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 10 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 44 77
Rank change year-on-year -28 +33 -15
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 794 725 523
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.91% 5.37% 3.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.39% 5.80% 3.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 478 468 323
10th Percentile £413 £390 £397
25th Percentile £500 £490 £486
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £650 £600
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £725 £813 £750
90th Percentile £838 £888 £850
England median daily rate £560 £575 £577
% change year-on-year -2.61% -0.35% -3.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 7 3
10th Percentile £35.37 £39.45 £22.02
25th Percentile £38.01 £48.25 £25.06
Median hourly rate £43.05 £65.00 £30.12
Median % change year-on-year -33.77% +115.80% +38.48%
75th Percentile £48.71 - £39.44
90th Percentile £51.74 £79.00 £45.02
England median hourly rate £70.00 £49.50 £57.50
% change year-on-year +41.41% -13.91% +4.55%

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 18,076 12,495 14,390
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.96% 92.53% 89.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,807 8,257 9,705
10th Percentile £360 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -2.27% -4.35%
75th Percentile £660 £675 £680
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.95% -2.87% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 295 255 182
10th Percentile £16.75 £17.03 £17.25
25th Percentile £19.50 £25.01 £23.29
Median hourly rate £35.50 £32.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +10.94% -8.57% -12.50%
75th Percentile £57.25 £49.63 £55.00
90th Percentile £85.84 £63.75 £71.88
England median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% +1.18%

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 10 September 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 10 September 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 10 September 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 -6 113 £550 -15.38% 130
West London -12 16 £500 +17.65% 62
East London +2 6 £750 +50.00% 11
South London -23 2 £413 -28.26% 8
North London -3 1 £550 -
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 30 (3.78%) Confluence
2 14 (1.76%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.50%) SAS
4 3 (0.38%) Jupyter
5 2 (0.25%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.25%) CMS
5 2 (0.25%) IIS
5 2 (0.25%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.13%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.13%) Appian
6 1 (0.13%) OpenROAD
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle Self-Service HR
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.13%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 30 (3.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (3.40%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (2.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (1.76%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (1.01%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.25%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.13%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 17 (2.14%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (1.76%) Endur
3 5 (0.63%) SAP GRC
4 4 (0.50%) Actimize
4 4 (0.50%) Aladdin
4 4 (0.50%) Magento
4 4 (0.50%) Oracle ERP
4 4 (0.50%) Summit
5 3 (0.38%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.38%) Findur
5 3 (0.38%) Front Arena
5 3 (0.38%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.38%) Oracle Payables
5 3 (0.38%) Oracle Receivables
5 3 (0.38%) Remedy ITSM
5 3 (0.38%) SAP HCM
5 3 (0.38%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 2 (0.25%) Eikon
6 2 (0.25%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.25%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 115 (14.48%) Azure
2 93 (11.71%) AWS
3 31 (3.90%) Entra ID
3 31 (3.90%) GCP
4 30 (3.78%) SaaS
5 25 (3.15%) Power Platform
6 24 (3.02%) Microsoft 365
7 15 (1.89%) GitHub
8 14 (1.76%) Microsoft Purview
9 11 (1.39%) Azure DevOps
9 11 (1.39%) OCI
10 10 (1.26%) Azure Sentinel
11 9 (1.13%) Microsoft Copilot
12 8 (1.01%) Azure Data Factory
12 8 (1.01%) GitHub Actions
12 8 (1.01%) PaaS
13 7 (0.88%) Collibra
13 7 (0.88%) SuccessFactors
14 6 (0.76%) Azure AI
14 6 (0.76%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 22 (2.77%) Firewall
2 15 (1.89%) Network Security
3 8 (1.01%) TCP/IP
4 6 (0.76%) 4G
4 6 (0.76%) 5G
4 6 (0.76%) Internet
5 5 (0.63%) DNS
5 5 (0.63%) LAN
5 5 (0.63%) VPN
5 5 (0.63%) WAN
6 4 (0.50%) Cisco IPT
6 4 (0.50%) DHCP
6 4 (0.50%) Wireless
7 3 (0.38%) Kerberos
7 3 (0.38%) VoLTE
7 3 (0.38%) WinSCP
8 2 (0.25%) Intranet
8 2 (0.25%) IPv4
8 2 (0.25%) IPv6
8 2 (0.25%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (3.15%) SQL Server
2 19 (2.39%) Power BI
3 18 (2.27%) Metadata
4 14 (1.76%) Data Warehouse
5 11 (1.39%) Relational Database
6 9 (1.13%) MongoDB
7 6 (0.76%) Data Lake
7 6 (0.76%) Oracle Database
8 5 (0.63%) Db2
8 5 (0.63%) RDBMS
9 4 (0.50%) Ataccama
9 4 (0.50%) Big Data
9 4 (0.50%) Neo4j
9 4 (0.50%) NoSQL
10 3 (0.38%) ClickHouse
10 3 (0.38%) Crystal Reports
10 3 (0.38%) Delta Lake
10 3 (0.38%) Qlik Sense
10 3 (0.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (0.38%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 55 (6.93%) JIRA
2 15 (1.89%) Git
3 12 (1.51%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.76%) Selenium
5 4 (0.50%) GitLab
5 4 (0.50%) Gradle
5 4 (0.50%) Subversion
6 3 (0.38%) Artifactory
6 3 (0.38%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.38%) Claude Code
6 3 (0.38%) Cypress.io
6 3 (0.38%) MLflow
6 3 (0.38%) Zephyr
7 2 (0.25%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.13%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 1 (0.13%) QUnit
8 1 (0.13%) SoapUI
8 1 (0.13%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.13%) TestRail
8 1 (0.13%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 358 (45.09%) Finance
2 304 (38.29%) Social Skills
3 137 (17.25%) Analytical Skills
4 130 (16.37%) Banking
5 87 (10.96%) Public Sector
6 80 (10.08%) Legal
7 64 (8.06%) Front Office
8 32 (4.03%) Influencing Skills
8 32 (4.03%) Investment Banking
8 32 (4.03%) Organisational Skills
9 23 (2.90%) Presentation Skills
10 22 (2.77%) Telecoms
11 19 (2.39%) Financial Institution
12 17 (2.14%) Law
13 15 (1.89%) Marketing
13 15 (1.89%) Retail
14 14 (1.76%) Back Office
14 14 (1.76%) Manufacturing
15 13 (1.64%) Documentation Skills
16 10 (1.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 100 (12.59%) Senior
2 98 (12.34%) Lead
3 87 (10.96%) Analyst
4 81 (10.20%) Architect
5 68 (8.56%) Project Manager
6 50 (6.30%) Developer
7 46 (5.79%) Programme Manager
8 45 (5.67%) Business Analyst
9 37 (4.66%) Security Architect
10 32 (4.03%) Consultant
11 26 (3.27%) IT Manager
12 25 (3.15%) Senior Manager
13 24 (3.02%) Delivery Manager
14 21 (2.64%) Risk Analyst
15 19 (2.39%) Senior Analyst
16 18 (2.27%) Technical Manager
17 17 (2.14%) Security Engineer
17 17 (2.14%) Security Manager
18 16 (2.02%) Senior Developer
18 16 (2.02%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (4.03%) .NET
2 26 (3.27%) Terraform
3 22 (2.77%) REST
4 19 (2.39%) Middleware
5 14 (1.76%) Kafka
5 14 (1.76%) Oracle Fusion
6 9 (1.13%) React
7 8 (1.01%) Azure Blueprints
8 7 (0.88%) .NET Core
8 7 (0.88%) PySpark
8 7 (0.88%) SailPoint
8 7 (0.88%) XML
9 5 (0.63%) JSON
9 5 (0.63%) OAuth
9 5 (0.63%) SOAP
9 5 (0.63%) Spring
9 5 (0.63%) Spring Boot
9 5 (0.63%) VML
10 4 (0.50%) .NET Framework
10 4 (0.50%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 45 (5.67%) Onboarding
2 39 (4.91%) Cloud Native
3 37 (4.66%) Management Information System
4 36 (4.53%) Security Posture
5 34 (4.28%) Product Ownership
6 26 (3.27%) Market Risk
7 24 (3.02%) Data Protection Act
8 22 (2.77%) Derivative
9 21 (2.64%) Credit Risk
9 21 (2.64%) Fixed Income
10 20 (2.52%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 18 (2.27%) Enterprise Software
12 17 (2.14%) AI Agents
13 16 (2.02%) Data Centre
14 14 (1.76%) Data Structures
14 14 (1.76%) Legacy Systems
15 12 (1.51%) NHS
15 12 (1.51%) Operational Technology
16 11 (1.39%) Equities
17 10 (1.26%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 36 (4.53%) Windows
2 25 (3.15%) Linux
3 22 (2.77%) Unix
4 13 (1.64%) Windows Server
5 10 (1.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.38%) Alpine Linux
6 3 (0.38%) Ubuntu
6 3 (0.38%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.13%) Android
7 1 (0.13%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 326 (41.06%) Stakeholder Management
2 212 (26.70%) Agile
3 166 (20.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 158 (19.90%) Cybersecurity
5 146 (18.39%) Continuous Improvement
6 138 (17.38%) Problem-Solving
7 134 (16.88%) Decision-Making
8 127 (15.99%) AI
9 118 (14.86%) Roadmaps
10 98 (12.34%) Information Security
11 97 (12.22%) Project Management
12 94 (11.84%) Migration
13 92 (11.59%) Analytics
14 91 (11.46%) Project Delivery
15 81 (10.20%) DevOps
16 73 (9.19%) CI/CD
17 71 (8.94%) Change Management
18 64 (8.06%) Data Protection
18 64 (8.06%) SDLC
19 63 (7.93%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 75 (9.45%) Python
2 72 (9.07%) SQL
3 25 (3.15%) Java
4 24 (3.02%) C#
5 21 (2.64%) PowerShell
6 8 (1.01%) Bash
7 7 (0.88%) PL/SQL
8 6 (0.76%) Shell Script
8 6 (0.76%) TypeScript
9 5 (0.63%) Bicep
10 4 (0.50%) C++
10 4 (0.50%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.50%) JavaScript
10 4 (0.50%) Korn
10 4 (0.50%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.38%) C
11 3 (0.38%) R
11 3 (0.38%) Scala
11 3 (0.38%) VBA
11 3 (0.38%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 144 (18.14%) Security Cleared
2 107 (13.48%) SC Cleared
3 86 (10.83%) Degree
4 65 (8.19%) CISSP
5 36 (4.53%) CISM
5 36 (4.53%) PMI Certification
6 35 (4.41%) PMP
7 32 (4.03%) DV Cleared
8 17 (2.14%) Computer Science Degree
9 16 (2.02%) CRISC
10 15 (1.89%) BPSS Clearance
11 14 (1.76%) CISA
11 14 (1.76%) Master's Degree
12 12 (1.51%) Microsoft Certification
13 9 (1.13%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 9 (1.13%) Cisco Certification
14 8 (1.01%) ISTQB
15 7 (0.88%) AWS Certification
15 7 (0.88%) Azure Certification
15 7 (0.88%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 85 (10.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 74 (9.32%) NIST
3 70 (8.82%) GRC
4 65 (8.19%) QA
5 37 (4.66%) Data Quality
6 34 (4.28%) GDPR
7 31 (3.90%) PMO
8 23 (2.90%) NCSC
9 13 (1.64%) COBIT
10 12 (1.51%) Cyber Essentials
10 12 (1.51%) SOC 2
11 11 (1.39%) SLA
12 10 (1.26%) PCI DSS
13 9 (1.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 6 (0.76%) Actionable Recommendations
14 6 (0.76%) Basel III
14 6 (0.76%) ITGC
14 6 (0.76%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 5 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 5 (0.63%) JSP 440
System Software
1 21 (2.64%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.26%) Docker
3 9 (1.13%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.38%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.25%) NFS
5 2 (0.25%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.25%) vSphere
6 1 (0.13%) IAG
6 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 18 (2.27%) Kubernetes
2 13 (1.64%) Ansible
3 5 (0.63%) Grafana
3 5 (0.63%) SCCM
4 4 (0.50%) ITRS Geneos
4 4 (0.50%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (0.50%) Prometheus
4 4 (0.50%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.38%) Control-M
5 3 (0.38%) Progress Chef
5 3 (0.38%) Puppet
6 2 (0.25%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.25%) HP ALM
6 2 (0.25%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.13%) Argo
7 1 (0.13%) CA Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.13%) Istio
7 1 (0.13%) Nessus
Vendors
1 124 (15.62%) Microsoft
2 54 (6.80%) ServiceNow
3 42 (5.29%) SAP
4 41 (5.16%) Oracle
5 14 (1.76%) Splunk
6 13 (1.64%) Salesforce
7 12 (1.51%) Murex
8 11 (1.39%) Google
9 9 (1.13%) Databricks
9 9 (1.13%) Qualys
10 8 (1.01%) Tenable
10 8 (1.01%) Workday
11 7 (0.88%) CyberArk
11 7 (0.88%) OpenLink
11 7 (0.88%) Sybase
12 6 (0.76%) Bloomberg
12 6 (0.76%) Cisco
12 6 (0.76%) Informatica
12 6 (0.76%) OpenAI
12 6 (0.76%) Rapid7