Risk Consultant Contracts

Risk Consultant
UK

The median Risk Consultant daily rate in the UK is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 564 656 804
Rank change year-on-year +92 +148 -153
Contract jobs requiring a Risk Consultant 26 43 40
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.060% 0.074% 0.046%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.065% 0.079% 0.048%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 35 29
10th Percentile £281 £390 £445
25th Percentile £500 £475 £519
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £613 £550
Median % change year-on-year -10.20% +11.36% -8.33%
75th Percentile £594 £668 £625
90th Percentile £669 £825 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £575 £650 £550
% change year-on-year -11.54% +18.18% +1.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £50.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title 39,895 54,705 83,445
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.77% 94.63% 95.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,959 38,196 58,620
10th Percentile £280 £313 £313
25th Percentile £410 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,673 1,532 2,041
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.06 £15.75
Median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +88.21% +6.27%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.90 £76.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £42.43 £20.00
% change year-on-year -5.73% +112.16% +5.26%

Risk Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Risk Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Risk Consultant in the UK

Risk Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Risk Consultant in the UK

Risk Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Risk Consultant over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Risk Consultant in the UK

Risk Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Risk Consultant in the UK

Risk Consultant
Top 11 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Risk Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 11 May 2024. 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
England +86 20 £535 -12.65% 13
Work from Home +113 12 £550 -10.20% 8
London +82 11 £500 -17.53% 7
UK excluding London +52 11 £575 -11.54% 5
East Midlands - 5 £520 -
Midlands - 5 £520 -
North of England +31 2 £600 -7.69% 1
North West +17 2 £600 -2.04%
Wales - 2 £581 - 2
South East +17 1 £750 -
East of England +12 1 £575 -28.35%

Risk Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 11 May 2024, Risk Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Risk Consultant in the job title.

1 14 (53.85%) Risk Management
2 11 (42.31%) Finance
2 11 (42.31%) Social Skills
3 8 (30.77%) Information Security
4 7 (26.92%) Degree
4 7 (26.92%) Computer Science
4 7 (26.92%) SQL
4 7 (26.92%) NIST
4 7 (26.92%) Master's Degree
4 7 (26.92%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (23.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (23.08%) Microsoft
6 5 (19.23%) CISSP
6 5 (19.23%) CISM
7 4 (15.38%) Information Security Management
7 4 (15.38%) Security Management
7 4 (15.38%) SharePoint
7 4 (15.38%) Microsoft Office
7 4 (15.38%) Microsoft Excel
7 4 (15.38%) Cybersecurity
7 4 (15.38%) Data Privacy
7 4 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (15.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 4 (15.38%) MITRE ATT&CK
7 4 (15.38%) Impact Assessments
7 4 (15.38%) NIST 800
7 4 (15.38%) EBIOS
8 3 (11.54%) Numerate Degree
8 3 (11.54%) Backtesting
8 3 (11.54%) GRC

Risk Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 (15.38%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (15.38%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (15.38%) Microsoft Office
1 4 (15.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (11.54%) NEC Housing
General
1 11 (42.31%) Finance
1 11 (42.31%) Social Skills
2 4 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (11.54%) Banking
4 2 (7.69%) Automotive
5 1 (3.85%) German Language
5 1 (3.85%) Legal
5 1 (3.85%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 3 (11.54%) Derivative
2 2 (7.69%) Greenfield Project
3 1 (3.85%) Security Posture
3 1 (3.85%) Smart Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (53.85%) Risk Management
2 8 (30.77%) Information Security
3 7 (26.92%) Computer Science
4 4 (15.38%) Cybersecurity
4 4 (15.38%) Data Privacy
4 4 (15.38%) EBIOS
4 4 (15.38%) Impact Assessments
4 4 (15.38%) Information Security Management
4 4 (15.38%) MITRE ATT&CK
4 4 (15.38%) Security Management
5 3 (11.54%) Backtesting
5 3 (11.54%) Customer Service
5 3 (11.54%) Fintech
5 3 (11.54%) Mathematics
5 3 (11.54%) Risk Assessment
5 3 (11.54%) Test Scripting
5 3 (11.54%) User Acceptance Testing
6 2 (7.69%) Agile
6 2 (7.69%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (7.69%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 7 (26.92%) SQL
2 3 (11.54%) C#
2 3 (11.54%) C++
2 3 (11.54%) Python
2 3 (11.54%) R
Qualifications
1 7 (26.92%) Computer Science Degree
1 7 (26.92%) Degree
1 7 (26.92%) Master's Degree
2 5 (19.23%) CISM
2 5 (19.23%) CISSP
3 3 (11.54%) Numerate Degree
3 3 (11.54%) PhD
4 1 (3.85%) CISA
4 1 (3.85%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (26.92%) NIST
2 6 (23.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (15.38%) NIST 800
4 3 (11.54%) GRC
4 3 (11.54%) SLA
5 1 (3.85%) GDPR
5 1 (3.85%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 6 (23.08%) Microsoft
2 3 (11.54%) NEC
3 2 (7.69%) Oracle
4 1 (3.85%) Salesforce
4 1 (3.85%) SAP