Risk Register Contract Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Risk Register
South East > Oxfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Oxfordshire requiring Risk Register skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 - 24
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Risk Register 12 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Oxfordshire 4.08% - 1.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.19% - 1.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £413 - £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £440 - £425
75th Percentile £525 - £438
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £439 £450 £400
% change year-on-year -2.50% +12.50% -25.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51.25 - -
Median hourly rate £52.50 - -
75th Percentile £53.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £44.25 £63.00 -
% change year-on-year -29.76% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Oxfordshire

Risk Register 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 Oxfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 231 95 182
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 78.57% 88.79% 80.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 129 57 115
10th Percentile £225 £248 £150
25th Percentile £363 £306 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £475 £425
Median % change year-on-year +1.05% +11.76% -5.56%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £506
90th Percentile £638 £693 £600
South East median daily rate £513 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +2.50% - -1.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 8 38
10th Percentile £15.62 £13.08 £12.20
25th Percentile £19.06 £18.91 £13.12
Median hourly rate £27.50 £26.53 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year +3.66% +36.05% -25.00%
75th Percentile £51.89 £46.30 £29.38
90th Percentile £53.75 - £65.00
South East median hourly rate £55.00 £28.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year +96.43% -41.05% -3.06%

Risk Register
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Risk Register relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.

Risk Register job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Risk Register
Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Risk Register.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Risk Register

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Hourly Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Risk Register.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Risk Register

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Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Risk Register within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 13 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
Abingdon - 5 £425 - 3
Oxford - 2 £525 - 2
Risk Register
South East

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 9 (75.00%) Azure
1 9 (75.00%) Entra ID
1 9 (75.00%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (50.00%) IaaS
2 6 (50.00%) PaaS
3 2 (16.67%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (16.67%) Cisco IPT
General
1 6 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (16.67%) Legal
2 2 (16.67%) Marketing
2 2 (16.67%) Public Sector
3 1 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (8.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (8.33%) Military
3 1 (8.33%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (83.33%) Security Specialist
2 9 (75.00%) Cybersecurity Specialist
3 1 (8.33%) Data Manager
3 1 (8.33%) Data Protection Manager
3 1 (8.33%) Data Protection Officer
3 1 (8.33%) Information Security Specialist
3 1 (8.33%) Information Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 9 (75.00%) Operational Technology
2 6 (50.00%) Cyber Defence
3 5 (41.67%) SCADA
4 1 (8.33%) Management Information System
4 1 (8.33%) Onboarding
4 1 (8.33%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 7 (58.33%) Linux
1 7 (58.33%) Unix
1 7 (58.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (83.33%) Cybersecurity
1 10 (83.33%) Remediation Plan
1 10 (83.33%) Vulnerability Management
2 9 (75.00%) RBAC
2 9 (75.00%) Security Architecture
2 9 (75.00%) SIEM
3 8 (66.67%) OWASP
3 8 (66.67%) Risk Management
4 7 (58.33%) Architectural Patterns
4 7 (58.33%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
4 7 (58.33%) Risk Assessment
4 7 (58.33%) Threat Intelligence
5 6 (50.00%) Change Control
5 6 (50.00%) CI/CD
5 6 (50.00%) Incident Management
5 6 (50.00%) ITSM
5 6 (50.00%) SABSA
6 5 (41.67%) Internal Audit
6 5 (41.67%) Vulnerability Assessment
7 4 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 8 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 7 (58.33%) SC Cleared
3 6 (50.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 6 (50.00%) CESG Certified Professional
3 6 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
3 6 (50.00%) CISM
3 6 (50.00%) CISSP
3 6 (50.00%) CRISC
3 6 (50.00%) GIAC
4 5 (41.67%) Degree
4 5 (41.67%) SANS
5 4 (33.33%) GSEC
5 4 (33.33%) SSCP
6 1 (8.33%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (83.33%) Cyber Essentials
1 10 (83.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (75.00%) NIST
3 8 (66.67%) ISO 31000
4 2 (16.67%) EU AI Act
4 2 (16.67%) GDPR
4 2 (16.67%) NCSC
4 2 (16.67%) PCI DSS
4 2 (16.67%) PERC
System Software
1 5 (41.67%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 6 (50.00%) Microsoft