Risk Register Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Risk Register
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 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 129 100 129
Rank change year-on-year -29 +29 +6
Contract jobs citing Risk Register 16 7 12
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.55% 0.48% 0.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.67% 0.51% 0.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 2 11
10th Percentile £356 £123 -
25th Percentile £413 £128 £165
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £440 £138 £425
Median % change year-on-year +220.00% -67.65% -17.48%
75th Percentile £497 £148 £448
90th Percentile £525 £154 £525
South East median daily rate £439 £450 £400
% change year-on-year -2.50% +12.50% -25.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £37.53 - -
25th Percentile £39.81 - -
Median hourly rate £44.25 £63.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -29.76% - -
75th Percentile £49.31 - -
90th Percentile £51.98 - -
South East median hourly rate £44.25 £63.00 -
% change year-on-year -29.76% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,406 1,360 2,288
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 81.98% 92.83% 87.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,587 828 1,283
10th Percentile £300 £299 £213
25th Percentile £401 £411 £366
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.00% - -
75th Percentile £600 £600 £600
90th Percentile £675 £675 £675
South East median daily rate £513 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +2.50% - -1.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 194 56 168
10th Percentile £16.35 £14.20 £14.25
25th Percentile £27.91 £14.28 £19.25
Median hourly rate £81.50 £31.78 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +156.49% -29.39% -14.29%
75th Percentile £88.00 £62.50 £63.72
90th Percentile £99.25 £78.60 £85.65
South East median hourly rate £55.00 £28.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year +96.43% -41.05% -3.06%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Risk Register job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

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Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Risk Register.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Risk Register

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Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Risk Register in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 13 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Risk Register in the Thames Valley

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Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Risk Register.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Risk Register

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Risk Register in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 13 May 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Risk Register in the Thames Valley

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Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley 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
Oxfordshire - 12 £440 - 5
Berkshire -27 2 £270 +96.36% 3
Buckinghamshire - 2 £468 - 1
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South East

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 10 (62.50%) Azure
1 10 (62.50%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (56.25%) Entra ID
3 6 (37.50%) IaaS
3 6 (37.50%) PaaS
4 2 (12.50%) SaaS
5 1 (6.25%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 2 (12.50%) Cisco IPT
2 1 (6.25%) Network Security
General
1 8 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (12.50%) Legal
3 2 (12.50%) Marketing
3 2 (12.50%) Public Sector
4 1 (6.25%) Banking
4 1 (6.25%) Finance
4 1 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (6.25%) Military
4 1 (6.25%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (62.50%) Security Specialist
2 9 (56.25%) Cybersecurity Specialist
3 3 (18.75%) Analyst
4 2 (12.50%) Compliance Analyst
4 2 (12.50%) Risk Analyst
4 2 (12.50%) Risk Support Analyst
4 2 (12.50%) Support Analyst
5 1 (6.25%) Data Manager
5 1 (6.25%) Data Protection Manager
5 1 (6.25%) Data Protection Officer
5 1 (6.25%) Information Analyst
5 1 (6.25%) Information Security Analyst
5 1 (6.25%) Information Security Specialist
5 1 (6.25%) Information Specialist
5 1 (6.25%) Infrastructure Manager
5 1 (6.25%) Infrastructure Project Manager
5 1 (6.25%) Migration Manager
5 1 (6.25%) Migration Project Manager
5 1 (6.25%) Project Manager
5 1 (6.25%) Security Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 9 (56.25%) Operational Technology
2 6 (37.50%) Cyber Defence
3 5 (31.25%) SCADA
4 3 (18.75%) Management Information System
5 1 (6.25%) Onboarding
5 1 (6.25%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 7 (43.75%) Linux
1 7 (43.75%) Unix
1 7 (43.75%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (68.75%) Risk Management
2 10 (62.50%) Cybersecurity
2 10 (62.50%) Remediation Plan
2 10 (62.50%) Vulnerability Management
3 9 (56.25%) RBAC
3 9 (56.25%) Security Architecture
3 9 (56.25%) SIEM
4 8 (50.00%) OWASP
5 7 (43.75%) Architectural Patterns
5 7 (43.75%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
5 7 (43.75%) Risk Assessment
5 7 (43.75%) Threat Intelligence
6 6 (37.50%) Change Control
6 6 (37.50%) CI/CD
6 6 (37.50%) Incident Management
6 6 (37.50%) ITSM
6 6 (37.50%) SABSA
6 6 (37.50%) Vulnerability Assessment
7 5 (31.25%) Internal Audit
8 4 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 10 (62.50%) Security Cleared
2 9 (56.25%) SC Cleared
3 6 (37.50%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 6 (37.50%) CESG Certified Professional
3 6 (37.50%) Cisco Certification
3 6 (37.50%) CISM
3 6 (37.50%) CISSP
3 6 (37.50%) CRISC
3 6 (37.50%) GIAC
4 5 (31.25%) Degree
4 5 (31.25%) SANS
5 4 (25.00%) GSEC
5 4 (25.00%) SSCP
6 1 (6.25%) CCSP
6 1 (6.25%) PMI Certification
6 1 (6.25%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (68.75%) Cyber Essentials
1 11 (68.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (62.50%) NIST
3 8 (50.00%) ISO 31000
4 3 (18.75%) GDPR
5 2 (12.50%) EU AI Act
5 2 (12.50%) NCSC
5 2 (12.50%) PCI DSS
5 2 (12.50%) PERC
6 1 (6.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (6.25%) GRC
6 1 (6.25%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 5 (31.25%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 7 (43.75%) Microsoft