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 26 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 56 57 55
Rank change year-on-year +1 -2 +25
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 664 592 806
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.68% 3.75% 4.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.07% 4.18% 4.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 430 350 560
10th Percentile £400 £418 £425
25th Percentile £463 £500 £509
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £624 £625 £618
Median % change year-on-year -0.24% +1.09% -1.08%
75th Percentile £775 £750 £761
90th Percentile £950 £850 £964
England median daily rate £563 £575 £595
% change year-on-year -2.17% -3.36% -0.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 7 5
10th Percentile £41.75 £23.60 -
25th Percentile - £27.25 £21.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 £35.50 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +83.10% +61.36% -69.55%
75th Percentile £69.36 £80.80 £36.34
90th Percentile £83.99 £87.92 £50.54
England median hourly rate £33.50 £60.00 £76.03
% change year-on-year -44.17% -21.08% +33.77%

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 13,095 14,155 17,663
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 92.23% 89.55% 89.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,599 9,136 12,670
10th Percentile £335 £350 £355
25th Percentile £425 £450 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £568
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% -3.08% -3.81%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £799 £799
England median daily rate £505 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -3.81% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 255 171 240
10th Percentile £18.09 £17.25 £18.56
25th Percentile £24.50 £24.15 £21.50
Median hourly rate £29.50 £37.50 £35.96
Median % change year-on-year -21.33% +4.30% -7.81%
75th Percentile £47.63 £55.88 £60.00
90th Percentile £68.62 £80.75 £75.13
England median hourly rate £25.15 £36.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -30.14% -20.00% +25.00%

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 26 November 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 26 November 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 26 November 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 -12 84 £625 -0.79% 36
South London -15 10 £582 -8.75% 9
West London -12 8 £320 -46.67% 6
North London - 5 £550 - 1
East London +3 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 38 (5.72%) Confluence
2 17 (2.56%) Apache Airflow
3 10 (1.51%) Apache Spark
3 10 (1.51%) SharePoint
4 4 (0.60%) CMS
4 4 (0.60%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.30%) IIS
5 2 (0.30%) Oracle Workflow
5 2 (0.30%) SAS
6 1 (0.15%) Camunda
6 1 (0.15%) nginx
Applications
1 32 (4.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (3.01%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (2.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (2.11%) Microsoft Project
5 10 (1.51%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.60%) Trello
7 2 (0.30%) GNU Octave
7 2 (0.30%) 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 (1.96%) Endur
2 9 (1.36%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.60%) Aladdin
4 3 (0.45%) Loan IQ
4 3 (0.45%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.45%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.45%) SAP IBP
5 2 (0.30%) Actimize
5 2 (0.30%) Distributed Ledger
5 2 (0.30%) Oracle Assets
5 2 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.30%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.30%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.30%) SAP CO
5 2 (0.30%) SAP FI
5 2 (0.30%) SAP FI/CO
5 2 (0.30%) SAP GTS
6 1 (0.15%) Maximo
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle HRMS
6 1 (0.15%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 93 (14.01%) AWS
2 71 (10.69%) Azure
3 39 (5.87%) GCP
4 24 (3.61%) Power Platform
5 18 (2.71%) dbt
5 18 (2.71%) Microsoft 365
6 16 (2.41%) Entra ID
7 15 (2.26%) SaaS
8 12 (1.81%) Microsoft Purview
9 11 (1.66%) GitHub
10 9 (1.36%) Miro
11 7 (1.05%) Azure DevOps
12 6 (0.90%) Azure Sentinel
12 6 (0.90%) Snowflake
13 5 (0.75%) OpenShift
14 4 (0.60%) Cloud Computing
14 4 (0.60%) IaaS
14 4 (0.60%) OCI
14 4 (0.60%) WhatsApp
15 3 (0.45%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 24 (3.61%) Firewall
2 9 (1.36%) Multicast
3 6 (0.90%) Network Security
4 4 (0.60%) 5G
4 4 (0.60%) S/MIME
4 4 (0.60%) SSL
4 4 (0.60%) WAN
5 3 (0.45%) Broadband
5 3 (0.45%) Cisco IPT
5 3 (0.45%) VPN
5 3 (0.45%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.30%) LAN
6 2 (0.30%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.15%) DHCP
7 1 (0.15%) DNS
7 1 (0.15%) Internet
7 1 (0.15%) Intranet
7 1 (0.15%) MPLS
7 1 (0.15%) RSVP
7 1 (0.15%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (5.87%) PostgreSQL
2 23 (3.46%) Power BI
3 22 (3.31%) SQL Server
4 17 (2.56%) Amazon Athena
4 17 (2.56%) Apache Arrow
4 17 (2.56%) Apache Iceberg
4 17 (2.56%) Dremio
5 9 (1.36%) Data Warehouse
5 9 (1.36%) Tableau
6 8 (1.20%) KDB
6 8 (1.20%) Kdb+
7 7 (1.05%) Big Data
7 7 (1.05%) Relational Database
8 5 (0.75%) MongoDB
9 4 (0.60%) NoSQL
9 4 (0.60%) Star Schema
10 3 (0.45%) Amazon RDS
10 3 (0.45%) Metadata
10 3 (0.45%) Oracle Reports
11 2 (0.30%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 66 (9.94%) JIRA
2 13 (1.96%) Git
3 11 (1.66%) SpecFlow
4 9 (1.36%) GCC
4 9 (1.36%) GDB
5 5 (0.75%) QUnit
6 4 (0.60%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.30%) Oracle Forms
7 2 (0.30%) Snyk
7 2 (0.30%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.15%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.15%) Bitbucket Server
8 1 (0.15%) DbUnit
8 1 (0.15%) GitLab
8 1 (0.15%) Gradle
8 1 (0.15%) jMock
8 1 (0.15%) JUnit
8 1 (0.15%) Maven
8 1 (0.15%) MLflow
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle APEX
General
1 349 (52.56%) Finance
2 280 (42.17%) Social Skills
3 150 (22.59%) Banking
4 118 (17.77%) Analytical Skills
5 75 (11.30%) Front Office
6 46 (6.93%) Legal
7 40 (6.02%) Investment Banking
8 38 (5.72%) Public Sector
9 24 (3.61%) Financial Institution
10 20 (3.01%) Influencing Skills
11 17 (2.56%) Organisational Skills
12 16 (2.41%) Back Office
12 16 (2.41%) Telecoms
13 15 (2.26%) Presentation Skills
14 13 (1.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 11 (1.66%) Retail
16 10 (1.51%) Local Government
17 9 (1.36%) International Banking
17 9 (1.36%) Manufacturing
18 8 (1.20%) Law
Job Titles
1 114 (17.17%) Developer
2 113 (17.02%) Analyst
3 91 (13.70%) Senior
4 82 (12.35%) Project Manager
5 64 (9.64%) Lead
6 52 (7.83%) Business Analyst
7 48 (7.23%) Consultant
8 44 (6.63%) Architect
9 40 (6.02%) Senior Developer
10 38 (5.72%) AWS Developer
11 31 (4.67%) Java Developer
12 29 (4.37%) Python Developer
12 29 (4.37%) Risk Analyst
13 26 (3.92%) Programme Manager
14 23 (3.46%) Senior Manager
15 22 (3.31%) IT Manager
16 21 (3.16%) Senior Java Developer
17 19 (2.86%) Analytics Developer
17 19 (2.86%) PostgreSQL Developer
17 19 (2.86%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (5.27%) AngularJS
2 33 (4.97%) React
3 27 (4.07%) NumPy
4 26 (3.92%) .NET
4 26 (3.92%) Pandas
5 22 (3.31%) Kafka
5 22 (3.31%) REST
6 18 (2.71%) Node.js
6 18 (2.71%) SciPy
7 17 (2.56%) Vue
8 16 (2.41%) .NET Framework
9 13 (1.96%) Middleware
9 13 (1.96%) RESTful
10 11 (1.66%) Entity Framework
10 11 (1.66%) NHibernate
10 11 (1.66%) Playwright
11 10 (1.51%) FIX Protocol
12 9 (1.36%) COM
12 9 (1.36%) STL
12 9 (1.36%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 89 (13.40%) Management Information System
2 55 (8.28%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 53 (7.98%) Derivative
4 43 (6.48%) Equities
5 41 (6.17%) Product Ownership
6 36 (5.42%) Fixed Income
7 35 (5.27%) Market Risk
8 23 (3.46%) Security Posture
9 22 (3.31%) Algorithms
9 22 (3.31%) Credit Risk
10 17 (2.56%) Cloud Native
10 17 (2.56%) Data Protection Act
11 16 (2.41%) Hedge funds
12 15 (2.26%) Legacy Systems
12 15 (2.26%) Onboarding
13 14 (2.11%) Analytical Mindset
14 12 (1.81%) Distributed Systems
15 11 (1.66%) Distributed Computing
16 10 (1.51%) Distributed Architecture
16 10 (1.51%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 35 (5.27%) Linux
2 16 (2.41%) Unix
3 14 (2.11%) Windows
4 3 (0.45%) 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
1 190 (28.61%) Agile
2 173 (26.05%) Stakeholder Management
3 133 (20.03%) Problem-Solving
4 127 (19.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 112 (16.87%) Project Management
6 84 (12.65%) Cybersecurity
7 77 (11.60%) Project Delivery
8 73 (10.99%) Analytics
9 71 (10.69%) Information Security
10 68 (10.24%) Decision-Making
10 68 (10.24%) Migration
11 63 (9.49%) Change Management
11 63 (9.49%) Continuous Improvement
11 63 (9.49%) Scrum
12 59 (8.89%) AI
13 58 (8.73%) Computer Science
14 49 (7.38%) Roadmaps
15 48 (7.23%) Regulatory Compliance
16 45 (6.78%) Data Analysis
17 43 (6.48%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 101 (15.21%) Python
2 90 (13.55%) SQL
3 55 (8.28%) Java
4 27 (4.07%) C#
4 27 (4.07%) C++
4 27 (4.07%) TypeScript
5 20 (3.01%) JavaScript
6 12 (1.81%) PowerShell
6 12 (1.81%) VBA
7 5 (0.75%) R
8 3 (0.45%) Korn
9 2 (0.30%) Bash
9 2 (0.30%) Kusto Query Language
9 2 (0.30%) PL/SQL
9 2 (0.30%) Scala
10 1 (0.15%) Bicep
10 1 (0.15%) Fortran
10 1 (0.15%) Perl
10 1 (0.15%) Rust
10 1 (0.15%) VC++
Qualifications
1 119 (17.92%) Degree
2 66 (9.94%) Security Cleared
3 59 (8.89%) CISSP
4 57 (8.58%) SC Cleared
5 47 (7.08%) PMI Certification
6 43 (6.48%) PMP
7 37 (5.57%) Master's Degree
8 32 (4.82%) CISM
9 22 (3.31%) DV Cleared
10 17 (2.56%) Computer Science Degree
11 15 (2.26%) CISA
12 11 (1.66%) PhD
13 10 (1.51%) CRISC
14 9 (1.36%) Microsoft Certification
15 8 (1.20%) CESG Certified Professional
15 8 (1.20%) Numerate Degree
16 7 (1.05%) CBAP
16 7 (1.05%) FFIEC
17 5 (0.75%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
18 4 (0.60%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (9.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 64 (9.64%) NIST
2 41 (6.17%) GDPR
3 40 (6.02%) GRC
4 32 (4.82%) QA
5 26 (3.92%) PMO
6 23 (3.46%) Data Quality
7 21 (3.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 19 (2.86%) PCI DSS
9 13 (1.96%) EU AI Act
10 10 (1.51%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 9 (1.36%) Basel III
11 9 (1.36%) SLA
12 8 (1.20%) Cyber Essentials
12 8 (1.20%) EMIR
12 8 (1.20%) MiFID
13 7 (1.05%) NCSC
14 5 (0.75%) COBIT
15 4 (0.60%) Accessibility
15 4 (0.60%) SOC 2
System Software
1 15 (2.26%) Active Directory
1 15 (2.26%) Docker
2 5 (0.75%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.15%) Postfix
3 1 (0.15%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 12 (1.81%) Kubernetes
2 11 (1.66%) Terraform
3 7 (1.05%) Ansible
4 4 (0.60%) ITRS Geneos
5 3 (0.45%) Grafana
5 3 (0.45%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.45%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.45%) RSA Archer
6 2 (0.30%) QRadar
6 2 (0.30%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.15%) Consul
7 1 (0.15%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.15%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.15%) Kubeflow
7 1 (0.15%) Packer
7 1 (0.15%) Rundeck
Vendors
1 59 (8.89%) Microsoft
2 33 (4.97%) ServiceNow
3 23 (3.46%) SAP
4 16 (2.41%) Salesforce
5 13 (1.96%) Oracle
6 11 (1.66%) Solace
7 7 (1.05%) Google
8 6 (0.90%) Bloomberg
8 6 (0.90%) Splunk
9 5 (0.75%) Cisco
9 5 (0.75%) Citrix
9 5 (0.75%) Murex
10 4 (0.60%) Databricks
10 4 (0.60%) IBM
11 3 (0.45%) Ariba
11 3 (0.45%) CrowdStrike
11 3 (0.45%) Hitachi
11 3 (0.45%) HubSpot
11 3 (0.45%) OneLogin
11 3 (0.45%) Qualys