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 19 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 41 77
Rank change year-on-year -34 +36 -14
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 724 738 501
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.61% 5.49% 3.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.04% 5.94% 3.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 443 482 312
10th Percentile £413 £390 £384
25th Percentile £500 £491 £484
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £650 £600
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -5.88%
75th Percentile £725 £800 £761
90th Percentile £850 £875 £863
England median daily rate £570 £575 £577
% change year-on-year -0.87% -0.35% -3.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 7 2
10th Percentile - £39.45 £31.73
25th Percentile - £48.25 £34.15
Median hourly rate £33.60 £65.00 £38.81
Median % change year-on-year -48.31% +67.48% +78.44%
75th Percentile - - £44.09
90th Percentile - £79.00 £46.89
England median hourly rate £70.00 £51.00 £57.50
% change year-on-year +37.25% -11.30% -4.17%

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 17,902 12,422 14,415
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.17% 92.40% 88.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,758 8,269 10,048
10th Percentile £361 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £663 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £511 £525
% change year-on-year +2.68% -2.61% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 288 254 197
10th Percentile £17.18 £16.50 £16.99
25th Percentile £19.50 £24.66 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £29.29 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +21.22% -16.33% -12.50%
75th Percentile £56.44 £48.44 £53.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.75 £71.50
England median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +5.81%

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 19 August 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
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 19 August 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 -11 105 £600 -4.00% 78
West London -18 16 £625 +47.06% 28
East London 0 7 £590 +18.00% 8
South London -17 3 £413 -28.63% 9
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 34 (4.70%) Confluence
2 10 (1.38%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.55%) SAS
4 2 (0.28%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.28%) CMS
4 2 (0.28%) IIS
4 2 (0.28%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.14%) Appian
5 1 (0.14%) IBM HTTP Server
5 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.14%) OpenROAD
5 1 (0.14%) Oracle Self-Service HR
5 1 (0.14%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.14%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 28 (3.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (3.45%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (3.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (2.35%) Microsoft Project
5 11 (1.52%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.28%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.28%) Trello
7 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.14%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 13 (1.80%) Endur
1 13 (1.80%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.55%) Actimize
2 4 (0.55%) Aladdin
2 4 (0.55%) Magento
2 4 (0.55%) Oracle ERP
3 3 (0.41%) Findur
3 3 (0.41%) Loan IQ
3 3 (0.41%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.41%) Oracle Financials
3 3 (0.41%) Oracle Payables
3 3 (0.41%) Oracle Receivables
3 3 (0.41%) Remedy ITSM
3 3 (0.41%) SAP HCM
3 3 (0.41%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 3 (0.41%) Summit
4 2 (0.28%) Global One
4 2 (0.28%) Infor CloudSuite
4 2 (0.28%) SAP HR
4 2 (0.28%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 100 (13.81%) Azure
2 87 (12.02%) AWS
3 31 (4.28%) GCP
4 26 (3.59%) Entra ID
4 26 (3.59%) SaaS
5 24 (3.31%) Microsoft 365
6 20 (2.76%) Power Platform
7 12 (1.66%) Azure DevOps
7 12 (1.66%) GitHub
8 10 (1.38%) Microsoft Purview
9 9 (1.24%) Azure Sentinel
10 8 (1.10%) OCI
10 8 (1.10%) PaaS
11 7 (0.97%) Azure Data Factory
11 7 (0.97%) Microsoft Copilot
11 7 (0.97%) Snowflake
12 6 (0.83%) Azure AI
12 6 (0.83%) GitHub Actions
12 6 (0.83%) SuccessFactors
13 5 (0.69%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 16 (2.21%) Firewall
2 15 (2.07%) Network Security
3 8 (1.10%) TCP/IP
4 6 (0.83%) 4G
4 6 (0.83%) 5G
5 5 (0.69%) DNS
5 5 (0.69%) Internet
5 5 (0.69%) LAN
5 5 (0.69%) VPN
5 5 (0.69%) WAN
6 4 (0.55%) DHCP
6 4 (0.55%) Wireless
7 3 (0.41%) Kerberos
7 3 (0.41%) NAS
7 3 (0.41%) SAN
7 3 (0.41%) VoLTE
7 3 (0.41%) WinSCP
8 2 (0.28%) IPv4
8 2 (0.28%) Radio Access Network
8 2 (0.28%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (2.90%) SQL Server
2 15 (2.07%) Power BI
3 13 (1.80%) Data Warehouse
4 11 (1.52%) Metadata
5 9 (1.24%) Relational Database
6 6 (0.83%) Data Lake
6 6 (0.83%) MongoDB
7 5 (0.69%) Oracle Database
7 5 (0.69%) RDBMS
8 4 (0.55%) Big Data
8 4 (0.55%) NoSQL
9 3 (0.41%) Crystal Reports
9 3 (0.41%) Db2
9 3 (0.41%) Delta Lake
9 3 (0.41%) Oracle Reports
9 3 (0.41%) PostgreSQL
9 3 (0.41%) Qlik Sense
9 3 (0.41%) Tableau
10 2 (0.28%) Snowflake Schema
10 2 (0.28%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 57 (7.87%) JIRA
2 15 (2.07%) Git
3 12 (1.66%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.83%) Selenium
5 4 (0.55%) GitLab
5 4 (0.55%) Subversion
5 4 (0.55%) TeamCity
5 4 (0.55%) Zephyr
6 3 (0.41%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.41%) MLflow
7 2 (0.28%) Artifactory
7 2 (0.28%) Claude Code
7 2 (0.28%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.14%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 1 (0.14%) DbUnit
8 1 (0.14%) Gradle
8 1 (0.14%) Mockito
8 1 (0.14%) NeoLoad
8 1 (0.14%) SoapUI
8 1 (0.14%) SonarQube
General
1 333 (45.99%) Finance
2 270 (37.29%) Social Skills
3 118 (16.30%) Banking
4 116 (16.02%) Analytical Skills
5 76 (10.50%) Legal
6 72 (9.94%) Public Sector
7 55 (7.60%) Front Office
8 32 (4.42%) Organisational Skills
9 27 (3.73%) Influencing Skills
9 27 (3.73%) Investment Banking
10 22 (3.04%) Telecoms
11 21 (2.90%) Presentation Skills
12 20 (2.76%) Financial Institution
13 18 (2.49%) Retail
14 16 (2.21%) Marketing
15 14 (1.93%) Law
16 12 (1.66%) Back Office
16 12 (1.66%) Local Government
17 11 (1.52%) Documentation Skills
17 11 (1.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 101 (13.95%) Lead
2 89 (12.29%) Senior
3 71 (9.81%) Architect
4 68 (9.39%) Analyst
5 65 (8.98%) Project Manager
6 47 (6.49%) Developer
7 45 (6.22%) Programme Manager
8 40 (5.52%) Business Analyst
9 35 (4.83%) Security Architect
10 33 (4.56%) Consultant
11 29 (4.01%) Senior Manager
12 22 (3.04%) Delivery Manager
12 22 (3.04%) IT Manager
13 19 (2.62%) Security Engineer
14 16 (2.21%) Risk Analyst
14 16 (2.21%) Security Manager
14 16 (2.21%) Solutions Architect
15 15 (2.07%) Risk Business Analyst
16 13 (1.80%) Risk Manager
16 13 (1.80%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (3.73%) .NET
2 20 (2.76%) REST
3 16 (2.21%) Oracle Fusion
4 15 (2.07%) Middleware
5 9 (1.24%) Kafka
6 8 (1.10%) Azure Blueprints
7 7 (0.97%) PySpark
7 7 (0.97%) React
7 7 (0.97%) SOAP
7 7 (0.97%) XML
8 5 (0.69%) .NET Core
8 5 (0.69%) .NET Framework
8 5 (0.69%) OAuth
8 5 (0.69%) SailPoint
8 5 (0.69%) VML
9 4 (0.55%) AngularJS
9 4 (0.55%) Jakarta EE
9 4 (0.55%) JSON
9 4 (0.55%) JSP
9 4 (0.55%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 40 (5.52%) Cloud Native
2 36 (4.97%) Management Information System
3 34 (4.70%) Onboarding
3 34 (4.70%) Product Ownership
4 33 (4.56%) Security Posture
5 25 (3.45%) Derivative
6 23 (3.18%) Market Risk
7 21 (2.90%) Fixed Income
8 20 (2.76%) Data Protection Act
9 19 (2.62%) Credit Risk
10 18 (2.49%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 15 (2.07%) Enterprise Software
11 15 (2.07%) Legacy Systems
12 14 (1.93%) AI Agents
13 13 (1.80%) Data Centre
13 13 (1.80%) NHS
14 12 (1.66%) Equities
15 10 (1.38%) CMDB
15 10 (1.38%) Data Structures
16 9 (1.24%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 33 (4.56%) Windows
2 24 (3.31%) Linux
3 19 (2.62%) Unix
4 13 (1.80%) Windows Server
5 10 (1.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.41%) Alpine Linux
6 3 (0.41%) Ubuntu
6 3 (0.41%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.14%) Android
7 1 (0.14%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 284 (39.23%) Stakeholder Management
2 186 (25.69%) Agile
3 152 (20.99%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 124 (17.13%) Cybersecurity
5 123 (16.99%) Continuous Improvement
6 118 (16.30%) Problem-Solving
7 109 (15.06%) Roadmaps
8 105 (14.50%) AI
9 100 (13.81%) Decision-Making
10 98 (13.54%) Project Management
11 89 (12.29%) Information Security
12 86 (11.88%) Migration
13 80 (11.05%) Project Delivery
14 74 (10.22%) Analytics
15 73 (10.08%) DevOps
16 64 (8.84%) Change Management
17 62 (8.56%) CI/CD
18 60 (8.29%) Regulatory Compliance
19 58 (8.01%) SDLC
20 54 (7.46%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 60 (8.29%) Python
2 59 (8.15%) SQL
3 26 (3.59%) Java
4 21 (2.90%) C#
5 19 (2.62%) PowerShell
6 7 (0.97%) PL/SQL
7 5 (0.69%) Bicep
8 4 (0.55%) Bash
8 4 (0.55%) TypeScript
9 3 (0.41%) C
9 3 (0.41%) C++
9 3 (0.41%) R
9 3 (0.41%) Scala
9 3 (0.41%) VBA
9 3 (0.41%) VBScript
10 2 (0.28%) Delphi
10 2 (0.28%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.28%) Perl
10 2 (0.28%) ProC
10 2 (0.28%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 109 (15.06%) Security Cleared
2 86 (11.88%) Degree
3 76 (10.50%) SC Cleared
4 56 (7.73%) CISSP
5 33 (4.56%) PMI Certification
6 32 (4.42%) PMP
7 30 (4.14%) CISM
8 27 (3.73%) DV Cleared
9 18 (2.49%) Computer Science Degree
10 14 (1.93%) CISA
11 13 (1.80%) Master's Degree
12 12 (1.66%) CRISC
13 10 (1.38%) BPSS Clearance
14 9 (1.24%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 8 (1.10%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 8 (1.10%) ISTQB
16 7 (0.97%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 7 (0.97%) Cisco Certification
16 7 (0.97%) Microsoft Certification
17 5 (0.69%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (10.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 68 (9.39%) NIST
3 61 (8.43%) GRC
4 56 (7.73%) QA
5 32 (4.42%) GDPR
6 27 (3.73%) Data Quality
6 27 (3.73%) PMO
7 21 (2.90%) NCSC
8 16 (2.21%) SLA
9 14 (1.93%) PCI DSS
10 12 (1.66%) SOC 2
11 11 (1.52%) Cyber Essentials
12 10 (1.38%) COBIT
13 9 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 6 (0.83%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 6 (0.83%) ITGC
15 5 (0.69%) Actionable Recommendations
15 5 (0.69%) EU AI Act
15 5 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 5 (0.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 15 (2.07%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.24%) Virtual Machines
3 7 (0.97%) Docker
4 3 (0.41%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.28%) NFS
6 1 (0.14%) Postfix
6 1 (0.14%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.14%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.14%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 20 (2.76%) Terraform
2 12 (1.66%) Ansible
3 11 (1.52%) Kubernetes
4 5 (0.69%) Grafana
4 5 (0.69%) Prometheus
5 4 (0.55%) ITRS Geneos
5 4 (0.55%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.55%) SCCM
6 3 (0.41%) Control-M
6 3 (0.41%) HP ALM
6 3 (0.41%) Progress Chef
6 3 (0.41%) Puppet
6 3 (0.41%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.28%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.28%) RSA Archer
8 1 (0.14%) Avamar
8 1 (0.14%) CA Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.14%) CASB
8 1 (0.14%) Istio
8 1 (0.14%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 106 (14.64%) Microsoft
2 48 (6.63%) ServiceNow
3 41 (5.66%) Oracle
4 36 (4.97%) SAP
5 14 (1.93%) Salesforce
6 13 (1.80%) Murex
7 12 (1.66%) Google
7 12 (1.66%) Splunk
8 11 (1.52%) Workday
9 8 (1.10%) Databricks
9 8 (1.10%) Qualys
9 8 (1.10%) Tenable
10 6 (0.83%) Cisco
10 6 (0.83%) OpenLink
10 6 (0.83%) Rapid7
10 6 (0.83%) Sybase
11 5 (0.69%) Atlassian
11 5 (0.69%) CyberArk
11 5 (0.69%) Red Hat
11 5 (0.69%) Sitecore