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 4 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 36 71
Rank change year-on-year -34 +35 -1
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 663 680 545
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.61% 5.63% 3.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.07% 6.10% 3.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 431 438 370
10th Percentile £413 £405 £386
25th Percentile £505 £509 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £675 £600
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +12.50% -7.69%
75th Percentile £738 £813 £750
90th Percentile £900 £875 £839
England median daily rate £550 £593 £550
% change year-on-year -7.17% +7.73% -8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 6 3
10th Percentile - £48.04 £23.90
25th Percentile £85.00 £48.25 £26.23
Median hourly rate £90.00 £57.25 £30.12
Median % change year-on-year +57.20% +90.08% -52.94%
75th Percentile £95.00 £75.05 £39.44
90th Percentile - £89.20 £45.02
England median hourly rate £55.00 £61.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -10.56% +22.99% +370.37%

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 16,309 11,148 15,377
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.69% 92.30% 88.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,878 7,454 11,015
10th Percentile £358 £350 £338
25th Percentile £435 £430 £446
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £675
90th Percentile £763 £800 £800
England median daily rate £515 £523 £525
% change year-on-year -1.55% -0.36% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 242 194 318
10th Percentile £18.14 £16.50 £15.50
25th Percentile £25.16 £24.66 £20.00
Median hourly rate £36.75 £32.25 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year +13.95% +15.18% -28.59%
75th Percentile £58.98 £49.69 £48.75
90th Percentile £78.73 £63.18 £68.23
England median hourly rate £47.00 £28.53 £37.50
% change year-on-year +64.77% -23.93% +0.54%

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 4 June 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 4 June 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 -14 102 £600 -4.00% 85
West London -17 14 £506 +19.12% 16
East London +1 11 £590 -1.67% 5
South London -20 5 £500 -13.04% 9
North London - 1 £325 - 3
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 28 (4.22%) Confluence
2 9 (1.36%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.60%) SAS
4 3 (0.45%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.15%) Appian
5 1 (0.15%) IBM HTTP Server
5 1 (0.15%) IIS
5 1 (0.15%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.15%) OpenROAD
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Self-Service HR
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Service Bus
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.15%) ThingWorx
5 1 (0.15%) Tomcat
Applications
1 32 (4.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (3.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 17 (2.56%) Microsoft Office
4 15 (2.26%) Microsoft Project
5 11 (1.66%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.30%) Trello
7 1 (0.15%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 14 (2.11%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.36%) Endur
3 7 (1.06%) Summit
4 6 (0.90%) Loan IQ
5 5 (0.75%) Actimize
5 5 (0.75%) Aladdin
6 4 (0.60%) Oracle EBS
6 4 (0.60%) Oracle ERP
6 4 (0.60%) Oracle Payables
6 4 (0.60%) Oracle Receivables
7 3 (0.45%) Dynamics AX
7 3 (0.45%) Dynamics GP
7 3 (0.45%) Dynamics SL
7 3 (0.45%) Findur
7 3 (0.45%) Infor CloudSuite
7 3 (0.45%) NetSuite
7 3 (0.45%) Remedy ITSM
7 3 (0.45%) Sage X3
7 3 (0.45%) SAP Payroll
8 2 (0.30%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 84 (12.67%) Azure
2 68 (10.26%) AWS
3 26 (3.92%) GCP
4 18 (2.71%) Microsoft 365
4 18 (2.71%) Power Platform
4 18 (2.71%) SaaS
5 14 (2.11%) Entra ID
6 12 (1.81%) Dynamics 365
7 11 (1.66%) Azure DevOps
8 10 (1.51%) GitHub
9 8 (1.21%) Azure Sentinel
9 8 (1.21%) Microsoft Purview
9 8 (1.21%) SuccessFactors
10 7 (1.06%) Amazon S3
11 6 (0.90%) PaaS
11 6 (0.90%) Snowflake
12 5 (0.75%) Amazon EC2
12 5 (0.75%) AWS CloudFormation
12 5 (0.75%) Azure Data Factory
12 5 (0.75%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.81%) Firewall
2 8 (1.21%) Network Security
3 4 (0.60%) Internet
4 2 (0.30%) NAS
4 2 (0.30%) NGFW
4 2 (0.30%) SAN
4 2 (0.30%) VLAN
4 2 (0.30%) VPN
5 1 (0.15%) 4G
5 1 (0.15%) 5G
5 1 (0.15%) DMZ
5 1 (0.15%) Fibre Channel
5 1 (0.15%) Intranet
5 1 (0.15%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.15%) IPsec
5 1 (0.15%) LAN
5 1 (0.15%) RFID
5 1 (0.15%) VoLTE
5 1 (0.15%) WAN
5 1 (0.15%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (2.11%) Power BI
2 13 (1.96%) Data Warehouse
2 13 (1.96%) SQL Server
3 11 (1.66%) Metadata
4 10 (1.51%) Relational Database
5 8 (1.21%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (0.90%) Data Lake
6 6 (0.90%) RDBMS
7 5 (0.75%) Tableau
8 4 (0.60%) Big Data
9 3 (0.45%) Crystal Reports
9 3 (0.45%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.45%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.30%) Amazon RDS
10 2 (0.30%) Data Mart
10 2 (0.30%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 2 (0.30%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.30%) Oracle Reports
10 2 (0.30%) Snowflake Schema
10 2 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 53 (7.99%) JIRA
2 8 (1.21%) Jenkins
3 7 (1.06%) Git
4 5 (0.75%) GitLab
4 5 (0.75%) Selenium
5 4 (0.60%) TeamCity
5 4 (0.60%) Zephyr
6 2 (0.30%) MLflow
7 1 (0.15%) Appium
7 1 (0.15%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.15%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.15%) Bitbucket Server
7 1 (0.15%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.15%) DbUnit
7 1 (0.15%) ER Studio
7 1 (0.15%) jMock
7 1 (0.15%) Mockito
7 1 (0.15%) SoapUI
7 1 (0.15%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.15%) TestRail
General
1 311 (46.91%) Finance
2 241 (36.35%) Social Skills
3 119 (17.95%) Analytical Skills
4 114 (17.19%) Banking
5 67 (10.11%) Public Sector
6 64 (9.65%) Legal
7 30 (4.52%) Front Office
8 27 (4.07%) Investment Banking
9 22 (3.32%) Presentation Skills
10 21 (3.17%) Influencing Skills
11 20 (3.02%) Financial Institution
12 19 (2.87%) Organisational Skills
13 15 (2.26%) Retail
14 12 (1.81%) Documentation Skills
14 12 (1.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 12 (1.81%) Law
14 12 (1.81%) Marketing
14 12 (1.81%) Pharmaceutical
15 11 (1.66%) Telecoms
16 9 (1.36%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 95 (14.33%) Lead
2 89 (13.42%) Senior
3 71 (10.71%) Analyst
4 63 (9.50%) Project Manager
5 62 (9.35%) Architect
6 52 (7.84%) Developer
7 51 (7.69%) Business Analyst
8 37 (5.58%) Consultant
9 33 (4.98%) Programme Manager
10 30 (4.52%) Security Architect
11 23 (3.47%) Risk Analyst
12 21 (3.17%) Risk Business Analyst
13 20 (3.02%) Delivery Manager
13 20 (3.02%) Senior Manager
14 19 (2.87%) Risk Manager
14 19 (2.87%) Senior Developer
15 15 (2.26%) Solutions Architect
16 14 (2.11%) IT Manager
16 14 (2.11%) Security Engineer
17 13 (1.96%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (3.02%) Oracle Fusion
2 18 (2.71%) .NET
3 12 (1.81%) Kafka
3 12 (1.81%) REST
4 11 (1.66%) Azure Blueprints
4 11 (1.66%) Middleware
5 10 (1.51%) XML
6 8 (1.21%) React
7 6 (0.90%) J2EE
7 6 (0.90%) JSP
8 5 (0.75%) PySpark
8 5 (0.75%) SOAP
9 4 (0.60%) AngularJS
9 4 (0.60%) FIX Protocol
9 4 (0.60%) JSON
9 4 (0.60%) RESTful
10 3 (0.45%) .NET Core
10 3 (0.45%) .NET Framework
11 2 (0.30%) Dask
11 2 (0.30%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 49 (7.39%) Management Information System
2 39 (5.88%) Derivative
3 33 (4.98%) Cloud Native
4 31 (4.68%) Product Ownership
5 30 (4.52%) Security Posture
6 29 (4.37%) Onboarding
7 28 (4.22%) Market Risk
8 22 (3.32%) Credit Risk
9 20 (3.02%) Data Protection Act
10 19 (2.87%) Fixed Income
11 18 (2.71%) Equities
11 18 (2.71%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 17 (2.56%) Distributed Systems
13 15 (2.26%) AI Agents
14 13 (1.96%) Legacy Systems
15 12 (1.81%) Analytical Mindset
15 12 (1.81%) Data Structures
16 11 (1.66%) NHS
16 11 (1.66%) Operational Technology
17 10 (1.51%) Equity Derivative
Operating Systems
1 20 (3.02%) Linux
2 18 (2.71%) Windows
3 12 (1.81%) Unix
4 6 (0.90%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 6 (0.90%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.45%) Alpine Linux
5 3 (0.45%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.30%) zOS
7 1 (0.15%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 199 (30.02%) Stakeholder Management
2 173 (26.09%) Agile
3 126 (19.00%) Problem-Solving
3 126 (19.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 119 (17.95%) Continuous Improvement
5 100 (15.08%) Roadmaps
6 99 (14.93%) Cybersecurity
7 96 (14.48%) Decision-Making
8 88 (13.27%) Project Management
9 87 (13.12%) AI
10 84 (12.67%) Information Security
11 70 (10.56%) Analytics
12 69 (10.41%) Project Delivery
13 64 (9.65%) Regulatory Compliance
14 62 (9.35%) DevOps
15 60 (9.05%) Change Management
16 58 (8.75%) Data Protection
17 57 (8.60%) ERP
17 57 (8.60%) Migration
18 56 (8.45%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 61 (9.20%) SQL
2 58 (8.75%) Python
3 36 (5.43%) Java
4 16 (2.41%) C#
5 13 (1.96%) PowerShell
6 8 (1.21%) C++
7 5 (0.75%) PL/SQL
7 5 (0.75%) TypeScript
8 4 (0.60%) Bash
8 4 (0.60%) JavaScript
9 3 (0.45%) Bicep
9 3 (0.45%) Shell Script
9 3 (0.45%) VBA
10 2 (0.30%) C
10 2 (0.30%) Korn
10 2 (0.30%) Perl
10 2 (0.30%) RPG
10 2 (0.30%) Scala
11 1 (0.15%) Go
11 1 (0.15%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 100 (15.08%) Security Cleared
2 94 (14.18%) Degree
3 71 (10.71%) SC Cleared
4 55 (8.30%) CISSP
5 38 (5.73%) CISM
6 28 (4.22%) PMI Certification
7 26 (3.92%) PMP
8 23 (3.47%) CRISC
9 20 (3.02%) DV Cleared
10 17 (2.56%) Computer Science Degree
11 16 (2.41%) CISA
12 14 (2.11%) BPSS Clearance
13 12 (1.81%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 12 (1.81%) Master's Degree
14 9 (1.36%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 6 (0.90%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 6 (0.90%) Cisco Certification
15 6 (0.90%) ISTQB
15 6 (0.90%) ITIL Certification
15 6 (0.90%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (11.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 63 (9.50%) GRC
2 63 (9.50%) NIST
3 48 (7.24%) QA
4 39 (5.88%) GDPR
5 31 (4.68%) PMO
6 29 (4.37%) Data Quality
7 27 (4.07%) PCI DSS
8 21 (3.17%) SLA
9 19 (2.87%) NCSC
10 16 (2.41%) COBIT
11 14 (2.11%) SOC 2
12 9 (1.36%) Actionable Recommendations
12 9 (1.36%) NIST 800
13 8 (1.21%) Cyber Essentials
14 6 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 6 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 5 (0.75%) GMP
15 5 (0.75%) GxP
15 5 (0.75%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 9 (1.36%) Docker
2 6 (0.90%) Virtual Machines
3 5 (0.75%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.15%) NFS
4 1 (0.15%) Postfix
4 1 (0.15%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.15%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 12 (1.81%) Terraform
2 11 (1.66%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.60%) Ansible
3 4 (0.60%) Control-M
3 4 (0.60%) ITRS Geneos
3 4 (0.60%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.45%) Grafana
4 3 (0.45%) HP ALM
4 3 (0.45%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.30%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.15%) Avamar
6 1 (0.15%) CASB
6 1 (0.15%) EMC NetWorker
6 1 (0.15%) Nessus
6 1 (0.15%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 81 (12.22%) Microsoft
2 46 (6.94%) Oracle
3 41 (6.18%) SAP
4 35 (5.28%) ServiceNow
5 21 (3.17%) Murex
6 18 (2.71%) Salesforce
7 15 (2.26%) Workday
8 10 (1.51%) Google
9 9 (1.36%) Databricks
10 7 (1.06%) Splunk
11 6 (0.90%) OpenLink
11 6 (0.90%) Qualys
11 6 (0.90%) Tenable
12 5 (0.75%) Ariba
12 5 (0.75%) Charles River
12 5 (0.75%) CrowdStrike
12 5 (0.75%) OpenAI
12 5 (0.75%) Rapid7
12 5 (0.75%) Remedy
13 4 (0.60%) Sitecore