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

6 months to
22 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 53 57 53
Rank change year-on-year +4 -4 +28
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 671 583 826
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.74% 3.69% 4.12%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.14% 4.12% 4.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 437 344 573
10th Percentile £390 £415 £425
25th Percentile £463 £500 £506
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £625 £613
Median % change year-on-year - +2.04% -2.00%
75th Percentile £775 £750 £760
90th Percentile £935 £850 £963
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 £73.31
% change year-on-year -44.17% -18.16% +12.78%

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 13,057 14,136 18,004
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 92.24% 89.39% 89.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,585 9,131 12,920
10th Percentile £334 £350 £351
25th Percentile £425 £450 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £550 £570
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% -3.51% -3.39%
75th Percentile £653 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £505 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -3.81% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 258 170 250
10th Percentile £17.98 £17.25 £18.76
25th Percentile £24.50 £23.80 £21.75
Median hourly rate £28.31 £37.50 £37.17
Median % change year-on-year -24.50% +0.89% -4.39%
75th Percentile £47.00 £55.94 £61.75
90th Percentile £68.06 £80.75 £76.25
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.36 £45.00
% change year-on-year -28.87% -21.42% +26.76%

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 22 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 22 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 22 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 -15 83 £625 -0.79% 143
South London -13 10 £582 -8.75% 11
West London -11 8 £320 -46.67% 8
North London - 5 £550 - 1
East London +3 3 - - 7
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 (5.66%) Confluence
2 19 (2.83%) Apache Airflow
3 10 (1.49%) Apache Spark
3 10 (1.49%) SharePoint
4 5 (0.75%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.60%) CMS
6 2 (0.30%) IIS
6 2 (0.30%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.15%) Camunda
7 1 (0.15%) nginx
7 1 (0.15%) SAS
Applications
1 32 (4.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (2.98%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (2.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (1.94%) Microsoft Project
5 10 (1.49%) 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 (1.94%) Endur
2 9 (1.34%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.60%) Aladdin
4 3 (0.45%) Loan IQ
4 3 (0.45%) Oracle Assets
4 3 (0.45%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.45%) Oracle Payables
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 EBS R12
5 2 (0.30%) Oracle General Ledger
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%) Aligne
6 1 (0.15%) MetaTrader
Cloud Services
1 98 (14.61%) AWS
2 71 (10.58%) Azure
3 41 (6.11%) GCP
4 24 (3.58%) Power Platform
5 20 (2.98%) dbt
6 19 (2.83%) Microsoft 365
7 16 (2.38%) Entra ID
8 15 (2.24%) SaaS
9 12 (1.79%) GitHub
9 12 (1.79%) Microsoft Purview
10 9 (1.34%) Miro
11 7 (1.04%) Azure DevOps
12 6 (0.89%) Azure Sentinel
12 6 (0.89%) 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%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 24 (3.58%) Firewall
2 9 (1.34%) Multicast
3 6 (0.89%) 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%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
7 1 (0.15%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
7 1 (0.15%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (0.15%) Wireless
7 1 (0.15%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (6.11%) PostgreSQL
2 23 (3.43%) Power BI
2 23 (3.43%) SQL Server
3 19 (2.83%) Amazon Athena
3 19 (2.83%) Apache Arrow
3 19 (2.83%) Apache Iceberg
3 19 (2.83%) Dremio
4 9 (1.34%) Tableau
5 8 (1.19%) KDB
5 8 (1.19%) Kdb+
6 7 (1.04%) Big Data
6 7 (1.04%) Relational Database
7 6 (0.89%) Data Warehouse
8 5 (0.75%) MongoDB
9 4 (0.60%) NoSQL
10 3 (0.45%) Amazon RDS
10 3 (0.45%) Metadata
10 3 (0.45%) Oracle Reports
11 2 (0.30%) Hadoop
11 2 (0.30%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 68 (10.13%) JIRA
2 16 (2.38%) Git
3 12 (1.79%) SpecFlow
4 9 (1.34%) GCC
4 9 (1.34%) GDB
5 5 (0.75%) QUnit
5 5 (0.75%) SonarQube
6 4 (0.60%) Jenkins
6 4 (0.60%) Maven
7 3 (0.45%) IntelliJ
7 3 (0.45%) Sonatype Nexus
7 3 (0.45%) TeamCity
8 2 (0.30%) Oracle Forms
8 2 (0.30%) Snyk
9 1 (0.15%) Bitbucket Server
9 1 (0.15%) GitLab
9 1 (0.15%) jMock
9 1 (0.15%) JUnit
9 1 (0.15%) MLflow
9 1 (0.15%) Oracle APEX
General
1 360 (53.65%) Finance
2 281 (41.88%) Social Skills
3 153 (22.80%) Banking
4 119 (17.73%) Analytical Skills
5 79 (11.77%) Front Office
6 46 (6.86%) Legal
7 42 (6.26%) Investment Banking
8 37 (5.51%) Public Sector
9 24 (3.58%) Financial Institution
10 19 (2.83%) Influencing Skills
11 17 (2.53%) Organisational Skills
12 16 (2.38%) Back Office
12 16 (2.38%) Telecoms
13 14 (2.09%) Presentation Skills
14 13 (1.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 10 (1.49%) Local Government
15 10 (1.49%) Retail
16 9 (1.34%) International Banking
16 9 (1.34%) Manufacturing
17 7 (1.04%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 119 (17.73%) Developer
2 113 (16.84%) Analyst
3 90 (13.41%) Senior
4 84 (12.52%) Project Manager
5 65 (9.69%) Lead
6 53 (7.90%) Business Analyst
7 48 (7.15%) Consultant
8 45 (6.71%) Architect
9 40 (5.96%) AWS Developer
9 40 (5.96%) Senior Developer
10 34 (5.07%) Java Developer
11 30 (4.47%) Python Developer
12 29 (4.32%) Risk Analyst
13 27 (4.02%) Programme Manager
14 23 (3.43%) Senior Manager
15 21 (3.13%) IT Manager
16 20 (2.98%) Senior Java Developer
16 20 (2.98%) Software Engineer
17 19 (2.83%) AWS Engineer
17 19 (2.83%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (5.66%) AngularJS
2 35 (5.22%) React
3 29 (4.32%) NumPy
4 28 (4.17%) Pandas
5 27 (4.02%) .NET
6 22 (3.28%) Kafka
6 22 (3.28%) REST
7 20 (2.98%) Node.js
7 20 (2.98%) SciPy
8 19 (2.83%) Vue
9 17 (2.53%) .NET Framework
9 17 (2.53%) RESTful
10 13 (1.94%) Middleware
11 12 (1.79%) Entity Framework
11 12 (1.79%) NHibernate
11 12 (1.79%) Playwright
12 9 (1.34%) Boost C++ Libraries
12 9 (1.34%) FIX Protocol
12 9 (1.34%) STL
12 9 (1.34%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 89 (13.26%) Management Information System
2 57 (8.49%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 53 (7.90%) Derivative
4 45 (6.71%) Equities
5 41 (6.11%) Product Ownership
6 38 (5.66%) Fixed Income
7 37 (5.51%) Market Risk
8 23 (3.43%) Credit Risk
8 23 (3.43%) Security Posture
9 22 (3.28%) Algorithms
10 17 (2.53%) Cloud Native
10 17 (2.53%) Data Protection Act
11 16 (2.38%) Hedge funds
12 15 (2.24%) Legacy Systems
12 15 (2.24%) Onboarding
13 14 (2.09%) Analytical Mindset
14 12 (1.79%) Distributed Systems
15 11 (1.64%) Distributed Computing
16 10 (1.49%) Data Centre
16 10 (1.49%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 35 (5.22%) Linux
2 19 (2.83%) Unix
3 14 (2.09%) 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 (28.32%) Agile
2 172 (25.63%) Stakeholder Management
3 135 (20.12%) Problem-Solving
4 126 (18.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 114 (16.99%) Project Management
6 83 (12.37%) Cybersecurity
7 78 (11.62%) Project Delivery
8 72 (10.73%) Analytics
9 70 (10.43%) Information Security
10 69 (10.28%) Decision-Making
11 68 (10.13%) Migration
12 63 (9.39%) Continuous Improvement
13 62 (9.24%) Change Management
14 61 (9.09%) Scrum
15 59 (8.79%) AI
15 59 (8.79%) Computer Science
16 50 (7.45%) Roadmaps
17 49 (7.30%) Regulatory Compliance
18 46 (6.86%) Data Analysis
19 43 (6.41%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 103 (15.35%) Python
2 90 (13.41%) SQL
3 58 (8.64%) Java
4 29 (4.32%) TypeScript
5 28 (4.17%) C#
6 27 (4.02%) C++
7 26 (3.87%) JavaScript
8 13 (1.94%) VBA
9 12 (1.79%) PowerShell
10 5 (0.75%) R
11 3 (0.45%) Korn
11 3 (0.45%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.30%) Bash
12 2 (0.30%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.30%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.30%) Scala
13 1 (0.15%) Bicep
13 1 (0.15%) Jython
13 1 (0.15%) MATLAB
13 1 (0.15%) Rust
Qualifications
1 119 (17.73%) Degree
2 65 (9.69%) Security Cleared
3 58 (8.64%) CISSP
4 56 (8.35%) SC Cleared
5 48 (7.15%) PMI Certification
6 43 (6.41%) PMP
7 37 (5.51%) Master's Degree
8 31 (4.62%) CISM
9 22 (3.28%) DV Cleared
10 18 (2.68%) Computer Science Degree
11 15 (2.24%) CISA
12 11 (1.64%) PhD
13 9 (1.34%) CRISC
13 9 (1.34%) Microsoft Certification
14 8 (1.19%) CESG Certified Professional
14 8 (1.19%) Numerate Degree
15 7 (1.04%) CBAP
15 7 (1.04%) FFIEC
16 5 (0.75%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
17 4 (0.60%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (9.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 63 (9.39%) NIST
3 41 (6.11%) GDPR
4 40 (5.96%) GRC
5 33 (4.92%) QA
6 25 (3.73%) PMO
7 23 (3.43%) Data Quality
8 22 (3.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 19 (2.83%) PCI DSS
10 13 (1.94%) EU AI Act
11 10 (1.49%) Basel III
11 10 (1.49%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 9 (1.34%) SLA
13 8 (1.19%) Cyber Essentials
13 8 (1.19%) EMIR
13 8 (1.19%) MiFID
14 7 (1.04%) NCSC
15 5 (0.75%) COBIT
16 4 (0.60%) Actionable Recommendations
16 4 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 18 (2.68%) Docker
2 15 (2.24%) Active Directory
3 5 (0.75%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.15%) Postfix
4 1 (0.15%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 12 (1.79%) Kubernetes
2 11 (1.64%) Terraform
3 7 (1.04%) 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 60 (8.94%) Microsoft
2 34 (5.07%) ServiceNow
3 24 (3.58%) SAP
4 17 (2.53%) Salesforce
5 14 (2.09%) Oracle
6 11 (1.64%) Solace
7 7 (1.04%) Google
8 6 (0.89%) Bloomberg
8 6 (0.89%) Murex
8 6 (0.89%) Splunk
9 5 (0.75%) Cisco
9 5 (0.75%) Citrix
10 4 (0.60%) Databricks
11 3 (0.45%) Ariba
11 3 (0.45%) CrowdStrike
11 3 (0.45%) Hitachi
11 3 (0.45%) HubSpot
11 3 (0.45%) IBM
11 3 (0.45%) OneLogin
11 3 (0.45%) Qualys