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 2 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 57 50 56
Rank change year-on-year -7 +6 +24
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 633 604 714
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.39% 4.17% 3.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.80% 4.62% 4.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 417 369 502
10th Percentile £405 £400 £413
25th Percentile £475 £500 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £622 £625 £620
Median % change year-on-year -0.48% +0.81% -1.04%
75th Percentile £775 £750 £761
90th Percentile £988 £853 £900
England median daily rate £550 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -4.35% - -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 9 4
10th Percentile £41.75 £24.80 -
25th Percentile - £28.50 £21.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 £73.60 £28.92
Median % change year-on-year -11.68% +154.52% -59.98%
75th Percentile £69.36 £83.20 £42.25
90th Percentile £83.99 £85.56 £52.90
England median hourly rate £33.50 £60.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -44.17% - +512.24%

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 13,198 13,072 16,319
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 91.53% 90.20% 89.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,726 8,366 11,677
10th Percentile £350 £350 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -2.22% -4.66%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £754 £800 £788
England median daily rate £500 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 224 163 247
10th Percentile £18.25 £18.13 £17.00
25th Percentile £24.61 £23.80 £20.00
Median hourly rate £32.05 £35.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -8.43% +7.69% -13.33%
75th Percentile £53.28 £54.50 £57.75
90th Percentile £69.18 £80.75 £73.75
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +25.35%

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 2 January 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
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Risk Management in London over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.

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 2 January 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 -15 85 £625 +4.17% 60
West London -16 9 £448 +24.31% 8
South London -25 6 £500 -18.37% 6
East London -2 3 £585 -13.33% 5
North London - 3 £700 -
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 23 (3.63%) Confluence
2 11 (1.74%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.58%) Apache Spark
4 9 (1.42%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.63%) SAS
6 3 (0.47%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (0.32%) IIS
7 2 (0.32%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.16%) Camunda
8 1 (0.16%) CMS
8 1 (0.16%) nginx
8 1 (0.16%) Oracle Service Bus
8 1 (0.16%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 1 (0.16%) Tomcat
Applications
1 49 (7.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (4.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 24 (3.79%) Microsoft Office
4 16 (2.53%) Microsoft Project
5 10 (1.58%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.47%) Trello
7 2 (0.32%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.16%) Navisworks
8 1 (0.16%) ProjectWise
8 1 (0.16%) Revit
Business Applications
1 11 (1.74%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (1.11%) Endur
3 3 (0.47%) Loan IQ
3 3 (0.47%) Oracle ERP
3 3 (0.47%) SAP IBP
4 2 (0.32%) Aladdin
4 2 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.32%) Oracle Assets
4 2 (0.32%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.32%) Oracle EBS R12
4 2 (0.32%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.32%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.32%) SAP GTS
5 1 (0.16%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle HRMS
5 1 (0.16%) Primavera
5 1 (0.16%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.16%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 77 (12.16%) Azure
2 71 (11.22%) AWS
3 31 (4.90%) GCP
4 27 (4.27%) Power Platform
5 18 (2.84%) Microsoft 365
6 17 (2.69%) Entra ID
7 11 (1.74%) GitHub
7 11 (1.74%) Microsoft Purview
7 11 (1.74%) SaaS
8 10 (1.58%) dbt
9 8 (1.26%) Dynamics 365
10 7 (1.11%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (1.11%) Azure Sentinel
11 6 (0.95%) Miro
11 6 (0.95%) OCI
12 5 (0.79%) Snowflake
13 4 (0.63%) Azure Key Vault
13 4 (0.63%) WhatsApp
14 3 (0.47%) Azure AI
14 3 (0.47%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 24 (3.79%) Firewall
2 7 (1.11%) Network Security
3 5 (0.79%) Multicast
4 4 (0.63%) 5G
5 3 (0.47%) Broadband
5 3 (0.47%) Cisco IPT
5 3 (0.47%) S/MIME
5 3 (0.47%) SSL
5 3 (0.47%) VPN
5 3 (0.47%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.32%) Internet
6 2 (0.32%) LAN
6 2 (0.32%) SD-WAN
6 2 (0.32%) WAN
7 1 (0.16%) BGP
7 1 (0.16%) DHCP
7 1 (0.16%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
7 1 (0.16%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
7 1 (0.16%) MPLS
7 1 (0.16%) RSVP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (4.58%) PostgreSQL
2 25 (3.95%) Power BI
3 20 (3.16%) SQL Server
4 13 (2.05%) Data Warehouse
5 9 (1.42%) Amazon Athena
5 9 (1.42%) Apache Arrow
5 9 (1.42%) Apache Iceberg
5 9 (1.42%) Dremio
5 9 (1.42%) Tableau
6 8 (1.26%) KDB
6 8 (1.26%) Kdb+
7 7 (1.11%) Big Data
7 7 (1.11%) Relational Database
8 6 (0.95%) Metadata
9 4 (0.63%) MongoDB
9 4 (0.63%) NoSQL
9 4 (0.63%) Oracle Reports
9 4 (0.63%) Star Schema
10 3 (0.47%) Data Mart
10 3 (0.47%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 59 (9.32%) JIRA
2 11 (1.74%) Git
3 9 (1.42%) SpecFlow
4 5 (0.79%) GCC
4 5 (0.79%) GDB
4 5 (0.79%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.79%) QUnit
5 3 (0.47%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.32%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.16%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.16%) GitLab
7 1 (0.16%) MLflow
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle APEX
7 1 (0.16%) SonarQube
General
1 318 (50.24%) Finance
2 270 (42.65%) Social Skills
3 137 (21.64%) Banking
4 106 (16.75%) Analytical Skills
5 60 (9.48%) Front Office
6 52 (8.21%) Legal
7 40 (6.32%) Investment Banking
8 38 (6.00%) Public Sector
9 26 (4.11%) Financial Institution
10 24 (3.79%) Influencing Skills
11 17 (2.69%) Organisational Skills
12 13 (2.05%) Back Office
12 13 (2.05%) Presentation Skills
13 12 (1.90%) Law
14 11 (1.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 10 (1.58%) Pharmaceutical
15 10 (1.58%) Retail
16 9 (1.42%) Documentation Skills
16 9 (1.42%) Manufacturing
16 9 (1.42%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 98 (15.48%) Developer
2 91 (14.38%) Analyst
3 86 (13.59%) Senior
4 79 (12.48%) Project Manager
5 60 (9.48%) Lead
6 54 (8.53%) Consultant
7 44 (6.95%) Business Analyst
8 40 (6.32%) Senior Developer
9 39 (6.16%) Architect
10 31 (4.90%) Programme Manager
11 28 (4.42%) AWS Developer
12 27 (4.27%) Java Developer
13 26 (4.11%) Python Developer
13 26 (4.11%) Risk Analyst
14 20 (3.16%) IT Manager
14 20 (3.16%) Senior Java Developer
14 20 (3.16%) Senior Manager
15 19 (3.00%) Delivery Manager
15 19 (3.00%) Kafka Developer
15 19 (3.00%) PostgreSQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (3.48%) Kafka
2 18 (2.84%) NumPy
2 18 (2.84%) Pandas
3 14 (2.21%) AngularJS
4 13 (2.05%) .NET
4 13 (2.05%) .NET Framework
4 13 (2.05%) React
4 13 (2.05%) REST
5 11 (1.74%) XML
6 10 (1.58%) Middleware
6 10 (1.58%) Oracle Fusion
7 9 (1.42%) COM
7 9 (1.42%) Dask
7 9 (1.42%) Entity Framework
7 9 (1.42%) NHibernate
7 9 (1.42%) Node.js
7 9 (1.42%) Playwright
7 9 (1.42%) SciPy
7 9 (1.42%) Vue
8 8 (1.26%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 80 (12.64%) Management Information System
2 62 (9.79%) Derivative
3 48 (7.58%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 41 (6.48%) Equities
5 37 (5.85%) Market Risk
6 31 (4.90%) Product Ownership
7 30 (4.74%) Fixed Income
8 29 (4.58%) Security Posture
9 28 (4.42%) Algorithms
10 23 (3.63%) Credit Risk
11 19 (3.00%) Data Protection Act
11 19 (3.00%) Distributed Systems
12 17 (2.69%) Cloud Native
12 17 (2.69%) Hedge funds
12 17 (2.69%) Onboarding
13 14 (2.21%) Analytical Mindset
14 11 (1.74%) Distributed Computing
14 11 (1.74%) Equity Derivative
14 11 (1.74%) Legacy Systems
15 10 (1.58%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 28 (4.42%) Linux
2 18 (2.84%) Unix
3 14 (2.21%) Windows
4 2 (0.32%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.16%) Android
5 1 (0.16%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 175 (27.65%) Agile
2 167 (26.38%) Stakeholder Management
3 139 (21.96%) Problem-Solving
4 120 (18.96%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 105 (16.59%) Project Management
6 84 (13.27%) Cybersecurity
7 81 (12.80%) Analytics
8 75 (11.85%) Project Delivery
9 69 (10.90%) Information Security
10 67 (10.58%) Decision-Making
11 62 (9.79%) AI
12 60 (9.48%) Continuous Improvement
13 57 (9.00%) Computer Science
13 57 (9.00%) Scrum
14 54 (8.53%) Change Management
15 52 (8.21%) Migration
16 47 (7.42%) PRINCE2
16 47 (7.42%) Regulatory Compliance
17 45 (7.11%) Roadmaps
18 43 (6.79%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 95 (15.01%) Python
2 85 (13.43%) SQL
3 37 (5.85%) Java
4 28 (4.42%) C++
5 23 (3.63%) C#
6 15 (2.37%) PowerShell
7 13 (2.05%) JavaScript
7 13 (2.05%) VBA
8 9 (1.42%) TypeScript
9 5 (0.79%) Korn
10 4 (0.63%) R
11 3 (0.47%) Bash
12 2 (0.32%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.32%) Perl
12 2 (0.32%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.32%) Scala
12 2 (0.32%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.16%) Jython
13 1 (0.16%) MATLAB
13 1 (0.16%) VC++
Qualifications
1 139 (21.96%) Degree
2 72 (11.37%) Security Cleared
3 63 (9.95%) CISSP
4 61 (9.64%) SC Cleared
5 55 (8.69%) PMI Certification
6 51 (8.06%) PMP
7 39 (6.16%) CISM
7 39 (6.16%) Master's Degree
8 21 (3.32%) DV Cleared
9 15 (2.37%) Computer Science Degree
9 15 (2.37%) CRISC
9 15 (2.37%) Numerate Degree
10 12 (1.90%) CISA
11 11 (1.74%) PhD
12 10 (1.58%) Microsoft Certification
13 8 (1.26%) CESG Certified Professional
14 7 (1.11%) FFIEC
15 6 (0.95%) Azure Certification
16 5 (0.79%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
17 4 (0.63%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (11.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 66 (10.43%) NIST
3 45 (7.11%) GDPR
4 43 (6.79%) GRC
5 35 (5.53%) QA
6 29 (4.58%) PMO
7 25 (3.95%) Data Quality
8 20 (3.16%) PCI DSS
9 19 (3.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 13 (2.05%) EU AI Act
11 10 (1.58%) Basel III
12 9 (1.42%) Cyber Essentials
12 9 (1.42%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 9 (1.42%) NCSC
13 8 (1.26%) COBIT
13 8 (1.26%) SLA
14 7 (1.11%) Actionable Recommendations
15 6 (0.95%) EMIR
16 5 (0.79%) Accessibility
16 5 (0.79%) GMP
System Software
1 15 (2.37%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.74%) Docker
3 6 (0.95%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.16%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (1.58%) Kubernetes
1 10 (1.58%) Terraform
2 6 (0.95%) Ansible
3 5 (0.79%) ITRS Geneos
4 4 (0.63%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.47%) RSA Archer
6 2 (0.32%) Grafana
6 2 (0.32%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.16%) Consul
7 1 (0.16%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.16%) Kubeflow
7 1 (0.16%) Packer
7 1 (0.16%) Rundeck
Vendors
1 63 (9.95%) Microsoft
2 26 (4.11%) Oracle
3 23 (3.63%) SAP
4 21 (3.32%) ServiceNow
5 15 (2.37%) Salesforce
6 11 (1.74%) Murex
7 7 (1.11%) Databricks
7 7 (1.11%) Solace
8 6 (0.95%) Bloomberg
9 5 (0.79%) Citrix
9 5 (0.79%) Google
9 5 (0.79%) Informatica
10 4 (0.63%) Ariba
10 4 (0.63%) IBM
10 4 (0.63%) Splunk
11 3 (0.47%) Cisco
11 3 (0.47%) HubSpot
11 3 (0.47%) Remedy
12 2 (0.32%) Foundry
12 2 (0.32%) Talend