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 14 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 49 65
Rank change year-on-year -7 +16 -10
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 890 683 564
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.34% 5.10% 3.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.88% 5.51% 3.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 534 449 338
10th Percentile £413 £388 £408
25th Percentile £500 £488 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £605 £650 £609
Median % change year-on-year -6.92% +6.69% -1.46%
75th Percentile £725 £800 £750
90th Percentile £823 £905 £866
England median daily rate £570 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -0.87% - -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 5 4
10th Percentile £31.92 £41.75 £24.28
25th Percentile £32.55 - £30.69
Median hourly rate £33.60 £65.00 £54.55
Median % change year-on-year -48.31% +19.16% +150.80%
75th Percentile £44.13 - £79.60
90th Percentile £49.90 £82.25 £81.76
England median hourly rate £76.00 £33.50 £57.50
% change year-on-year +126.87% -41.74% -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 18,249 12,388 14,284
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.99% 92.48% 89.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,954 8,186 9,270
10th Percentile £360 £333 £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 £665 £663 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 345 242 178
10th Percentile £15.93 £18.25 £17.43
25th Percentile £18.75 £25.02 £24.18
Median hourly rate £32.50 £30.25 £36.65
Median % change year-on-year +7.44% -17.46% -8.38%
75th Percentile £58.75 £47.50 £57.50
90th Percentile £79.50 £64.98 £78.75
England median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +59.05% -40.82% -5.56%

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 14 October 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 14 October 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 14 October 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 -2 114 £550 -15.38% 130
West London -16 18 £700 +64.71% 26
East London +5 5 £750 +108.33% 10
South London -22 3 £495 -14.86% 5
North London -4 1 £550 - 1
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 36 (4.04%) Confluence
2 14 (1.57%) SharePoint
3 6 (0.67%) SAS
4 5 (0.56%) Jupyter
5 4 (0.45%) CMS
6 3 (0.34%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.34%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.34%) Microsoft Exchange
6 3 (0.34%) nginx
7 2 (0.22%) IIS
8 1 (0.11%) Apache
8 1 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.11%) Appian
8 1 (0.11%) MQSeries
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 29 (3.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (2.81%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (2.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (1.80%) Microsoft Project
5 12 (1.35%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.22%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.22%) LaTeX
6 2 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.11%) Gliffy
7 1 (0.11%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 21 (2.36%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (1.24%) Endur
3 5 (0.56%) SAP GRC
3 5 (0.56%) SAP HCM
4 4 (0.45%) Actimize
4 4 (0.45%) Magento
4 4 (0.45%) Oracle ERP
5 3 (0.34%) Aladdin
5 3 (0.34%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.34%) Remedy ITSM
5 3 (0.34%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 2 (0.22%) Bloomberg TOMS
6 2 (0.22%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.22%) Eikon
6 2 (0.22%) Infor CloudSuite
6 2 (0.22%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.22%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.22%) Sage X3
6 2 (0.22%) SAP MDG
6 2 (0.22%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 135 (15.17%) Azure
2 112 (12.58%) AWS
3 46 (5.17%) GCP
4 37 (4.16%) Entra ID
4 37 (4.16%) SaaS
5 28 (3.15%) Power Platform
6 26 (2.92%) Microsoft 365
7 24 (2.70%) GitHub
8 17 (1.91%) Azure DevOps
8 17 (1.91%) Microsoft Purview
9 16 (1.80%) OCI
10 14 (1.57%) Azure Sentinel
11 11 (1.24%) GitHub Actions
11 11 (1.24%) Microsoft Copilot
12 8 (0.90%) Azure Data Factory
12 8 (0.90%) Snowflake
13 7 (0.79%) Azure AI
13 7 (0.79%) Collibra
13 7 (0.79%) OpenShift
13 7 (0.79%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 24 (2.70%) Firewall
2 20 (2.25%) Network Security
3 10 (1.12%) TCP/IP
4 8 (0.90%) DNS
4 8 (0.90%) Internet
4 8 (0.90%) LAN
4 8 (0.90%) WAN
5 7 (0.79%) VPN
6 6 (0.67%) 4G
6 6 (0.67%) 5G
6 6 (0.67%) Cisco IPT
7 5 (0.56%) DHCP
8 4 (0.45%) Wireless
9 3 (0.34%) Cisco ISE
9 3 (0.34%) Kerberos
9 3 (0.34%) Modbus
9 3 (0.34%) Multicast
9 3 (0.34%) VoLTE
9 3 (0.34%) WinSCP
10 2 (0.22%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (3.48%) SQL Server
2 21 (2.36%) Power BI
3 17 (1.91%) Metadata
4 14 (1.57%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (1.12%) Oracle Database
6 9 (1.01%) MongoDB
7 8 (0.90%) Data Lake
7 8 (0.90%) Relational Database
8 7 (0.79%) Big Data
9 6 (0.67%) PostgreSQL
10 5 (0.56%) NoSQL
11 4 (0.45%) Ataccama
11 4 (0.45%) Data Mart
11 4 (0.45%) Db2
11 4 (0.45%) Neo4j
12 3 (0.34%) Amazon RDS
12 3 (0.34%) ClickHouse
12 3 (0.34%) Delta Lake
12 3 (0.34%) Qlik Sense
12 3 (0.34%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 63 (7.08%) JIRA
2 22 (2.47%) Git
3 16 (1.80%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.67%) GitLab
4 6 (0.67%) Selenium
5 5 (0.56%) Bitbucket
6 4 (0.45%) Artifactory
6 4 (0.45%) Claude Code
6 4 (0.45%) Cypress.io
6 4 (0.45%) Gradle
6 4 (0.45%) Subversion
7 3 (0.34%) TeamCity
8 2 (0.22%) GCC
8 2 (0.22%) GDB
8 2 (0.22%) MLflow
8 2 (0.22%) Postman
8 2 (0.22%) QUnit
8 2 (0.22%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.22%) Visual Studio Code
9 1 (0.11%) TestRail
General
1 429 (48.20%) Finance
2 349 (39.21%) Social Skills
3 171 (19.21%) Banking
4 158 (17.75%) Analytical Skills
5 95 (10.67%) Public Sector
6 86 (9.66%) Legal
7 78 (8.76%) Front Office
8 44 (4.94%) Influencing Skills
9 39 (4.38%) Organisational Skills
10 34 (3.82%) Investment Banking
11 25 (2.81%) Financial Institution
11 25 (2.81%) Presentation Skills
12 21 (2.36%) Law
13 20 (2.25%) Telecoms
14 17 (1.91%) Manufacturing
15 16 (1.80%) Marketing
16 15 (1.69%) Documentation Skills
16 15 (1.69%) Retail
17 11 (1.24%) Military
18 10 (1.12%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 113 (12.70%) Senior
2 110 (12.36%) Lead
3 105 (11.80%) Analyst
4 89 (10.00%) Architect
5 86 (9.66%) Project Manager
6 54 (6.07%) Business Analyst
7 51 (5.73%) Developer
8 47 (5.28%) Programme Manager
9 44 (4.94%) Consultant
10 36 (4.04%) Security Architect
11 31 (3.48%) IT Manager
12 29 (3.26%) Senior Manager
13 28 (3.15%) Delivery Manager
13 28 (3.15%) Senior Analyst
14 25 (2.81%) Risk Analyst
15 22 (2.47%) Senior Business Analyst
16 21 (2.36%) Technical Manager
17 20 (2.25%) Solutions Architect
18 19 (2.13%) Security Engineer
19 18 (2.02%) Risk Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (4.83%) Terraform
2 35 (3.93%) .NET
3 30 (3.37%) REST
4 18 (2.02%) Kafka
4 18 (2.02%) Middleware
5 12 (1.35%) Oracle Fusion
6 9 (1.01%) Azure Blueprints
6 9 (1.01%) XGBoost
7 8 (0.90%) .NET Core
7 8 (0.90%) PySpark
7 8 (0.90%) React
7 8 (0.90%) Web Services
8 6 (0.67%) Model Context Protocol
8 6 (0.67%) SailPoint
8 6 (0.67%) SOAP
8 6 (0.67%) Spring
8 6 (0.67%) Spring Boot
9 5 (0.56%) .NET Framework
9 5 (0.56%) JSON
9 5 (0.56%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 51 (5.73%) Onboarding
2 45 (5.06%) Cloud Native
2 45 (5.06%) Product Ownership
3 39 (4.38%) Management Information System
4 35 (3.93%) Security Posture
5 34 (3.82%) Market Risk
6 30 (3.37%) Data Protection Act
7 28 (3.15%) Credit Risk
8 26 (2.92%) Data Centre
9 23 (2.58%) Derivative
9 23 (2.58%) Enterprise Software
10 22 (2.47%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 21 (2.36%) Fixed Income
12 20 (2.25%) AI Agents
13 17 (1.91%) Legacy Systems
14 16 (1.80%) Data Structures
15 15 (1.69%) Hybrid Cloud
15 15 (1.69%) Operational Technology
16 13 (1.46%) Algorithms
16 13 (1.46%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 43 (4.83%) Windows
2 40 (4.49%) Linux
3 28 (3.15%) Unix
4 17 (1.91%) Windows Server
5 11 (1.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (0.45%) Alpine Linux
6 4 (0.45%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.34%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.22%) Android
8 2 (0.22%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.11%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 391 (43.93%) Stakeholder Management
2 240 (26.97%) Agile
3 182 (20.45%) Cybersecurity
4 176 (19.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 168 (18.88%) Continuous Improvement
6 150 (16.85%) Problem-Solving
7 149 (16.74%) AI
8 148 (16.63%) Roadmaps
9 143 (16.07%) Decision-Making
10 107 (12.02%) Project Management
11 105 (11.80%) Analytics
11 105 (11.80%) Migration
12 104 (11.69%) Information Security
13 103 (11.57%) Project Delivery
14 96 (10.79%) DevOps
15 92 (10.34%) CI/CD
16 84 (9.44%) Change Management
17 72 (8.09%) Data Protection
18 71 (7.98%) Validation
19 70 (7.87%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 104 (11.69%) Python
2 86 (9.66%) SQL
3 34 (3.82%) C#
4 29 (3.26%) Java
5 27 (3.03%) PowerShell
6 17 (1.91%) Bash
7 11 (1.24%) Shell Script
8 9 (1.01%) C++
9 8 (0.90%) JavaScript
10 6 (0.67%) Bicep
11 5 (0.56%) Korn
11 5 (0.56%) R
11 5 (0.56%) T-SQL
12 4 (0.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 4 (0.45%) PL/SQL
12 4 (0.45%) TypeScript
13 3 (0.34%) C
13 3 (0.34%) Groovy
13 3 (0.34%) VBA
13 3 (0.34%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 161 (18.09%) Security Cleared
2 124 (13.93%) SC Cleared
3 110 (12.36%) Degree
4 73 (8.20%) CISSP
5 48 (5.39%) PMI Certification
6 47 (5.28%) CISM
6 47 (5.28%) PMP
7 35 (3.93%) DV Cleared
8 24 (2.70%) Computer Science Degree
9 22 (2.47%) CRISC
10 21 (2.36%) Master's Degree
11 18 (2.02%) BPSS Clearance
11 18 (2.02%) CISA
12 15 (1.69%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 15 (1.69%) Cisco Certification
13 14 (1.57%) AWS Certification
14 13 (1.46%) Microsoft Certification
15 12 (1.35%) Azure Certification
16 9 (1.01%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
17 8 (0.90%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 104 (11.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 87 (9.78%) NIST
3 75 (8.43%) GRC
4 64 (7.19%) QA
5 48 (5.39%) Data Quality
6 35 (3.93%) GDPR
7 30 (3.37%) PMO
8 27 (3.03%) NCSC
9 16 (1.80%) Cyber Essentials
10 12 (1.35%) SOC 2
11 11 (1.24%) COBIT
12 10 (1.12%) Basel III
12 10 (1.12%) SLA
13 8 (0.90%) Actionable Recommendations
13 8 (0.90%) PCI DSS
14 7 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 7 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 6 (0.67%) ITGC
15 6 (0.67%) JSP 440
15 6 (0.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 25 (2.81%) Active Directory
2 17 (1.91%) Docker
3 9 (1.01%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.56%) Virtual Desktop
4 5 (0.56%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.56%) vSphere
5 2 (0.22%) IAG
6 1 (0.11%) NFS
6 1 (0.11%) Time Sharing Option
6 1 (0.11%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 28 (3.15%) Kubernetes
2 21 (2.36%) Ansible
3 8 (0.90%) Grafana
3 8 (0.90%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (0.67%) SCCM
5 5 (0.56%) Prometheus
6 4 (0.45%) Control-M
6 4 (0.45%) Progress Chef
7 3 (0.34%) Argo
7 3 (0.34%) Podman
7 3 (0.34%) Puppet
8 2 (0.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.22%) ITRS Geneos
8 2 (0.22%) Kibana
8 2 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.11%) CA Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.11%) Istio
9 1 (0.11%) Nessus
9 1 (0.11%) QRadar
9 1 (0.11%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 144 (16.18%) Microsoft
2 56 (6.29%) ServiceNow
3 47 (5.28%) Oracle
4 45 (5.06%) SAP
5 25 (2.81%) Murex
6 22 (2.47%) Google
7 18 (2.02%) Splunk
8 14 (1.57%) Salesforce
9 13 (1.46%) Databricks
10 11 (1.24%) Bloomberg
10 11 (1.24%) Qualys
11 10 (1.12%) Tenable
12 9 (1.01%) Cisco
12 9 (1.01%) CyberArk
13 8 (0.90%) Rapid7
13 8 (0.90%) Workday
14 7 (0.79%) Ariba
14 7 (0.79%) OpenAI
14 7 (0.79%) VMware
15 6 (0.67%) Calypso