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 6 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 52 52 55
Rank change year-on-year 0 +3 +25
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 660 620 793
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.59% 3.95% 4.08%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.00% 4.39% 4.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 425 376 551
10th Percentile £400 £407 £425
25th Percentile £463 £500 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £622 £602 £625
Median % change year-on-year +3.32% -3.68% -
75th Percentile £775 £750 £763
90th Percentile £950 £856 £975
England median daily rate £555 £575 £591
% change year-on-year -3.48% -2.64% -1.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 8 5
10th Percentile £41.75 £24.20 -
25th Percentile - £27.88 £21.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 £54.55 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +19.16% +147.95% -69.55%
75th Percentile £69.36 £83.20 £36.34
90th Percentile £83.99 £86.74 £50.54
England median hourly rate £33.50 £60.00 £73.31
% change year-on-year -44.17% -18.16% +46.62%

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 13,187 14,116 17,405
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 91.78% 89.82% 89.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,698 9,124 12,474
10th Percentile £339 £350 £356
25th Percentile £425 £450 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £568
Median % change year-on-year -3.73% -3.08% -3.81%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £688
90th Percentile £763 £800 £800
England median daily rate £503 £525 £548
% change year-on-year -4.29% -4.11% -0.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 247 164 235
10th Percentile £18.25 £17.25 £18.65
25th Percentile £24.56 £23.80 £21.75
Median hourly rate £29.50 £37.50 £35.63
Median % change year-on-year -21.33% +5.25% -10.93%
75th Percentile £47.63 £54.06 £60.00
90th Percentile £66.50 £80.75 £76.25
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.25
% change year-on-year -28.14% -20.90% +18.00%

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 6 December 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 6 December 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 6 December 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 87 £600 -2.36% 38
West London -15 9 £448 -18.64% 8
South London -20 9 £582 -5.02% 3
North London - 5 £550 -
East London +1 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 37 (5.61%) Confluence
2 15 (2.27%) Apache Airflow
3 10 (1.52%) Apache Spark
4 9 (1.36%) SharePoint
5 4 (0.61%) CMS
5 4 (0.61%) SAS
6 3 (0.45%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (0.30%) IIS
7 2 (0.30%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.15%) Camunda
8 1 (0.15%) nginx
Applications
1 38 (5.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (3.18%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (3.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 18 (2.73%) Microsoft Project
4 10 (1.52%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.61%) Trello
6 2 (0.30%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.30%) GNU Octave
6 2 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.15%) Navisworks
7 1 (0.15%) ProjectWise
7 1 (0.15%) Revit
Business Applications
1 13 (1.97%) Endur
2 10 (1.52%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.45%) Loan IQ
3 3 (0.45%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (0.45%) SAP IBP
4 2 (0.30%) Aladdin
4 2 (0.30%) Distributed Ledger
4 2 (0.30%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.30%) Oracle Assets
4 2 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.30%) Oracle EBS R12
4 2 (0.30%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (0.30%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.30%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.30%) SAP GTS
5 1 (0.15%) Maximo
5 1 (0.15%) MetaTrader
5 1 (0.15%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.15%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.15%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 87 (13.18%) AWS
2 75 (11.36%) Azure
3 36 (5.45%) GCP
4 25 (3.79%) Power Platform
5 18 (2.73%) Microsoft 365
6 16 (2.42%) dbt
6 16 (2.42%) Entra ID
7 14 (2.12%) SaaS
8 12 (1.82%) GitHub
9 11 (1.67%) Microsoft Purview
10 9 (1.36%) Miro
11 7 (1.06%) Azure DevOps
12 6 (0.91%) Azure Sentinel
12 6 (0.91%) Snowflake
13 5 (0.76%) OCI
13 5 (0.76%) OpenShift
14 4 (0.61%) Cloud Computing
14 4 (0.61%) IaaS
14 4 (0.61%) WhatsApp
15 3 (0.45%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 24 (3.64%) Firewall
2 7 (1.06%) Multicast
3 6 (0.91%) Network Security
4 4 (0.61%) 5G
4 4 (0.61%) WAN
5 3 (0.45%) Broadband
5 3 (0.45%) Cisco IPT
5 3 (0.45%) S/MIME
5 3 (0.45%) SSL
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%) BGP
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%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (5.30%) PostgreSQL
2 23 (3.48%) Power BI
3 22 (3.33%) SQL Server
4 15 (2.27%) Amazon Athena
4 15 (2.27%) Apache Arrow
4 15 (2.27%) Apache Iceberg
4 15 (2.27%) Dremio
5 11 (1.67%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (1.21%) KDB
6 8 (1.21%) Kdb+
6 8 (1.21%) Tableau
7 7 (1.06%) Big Data
8 6 (0.91%) Metadata
8 6 (0.91%) Relational Database
9 5 (0.76%) MongoDB
10 4 (0.61%) NoSQL
10 4 (0.61%) Oracle Reports
10 4 (0.61%) Star Schema
11 3 (0.45%) Data Lake
11 3 (0.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 70 (10.61%) JIRA
2 11 (1.67%) Git
2 11 (1.67%) SpecFlow
3 7 (1.06%) GCC
3 7 (1.06%) GDB
4 5 (0.76%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.76%) QUnit
5 2 (0.30%) Oracle Forms
5 2 (0.30%) Snyk
5 2 (0.30%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.15%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.15%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.15%) GitLab
6 1 (0.15%) Gradle
6 1 (0.15%) MLflow
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.15%) SonarQube
General
1 336 (50.91%) Finance
2 280 (42.42%) Social Skills
3 147 (22.27%) Banking
4 117 (17.73%) Analytical Skills
5 67 (10.15%) Front Office
6 47 (7.12%) Legal
7 39 (5.91%) Public Sector
8 38 (5.76%) Investment Banking
9 26 (3.94%) Financial Institution
10 22 (3.33%) Influencing Skills
11 18 (2.73%) Organisational Skills
12 16 (2.42%) Back Office
13 15 (2.27%) Presentation Skills
13 15 (2.27%) Telecoms
14 13 (1.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 12 (1.82%) Retail
16 10 (1.52%) Local Government
17 9 (1.36%) Law
17 9 (1.36%) Manufacturing
18 7 (1.06%) International Banking
Job Titles
1 107 (16.21%) Developer
2 103 (15.61%) Analyst
3 89 (13.48%) Senior
4 83 (12.58%) Project Manager
5 62 (9.39%) Lead
6 51 (7.73%) Consultant
7 46 (6.97%) Business Analyst
8 44 (6.67%) Architect
9 36 (5.45%) Senior Developer
10 35 (5.30%) AWS Developer
11 32 (4.85%) Python Developer
12 28 (4.24%) Java Developer
13 27 (4.09%) Programme Manager
13 27 (4.09%) Risk Analyst
14 24 (3.64%) Senior Manager
15 21 (3.18%) IT Manager
16 19 (2.88%) Senior Java Developer
16 19 (2.88%) Solutions Architect
17 18 (2.73%) Delivery Manager
17 18 (2.73%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (4.85%) AngularJS
2 31 (4.70%) React
3 25 (3.79%) .NET
3 25 (3.79%) NumPy
4 24 (3.64%) Pandas
5 21 (3.18%) Kafka
6 20 (3.03%) REST
7 16 (2.42%) Node.js
7 16 (2.42%) SciPy
8 15 (2.27%) .NET Framework
8 15 (2.27%) Vue
9 11 (1.67%) Entity Framework
9 11 (1.67%) Middleware
9 11 (1.67%) NHibernate
9 11 (1.67%) Playwright
9 11 (1.67%) RESTful
10 9 (1.36%) COM
10 9 (1.36%) XML
11 8 (1.21%) FIX Protocol
12 7 (1.06%) Boost C++ Libraries
Miscellaneous
1 86 (13.03%) Management Information System
2 56 (8.48%) Derivative
3 51 (7.73%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 40 (6.06%) Equities
5 38 (5.76%) Product Ownership
6 36 (5.45%) Fixed Income
6 36 (5.45%) Market Risk
7 25 (3.79%) Security Posture
8 24 (3.64%) Credit Risk
9 22 (3.33%) Algorithms
10 18 (2.73%) Data Protection Act
11 17 (2.58%) Cloud Native
12 16 (2.42%) Hedge funds
12 16 (2.42%) Legacy Systems
12 16 (2.42%) Onboarding
13 15 (2.27%) Analytical Mindset
14 12 (1.82%) Distributed Systems
15 11 (1.67%) Distributed Computing
15 11 (1.67%) Virtual Team
16 10 (1.52%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 31 (4.70%) Linux
2 17 (2.58%) Unix
3 15 (2.27%) 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
1 193 (29.24%) Agile
2 173 (26.21%) Stakeholder Management
3 142 (21.52%) Problem-Solving
4 129 (19.55%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 111 (16.82%) Project Management
6 85 (12.88%) Cybersecurity
7 76 (11.52%) Analytics
8 74 (11.21%) Project Delivery
9 71 (10.76%) Information Security
9 71 (10.76%) Migration
10 67 (10.15%) AI
10 67 (10.15%) Continuous Improvement
10 67 (10.15%) Decision-Making
11 60 (9.09%) Scrum
12 58 (8.79%) Computer Science
13 56 (8.48%) Change Management
14 49 (7.42%) Regulatory Compliance
15 47 (7.12%) Roadmaps
16 45 (6.82%) Data Governance
17 43 (6.52%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 108 (16.36%) Python
2 86 (13.03%) SQL
3 50 (7.58%) Java
4 26 (3.94%) C#
5 25 (3.79%) TypeScript
6 24 (3.64%) C++
7 19 (2.88%) JavaScript
8 14 (2.12%) PowerShell
9 12 (1.82%) VBA
10 5 (0.76%) R
11 3 (0.45%) Bash
11 3 (0.45%) Korn
12 2 (0.30%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.30%) Perl
12 2 (0.30%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.30%) Scala
13 1 (0.15%) Bicep
13 1 (0.15%) Fortran
13 1 (0.15%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.15%) VC++
Qualifications
1 129 (19.55%) Degree
2 71 (10.76%) Security Cleared
3 60 (9.09%) CISSP
3 60 (9.09%) SC Cleared
4 48 (7.27%) PMI Certification
5 44 (6.67%) PMP
6 39 (5.91%) Master's Degree
7 33 (5.00%) CISM
8 23 (3.48%) DV Cleared
9 16 (2.42%) Computer Science Degree
10 15 (2.27%) CISA
11 12 (1.82%) PhD
12 10 (1.52%) CRISC
12 10 (1.52%) Numerate Degree
13 9 (1.36%) Microsoft Certification
14 8 (1.21%) CESG Certified Professional
15 7 (1.06%) CBAP
15 7 (1.06%) FFIEC
16 5 (0.76%) Azure Certification
16 5 (0.76%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (10.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 64 (9.70%) NIST
3 44 (6.67%) GDPR
4 41 (6.21%) GRC
5 36 (5.45%) QA
6 29 (4.39%) PMO
7 24 (3.64%) Data Quality
8 21 (3.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 20 (3.03%) PCI DSS
10 13 (1.97%) EU AI Act
11 10 (1.52%) SLA
12 9 (1.36%) Basel III
12 9 (1.36%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 8 (1.21%) Cyber Essentials
14 6 (0.91%) EMIR
14 6 (0.91%) NCSC
15 5 (0.76%) Actionable Recommendations
15 5 (0.76%) COBIT
16 4 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 4 (0.61%) MiFID
System Software
1 14 (2.12%) Active Directory
1 14 (2.12%) Docker
2 6 (0.91%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.15%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 12 (1.82%) Kubernetes
1 12 (1.82%) Terraform
2 8 (1.21%) Ansible
3 5 (0.76%) ITRS Geneos
4 3 (0.45%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.45%) RSA Archer
5 2 (0.30%) Grafana
5 2 (0.30%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.30%) QRadar
5 2 (0.30%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.15%) Consul
6 1 (0.15%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.15%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.15%) Kubeflow
6 1 (0.15%) Packer
6 1 (0.15%) Rundeck
Vendors
1 56 (8.48%) Microsoft
2 33 (5.00%) ServiceNow
3 22 (3.33%) SAP
4 19 (2.88%) Oracle
5 15 (2.27%) Salesforce
6 9 (1.36%) Solace
7 7 (1.06%) Bloomberg
7 7 (1.06%) Splunk
8 6 (0.91%) Google
8 6 (0.91%) Murex
9 5 (0.76%) Cisco
9 5 (0.76%) Citrix
9 5 (0.76%) Databricks
9 5 (0.76%) Informatica
10 4 (0.61%) IBM
11 3 (0.45%) Ariba
11 3 (0.45%) CrowdStrike
11 3 (0.45%) Hitachi
11 3 (0.45%) OneLogin
11 3 (0.45%) Qualys