4 (0.59%) OpenID
10 4 (0.59%) PyTorch
10 4 (0.59%) TensorFlow
10 4 (0.59%) WinForms
10 4 (0.59%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 71 (10.53%) Management Information System
2 65 (9.64%) Derivative
3 39 (5.79%) Product Ownership
4 38 (5.64%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 36 (5.34%) Market Risk
6 35 (5.19%) Equities
7 32 (4.75%) Security Posture
8 29 (4.30%) Cloud Native
9 26 (3.86%) Algorithms
10 25 (3.71%) Credit Risk
10 25 (3.71%) Fixed Income
11 21 (3.12%) Onboarding
12 19 (2.82%) Distributed Systems
13 18 (2.67%) Data Protection Act
14 17 (2.52%) Hedge funds
15 15 (2.23%) Analytical Mindset
16 13 (1.93%) Equity Derivative
17 12 (1.78%) Data Structures
17 12 (1.78%) Legacy Systems
18 11 (1.63%) AI Agents
Operating Systems
1 24 (3.56%) Linux
2 15 (2.23%) Unix
3 14 (2.08%) Windows
4 2 (0.30%) zOS
5 1 (0.15%) Android
5 1 (0.15%) VMS
5 1 (0.15%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.15%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 194 (28.78%) Stakeholder Management
2 179 (26.56%) Agile
3 150 (22.26%) Problem-Solving
4 117 (17.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 105 (15.58%) Continuous Improvement
6 94 (13.95%) Project Management
7 87 (12.91%) Analytics
8 85 (12.61%) Decision-Making
9 84 (12.46%) Roadmaps
10 83 (12.31%) AI
11 82 (12.17%) Project Delivery
12 81 (12.02%) Cybersecurity
13 68 (10.09%) Information Security
14 60 (8.90%) DevOps
15 59 (8.75%) Change Management
15 59 (8.75%) Regulatory Compliance
16 56 (8.31%) Computer Science
17 55 (8.16%) Scrum
18 54 (8.01%) Data Protection
19 51 (7.57%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 89 (13.20%) SQL
2 88 (13.06%) Python
3 39 (5.79%) Java
4 22 (3.26%) C++
5 19 (2.82%) C#
5 19 (2.82%) PowerShell
6 12 (1.78%) VBA
7 4 (0.59%) JavaScript
7 4 (0.59%) Korn
8 3 (0.45%) Bash
8 3 (0.45%) Perl
8 3 (0.45%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.30%) Kusto Query Language
9 2 (0.30%) PL/SQL
9 2 (0.30%) R
9 2 (0.30%) RPG
9 2 (0.30%) Scala
10 1 (0.15%) Bicep
10 1 (0.15%) Go
10 1 (0.15%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 142 (21.07%) Degree
2 96 (14.24%) Security Cleared
3 77 (11.42%) SC Cleared
4 58 (8.61%) CISSP
5 45 (6.68%) PMI Certification
6 42 (6.23%) PMP
7 37 (5.49%) CISM
8 29 (4.30%) Master's Degree
9 20 (2.97%) DV Cleared
10 18 (2.67%) Computer Science Degree
11 17 (2.52%) CRISC
12 15 (2.23%) Numerate Degree
13 11 (1.63%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 10 (1.48%) CISA
14 10 (1.48%) PhD
15 9 (1.34%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
16 8 (1.19%) CESG Certified Professional
16 8 (1.19%) Microsoft Certification
17 7 (1.04%) Azure Certification
17 7 (1.04%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (10.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 63 (9.35%) NIST
3 57 (8.46%) GRC
4 48 (7.12%) GDPR
5 44 (6.53%) QA
6 34 (5.04%) PMO
7 31 (4.60%) Data Quality
8 28 (4.15%) PCI DSS
9 19 (2.82%) SLA
10 13 (1.93%) SOC 2
11 12 (1.78%) NCSC
11 12 (1.78%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 11 (1.63%) COBIT
13 10 (1.48%) Actionable Recommendations
14 9 (1.34%) ISO/IEC 27005
15 6 (0.89%) Basel III
15 6 (0.89%) EU AI Act
15 6 (0.89%) NIST 800
16 5 (0.74%) ISO 31000
17 4 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 10 (1.48%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.34%) Docker
3 4 (0.59%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.15%) Postfix
4 1 (0.15%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 13 (1.93%) Kubernetes
2 10 (1.48%) Terraform
3 5 (0.74%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (0.59%) Ansible
4 4 (0.59%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.45%) ITRS Geneos
6 2 (0.30%) Control-M
6 2 (0.30%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.15%) Avamar
7 1 (0.15%) CASB
7 1 (0.15%) Consul
7 1 (0.15%) EMC NetWorker
7 1 (0.15%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.15%) Grafana
7 1 (0.15%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.15%) Packer
7 1 (0.15%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 70 (10.39%) Microsoft
2 39 (5.79%) Oracle
3 33 (4.90%) SAP
4 25 (3.71%) ServiceNow
5 23 (3.41%) Murex
6 16 (2.37%) Salesforce
7 12 (1.78%) Workday
8 7 (1.04%) Informatica
9 6 (0.89%) Charles River
9 6 (0.89%) Databricks
10 5 (0.74%) Ariba
10 5 (0.74%) Bloomberg
10 5 (0.74%) Google
11 4 (0.59%) Foundry
11 4 (0.59%) IBM
11 4 (0.59%) OpenAI
11 4 (0.59%) Splunk
12 3 (0.45%) Cisco
12 3 (0.45%) HubSpot
12 3 (0.45%) OpenLink