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 20 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 36 65
Rank change year-on-year -36 +29 +5
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 641 689 580
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.56% 5.56% 3.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.03% 6.03% 3.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 414 448 402
10th Percentile £413 £403 £394
25th Percentile £506 £508 £493
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £650 £600
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £750 £813 £770
90th Percentile £921 £875 £850
England median daily rate £550 £579 £560
% change year-on-year -5.01% +3.49% -6.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 8 3
10th Percentile - £48.12 £23.90
25th Percentile £85.00 £48.25 £26.23
Median hourly rate £90.00 £69.30 £30.12
Median % change year-on-year +29.87% +130.08% -52.94%
75th Percentile £95.00 £86.15 £39.44
90th Percentile - £96.50 £45.02
England median hourly rate £55.00 £63.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year -12.70% +20.00% +393.89%

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 15,896 11,429 15,488
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.31% 92.26% 88.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,636 7,715 11,109
10th Percentile £358 £350 £343
25th Percentile £431 £435 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -7.17%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £680
90th Percentile £760 £812 £800
England median daily rate £513 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 237 185 307
10th Percentile £18.75 £16.10 £15.77
25th Percentile £25.25 £22.90 £20.00
Median hourly rate £37.50 £34.00 £27.84
Median % change year-on-year +10.29% +22.13% -25.44%
75th Percentile £57.50 £50.50 £48.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £63.75 £66.85
England median hourly rate £46.11 £28.75 £36.50
% change year-on-year +60.37% -21.23% -1.75%

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 20 May 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 20 May 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 -22 96 £600 -2.04% 49
West London -20 11 £544 +147.16% 13
East London -2 10 £630 +5.00%
South London -29 5 £500 -14.24% 8
North London - 1 £325 - 1
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 27 (4.21%) Confluence
2 10 (1.56%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.09%) SAS
4 3 (0.47%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.16%) IBM HTTP Server
5 1 (0.16%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.16%) OpenROAD
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle Self-Service HR
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle Service Bus
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.16%) ThingWorx
5 1 (0.16%) Tomcat
Applications
1 40 (6.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 28 (4.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 21 (3.28%) Microsoft Project
4 17 (2.65%) Microsoft Office
5 12 (1.87%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.31%) Trello
7 1 (0.16%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.16%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 14 (2.18%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.40%) Endur
3 7 (1.09%) Loan IQ
3 7 (1.09%) Summit
4 6 (0.94%) Aladdin
5 5 (0.78%) Actimize
5 5 (0.78%) Oracle ERP
6 4 (0.62%) NetSuite
6 4 (0.62%) Oracle EBS
6 4 (0.62%) Oracle Payables
6 4 (0.62%) Oracle Receivables
7 3 (0.47%) Dynamics AX
7 3 (0.47%) Dynamics GP
7 3 (0.47%) Dynamics SL
7 3 (0.47%) Findur
7 3 (0.47%) Infor CloudSuite
7 3 (0.47%) Sage X3
7 3 (0.47%) SAP Payroll
8 2 (0.31%) Front Arena
8 2 (0.31%) Oracle Financials
Cloud Services
1 77 (12.01%) Azure
2 61 (9.52%) AWS
3 21 (3.28%) GCP
4 20 (3.12%) Power Platform
5 17 (2.65%) Microsoft 365
5 17 (2.65%) SaaS
6 12 (1.87%) Dynamics 365
7 11 (1.72%) Azure DevOps
8 9 (1.40%) Entra ID
8 9 (1.40%) GitHub
9 8 (1.25%) Microsoft Purview
9 8 (1.25%) SuccessFactors
10 7 (1.09%) Amazon S3
11 6 (0.94%) Microsoft Copilot
11 6 (0.94%) Snowflake
12 5 (0.78%) Amazon EC2
12 5 (0.78%) Azure Data Factory
12 5 (0.78%) PaaS
13 4 (0.62%) Azure Sentinel
13 4 (0.62%) Collibra
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.72%) Firewall
2 6 (0.94%) Network Security
3 2 (0.31%) NAS
3 2 (0.31%) SAN
3 2 (0.31%) VLAN
4 1 (0.16%) DMZ
4 1 (0.16%) Fibre Channel
4 1 (0.16%) Internet
4 1 (0.16%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (0.16%) LAN
4 1 (0.16%) NGFW
4 1 (0.16%) VPN
4 1 (0.16%) WAN
4 1 (0.16%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (2.65%) Data Warehouse
2 15 (2.34%) Power BI
3 14 (2.18%) Metadata
4 9 (1.40%) PostgreSQL
4 9 (1.40%) Relational Database
5 8 (1.25%) SQL Server
6 6 (0.94%) Data Lake
7 5 (0.78%) RDBMS
7 5 (0.78%) Tableau
8 4 (0.62%) Big Data
9 3 (0.47%) Crystal Reports
9 3 (0.47%) Data Mart
9 3 (0.47%) NoSQL
9 3 (0.47%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.31%) KDB
10 2 (0.31%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.31%) Oracle Reports
10 2 (0.31%) Snowflake Schema
10 2 (0.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.31%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 58 (9.05%) JIRA
2 7 (1.09%) Git
2 7 (1.09%) Jenkins
3 5 (0.78%) GitLab
4 4 (0.62%) Selenium
5 3 (0.47%) TeamCity
5 3 (0.47%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.47%) Zephyr
6 1 (0.16%) Appium
6 1 (0.16%) Bitbucket Server
6 1 (0.16%) DbUnit
6 1 (0.16%) ER Studio
6 1 (0.16%) ERwin
6 1 (0.16%) jMock
6 1 (0.16%) JUnit
6 1 (0.16%) Maven
6 1 (0.16%) MLflow
6 1 (0.16%) Mockito
6 1 (0.16%) SoapUI
6 1 (0.16%) SonarQube
General
1 298 (46.49%) Finance
2 234 (36.51%) Social Skills
3 115 (17.94%) Analytical Skills
4 110 (17.16%) Banking
5 61 (9.52%) Public Sector
6 59 (9.20%) Legal
7 29 (4.52%) Investment Banking
8 26 (4.06%) Front Office
8 26 (4.06%) Influencing Skills
9 22 (3.43%) Presentation Skills
10 21 (3.28%) Financial Institution
11 20 (3.12%) Organisational Skills
12 17 (2.65%) Retail
13 12 (1.87%) Marketing
13 12 (1.87%) Military
14 10 (1.56%) Documentation Skills
14 10 (1.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 9 (1.40%) Back Office
15 9 (1.40%) Pharmaceutical
16 8 (1.25%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 90 (14.04%) Lead
2 85 (13.26%) Senior
3 74 (11.54%) Analyst
4 62 (9.67%) Project Manager
5 54 (8.42%) Architect
6 53 (8.27%) Developer
7 50 (7.80%) Business Analyst
8 41 (6.40%) Consultant
9 34 (5.30%) Programme Manager
10 23 (3.59%) Security Architect
11 22 (3.43%) Risk Analyst
12 21 (3.28%) Delivery Manager
13 20 (3.12%) Risk Business Analyst
13 20 (3.12%) Senior Developer
14 18 (2.81%) Risk Manager
15 16 (2.50%) Senior Manager
16 14 (2.18%) IT Manager
16 14 (2.18%) Security Consultant
16 14 (2.18%) Solutions Architect
17 13 (2.03%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (3.74%) Oracle Fusion
2 14 (2.18%) .NET
3 12 (1.87%) Kafka
4 9 (1.40%) Middleware
4 9 (1.40%) REST
5 8 (1.25%) React
5 8 (1.25%) XML
6 6 (0.94%) Azure Blueprints
6 6 (0.94%) J2EE
6 6 (0.94%) JSP
7 5 (0.78%) FIX Protocol
8 4 (0.62%) AngularJS
8 4 (0.62%) PySpark
9 3 (0.47%) JSON
9 3 (0.47%) RESTful
9 3 (0.47%) SOAP
10 2 (0.31%) Murex MxML
10 2 (0.31%) NumPy
10 2 (0.31%) OAuth
10 2 (0.31%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 48 (7.49%) Management Information System
2 45 (7.02%) Derivative
3 30 (4.68%) Market Risk
4 28 (4.37%) Onboarding
4 28 (4.37%) Product Ownership
5 27 (4.21%) Cloud Native
5 27 (4.21%) Security Posture
6 22 (3.43%) Credit Risk
7 19 (2.96%) Data Protection Act
7 19 (2.96%) Equities
7 19 (2.96%) Fixed Income
7 19 (2.96%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 18 (2.81%) Distributed Systems
9 14 (2.18%) Data Structures
10 13 (2.03%) AI Agents
11 12 (1.87%) Algorithms
11 12 (1.87%) Equity Derivative
11 12 (1.87%) Legacy Systems
12 11 (1.72%) Analytical Mindset
13 9 (1.40%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 13 (2.03%) Linux
2 11 (1.72%) Windows
3 10 (1.56%) Unix
4 2 (0.31%) zOS
5 1 (0.16%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 185 (28.86%) Stakeholder Management
2 172 (26.83%) Agile
3 129 (20.12%) Problem-Solving
4 112 (17.47%) Continuous Improvement
5 109 (17.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 92 (14.35%) Project Management
7 90 (14.04%) Decision-Making
7 90 (14.04%) Roadmaps
8 89 (13.88%) Cybersecurity
9 86 (13.42%) AI
10 74 (11.54%) Analytics
10 74 (11.54%) Information Security
11 69 (10.76%) Project Delivery
12 61 (9.52%) ERP
12 61 (9.52%) Regulatory Compliance
13 56 (8.74%) Migration
14 55 (8.58%) DevOps
15 52 (8.11%) Change Management
15 52 (8.11%) Data Protection
16 51 (7.96%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 63 (9.83%) Python
1 63 (9.83%) SQL
2 38 (5.93%) Java
3 13 (2.03%) C#
4 12 (1.87%) C++
5 9 (1.40%) PowerShell
6 5 (0.78%) JavaScript
6 5 (0.78%) TypeScript
7 4 (0.62%) Shell Script
8 3 (0.47%) Bash
8 3 (0.47%) Perl
8 3 (0.47%) PL/SQL
8 3 (0.47%) VBA
9 2 (0.31%) Korn
9 2 (0.31%) RPG
9 2 (0.31%) Scala
10 1 (0.16%) C
10 1 (0.16%) Go
10 1 (0.16%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 104 (16.22%) Degree
2 97 (15.13%) Security Cleared
3 70 (10.92%) SC Cleared
4 46 (7.18%) CISSP
5 32 (4.99%) CISM
6 31 (4.84%) PMI Certification
7 29 (4.52%) PMP
8 18 (2.81%) CRISC
9 17 (2.65%) Computer Science Degree
10 16 (2.50%) DV Cleared
11 13 (2.03%) Master's Degree
12 11 (1.72%) CISA
12 11 (1.72%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 10 (1.56%) BPSS Clearance
14 8 (1.25%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 8 (1.25%) Numerate Degree
15 6 (0.94%) ISTQB
15 6 (0.94%) RIBA
16 5 (0.78%) APMG
17 4 (0.62%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (10.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 59 (9.20%) NIST
3 54 (8.42%) GRC
4 45 (7.02%) QA
5 39 (6.08%) GDPR
6 34 (5.30%) PMO
7 32 (4.99%) Data Quality
8 26 (4.06%) PCI DSS
9 23 (3.59%) SLA
10 16 (2.50%) COBIT
11 15 (2.34%) NCSC
12 12 (1.87%) SOC 2
13 10 (1.56%) Actionable Recommendations
14 8 (1.25%) NIST 800
15 6 (0.94%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 6 (0.94%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 5 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials
16 5 (0.78%) GMP
16 5 (0.78%) GxP
17 4 (0.62%) IFRS
System Software
1 7 (1.09%) Docker
2 5 (0.78%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.62%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.31%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.16%) NFS
5 1 (0.16%) Postfix
5 1 (0.16%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 9 (1.40%) Kubernetes
2 6 (0.94%) Terraform
3 4 (0.62%) Control-M
3 4 (0.62%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.47%) HP ALM
4 3 (0.47%) ITRS Geneos
5 2 (0.31%) Ansible
5 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.16%) Avamar
6 1 (0.16%) CASB
6 1 (0.16%) EMC NetWorker
6 1 (0.16%) Grafana
6 1 (0.16%) Nessus
6 1 (0.16%) NetBackup
6 1 (0.16%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.16%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 73 (11.39%) Microsoft
2 52 (8.11%) Oracle
3 43 (6.71%) SAP
4 29 (4.52%) ServiceNow
5 21 (3.28%) Murex
6 17 (2.65%) Salesforce
7 16 (2.50%) Workday
8 8 (1.25%) Databricks
9 6 (0.94%) Ariba
9 6 (0.94%) Google
9 6 (0.94%) Informatica
9 6 (0.94%) OpenLink
10 5 (0.78%) Charles River
10 5 (0.78%) OpenAI
11 4 (0.62%) Bloomberg
11 4 (0.62%) Foundry
11 4 (0.62%) Splunk
12 3 (0.47%) Epicor
12 3 (0.47%) QAD
12 3 (0.47%) Sage