Risk Manager Contract Job Trends in Reading

Risk Manager
Berkshire > Reading

The median Risk Manager daily rate in Reading is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 86 67 92
Rank change year-on-year -19 +25 -
Contract jobs requiring a Risk Manager 2 3 3
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.20% 0.47% 0.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% 0.49% 0.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile £310 - -
25th Percentile £325 £665 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £680 £550
Median % change year-on-year -48.53% +23.64% -
75th Percentile £375 £695 £575
90th Percentile £390 - -
Berkshire median daily rate £350 £680 £650
% change year-on-year -48.53% +4.62% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Reading. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Reading with a recognized job title 932 608 1,118
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 94.85% 93.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 603 370 654
10th Percentile £306 £313 £213
25th Percentile £421 £427 £393
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £570 £513
Median % change year-on-year -7.89% +11.22% -6.82%
75th Percentile £624 £638 £615
90th Percentile £688 £700 £688
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 112 4 48
10th Percentile £56.23 - £20.17
25th Percentile £80.75 - £52.55
Median hourly rate £84.00 £70.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% +13.64% -4.75%
75th Percentile £88.00 £71.80 £71.75
90th Percentile £104.95 £75.03 £87.48
Berkshire median hourly rate £83.00 £62.40 £58.30
% change year-on-year +33.02% +7.02% +6.00%

Risk Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Risk Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Risk Manager job vacancy trend in Reading

Risk Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Risk Manager job vacancies in Reading.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Risk Manager job vacancies in Reading

Risk Manager Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 26 March 2026, Risk Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Reading region featuring Risk Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Internal Audit
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 2 (100.00%) Project Governance
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Risk Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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:

Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Internal Audit
1 2 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 2 (100.00%) Project Governance
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft