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 24 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 39 80
Rank change year-on-year -40 +41 -14
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 694 738 490
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.49% 5.43% 2.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.92% 5.89% 3.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 432 477 313
10th Percentile £424 £404 £370
25th Percentile £500 £500 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £650 £600
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £725 £813 £773
90th Percentile £874 £875 £850
England median daily rate £565 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -1.74% - -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 5 3
10th Percentile - £48.00 £23.90
25th Percentile £85.00 £48.25 £26.23
Median hourly rate £90.00 £49.51 £30.12
Median % change year-on-year +81.80% +64.36% -4.05%
75th Percentile £95.00 £65.00 £39.44
90th Percentile - £86.00 £45.02
England median hourly rate £80.00 £51.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year +56.86% -7.27% +74.60%

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 17,688 12,531 14,870
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.00% 92.21% 88.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,675 8,382 10,562
10th Percentile £363 £329 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.91% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £651 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £788 £800
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 279 239 238
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £16.00
25th Percentile £21.00 £24.66 £21.13
Median hourly rate £35.71 £30.00 £34.00
Median % change year-on-year +19.03% -11.76% -20.93%
75th Percentile £57.50 £49.75 £53.25
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.35 £71.25
England median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +86.88% -37.13% -8.32%

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 24 July 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 24 July 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 -16 102 £550 -12.00% 61
West London -7 15 £506 +19.12% 19
East London +3 8 £588 +6.82% 7
South London -24 3 £569 -1.60% 8
North London -3 1 £325 -40.91% 2
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 30 (4.32%) Confluence
2 9 (1.30%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.58%) SAS
4 2 (0.29%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.29%) IIS
5 1 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.14%) Appian
5 1 (0.14%) CMS
5 1 (0.14%) IBM HTTP Server
5 1 (0.14%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.14%) OpenROAD
5 1 (0.14%) Oracle Self-Service HR
5 1 (0.14%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.14%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 26 (3.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (3.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 22 (3.17%) Microsoft Office
4 18 (2.59%) Microsoft Project
5 11 (1.59%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.29%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.29%) Trello
7 1 (0.14%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 13 (1.87%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (1.59%) Endur
3 6 (0.86%) Actimize
4 4 (0.58%) Aladdin
4 4 (0.58%) Loan IQ
4 4 (0.58%) Magento
4 4 (0.58%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (0.58%) Oracle ERP
4 4 (0.58%) Oracle Financials
4 4 (0.58%) Oracle Payables
4 4 (0.58%) Oracle Receivables
4 4 (0.58%) Summit
5 3 (0.43%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.43%) Dynamics GP
5 3 (0.43%) Findur
5 3 (0.43%) Infor CloudSuite
5 3 (0.43%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.43%) Remedy ITSM
5 3 (0.43%) Sage X3
5 3 (0.43%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 97 (13.98%) Azure
2 80 (11.53%) AWS
3 32 (4.61%) GCP
4 24 (3.46%) Entra ID
4 24 (3.46%) SaaS
5 19 (2.74%) Microsoft 365
6 16 (2.31%) Power Platform
7 14 (2.02%) GitHub
8 12 (1.73%) Azure DevOps
9 9 (1.30%) PaaS
10 7 (1.01%) Azure Data Factory
10 7 (1.01%) Azure Sentinel
10 7 (1.01%) Microsoft Purview
10 7 (1.01%) OCI
10 7 (1.01%) Snowflake
10 7 (1.01%) SuccessFactors
11 6 (0.86%) Amazon S3
11 6 (0.86%) AWS Control Tower
11 6 (0.86%) Dynamics 365
11 6 (0.86%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 17 (2.45%) Firewall
2 9 (1.30%) Network Security
3 5 (0.72%) 4G
3 5 (0.72%) 5G
3 5 (0.72%) Internet
4 4 (0.58%) LAN
4 4 (0.58%) TCP/IP
4 4 (0.58%) WAN
5 3 (0.43%) Kerberos
5 3 (0.43%) NAS
5 3 (0.43%) SAN
5 3 (0.43%) VoLTE
5 3 (0.43%) VPN
5 3 (0.43%) WinSCP
6 2 (0.29%) Intranet
6 2 (0.29%) NGFW
6 2 (0.29%) Radio Access Network
6 2 (0.29%) VLAN
6 2 (0.29%) X.509
7 1 (0.14%) Cisco IPT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (2.45%) SQL Server
2 12 (1.73%) Data Warehouse
3 11 (1.59%) Power BI
4 10 (1.44%) Metadata
4 10 (1.44%) Relational Database
5 7 (1.01%) Data Lake
6 6 (0.86%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (0.86%) RDBMS
7 5 (0.72%) MongoDB
8 4 (0.58%) Big Data
9 3 (0.43%) Crystal Reports
9 3 (0.43%) Db2
9 3 (0.43%) NoSQL
9 3 (0.43%) Oracle Database
9 3 (0.43%) Oracle Reports
9 3 (0.43%) Snowflake Schema
9 3 (0.43%) Tableau
10 2 (0.29%) Redis
10 2 (0.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.29%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 52 (7.49%) JIRA
2 15 (2.16%) Git
2 15 (2.16%) Jenkins
3 6 (0.86%) GitLab
4 5 (0.72%) Selenium
4 5 (0.72%) TeamCity
5 4 (0.58%) Subversion
5 4 (0.58%) Zephyr
6 3 (0.43%) MLflow
7 2 (0.29%) Artifactory
7 2 (0.29%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.29%) Claude Code
8 1 (0.14%) Appium
8 1 (0.14%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.14%) DbUnit
8 1 (0.14%) Gradle
8 1 (0.14%) Maven
8 1 (0.14%) Mockito
8 1 (0.14%) SoapUI
8 1 (0.14%) SonarQube
General
1 334 (48.13%) Finance
2 246 (35.45%) Social Skills
3 118 (17.00%) Banking
4 112 (16.14%) Analytical Skills
5 71 (10.23%) Legal
6 67 (9.65%) Public Sector
7 39 (5.62%) Front Office
8 26 (3.75%) Organisational Skills
9 24 (3.46%) Influencing Skills
10 23 (3.31%) Investment Banking
11 22 (3.17%) Presentation Skills
12 20 (2.88%) Financial Institution
13 19 (2.74%) Marketing
13 19 (2.74%) Retail
14 16 (2.31%) Telecoms
15 13 (1.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 11 (1.59%) Documentation Skills
16 11 (1.59%) Law
16 11 (1.59%) Local Government
17 10 (1.44%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 100 (14.41%) Lead
2 89 (12.82%) Senior
3 71 (10.23%) Project Manager
4 68 (9.80%) Architect
5 63 (9.08%) Analyst
6 49 (7.06%) Developer
7 37 (5.33%) Programme Manager
8 36 (5.19%) Business Analyst
9 34 (4.90%) Consultant
9 34 (4.90%) Security Architect
10 28 (4.03%) Senior Manager
11 19 (2.74%) IT Manager
11 19 (2.74%) Risk Analyst
12 17 (2.45%) Delivery Manager
13 16 (2.31%) Risk Business Analyst
14 14 (2.02%) Security Engineer
14 14 (2.02%) Solutions Architect
14 14 (2.02%) Technical Manager
15 13 (1.87%) Security Manager
16 12 (1.73%) Enterprise Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (3.31%) .NET
2 18 (2.59%) Oracle Fusion
3 15 (2.16%) REST
4 14 (2.02%) Middleware
5 12 (1.73%) Kafka
6 11 (1.59%) Azure Blueprints
7 9 (1.30%) React
8 8 (1.15%) PySpark
8 8 (1.15%) XML
9 7 (1.01%) SOAP
10 5 (0.72%) VML
11 4 (0.58%) .NET Framework
11 4 (0.58%) AngularJS
11 4 (0.58%) Jakarta EE
11 4 (0.58%) JSON
11 4 (0.58%) JSP
11 4 (0.58%) OAuth
11 4 (0.58%) OpenID
11 4 (0.58%) SailPoint
11 4 (0.58%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 39 (5.62%) Management Information System
2 38 (5.48%) Cloud Native
3 35 (5.04%) Onboarding
4 34 (4.90%) Product Ownership
5 28 (4.03%) Security Posture
6 26 (3.75%) Derivative
6 26 (3.75%) Market Risk
7 22 (3.17%) Fixed Income
8 20 (2.88%) Data Protection Act
9 16 (2.31%) Credit Risk
9 16 (2.31%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 14 (2.02%) AI Agents
11 13 (1.87%) Legacy Systems
12 12 (1.73%) Data Centre
12 12 (1.73%) Enterprise Software
13 11 (1.59%) Distributed Systems
13 11 (1.59%) Equities
13 11 (1.59%) Operational Technology
14 10 (1.44%) CMDB
14 10 (1.44%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 27 (3.89%) Windows
2 25 (3.60%) Linux
3 17 (2.45%) Unix
4 12 (1.73%) Windows Server
5 8 (1.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.43%) Alpine Linux
6 3 (0.43%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.14%) Android
7 1 (0.14%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.14%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 250 (36.02%) Stakeholder Management
2 175 (25.22%) Agile
3 145 (20.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 127 (18.30%) Continuous Improvement
5 116 (16.71%) Problem-Solving
6 113 (16.28%) Roadmaps
7 110 (15.85%) Cybersecurity
8 107 (15.42%) Decision-Making
9 98 (14.12%) Project Management
10 94 (13.54%) AI
11 82 (11.82%) Information Security
12 76 (10.95%) Project Delivery
13 75 (10.81%) Analytics
13 75 (10.81%) Migration
14 70 (10.09%) DevOps
15 63 (9.08%) Regulatory Compliance
16 60 (8.65%) Change Management
16 60 (8.65%) CI/CD
17 53 (7.64%) SDLC
18 52 (7.49%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 57 (8.21%) Python
1 57 (8.21%) SQL
2 32 (4.61%) Java
3 17 (2.45%) C#
4 16 (2.31%) PowerShell
5 7 (1.01%) PL/SQL
6 4 (0.58%) Bash
6 4 (0.58%) Bicep
6 4 (0.58%) TypeScript
7 3 (0.43%) C
7 3 (0.43%) Scala
7 3 (0.43%) VBA
8 2 (0.29%) C++
8 2 (0.29%) Delphi
8 2 (0.29%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.29%) Korn
8 2 (0.29%) Perl
8 2 (0.29%) ProC
8 2 (0.29%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.14%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 104 (14.99%) Security Cleared
2 88 (12.68%) Degree
3 72 (10.37%) SC Cleared
4 56 (8.07%) CISSP
5 29 (4.18%) PMI Certification
6 28 (4.03%) CISM
7 27 (3.89%) DV Cleared
8 26 (3.75%) PMP
9 18 (2.59%) CISA
9 18 (2.59%) Computer Science Degree
10 15 (2.16%) Master's Degree
11 12 (1.73%) CRISC
12 11 (1.59%) BPSS Clearance
13 10 (1.44%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 8 (1.15%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 6 (0.86%) ISTQB
15 6 (0.86%) RIBA
16 5 (0.72%) Cisco Certification
16 5 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
16 5 (0.72%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (10.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 70 (10.09%) NIST
3 66 (9.51%) GRC
4 52 (7.49%) QA
5 32 (4.61%) GDPR
6 31 (4.47%) PMO
7 25 (3.60%) Data Quality
8 22 (3.17%) PCI DSS
9 21 (3.03%) SLA
10 18 (2.59%) SOC 2
11 17 (2.45%) NCSC
12 12 (1.73%) COBIT
13 9 (1.30%) NIST 800
14 8 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials
15 7 (1.01%) Actionable Recommendations
16 6 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 6 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
16 6 (0.86%) ITGC
17 4 (0.58%) EU AI Act
17 4 (0.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 12 (1.73%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.30%) Virtual Machines
3 8 (1.15%) Docker
4 2 (0.29%) NFS
5 1 (0.14%) Postfix
5 1 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 17 (2.45%) Terraform
2 10 (1.44%) Kubernetes
3 8 (1.15%) Ansible
4 5 (0.72%) Grafana
4 5 (0.72%) Prometheus
4 5 (0.72%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (0.58%) ITRS Geneos
6 3 (0.43%) Control-M
6 3 (0.43%) HP ALM
7 2 (0.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.29%) RSA Archer
8 1 (0.14%) Avamar
8 1 (0.14%) CA Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.14%) CASB
8 1 (0.14%) EMC NetWorker
8 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.14%) Nessus
8 1 (0.14%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.14%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.14%) Puppet
Vendors
1 85 (12.25%) Microsoft
2 42 (6.05%) Oracle
2 42 (6.05%) ServiceNow
3 36 (5.19%) SAP
4 15 (2.16%) Salesforce
5 14 (2.02%) Google
6 13 (1.87%) Workday
7 11 (1.59%) Murex
7 11 (1.59%) Splunk
8 8 (1.15%) Qualys
8 8 (1.15%) Tenable
9 7 (1.01%) OpenAI
9 7 (1.01%) Rapid7
10 6 (0.86%) Sybase
11 5 (0.72%) CrowdStrike
11 5 (0.72%) Databricks
11 5 (0.72%) Okta
11 5 (0.72%) OpenLink
11 5 (0.72%) Sitecore
12 4 (0.58%) Zscaler