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 18 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 40 74
Rank change year-on-year -40 +34 -10
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 724 740 498
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.60% 5.50% 3.08%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.04% 5.95% 3.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 443 483 312
10th Percentile £413 £396 £384
25th Percentile £500 £498 £484
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £650 £600
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -6.07%
75th Percentile £725 £800 £761
90th Percentile £850 £875 £863
England median daily rate £570 £575 £577
% change year-on-year -0.87% -0.35% -3.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 7 2
10th Percentile - £39.45 £31.73
25th Percentile - £48.25 £34.15
Median hourly rate - £65.00 £38.81
Median % change year-on-year - +67.48% +78.44%
75th Percentile - - £44.09
90th Percentile - £79.00 £46.89
England median hourly rate £73.00 £51.00 £57.50
% change year-on-year +43.14% -11.30% -4.17%

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 17,916 12,432 14,370
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.17% 92.34% 88.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,760 8,272 10,048
10th Percentile £360 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £663 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 287 253 197
10th Percentile £16.99 £16.50 £16.99
25th Percentile £19.50 £24.66 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £29.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +20.34% -15.71% -12.50%
75th Percentile £56.63 £48.75 £53.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.75 £71.50
England median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +5.94%

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 18 August 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 18 August 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 -10 106 £600 -4.00% 49
West London -14 16 £625 +47.06% 26
East London 0 7 £590 +18.00% 7
South London -21 2 £413 -28.63% 15
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 35 (4.83%) Confluence
2 10 (1.38%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.55%) SAS
4 2 (0.28%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.28%) CMS
4 2 (0.28%) IIS
4 2 (0.28%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.14%) Appian
5 1 (0.14%) IBM HTTP Server
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 27 (3.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (3.31%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (3.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (2.35%) Microsoft Project
5 11 (1.52%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.28%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.28%) Trello
7 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.14%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 13 (1.80%) Endur
2 12 (1.66%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.55%) Actimize
3 4 (0.55%) Aladdin
3 4 (0.55%) Magento
3 4 (0.55%) Oracle ERP
4 3 (0.41%) Findur
4 3 (0.41%) Loan IQ
4 3 (0.41%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.41%) Oracle Financials
4 3 (0.41%) Oracle Payables
4 3 (0.41%) Oracle Receivables
4 3 (0.41%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (0.41%) SAP HCM
4 3 (0.41%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 3 (0.41%) Summit
5 2 (0.28%) Global One
5 2 (0.28%) Infor CloudSuite
5 2 (0.28%) SAP HR
5 2 (0.28%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 100 (13.81%) Azure
2 87 (12.02%) AWS
3 31 (4.28%) GCP
4 26 (3.59%) Entra ID
4 26 (3.59%) SaaS
5 24 (3.31%) Microsoft 365
6 19 (2.62%) Power Platform
7 12 (1.66%) Azure DevOps
7 12 (1.66%) GitHub
8 10 (1.38%) Microsoft Purview
9 9 (1.24%) Azure Sentinel
10 8 (1.10%) OCI
10 8 (1.10%) PaaS
11 7 (0.97%) Azure Data Factory
11 7 (0.97%) Microsoft Copilot
11 7 (0.97%) Snowflake
12 6 (0.83%) Azure AI
12 6 (0.83%) GitHub Actions
12 6 (0.83%) SuccessFactors
13 5 (0.69%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 16 (2.21%) Firewall
2 15 (2.07%) Network Security
3 8 (1.10%) TCP/IP
4 6 (0.83%) 4G
4 6 (0.83%) 5G
5 5 (0.69%) DNS
5 5 (0.69%) Internet
5 5 (0.69%) LAN
5 5 (0.69%) VPN
5 5 (0.69%) WAN
6 4 (0.55%) DHCP
6 4 (0.55%) Wireless
7 3 (0.41%) Kerberos
7 3 (0.41%) NAS
7 3 (0.41%) SAN
7 3 (0.41%) VoLTE
7 3 (0.41%) WinSCP
8 2 (0.28%) IPv4
8 2 (0.28%) Radio Access Network
8 2 (0.28%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (2.90%) SQL Server
2 14 (1.93%) Power BI
3 13 (1.80%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (1.38%) Metadata
5 9 (1.24%) Relational Database
6 6 (0.83%) Data Lake
6 6 (0.83%) MongoDB
7 5 (0.69%) Oracle Database
7 5 (0.69%) RDBMS
8 4 (0.55%) Big Data
8 4 (0.55%) NoSQL
9 3 (0.41%) Crystal Reports
9 3 (0.41%) Db2
9 3 (0.41%) Delta Lake
9 3 (0.41%) Oracle Reports
9 3 (0.41%) PostgreSQL
9 3 (0.41%) Tableau
10 2 (0.28%) Snowflake Schema
10 2 (0.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.28%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 58 (8.01%) JIRA
2 15 (2.07%) Git
3 12 (1.66%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.83%) Selenium
5 4 (0.55%) GitLab
5 4 (0.55%) Subversion
5 4 (0.55%) TeamCity
5 4 (0.55%) Zephyr
6 3 (0.41%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.41%) MLflow
7 2 (0.28%) Artifactory
7 2 (0.28%) Claude Code
7 2 (0.28%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.14%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 1 (0.14%) DbUnit
8 1 (0.14%) Gradle
8 1 (0.14%) Mockito
8 1 (0.14%) NeoLoad
8 1 (0.14%) SoapUI
8 1 (0.14%) SonarQube
General
1 332 (45.86%) Finance
2 268 (37.02%) Social Skills
3 119 (16.44%) Banking
4 116 (16.02%) Analytical Skills
5 76 (10.50%) Legal
6 72 (9.94%) Public Sector
7 54 (7.46%) Front Office
8 32 (4.42%) Organisational Skills
9 26 (3.59%) Influencing Skills
9 26 (3.59%) Investment Banking
10 22 (3.04%) Presentation Skills
10 22 (3.04%) Telecoms
11 20 (2.76%) Financial Institution
12 18 (2.49%) Retail
13 17 (2.35%) Marketing
14 13 (1.80%) Law
15 12 (1.66%) Back Office
15 12 (1.66%) Local Government
16 11 (1.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 10 (1.38%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 99 (13.67%) Lead
2 89 (12.29%) Senior
3 71 (9.81%) Architect
4 67 (9.25%) Analyst
5 66 (9.12%) Project Manager
6 47 (6.49%) Developer
6 47 (6.49%) Programme Manager
7 40 (5.52%) Business Analyst
8 35 (4.83%) Security Architect
9 34 (4.70%) Consultant
10 29 (4.01%) Senior Manager
11 22 (3.04%) Delivery Manager
11 22 (3.04%) IT Manager
12 19 (2.62%) Security Engineer
13 16 (2.21%) Risk Analyst
13 16 (2.21%) Security Manager
13 16 (2.21%) Solutions Architect
14 15 (2.07%) Risk Business Analyst
14 15 (2.07%) Technical Manager
15 13 (1.80%) Risk Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (3.73%) .NET
2 20 (2.76%) REST
3 16 (2.21%) Oracle Fusion
4 15 (2.07%) Middleware
5 9 (1.24%) Kafka
6 8 (1.10%) Azure Blueprints
7 7 (0.97%) PySpark
7 7 (0.97%) React
7 7 (0.97%) SOAP
7 7 (0.97%) XML
8 5 (0.69%) .NET Core
8 5 (0.69%) .NET Framework
8 5 (0.69%) OAuth
8 5 (0.69%) SailPoint
8 5 (0.69%) VML
9 4 (0.55%) AngularJS
9 4 (0.55%) Jakarta EE
9 4 (0.55%) JSON
9 4 (0.55%) JSP
9 4 (0.55%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 40 (5.52%) Cloud Native
2 37 (5.11%) Management Information System
3 35 (4.83%) Product Ownership
4 34 (4.70%) Onboarding
5 33 (4.56%) Security Posture
6 25 (3.45%) Derivative
7 23 (3.18%) Market Risk
8 21 (2.90%) Fixed Income
9 20 (2.76%) Data Protection Act
10 19 (2.62%) Credit Risk
11 18 (2.49%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 15 (2.07%) Data Centre
12 15 (2.07%) Enterprise Software
12 15 (2.07%) Legacy Systems
13 14 (1.93%) AI Agents
14 12 (1.66%) Equities
14 12 (1.66%) NHS
15 10 (1.38%) CMDB
16 9 (1.24%) Data Structures
16 9 (1.24%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 33 (4.56%) Windows
2 24 (3.31%) Linux
3 19 (2.62%) Unix
4 13 (1.80%) Windows Server
5 10 (1.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.41%) Alpine Linux
6 3 (0.41%) Ubuntu
6 3 (0.41%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.14%) Android
7 1 (0.14%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 281 (38.81%) Stakeholder Management
2 187 (25.83%) Agile
3 152 (20.99%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 124 (17.13%) Continuous Improvement
5 123 (16.99%) Cybersecurity
6 118 (16.30%) Problem-Solving
7 110 (15.19%) Roadmaps
8 102 (14.09%) AI
9 100 (13.81%) Decision-Making
10 99 (13.67%) Project Management
11 89 (12.29%) Information Security
12 86 (11.88%) Migration
13 82 (11.33%) Project Delivery
14 73 (10.08%) Analytics
14 73 (10.08%) DevOps
15 63 (8.70%) Change Management
16 62 (8.56%) CI/CD
17 59 (8.15%) Regulatory Compliance
18 58 (8.01%) SDLC
19 54 (7.46%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 60 (8.29%) Python
2 59 (8.15%) SQL
3 26 (3.59%) Java
4 21 (2.90%) C#
5 19 (2.62%) PowerShell
6 7 (0.97%) PL/SQL
7 5 (0.69%) Bicep
8 4 (0.55%) Bash
8 4 (0.55%) TypeScript
9 3 (0.41%) C
9 3 (0.41%) C++
9 3 (0.41%) R
9 3 (0.41%) Scala
9 3 (0.41%) VBA
9 3 (0.41%) VBScript
10 2 (0.28%) Delphi
10 2 (0.28%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.28%) Perl
10 2 (0.28%) ProC
10 2 (0.28%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 108 (14.92%) Security Cleared
2 86 (11.88%) Degree
3 76 (10.50%) SC Cleared
4 55 (7.60%) CISSP
5 34 (4.70%) PMI Certification
6 33 (4.56%) PMP
7 29 (4.01%) CISM
8 26 (3.59%) DV Cleared
9 18 (2.49%) Computer Science Degree
10 14 (1.93%) CISA
10 14 (1.93%) Master's Degree
11 12 (1.66%) CRISC
12 10 (1.38%) BPSS Clearance
13 9 (1.24%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 8 (1.10%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 8 (1.10%) ISTQB
15 7 (0.97%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 7 (0.97%) Cisco Certification
15 7 (0.97%) Microsoft Certification
16 5 (0.69%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (10.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 68 (9.39%) NIST
3 61 (8.43%) GRC
4 55 (7.60%) QA
5 32 (4.42%) GDPR
6 28 (3.87%) PMO
7 26 (3.59%) Data Quality
8 21 (2.90%) NCSC
9 17 (2.35%) SLA
10 15 (2.07%) PCI DSS
11 12 (1.66%) SOC 2
12 11 (1.52%) Cyber Essentials
13 10 (1.38%) COBIT
14 9 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 6 (0.83%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 6 (0.83%) ITGC
16 5 (0.69%) Actionable Recommendations
16 5 (0.69%) EU AI Act
16 5 (0.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
17 4 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 15 (2.07%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.24%) Virtual Machines
3 7 (0.97%) Docker
4 3 (0.41%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.28%) NFS
6 1 (0.14%) Postfix
6 1 (0.14%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.14%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.14%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 20 (2.76%) Terraform
2 12 (1.66%) Ansible
3 11 (1.52%) Kubernetes
4 5 (0.69%) Grafana
4 5 (0.69%) Prometheus
5 4 (0.55%) ITRS Geneos
5 4 (0.55%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.55%) SCCM
6 3 (0.41%) Control-M
6 3 (0.41%) HP ALM
6 3 (0.41%) Progress Chef
6 3 (0.41%) Puppet
6 3 (0.41%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.28%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.28%) RSA Archer
8 1 (0.14%) Avamar
8 1 (0.14%) CA Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.14%) CASB
8 1 (0.14%) Istio
8 1 (0.14%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 105 (14.50%) Microsoft
2 48 (6.63%) ServiceNow
3 41 (5.66%) Oracle
4 35 (4.83%) SAP
5 14 (1.93%) Salesforce
6 13 (1.80%) Murex
7 12 (1.66%) Google
7 12 (1.66%) Splunk
8 11 (1.52%) Workday
9 8 (1.10%) Databricks
9 8 (1.10%) Qualys
9 8 (1.10%) Tenable
10 6 (0.83%) Cisco
10 6 (0.83%) OpenLink
10 6 (0.83%) Rapid7
10 6 (0.83%) Sybase
11 5 (0.69%) Atlassian
11 5 (0.69%) CyberArk
11 5 (0.69%) Red Hat
11 5 (0.69%) Sitecore