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

6 months to
1 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 35 71
Rank change year-on-year -34 +36 -1
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 673 694 552
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.66% 5.66% 3.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.13% 6.13% 3.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 435 449 375
10th Percentile £413 £405 £389
25th Percentile £506 £506 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £672 £600
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% +12.00% -7.69%
75th Percentile £744 £813 £750
90th Percentile £908 £875 £838
England median daily rate £550 £585 £555
% change year-on-year -5.98% +5.50% -7.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 7 3
10th Percentile - £48.08 £23.90
25th Percentile £85.00 £48.25 £26.23
Median hourly rate £90.00 £65.00 £30.12
Median % change year-on-year +38.46% +115.80% -52.94%
75th Percentile £95.00 £80.80 £39.44
90th Percentile - £89.92 £45.02
England median hourly rate £55.00 £65.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -15.38% +30.00% +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 16,293 11,314 15,451
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.65% 92.27% 88.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,880 7,585 11,084
10th Percentile £358 £350 £340
25th Percentile £433 £431 £449
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 £514 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.10% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 240 194 320
10th Percentile £18.07 £16.50 £15.50
25th Percentile £25.24 £24.30 £20.00
Median hourly rate £37.00 £32.25 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year +14.73% +15.18% -28.59%
75th Percentile £58.94 £49.75 £48.75
90th Percentile £78.57 £63.60 £68.08
England median hourly rate £47.00 £28.60 £37.50
% change year-on-year +64.34% -23.73% -

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 1 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 1 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 -14 100 £600 -4.00% 99
West London -15 14 £506 +19.12% 16
East London +1 11 £590 -1.67% 6
South London -15 5 £500 -13.04% 8
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 (4.16%) Confluence
2 9 (1.34%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.59%) SAS
4 3 (0.45%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.15%) Appian
5 1 (0.15%) IBM HTTP Server
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 37 (5.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 29 (4.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 18 (2.67%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (2.67%) Microsoft Project
4 11 (1.63%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.30%) Trello
6 1 (0.15%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.15%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 15 (2.23%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.34%) Endur
3 7 (1.04%) Summit
4 6 (0.89%) Loan IQ
5 5 (0.74%) Actimize
5 5 (0.74%) Aladdin
6 4 (0.59%) NetSuite
6 4 (0.59%) Oracle EBS
6 4 (0.59%) Oracle ERP
6 4 (0.59%) Oracle Payables
6 4 (0.59%) 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%) Remedy ITSM
7 3 (0.45%) Sage X3
7 3 (0.45%) SAP Payroll
8 2 (0.30%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 85 (12.63%) Azure
2 69 (10.25%) AWS
3 25 (3.71%) GCP
4 19 (2.82%) Microsoft 365
4 19 (2.82%) Power Platform
5 17 (2.53%) SaaS
6 14 (2.08%) Entra ID
7 13 (1.93%) Dynamics 365
8 11 (1.63%) Azure DevOps
9 10 (1.49%) GitHub
10 8 (1.19%) Azure Sentinel
10 8 (1.19%) Microsoft Purview
10 8 (1.19%) SuccessFactors
11 7 (1.04%) Amazon S3
12 6 (0.89%) Microsoft Copilot
12 6 (0.89%) Snowflake
13 5 (0.74%) Amazon EC2
13 5 (0.74%) AWS CloudFormation
13 5 (0.74%) Azure Data Factory
13 5 (0.74%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.78%) Firewall
2 8 (1.19%) Network Security
3 3 (0.45%) 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%) DMZ
5 1 (0.15%) Fibre Channel
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%) WAN
5 1 (0.15%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (2.08%) Power BI
2 13 (1.93%) Data Warehouse
3 12 (1.78%) SQL Server
4 11 (1.63%) Metadata
5 9 (1.34%) PostgreSQL
5 9 (1.34%) Relational Database
6 6 (0.89%) Data Lake
7 5 (0.74%) RDBMS
7 5 (0.74%) Tableau
8 4 (0.59%) 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 56 (8.32%) JIRA
2 7 (1.04%) Git
2 7 (1.04%) Jenkins
3 5 (0.74%) GitLab
3 5 (0.74%) Selenium
4 4 (0.59%) Zephyr
5 3 (0.45%) TeamCity
6 2 (0.30%) MLflow
6 2 (0.30%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.15%) Appium
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%) ERwin
7 1 (0.15%) jMock
7 1 (0.15%) JUnit
7 1 (0.15%) Maven
7 1 (0.15%) Mockito
7 1 (0.15%) SoapUI
General
1 314 (46.66%) Finance
2 244 (36.26%) Social Skills
3 121 (17.98%) Analytical Skills
4 115 (17.09%) Banking
5 67 (9.96%) Legal
6 66 (9.81%) Public Sector
7 29 (4.31%) Front Office
7 29 (4.31%) Investment Banking
8 23 (3.42%) Influencing Skills
9 21 (3.12%) Financial Institution
9 21 (3.12%) Presentation Skills
10 19 (2.82%) Organisational Skills
11 16 (2.38%) Retail
12 12 (1.78%) Documentation Skills
12 12 (1.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 12 (1.78%) Law
12 12 (1.78%) Marketing
12 12 (1.78%) Pharmaceutical
13 10 (1.49%) Telecoms
14 9 (1.34%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 97 (14.41%) Lead
2 90 (13.37%) Senior
3 72 (10.70%) Analyst
4 63 (9.36%) Project Manager
5 61 (9.06%) Architect
6 53 (7.88%) Developer
7 51 (7.58%) Business Analyst
8 36 (5.35%) Consultant
9 34 (5.05%) Programme Manager
10 30 (4.46%) Security Architect
11 23 (3.42%) Risk Analyst
12 21 (3.12%) Risk Business Analyst
13 20 (2.97%) Delivery Manager
13 20 (2.97%) Senior Developer
14 19 (2.82%) Risk Manager
14 19 (2.82%) Senior Manager
15 14 (2.08%) IT Manager
15 14 (2.08%) Security Engineer
15 14 (2.08%) Solutions Architect
16 13 (1.93%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (3.27%) Oracle Fusion
2 16 (2.38%) .NET
3 13 (1.93%) Kafka
4 11 (1.63%) Azure Blueprints
4 11 (1.63%) Middleware
5 10 (1.49%) REST
6 8 (1.19%) React
6 8 (1.19%) XML
7 6 (0.89%) J2EE
7 6 (0.89%) JSP
8 5 (0.74%) PySpark
9 4 (0.59%) AngularJS
9 4 (0.59%) FIX Protocol
9 4 (0.59%) JSON
9 4 (0.59%) RESTful
10 3 (0.45%) .NET Core
10 3 (0.45%) SOAP
11 2 (0.30%) Dask
11 2 (0.30%) FIXML
11 2 (0.30%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 50 (7.43%) Management Information System
2 43 (6.39%) Derivative
3 32 (4.75%) Cloud Native
3 32 (4.75%) Product Ownership
4 31 (4.61%) Security Posture
5 30 (4.46%) Onboarding
6 29 (4.31%) Market Risk
7 22 (3.27%) Credit Risk
8 20 (2.97%) Data Protection Act
9 19 (2.82%) Equities
9 19 (2.82%) Fixed Income
10 18 (2.67%) Distributed Systems
10 18 (2.67%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 16 (2.38%) AI Agents
12 13 (1.93%) Analytical Mindset
12 13 (1.93%) Legacy Systems
13 12 (1.78%) Data Structures
14 11 (1.63%) Algorithms
14 11 (1.63%) Equity Derivative
14 11 (1.63%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 18 (2.67%) Linux
1 18 (2.67%) Windows
2 9 (1.34%) Unix
3 6 (0.89%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 6 (0.89%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.45%) Alpine Linux
4 3 (0.45%) Ubuntu
5 2 (0.30%) zOS
6 1 (0.15%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 198 (29.42%) Stakeholder Management
2 177 (26.30%) Agile
3 130 (19.32%) Problem-Solving
4 126 (18.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 121 (17.98%) Continuous Improvement
6 100 (14.86%) Cybersecurity
6 100 (14.86%) Roadmaps
7 97 (14.41%) Decision-Making
8 91 (13.52%) AI
8 91 (13.52%) Project Management
9 83 (12.33%) Information Security
10 73 (10.85%) Analytics
11 68 (10.10%) Project Delivery
12 64 (9.51%) Regulatory Compliance
13 60 (8.92%) DevOps
13 60 (8.92%) ERP
14 59 (8.77%) Change Management
15 58 (8.62%) Data Protection
16 56 (8.32%) CI/CD
16 56 (8.32%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 60 (8.92%) Python
2 59 (8.77%) SQL
3 37 (5.50%) Java
4 15 (2.23%) C#
5 13 (1.93%) PowerShell
6 10 (1.49%) C++
7 5 (0.74%) TypeScript
8 4 (0.59%) Bash
8 4 (0.59%) JavaScript
9 3 (0.45%) Bicep
9 3 (0.45%) PL/SQL
9 3 (0.45%) Shell Script
9 3 (0.45%) VBA
10 2 (0.30%) Korn
10 2 (0.30%) Perl
10 2 (0.30%) RPG
10 2 (0.30%) Scala
11 1 (0.15%) C
11 1 (0.15%) Go
11 1 (0.15%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 101 (15.01%) Security Cleared
2 100 (14.86%) Degree
3 72 (10.70%) SC Cleared
4 54 (8.02%) CISSP
5 38 (5.65%) CISM
6 28 (4.16%) PMI Certification
7 26 (3.86%) PMP
8 22 (3.27%) CRISC
9 20 (2.97%) DV Cleared
10 17 (2.53%) Computer Science Degree
11 15 (2.23%) CISA
12 14 (2.08%) BPSS Clearance
13 13 (1.93%) Master's Degree
14 12 (1.78%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 9 (1.34%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
16 7 (1.04%) Numerate Degree
17 6 (0.89%) ISTQB
17 6 (0.89%) ITIL Certification
17 6 (0.89%) RIBA
18 5 (0.74%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (10.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 63 (9.36%) GRC
2 63 (9.36%) NIST
3 48 (7.13%) QA
4 39 (5.79%) GDPR
5 33 (4.90%) PMO
6 29 (4.31%) Data Quality
7 27 (4.01%) PCI DSS
8 22 (3.27%) SLA
9 18 (2.67%) NCSC
10 16 (2.38%) COBIT
11 14 (2.08%) SOC 2
12 10 (1.49%) Actionable Recommendations
13 9 (1.34%) NIST 800
14 8 (1.19%) Cyber Essentials
15 6 (0.89%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 6 (0.89%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
16 5 (0.74%) GMP
16 5 (0.74%) GxP
16 5 (0.74%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 9 (1.34%) Docker
2 6 (0.89%) Virtual Machines
3 5 (0.74%) Active Directory
4 2 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.15%) NFS
5 1 (0.15%) Postfix
5 1 (0.15%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 11 (1.63%) Kubernetes
1 11 (1.63%) Terraform
2 4 (0.59%) Ansible
2 4 (0.59%) Control-M
2 4 (0.59%) ITRS Geneos
2 4 (0.59%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (0.45%) Grafana
3 3 (0.45%) HP ALM
3 3 (0.45%) Prometheus
4 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.30%) RSA Archer
5 1 (0.15%) Avamar
5 1 (0.15%) CASB
5 1 (0.15%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.15%) Nessus
5 1 (0.15%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 82 (12.18%) Microsoft
2 48 (7.13%) Oracle
3 43 (6.39%) SAP
4 34 (5.05%) ServiceNow
5 20 (2.97%) Murex
6 18 (2.67%) Salesforce
7 16 (2.38%) Workday
8 9 (1.34%) Databricks
8 9 (1.34%) Google
9 7 (1.04%) Splunk
10 6 (0.89%) OpenLink
10 6 (0.89%) Qualys
10 6 (0.89%) Tenable
11 5 (0.74%) Ariba
11 5 (0.74%) Charles River
11 5 (0.74%) CrowdStrike
11 5 (0.74%) OpenAI
11 5 (0.74%) Rapid7
11 5 (0.74%) Remedy
12 4 (0.59%) Foundry