Risk Management Contract Job Trends in Somerset

Risk Management
South West > Somerset

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Somerset requiring Risk Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 25 25
Rank change year-on-year -8 0 +4
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 3 5 6
As % of all contract jobs in Somerset 1.52% 3.11% 3.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.17% 3.85% 3.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 5 6
10th Percentile £360 £358 £482
25th Percentile £375 £500 £522
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £700 £603
Median % change year-on-year -42.86% +16.04% +0.54%
75th Percentile £425 £875 £621
90th Percentile £440 - £625
South West median daily rate £588 £488 £595
% change year-on-year +20.51% -18.07% +3.48%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Somerset

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 Somerset.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 138 130 155
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset 69.70% 80.75% 85.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 88 86 98
10th Percentile £175 £203 £143
25th Percentile £263 £355 £253
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £405 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -14.74% - -15.93%
75th Percentile £538 £638 £584
90th Percentile £591 £720 £657
South West median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 3 25
10th Percentile £34.03 - £35.00
25th Percentile £43.50 £12.50 £46.18
Median hourly rate £62.50 £13.00 £51.89
Median % change year-on-year +380.77% -74.95% +15.31%
75th Percentile £63.75 £15.00 £62.92
90th Percentile £63.90 £15.90 £65.00
South West median hourly rate £33.00 £65.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -49.23% +8.33% -7.69%

Risk Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

Risk Management job vacancy trend in Somerset

Risk Management
Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Risk Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Risk Management

Risk Management
Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Risk Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Risk Management

Risk Management
Contract Job Locations in Somerset

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 Somerset region over the 6 months to 22 December 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
Taunton - 2 £450 -
Risk Management
South West

Risk Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset 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:

General
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Category Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Commercial Consultant
1 1 (33.33%) Commercial Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Consultant
1 1 (33.33%) IT Security Officer
1 1 (33.33%) Lead
1 1 (33.33%) Procurement Consultant
1 1 (33.33%) Procurement Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Security Officer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (33.33%) Business Continuity
2 1 (33.33%) Business Continuity Management
2 1 (33.33%) Business Impact Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Contract Management
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 1 (33.33%) Identity Management
2 1 (33.33%) Impact Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) ITSM
2 1 (33.33%) Security Operations
2 1 (33.33%) Service Management
2 1 (33.33%) SIEM
2 1 (33.33%) Use Case
2 1 (33.33%) Vulnerability Assessment
2 1 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (33.33%) GRC
1 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (33.33%) NCSC
1 1 (33.33%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow