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

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 44 73
Rank change year-on-year -26 +29 -11
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 809 708 525
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.99% 5.35% 3.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.50% 5.78% 3.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 482 457 320
10th Percentile £413 £390 £396
25th Percentile £500 £485 £473
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £650 £600
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £725 £800 £750
90th Percentile £837 £888 £851
England median daily rate £550 £575 £577
% change year-on-year -4.35% -0.35% -3.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 7 3
10th Percentile £31.92 £39.45 £22.02
25th Percentile £32.55 £48.25 £25.06
Median hourly rate £33.60 £65.00 £30.12
Median % change year-on-year -48.31% +115.80% +38.48%
75th Percentile £44.13 - £39.44
90th Percentile £49.90 £79.00 £45.02
England median hourly rate £70.00 £33.50 £57.50
% change year-on-year +108.96% -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 17,996 12,259 14,355
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.86% 92.58% 89.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,759 8,104 9,616
10th Percentile £359 £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 £663 £675 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £508 £525
% change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 300 254 180
10th Percentile £16.70 £17.00 £17.25
25th Percentile £19.50 £25.00 £23.80
Median hourly rate £34.62 £31.75 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.02% -9.29% -12.50%
75th Percentile £56.44 £48.44 £55.00
90th Percentile £85.02 £63.75 £72.19
England median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% -1.81%

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 15 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 15 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 15 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 -4 115 £550 -12.00% 205
West London -13 15 £500 +17.65% 66
East London +1 5 £670 +34.00% 12
South London -20 4 £495 -14.36% 19
North London -1 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 32 (3.96%) Confluence
2 14 (1.73%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.62%) SAS
4 3 (0.37%) 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 (0.12%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.12%) Appian
6 1 (0.12%) MQSeries
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.12%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 30 (3.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (3.21%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (2.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (1.73%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (0.87%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.25%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.12%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.12%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 17 (2.10%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (1.73%) Endur
3 5 (0.62%) SAP GRC
3 5 (0.62%) Summit
4 4 (0.49%) Actimize
4 4 (0.49%) Front Arena
4 4 (0.49%) Magento
4 4 (0.49%) Oracle ERP
5 3 (0.37%) Aladdin
5 3 (0.37%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.37%) Findur
5 3 (0.37%) Remedy ITSM
5 3 (0.37%) SAP HCM
6 2 (0.25%) Bloomberg TOMS
6 2 (0.25%) Infor CloudSuite
6 2 (0.25%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.25%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.25%) Sage X3
6 2 (0.25%) SAP MDG
6 2 (0.25%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 118 (14.59%) Azure
2 94 (11.62%) AWS
3 35 (4.33%) GCP
4 32 (3.96%) Entra ID
5 31 (3.83%) SaaS
6 27 (3.34%) Power Platform
7 25 (3.09%) Microsoft 365
8 17 (2.10%) GitHub
9 16 (1.98%) Microsoft Purview
10 12 (1.48%) Azure Sentinel
11 11 (1.36%) Azure DevOps
11 11 (1.36%) OCI
12 10 (1.24%) Microsoft Copilot
13 9 (1.11%) GitHub Actions
14 8 (0.99%) PaaS
15 7 (0.87%) Azure AI
15 7 (0.87%) Azure Data Factory
15 7 (0.87%) Collibra
15 7 (0.87%) SuccessFactors
16 6 (0.74%) Anthropic Claude
Communications & Networking
1 22 (2.72%) Firewall
2 15 (1.85%) Network Security
3 9 (1.11%) TCP/IP
4 6 (0.74%) 4G
4 6 (0.74%) 5G
4 6 (0.74%) Internet
4 6 (0.74%) LAN
4 6 (0.74%) WAN
5 5 (0.62%) Cisco IPT
5 5 (0.62%) DNS
5 5 (0.62%) VPN
6 4 (0.49%) DHCP
6 4 (0.49%) Wireless
7 3 (0.37%) Kerberos
7 3 (0.37%) VoLTE
7 3 (0.37%) WinSCP
8 2 (0.25%) Modbus
8 2 (0.25%) NAS
8 2 (0.25%) Radio Access Network
8 2 (0.25%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (3.09%) SQL Server
2 20 (2.47%) Power BI
3 17 (2.10%) Metadata
4 13 (1.61%) Data Warehouse
5 11 (1.36%) Relational Database
6 9 (1.11%) MongoDB
7 6 (0.74%) Data Lake
7 6 (0.74%) Oracle Database
8 5 (0.62%) Big Data
8 5 (0.62%) Db2
8 5 (0.62%) NoSQL
8 5 (0.62%) RDBMS
9 4 (0.49%) Ataccama
9 4 (0.49%) Neo4j
10 3 (0.37%) ClickHouse
10 3 (0.37%) Crystal Reports
10 3 (0.37%) Delta Lake
10 3 (0.37%) Qlik Sense
10 3 (0.37%) Snowflake Schema
10 3 (0.37%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 55 (6.80%) JIRA
2 17 (2.10%) Git
3 13 (1.61%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.62%) Selenium
5 4 (0.49%) Artifactory
5 4 (0.49%) GitLab
5 4 (0.49%) Gradle
5 4 (0.49%) Subversion
6 3 (0.37%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.37%) Claude Code
6 3 (0.37%) Cypress.io
6 3 (0.37%) MLflow
7 2 (0.25%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.25%) TeamCity
7 2 (0.25%) Visual Studio Code
7 2 (0.25%) Zephyr
8 1 (0.12%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 1 (0.12%) eggPlant
8 1 (0.12%) Liquibase
8 1 (0.12%) NeoLoad
General
1 371 (45.86%) Finance
2 308 (38.07%) Social Skills
3 138 (17.06%) Banking
4 136 (16.81%) Analytical Skills
5 89 (11.00%) Public Sector
6 82 (10.14%) Legal
7 66 (8.16%) Front Office
8 36 (4.45%) Influencing Skills
9 34 (4.20%) Investment Banking
10 32 (3.96%) Organisational Skills
11 25 (3.09%) Presentation Skills
12 22 (2.72%) Telecoms
13 20 (2.47%) Financial Institution
14 17 (2.10%) Law
15 14 (1.73%) Manufacturing
15 14 (1.73%) Marketing
15 14 (1.73%) Retail
16 13 (1.61%) Back Office
16 13 (1.61%) Documentation Skills
17 11 (1.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 101 (12.48%) Senior
2 100 (12.36%) Lead
3 93 (11.50%) Analyst
4 82 (10.14%) Architect
5 71 (8.78%) Project Manager
6 49 (6.06%) Developer
7 46 (5.69%) Business Analyst
7 46 (5.69%) Programme Manager
8 35 (4.33%) Security Architect
9 33 (4.08%) Consultant
10 26 (3.21%) IT Manager
11 25 (3.09%) Senior Manager
12 23 (2.84%) Delivery Manager
12 23 (2.84%) Risk Analyst
13 20 (2.47%) Senior Analyst
14 17 (2.10%) Security Engineer
14 17 (2.10%) Security Manager
14 17 (2.10%) Solutions Architect
14 17 (2.10%) Technical Manager
15 16 (1.98%) Risk Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (4.08%) .NET
2 27 (3.34%) Terraform
3 23 (2.84%) REST
4 19 (2.35%) Middleware
5 15 (1.85%) Kafka
6 12 (1.48%) Oracle Fusion
7 9 (1.11%) React
8 8 (0.99%) .NET Core
8 8 (0.99%) Azure Blueprints
9 7 (0.87%) PySpark
9 7 (0.87%) SailPoint
10 6 (0.74%) SOAP
10 6 (0.74%) Spring
10 6 (0.74%) Spring Boot
10 6 (0.74%) XML
11 5 (0.62%) JSON
11 5 (0.62%) OAuth
11 5 (0.62%) XGBoost
12 4 (0.49%) Model Context Protocol
12 4 (0.49%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 47 (5.81%) Onboarding
2 40 (4.94%) Cloud Native
3 37 (4.57%) Management Information System
4 36 (4.45%) Security Posture
5 35 (4.33%) Product Ownership
6 27 (3.34%) Market Risk
7 26 (3.21%) Data Protection Act
8 23 (2.84%) Credit Risk
8 23 (2.84%) Derivative
9 21 (2.60%) Enterprise Software
9 21 (2.60%) Fixed Income
10 20 (2.47%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 17 (2.10%) Data Centre
12 15 (1.85%) AI Agents
13 14 (1.73%) Data Structures
14 13 (1.61%) Legacy Systems
15 12 (1.48%) NHS
15 12 (1.48%) Operational Technology
16 11 (1.36%) Equities
17 10 (1.24%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 38 (4.70%) Windows
2 26 (3.21%) Linux
3 25 (3.09%) Unix
4 14 (1.73%) Windows Server
5 10 (1.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.37%) Alpine Linux
6 3 (0.37%) Ubuntu
6 3 (0.37%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.12%) Android
7 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 336 (41.53%) Stakeholder Management
2 213 (26.33%) Agile
3 169 (20.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 162 (20.02%) Cybersecurity
5 149 (18.42%) Continuous Improvement
6 136 (16.81%) Decision-Making
6 136 (16.81%) Problem-Solving
7 132 (16.32%) AI
8 126 (15.57%) Roadmaps
9 99 (12.24%) Information Security
10 98 (12.11%) Project Management
11 92 (11.37%) Migration
11 92 (11.37%) Project Delivery
12 91 (11.25%) Analytics
13 80 (9.89%) DevOps
14 78 (9.64%) CI/CD
15 72 (8.90%) Change Management
16 66 (8.16%) Data Protection
17 64 (7.91%) Regulatory Compliance
17 64 (7.91%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 80 (9.89%) Python
2 76 (9.39%) SQL
3 27 (3.34%) Java
4 24 (2.97%) C#
5 23 (2.84%) PowerShell
6 10 (1.24%) Bash
7 9 (1.11%) Shell Script
8 6 (0.74%) PL/SQL
8 6 (0.74%) TypeScript
9 5 (0.62%) Bicep
9 5 (0.62%) Korn
10 4 (0.49%) C++
10 4 (0.49%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.49%) JavaScript
10 4 (0.49%) T-SQL
10 4 (0.49%) VBA
11 3 (0.37%) C
11 3 (0.37%) R
11 3 (0.37%) Scala
11 3 (0.37%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 145 (17.92%) Security Cleared
2 107 (13.23%) SC Cleared
3 92 (11.37%) Degree
4 64 (7.91%) CISSP
5 39 (4.82%) PMI Certification
6 38 (4.70%) PMP
7 36 (4.45%) CISM
8 33 (4.08%) DV Cleared
9 18 (2.22%) Computer Science Degree
9 18 (2.22%) Master's Degree
10 16 (1.98%) BPSS Clearance
10 16 (1.98%) CRISC
11 14 (1.73%) CISA
12 12 (1.48%) Microsoft Certification
13 9 (1.11%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 9 (1.11%) Azure Certification
13 9 (1.11%) Cisco Certification
14 7 (0.87%) AWS Certification
14 7 (0.87%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 7 (0.87%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 90 (11.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 76 (9.39%) NIST
3 72 (8.90%) GRC
4 62 (7.66%) QA
5 39 (4.82%) Data Quality
6 35 (4.33%) GDPR
7 31 (3.83%) PMO
8 23 (2.84%) NCSC
9 14 (1.73%) Cyber Essentials
10 13 (1.61%) COBIT
11 12 (1.48%) SOC 2
12 11 (1.36%) SLA
13 9 (1.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 9 (1.11%) PCI DSS
14 8 (0.99%) Basel III
15 6 (0.74%) Actionable Recommendations
15 6 (0.74%) ITGC
15 6 (0.74%) JSP 440
15 6 (0.74%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 5 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 21 (2.60%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.36%) Docker
3 9 (1.11%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.37%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.25%) NFS
5 2 (0.25%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.25%) vSphere
6 1 (0.12%) IAG
6 1 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 18 (2.22%) Kubernetes
2 14 (1.73%) Ansible
3 6 (0.74%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (0.62%) Grafana
4 5 (0.62%) SCCM
5 4 (0.49%) ITRS Geneos
5 4 (0.49%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.37%) Control-M
6 3 (0.37%) Progress Chef
6 3 (0.37%) Puppet
6 3 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.25%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.25%) RSA Archer
8 1 (0.12%) Argo
8 1 (0.12%) CA Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.12%) HP ALM
8 1 (0.12%) Istio
8 1 (0.12%) Nessus
Vendors
1 127 (15.70%) Microsoft
2 56 (6.92%) ServiceNow
3 40 (4.94%) SAP
4 39 (4.82%) Oracle
5 15 (1.85%) Murex
5 15 (1.85%) Splunk
6 13 (1.61%) Google
7 11 (1.36%) Salesforce
8 9 (1.11%) Databricks
8 9 (1.11%) Qualys
9 8 (0.99%) Tenable
9 8 (0.99%) Workday
10 7 (0.87%) CyberArk
10 7 (0.87%) OpenLink
10 7 (0.87%) Sybase
11 6 (0.74%) Bloomberg
11 6 (0.74%) Cisco
11 6 (0.74%) Informatica
11 6 (0.74%) OpenAI
11 6 (0.74%) Rapid7