Risk Management Contracts in Scotland

Risk Management
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland requiring Risk Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Risk Management over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 47 56 75
Rank change year-on-year +9 +19 +19
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 76 76 99
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 4.68% 3.43% 3.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.01% 3.87% 3.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 32 62
10th Percentile £385 £325 £269
25th Percentile £449 £372 £427
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £513
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -12.20% +2.50%
75th Percentile £552 £565 £650
90th Percentile £688 £669 £700
UK median daily rate £575 £550 £600
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 12
10th Percentile £65.48 - -
25th Percentile £66.20 - -
Median hourly rate £71.32 - £10.63
75th Percentile £79.22 - -
90th Percentile £81.61 - -
UK median hourly rate £61.50 £50.00 £10.63
% change year-on-year +22.99% +370.37% -67.19%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,518 1,963 2,651
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 93.42% 88.54% 92.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 920 1,196 1,908
10th Percentile £263 £229 £263
25th Percentile £375 £400 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.63% - +2.15%
75th Percentile £550 £588 £556
90th Percentile £606 £675 £650
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 94 54
10th Percentile £16.19 £12.36 £10.63
25th Percentile £17.30 £16.00 £11.51
Median hourly rate £21.59 £19.34 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +11.66% +9.11% -55.69%
75th Percentile £24.66 £40.94 £53.75
90th Percentile £51.48 £60.75 £66.09
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.65 £37.30
% change year-on-year -18.65% -4.42% +49.20%

Risk Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Risk Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Risk Management in Scotland

Risk Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Risk Management in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Risk Management in Scotland

Risk Management
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Risk Management in Scotland over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Risk Management in Scotland

Risk Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Risk Management in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for Risk Management in Scotland

Risk Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in Scotland

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Risk Management in Scotland over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Risk Management in Scotland

Risk Management
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

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 Scotland region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Glasgow +17 39 £521 +22.59% 48
Edinburgh +17 32 £450 -10.00% 45
Perth and Kinross - 3 £450 - 1
Perthshire 0 1 - - 1
Risk Management
UK

Risk Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 3 (3.95%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (6.58%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (2.63%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.32%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (2.63%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (1.32%) iTrent
2 1 (1.32%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 12 (15.79%) Cloud Computing
2 8 (10.53%) Azure
3 7 (9.21%) Power Platform
4 4 (5.26%) Azure DevOps
4 4 (5.26%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (2.63%) Power Automate
6 1 (1.32%) Amazon CloudWatch
6 1 (1.32%) Amazon ECS
6 1 (1.32%) Amazon EKS
6 1 (1.32%) Amazon S3
6 1 (1.32%) Asana
6 1 (1.32%) AWS
6 1 (1.32%) AWS CloudFormation
6 1 (1.32%) AWS Lambda
6 1 (1.32%) Entra ID
6 1 (1.32%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (1.32%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.95%) Firewall
2 2 (2.63%) Network Security
3 1 (1.32%) BGP
3 1 (1.32%) LAN
3 1 (1.32%) OSPF
3 1 (1.32%) TCP/IP
3 1 (1.32%) VPN
3 1 (1.32%) WAN
3 1 (1.32%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (5.26%) Power BI
2 1 (1.32%) Amazon RDS
2 1 (1.32%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (1.32%) Git
1 1 (1.32%) GitLab
1 1 (1.32%) Jenkins
1 1 (1.32%) JIRA
1 1 (1.32%) JUnit
1 1 (1.32%) MSTest
1 1 (1.32%) NUnit
1 1 (1.32%) Postman
1 1 (1.32%) Ranorex
1 1 (1.32%) Selenium
General
1 38 (50.00%) Finance
2 34 (44.74%) Social Skills
3 29 (38.16%) Banking
4 13 (17.11%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (17.11%) Public Sector
5 9 (11.84%) Influencing Skills
5 9 (11.84%) Investment Banking
6 8 (10.53%) Retail Banking
7 3 (3.95%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (2.63%) Financial Institution
8 2 (2.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (2.63%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (1.32%) Aerospace
9 1 (1.32%) Legal
9 1 (1.32%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.32%) Retail
9 1 (1.32%) Retail Finance
9 1 (1.32%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 10 (13.16%) Project Manager
2 8 (10.53%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
2 8 (10.53%) JavaScript Engineer
2 8 (10.53%) Python Engineer
3 7 (9.21%) Lead
4 5 (6.58%) Programme Manager
4 5 (6.58%) Senior
5 4 (5.26%) Analyst
5 4 (5.26%) Architect
5 4 (5.26%) Security Specialist
5 4 (5.26%) Technical Manager
6 3 (3.95%) Delivery Manager
6 3 (3.95%) Developer
7 2 (2.63%) Incident Manager
7 2 (2.63%) IT Manager
7 2 (2.63%) Security Architect
7 2 (2.63%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
7 2 (2.63%) Senior Manager
7 2 (2.63%) Solutions Architect
7 2 (2.63%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.63%) JSON
1 2 (2.63%) XML
2 1 (1.32%) .NET
2 1 (1.32%) CSS
2 1 (1.32%) HTML
2 1 (1.32%) Lambda Expressions
2 1 (1.32%) Playwright
2 1 (1.32%) REST
2 1 (1.32%) SOAP
2 1 (1.32%) WebSockets
2 1 (1.32%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 12 (15.79%) Distributed Systems
2 9 (11.84%) Management Information System
3 4 (5.26%) Cyber Threat
3 4 (5.26%) Data Protection Act
3 4 (5.26%) Security Posture
4 3 (3.95%) Data Centre
5 2 (2.63%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (2.63%) CMDB
5 2 (2.63%) Onboarding
5 2 (2.63%) Operational Technology
5 2 (2.63%) PKI
5 2 (2.63%) PMI
5 2 (2.63%) Product Ownership
6 1 (1.32%) Data Structures
6 1 (1.32%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (1.32%) FMCG
6 1 (1.32%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 5 (6.58%) Windows
2 2 (2.63%) Unix
2 2 (2.63%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.32%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (35.53%) Problem-Solving
2 24 (31.58%) Agile
3 21 (27.63%) Project Management
4 16 (21.05%) Stakeholder Management
5 15 (19.74%) Cybersecurity
6 14 (18.42%) Data Security
6 14 (18.42%) Decision-Making
7 13 (17.11%) Project Delivery
8 11 (14.47%) Artificial Intelligence
8 11 (14.47%) Critical Thinking
8 11 (14.47%) Data Science
8 11 (14.47%) Data-Driven Decision Making
8 11 (14.47%) Experimental Design
8 11 (14.47%) Machine Learning
8 11 (14.47%) Natural Language Processing
8 11 (14.47%) Statistical Analysis
9 10 (13.16%) Continuous Improvement
9 10 (13.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 9 (11.84%) Programme Management
10 9 (11.84%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 13 (17.11%) JavaScript
2 12 (15.79%) Java
2 12 (15.79%) Python
3 11 (14.47%) TypeScript
4 3 (3.95%) PowerShell
5 1 (1.32%) C#
5 1 (1.32%) SQL
Qualifications
1 13 (17.11%) Degree
2 5 (6.58%) CISSP
3 4 (5.26%) CISM
3 4 (5.26%) PMI Certification
3 4 (5.26%) Security Cleared
4 3 (3.95%) CRISC
4 3 (3.95%) SC Cleared
5 2 (2.63%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (2.63%) ISACA
5 2 (2.63%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 2 (2.63%) PMP
6 1 (1.32%) ACCA
6 1 (1.32%) CCNP
6 1 (1.32%) CIMA
6 1 (1.32%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (1.32%) CompTIA CySA+
6 1 (1.32%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (1.32%) ISEB
6 1 (1.32%) Master's Degree
6 1 (1.32%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (7.89%) PMO
2 5 (6.58%) QA
3 3 (3.95%) Data Quality
3 3 (3.95%) Disclosure Scotland
4 2 (2.63%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (2.63%) GRC
4 2 (2.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (2.63%) P3O
4 2 (2.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (1.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (1.32%) GDPR
5 1 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 1 (1.32%) NIST
5 1 (1.32%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (5.26%) Active Directory
2 2 (2.63%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 3 (3.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (2.63%) SCCM
3 1 (1.32%) Ansible
3 1 (1.32%) CASB
3 1 (1.32%) FortiGate
3 1 (1.32%) Grafana
3 1 (1.32%) Kubernetes
3 1 (1.32%) Progress Chef
3 1 (1.32%) Prometheus
3 1 (1.32%) Terraform
Vendors
1 8 (10.53%) ServiceNow
2 4 (5.26%) Microsoft
3 3 (3.95%) CyberArk
4 2 (2.63%) Pega
4 2 (2.63%) Qualys
4 2 (2.63%) Splunk
4 2 (2.63%) Thycotic
5 1 (1.32%) Ariba
5 1 (1.32%) Cisco
5 1 (1.32%) Forcepoint
5 1 (1.32%) Juniper
5 1 (1.32%) Palo Alto
5 1 (1.32%) Spotify