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 3 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 51 52 54
Rank change year-on-year +1 +2 +25
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 653 615 786
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.58% 3.93% 4.06%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.99% 4.38% 4.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 426 369 547
10th Percentile £400 £408 £425
25th Percentile £463 £500 £510
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £624 £613 £625
Median % change year-on-year +1.80% -2.00% -
75th Percentile £775 £750 £764
90th Percentile £950 £853 £975
England median daily rate £563 £575 £590
% change year-on-year -2.17% -2.59% -1.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 8 5
10th Percentile £41.75 £24.20 -
25th Percentile - £27.88 £21.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 £54.55 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +19.16% +147.95% -67.41%
75th Percentile £69.36 £83.20 £36.34
90th Percentile £83.99 £86.74 £50.54
England median hourly rate £33.50 £60.00 £73.31
% change year-on-year -44.17% -18.16% +46.78%

All Process and 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 13,094 14,043 17,342
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 91.85% 89.80% 89.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,631 9,077 12,422
10th Percentile £338 £350 £356
25th Percentile £425 £450 £459
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £568
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -3.08% -3.81%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £688
90th Percentile £763 £800 £800
England median daily rate £500 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -4.76% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 249 166 232
10th Percentile £18.25 £17.25 £18.59
25th Percentile £24.61 £23.80 £21.69
Median hourly rate £29.50 £37.25 £35.96
Median % change year-on-year -20.81% +3.60% -9.55%
75th Percentile £47.50 £53.75 £60.31
90th Percentile £66.50 £80.75 £76.25
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +19.85%

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 3 December 2025.

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 3 December 2025.

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 3 December 2025. 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 -16 86 £613 -3.54% 35
West London -14 9 £448 -18.64% 6
South London -19 9 £582 -5.02% 4
North London - 5 £550 -
East London 0 3 - - 4
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 37 (5.67%) Confluence
2 15 (2.30%) Apache Airflow
3 10 (1.53%) Apache Spark
4 9 (1.38%) SharePoint
5 4 (0.61%) CMS
5 4 (0.61%) SAS
6 3 (0.46%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (0.31%) IIS
7 2 (0.31%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.15%) Camunda
8 1 (0.15%) nginx
Applications
1 33 (5.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (3.22%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (2.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 15 (2.30%) Microsoft Project
5 10 (1.53%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.61%) Trello
7 2 (0.31%) GNU Octave
7 2 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.15%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.15%) Navisworks
8 1 (0.15%) ProjectWise
8 1 (0.15%) Revit
Business Applications
1 13 (1.99%) Endur
2 10 (1.53%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.46%) Aladdin
3 3 (0.46%) Loan IQ
3 3 (0.46%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (0.46%) SAP ERP
3 3 (0.46%) SAP IBP
4 2 (0.31%) Distributed Ledger
4 2 (0.31%) Oracle Assets
4 2 (0.31%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.31%) Oracle EBS R12
4 2 (0.31%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.31%) SAP GTS
5 1 (0.15%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.15%) Maximo
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle HRMS
5 1 (0.15%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.15%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.15%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 87 (13.32%) AWS
2 74 (11.33%) Azure
3 36 (5.51%) GCP
4 24 (3.68%) Power Platform
5 18 (2.76%) Microsoft 365
6 16 (2.45%) dbt
6 16 (2.45%) Entra ID
7 14 (2.14%) SaaS
8 12 (1.84%) GitHub
9 11 (1.68%) Microsoft Purview
10 9 (1.38%) Miro
11 7 (1.07%) Azure DevOps
12 6 (0.92%) Azure Sentinel
12 6 (0.92%) Snowflake
13 5 (0.77%) OCI
13 5 (0.77%) OpenShift
14 4 (0.61%) Cloud Computing
14 4 (0.61%) IaaS
14 4 (0.61%) WhatsApp
15 3 (0.46%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 24 (3.68%) Firewall
2 8 (1.23%) Multicast
3 6 (0.92%) Network Security
4 4 (0.61%) 5G
4 4 (0.61%) S/MIME
4 4 (0.61%) SSL
4 4 (0.61%) WAN
5 3 (0.46%) Broadband
5 3 (0.46%) Cisco IPT
5 3 (0.46%) VPN
5 3 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.31%) LAN
6 2 (0.31%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.15%) DHCP
7 1 (0.15%) DNS
7 1 (0.15%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
7 1 (0.15%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
7 1 (0.15%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (0.15%) Wireless
7 1 (0.15%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (5.36%) PostgreSQL
2 22 (3.37%) Power BI
2 22 (3.37%) SQL Server
3 15 (2.30%) Amazon Athena
3 15 (2.30%) Apache Arrow
3 15 (2.30%) Apache Iceberg
3 15 (2.30%) Dremio
4 11 (1.68%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (1.23%) KDB
5 8 (1.23%) Kdb+
5 8 (1.23%) Tableau
6 7 (1.07%) Big Data
7 6 (0.92%) Metadata
7 6 (0.92%) Relational Database
8 5 (0.77%) MongoDB
9 4 (0.61%) NoSQL
9 4 (0.61%) Star Schema
10 3 (0.46%) Oracle Reports
10 3 (0.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.31%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 67 (10.26%) JIRA
2 12 (1.84%) Git
3 11 (1.68%) SpecFlow
4 8 (1.23%) GCC
4 8 (1.23%) GDB
5 5 (0.77%) Jenkins
5 5 (0.77%) QUnit
6 2 (0.31%) Oracle Forms
6 2 (0.31%) Snyk
7 1 (0.15%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.15%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.15%) GitLab
7 1 (0.15%) Gradle
7 1 (0.15%) MLflow
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle APEX
7 1 (0.15%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.15%) Visual Studio
General
1 334 (51.15%) Finance
2 276 (42.27%) Social Skills
3 146 (22.36%) Banking
4 113 (17.30%) Analytical Skills
5 68 (10.41%) Front Office
6 45 (6.89%) Legal
7 40 (6.13%) Public Sector
8 37 (5.67%) Investment Banking
9 25 (3.83%) Financial Institution
10 21 (3.22%) Influencing Skills
11 18 (2.76%) Organisational Skills
12 16 (2.45%) Back Office
12 16 (2.45%) Telecoms
13 15 (2.30%) Presentation Skills
14 13 (1.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 11 (1.68%) Retail
16 10 (1.53%) Local Government
17 9 (1.38%) Law
17 9 (1.38%) Manufacturing
18 8 (1.23%) International Banking
Job Titles
1 109 (16.69%) Developer
2 102 (15.62%) Analyst
3 87 (13.32%) Senior
4 81 (12.40%) Project Manager
5 63 (9.65%) Lead
6 51 (7.81%) Consultant
7 44 (6.74%) Architect
7 44 (6.74%) Business Analyst
8 36 (5.51%) Senior Developer
9 35 (5.36%) AWS Developer
10 31 (4.75%) Python Developer
11 28 (4.29%) Java Developer
12 27 (4.13%) Programme Manager
13 26 (3.98%) Risk Analyst
14 23 (3.52%) Senior Manager
15 22 (3.37%) IT Manager
16 19 (2.91%) Senior Java Developer
16 19 (2.91%) Solutions Architect
17 18 (2.76%) PostgreSQL Developer
17 18 (2.76%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (4.90%) AngularJS
2 31 (4.75%) React
3 25 (3.83%) .NET
3 25 (3.83%) NumPy
4 24 (3.68%) Pandas
5 21 (3.22%) Kafka
6 20 (3.06%) REST
7 16 (2.45%) Node.js
7 16 (2.45%) SciPy
8 15 (2.30%) .NET Framework
8 15 (2.30%) Vue
9 12 (1.84%) Middleware
10 11 (1.68%) Entity Framework
10 11 (1.68%) NHibernate
10 11 (1.68%) Playwright
10 11 (1.68%) RESTful
11 9 (1.38%) COM
11 9 (1.38%) FIX Protocol
11 9 (1.38%) XML
12 8 (1.23%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 86 (13.17%) Management Information System
2 54 (8.27%) Derivative
3 52 (7.96%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 39 (5.97%) Equities
5 38 (5.82%) Product Ownership
6 36 (5.51%) Fixed Income
6 36 (5.51%) Market Risk
7 24 (3.68%) Credit Risk
7 24 (3.68%) Security Posture
8 22 (3.37%) Algorithms
9 18 (2.76%) Data Protection Act
10 17 (2.60%) Cloud Native
11 16 (2.45%) Hedge funds
11 16 (2.45%) Legacy Systems
11 16 (2.45%) Onboarding
12 14 (2.14%) Analytical Mindset
13 11 (1.68%) Data Structures
13 11 (1.68%) Distributed Computing
13 11 (1.68%) Distributed Systems
13 11 (1.68%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 33 (5.05%) Linux
2 17 (2.60%) Unix
3 15 (2.30%) Windows
4 3 (0.46%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.15%) Android
5 1 (0.15%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.15%) VMS
5 1 (0.15%) Windows 7
5 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2003
5 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2008
5 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 187 (28.64%) Agile
2 170 (26.03%) Stakeholder Management
3 139 (21.29%) Problem-Solving
4 128 (19.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 110 (16.85%) Project Management
6 86 (13.17%) Cybersecurity
7 74 (11.33%) Project Delivery
8 73 (11.18%) Analytics
8 73 (11.18%) Migration
9 71 (10.87%) Information Security
10 66 (10.11%) Decision-Making
11 65 (9.95%) Continuous Improvement
12 64 (9.80%) AI
13 59 (9.04%) Scrum
14 58 (8.88%) Change Management
15 57 (8.73%) Computer Science
16 48 (7.35%) Regulatory Compliance
17 46 (7.04%) Roadmaps
18 43 (6.58%) Data Governance
19 41 (6.28%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 107 (16.39%) Python
2 86 (13.17%) SQL
3 51 (7.81%) Java
4 25 (3.83%) C#
4 25 (3.83%) TypeScript
5 24 (3.68%) C++
6 19 (2.91%) JavaScript
7 14 (2.14%) PowerShell
8 12 (1.84%) VBA
9 5 (0.77%) R
10 3 (0.46%) Bash
10 3 (0.46%) Korn
11 2 (0.31%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.31%) Perl
11 2 (0.31%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.31%) Scala
12 1 (0.15%) Fortran
12 1 (0.15%) MATLAB
12 1 (0.15%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.15%) VC++
Qualifications
1 124 (18.99%) Degree
2 70 (10.72%) Security Cleared
3 60 (9.19%) CISSP
4 59 (9.04%) SC Cleared
5 47 (7.20%) PMI Certification
6 43 (6.58%) PMP
7 38 (5.82%) Master's Degree
8 33 (5.05%) CISM
9 23 (3.52%) DV Cleared
10 16 (2.45%) Computer Science Degree
11 15 (2.30%) CISA
12 12 (1.84%) PhD
13 10 (1.53%) CRISC
13 10 (1.53%) Microsoft Certification
14 8 (1.23%) CESG Certified Professional
14 8 (1.23%) Numerate Degree
15 7 (1.07%) CBAP
15 7 (1.07%) FFIEC
16 5 (0.77%) Azure Certification
16 5 (0.77%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (10.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 64 (9.80%) NIST
3 44 (6.74%) GDPR
4 41 (6.28%) GRC
5 35 (5.36%) QA
6 27 (4.13%) PMO
7 23 (3.52%) Data Quality
8 21 (3.22%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 20 (3.06%) PCI DSS
10 13 (1.99%) EU AI Act
11 10 (1.53%) SLA
12 9 (1.38%) Basel III
12 9 (1.38%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 8 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials
14 6 (0.92%) EMIR
14 6 (0.92%) NCSC
15 5 (0.77%) COBIT
16 4 (0.61%) Accessibility
16 4 (0.61%) MiFID
16 4 (0.61%) SOC 2
System Software
1 15 (2.30%) Active Directory
2 14 (2.14%) Docker
3 5 (0.77%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.15%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 12 (1.84%) Kubernetes
1 12 (1.84%) Terraform
2 8 (1.23%) Ansible
3 5 (0.77%) ITRS Geneos
4 3 (0.46%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.46%) RSA Archer
5 2 (0.31%) Grafana
5 2 (0.31%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.31%) QRadar
5 2 (0.31%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.15%) Consul
6 1 (0.15%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.15%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.15%) Kubeflow
6 1 (0.15%) Packer
6 1 (0.15%) Rundeck
Vendors
1 56 (8.58%) Microsoft
2 34 (5.21%) ServiceNow
3 22 (3.37%) SAP
4 15 (2.30%) Oracle
4 15 (2.30%) Salesforce
5 10 (1.53%) Solace
6 7 (1.07%) Bloomberg
6 7 (1.07%) Splunk
7 6 (0.92%) Google
8 5 (0.77%) Cisco
8 5 (0.77%) Citrix
8 5 (0.77%) Informatica
8 5 (0.77%) Murex
9 4 (0.61%) Databricks
9 4 (0.61%) IBM
10 3 (0.46%) CrowdStrike
10 3 (0.46%) Hitachi
10 3 (0.46%) HubSpot
10 3 (0.46%) OneLogin
10 3 (0.46%) Qualys