Risk Management Contracts in the South West

Risk Management
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South West 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 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 69 54 31
Rank change year-on-year -15 -23 +55
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 43 107 196
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 2.57% 3.39% 5.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.84% 4.08% 6.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 86 72
10th Percentile £271 £260 £451
25th Percentile £413 £413 £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £510 £688
Median % change year-on-year -11.76% -25.82% +27.31%
75th Percentile £628 £569 £761
90th Percentile £716 £669 £812
England median daily rate £583 £550 £600
% change year-on-year +6.00% -8.33% +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 13 94
10th Percentile £37.67 £36.75 -
25th Percentile £55.00 £50.00 -
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £9.80
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% +461.22% -85.38%
75th Percentile - £61.25 -
90th Percentile £71.00 £69.00 £83.31
England median hourly rate £62.25 £52.50 £10.63
% change year-on-year +18.57% +393.89% -58.61%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South West

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 the South West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,515 2,621 3,147
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 90.61% 83.07% 89.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 945 1,670 2,306
10th Percentile £232 £220 £313
25th Percentile £400 £403 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £623 £625 £650
90th Percentile £688 £700 £723
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 156 342 325
10th Percentile £18.36 £13.87 £9.80
25th Percentile £18.87 £29.75 £15.40
Median hourly rate £60.00 £55.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% +23.08%
75th Percentile £68.00 £70.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £77.50 £82.99
England median hourly rate £29.00 £36.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year -20.55% -2.67% +50.00%

Risk Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Risk Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Risk Management in the South West

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Risk Management in the South West.

Daily rate trend for Risk Management in the South West

Risk Management
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Risk Management in the South West over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Risk Management in the South West

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Risk Management in the South West.

Hourly rate trend for Risk Management in the South West

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the South West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Risk Management in the South West over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Risk Management in the South West

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Contract Job Locations in the South West

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 South West region over the 6 months to 15 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
Bristol -3 15 £425 -15.00% 55
Gloucestershire +10 10 £463 -11.90% 45
Wiltshire +15 7 - - 5
Devon -6 4 £650 +52.94% 9
Dorset +11 3 £525 - 5
Somerset -4 2 £275 -42.11% 8
Risk Management
England

Risk Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 4 (9.30%) Confluence
2 1 (2.33%) Tomcat
Applications
1 2 (4.65%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (4.65%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 2 (4.65%) AWS
1 2 (4.65%) Azure
1 2 (4.65%) Power Platform
2 1 (2.33%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 7 (16.28%) 5G
2 1 (2.33%) Firewall
2 1 (2.33%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.65%) Metadata
1 2 (4.65%) Power BI
2 1 (2.33%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 5 (11.63%) JIRA
2 1 (2.33%) Git
2 1 (2.33%) GitLab
General
1 22 (51.16%) Social Skills
2 9 (20.93%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (18.60%) Finance
3 8 (18.60%) Telecoms
4 6 (13.95%) Billing
5 5 (11.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 5 (11.63%) Public Sector
6 3 (6.98%) Local Government
7 2 (4.65%) Manufacturing
7 2 (4.65%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (2.33%) Avionics
8 1 (2.33%) Electronics
8 1 (2.33%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (2.33%) Legal
8 1 (2.33%) Marketing
8 1 (2.33%) Military
Job Titles
1 13 (30.23%) Project Manager
2 6 (13.95%) OSS Project Manager
2 6 (13.95%) Telecoms Manager
2 6 (13.95%) Telecoms Project Manager
3 5 (11.63%) Architect
4 4 (9.30%) Enterprise Architect
4 4 (9.30%) Security Manager
5 3 (6.98%) Consultant
5 3 (6.98%) Procurement Manager
5 3 (6.98%) Risk Manager
5 3 (6.98%) Senior
6 2 (4.65%) Analyst
6 2 (4.65%) Contracts Manager
6 2 (4.65%) Coordinator
6 2 (4.65%) Governance Manager
6 2 (4.65%) Lead
6 2 (4.65%) Programme Analyst
6 2 (4.65%) Programme Manager
6 2 (4.65%) Security Assurance Coordinator
6 2 (4.65%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.33%) .NET
1 1 (2.33%) Kafka
1 1 (2.33%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 6 (13.95%) Cloud Native
2 1 (2.33%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (2.33%) Cyber Defence
2 1 (2.33%) Data Centre
2 1 (2.33%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (2.33%) Hybrid Cloud
2 1 (2.33%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (2.33%) PKI
2 1 (2.33%) Security Posture
2 1 (2.33%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (2.33%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.65%) Windows
2 1 (2.33%) Linux
2 1 (2.33%) Unix
2 1 (2.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (41.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 17 (39.53%) Project Management
3 15 (34.88%) Agile
3 15 (34.88%) Problem-Solving
4 14 (32.56%) Stakeholder Management
5 11 (25.58%) Cybersecurity
5 11 (25.58%) Waterfall
6 10 (23.26%) PRINCE2
7 8 (18.60%) Continuous Improvement
7 8 (18.60%) Scrum
8 7 (16.28%) Decision-Making
8 7 (16.28%) Project Delivery
9 6 (13.95%) Architecture Governance
9 6 (13.95%) CRM
9 6 (13.95%) Fault Management
9 6 (13.95%) Network Management
10 5 (11.63%) Strategic Thinking
11 4 (9.30%) Contract Management
11 4 (9.30%) Identity Access Management
11 4 (9.30%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.33%) Java
1 1 (2.33%) Python
1 1 (2.33%) Shell Script
1 1 (2.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 20 (46.51%) Security Cleared
2 13 (30.23%) SC Cleared
3 9 (20.93%) DV Cleared
4 8 (18.60%) PMI Certification
4 8 (18.60%) PMP
5 5 (11.63%) CISSP
5 5 (11.63%) Degree
6 4 (9.30%) Master's Degree
7 3 (6.98%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 3 (6.98%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (4.65%) CISA
8 2 (4.65%) CRISC
8 2 (4.65%) RIBA
9 1 (2.33%) AWS Certification
9 1 (2.33%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (2.33%) CESG Certified Professional
9 1 (2.33%) CISM
9 1 (2.33%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (18.60%) NIST
2 3 (6.98%) GRC
2 3 (6.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (6.98%) JSP 440
3 2 (4.65%) Data Quality
3 2 (4.65%) NCSC
3 2 (4.65%) PMO
3 2 (4.65%) QA
4 1 (2.33%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (2.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (2.33%) ISO 20022
4 1 (2.33%) NIST 800
4 1 (2.33%) PMBOK
4 1 (2.33%) RMADS
System Software
1 1 (2.33%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 6 (13.95%) Amdocs OSS
2 2 (4.65%) OPNET
3 1 (2.33%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (2.33%) Ansible
3 1 (2.33%) Puppet
Vendors
1 6 (13.95%) Amdocs
1 6 (13.95%) Ciena
1 6 (13.95%) Ericsson
1 6 (13.95%) NetCracker
1 6 (13.95%) Nokia
2 3 (6.98%) SAP
3 2 (4.65%) Ariba
3 2 (4.65%) Microsoft
4 1 (2.33%) Atlassian
4 1 (2.33%) NEC
4 1 (2.33%) Oracle
4 1 (2.33%) SolarWinds
4 1 (2.33%) VMware