Risk Management Contract Job Trends

Risk Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Risk Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 49 76
Rank change year-on-year -23 +27 -10
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 1,596 1,328 1,224
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.17% 4.46% 2.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.73% 4.90% 3.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,039 812 759
10th Percentile £406 £375 £349
25th Percentile £475 £458 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £675 £750 £700
90th Percentile £800 £875 £825
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £516 £538
% change year-on-year +1.84% -4.09% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 28 42
10th Percentile £21.03 £46.30 £12.25
25th Percentile £41.45 £48.25 £24.29
Median hourly rate £64.09 £65.00 £48.75
Median % change year-on-year -1.40% +33.33% +358.61%
75th Percentile £87.16 £83.71 £60.94
90th Percentile £106.90 £87.33 £79.02
UK excluding London median hourly rate £64.09 £65.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -1.40% +30.00% +410.20%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 42,754 27,087 37,306
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.83% 91.00% 85.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,630 17,192 23,755
10th Percentile £325 £300 £300
25th Percentile £413 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £505 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.46% -3.79% -4.55%
75th Percentile £620 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,570 1,249 2,608
10th Percentile £14.80 £14.20 £12.75
25th Percentile £20.02 £17.87 £16.02
Median hourly rate £43.96 £26.21 £37.18
Median % change year-on-year +67.72% -29.51% +6.14%
75th Percentile £68.00 £55.25 £61.30
90th Percentile £81.32 £73.75 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +78.93% -34.02% +17.29%

Risk Management
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Risk Management job vacancy trend in the UK

Risk Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Risk Management

Risk Management
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Risk Management over the 6 months to 18 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Risk Management in the UK

Risk Management
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Risk Management

Risk Management
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Risk Management over the 6 months to 18 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Risk Management in the UK

Risk Management
Top 17 Contract Job Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 18 June 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
England -22 1,423 £550 -6.98% 523
UK excluding London -2 809 £525 +1.84% 382
London -39 679 £600 -11.11% 237
Work from Home -14 467 £550 -8.03% 243
North of England -6 246 £511 +0.37% 96
South East -11 202 £563 +2.27% 133
Yorkshire +4 124 £500 -1.23% 29
North West -6 120 £540 +6.40% 57
Midlands -29 119 £550 +12.82% 44
South West +13 98 £570 +11.76% 52
Scotland -4 92 £475 - 17
West Midlands -25 87 £540 +8.00% 22
East of England +3 52 £525 -4.55% 28
East Midlands -17 32 £550 +23.04% 22
Northern Ireland -5 7 £425 -22.73% 17
Wales -14 4 £800 +68.42% 6
North East -40 4 £454 -17.50% 11

Risk Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 71 (4.45%) Confluence
2 37 (2.32%) SharePoint
3 8 (0.50%) SAS
4 6 (0.38%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.19%) IIS
5 3 (0.19%) Oracle Self-Service HR
5 3 (0.19%) Oracle Workflow
6 2 (0.13%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.13%) Oracle Coherence
7 1 (0.063%) Apache
7 1 (0.063%) Appian
7 1 (0.063%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.063%) IBM HTTP Server
7 1 (0.063%) Jupyter
7 1 (0.063%) NetWeaver
7 1 (0.063%) OpenROAD
7 1 (0.063%) ThingWorx
7 1 (0.063%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.063%) WebSphere
Applications
1 50 (3.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 42 (2.63%) Microsoft Project
3 40 (2.51%) Microsoft Office
4 34 (2.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 13 (0.81%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.25%) Navisworks
6 4 (0.25%) Revit
6 4 (0.25%) Trello
7 3 (0.19%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.13%) Windchill
9 1 (0.063%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.063%) MicroStation
9 1 (0.063%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 28 (1.75%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (0.69%) Oracle EBS
3 10 (0.63%) Endur
4 7 (0.44%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 7 (0.44%) Remedy ITSM
4 7 (0.44%) Summit
5 6 (0.38%) Loan IQ
5 6 (0.38%) Oracle Payables
5 6 (0.38%) Oracle Receivables
6 5 (0.31%) Actimize
6 5 (0.31%) Aladdin
6 5 (0.31%) Oracle ERP
6 5 (0.31%) Primavera
6 5 (0.31%) Sage X3
7 4 (0.25%) NEC Housing
7 4 (0.25%) NetSuite
7 4 (0.25%) Oracle Financials
8 3 (0.19%) Dynamics AX
8 3 (0.19%) Dynamics GP
8 3 (0.19%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 213 (13.35%) Azure
2 157 (9.84%) AWS
3 66 (4.14%) Power Platform
4 65 (4.07%) GCP
5 61 (3.82%) Microsoft 365
6 48 (3.01%) Entra ID
7 43 (2.69%) SaaS
8 31 (1.94%) Azure DevOps
9 29 (1.82%) Microsoft Purview
10 26 (1.63%) GitHub
11 19 (1.19%) Dynamics 365
11 19 (1.19%) Google Workspace
12 18 (1.13%) Microsoft Copilot
12 18 (1.13%) PaaS
12 18 (1.13%) Snowflake
13 17 (1.07%) Cloud Computing
14 16 (1.00%) Google Sheets
15 14 (0.88%) Azure Sentinel
16 11 (0.69%) IaaS
16 11 (0.69%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 53 (3.32%) Network Security
2 34 (2.13%) Firewall
3 17 (1.07%) DNS
4 14 (0.88%) DHCP
5 12 (0.75%) BIG-IP
5 12 (0.75%) TCP/IP
6 10 (0.63%) 5G
6 10 (0.63%) Wi-Fi
7 9 (0.56%) WAN
8 8 (0.50%) 4G
9 7 (0.44%) HTTP
9 7 (0.44%) Internet
9 7 (0.44%) Structured Cabling
10 6 (0.38%) LAN
11 5 (0.31%) 3G
12 4 (0.25%) NAS
12 4 (0.25%) NGFW
12 4 (0.25%) SAN
12 4 (0.25%) VPN
13 3 (0.19%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (3.38%) Power BI
2 33 (2.07%) Metadata
3 26 (1.63%) Relational Database
4 23 (1.44%) SQL Server
5 22 (1.38%) PostgreSQL
6 17 (1.07%) MongoDB
7 16 (1.00%) Data Warehouse
8 11 (0.69%) Data Lake
8 11 (0.69%) Tableau
9 9 (0.56%) Big Data
9 9 (0.56%) Db2
10 8 (0.50%) RDBMS
11 6 (0.38%) MySQL
11 6 (0.38%) NoSQL
12 5 (0.31%) Amazon RDS
12 5 (0.31%) DynamoDB
12 5 (0.31%) Oracle BI Publisher
13 4 (0.25%) Amazon Aurora
13 4 (0.25%) Electronic Patient Records
13 4 (0.25%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 119 (7.46%) JIRA
2 19 (1.19%) Jenkins
3 18 (1.13%) Git
4 7 (0.44%) GitLab
5 6 (0.38%) Selenium
5 6 (0.38%) Zephyr
6 5 (0.31%) JUnit
6 5 (0.31%) Mockito
6 5 (0.31%) TeamCity
7 4 (0.25%) Bitbucket Server
7 4 (0.25%) DbUnit
7 4 (0.25%) jMock
7 4 (0.25%) Maven
7 4 (0.25%) SonarQube
8 3 (0.19%) MLflow
9 2 (0.13%) Artifactory
9 2 (0.13%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.13%) Postman
9 2 (0.13%) TestRail
10 1 (0.063%) WebDriver
General
1 585 (36.65%) Finance
2 579 (36.28%) Social Skills
3 254 (15.91%) Analytical Skills
4 189 (11.84%) Public Sector
5 179 (11.22%) Banking
6 127 (7.96%) Legal
7 52 (3.26%) Organisational Skills
8 48 (3.01%) Influencing Skills
9 41 (2.57%) Front Office
9 41 (2.57%) Telecoms
10 36 (2.26%) Documentation Skills
10 36 (2.26%) Financial Institution
10 36 (2.26%) Investment Banking
11 34 (2.13%) Retail
12 32 (2.01%) Presentation Skills
13 31 (1.94%) Manufacturing
14 30 (1.88%) Military
15 27 (1.69%) Law
16 23 (1.44%) Aerospace
16 23 (1.44%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 200 (12.53%) Project Manager
2 198 (12.41%) Lead
3 171 (10.71%) Architect
4 159 (9.96%) Senior
5 150 (9.40%) Analyst
6 84 (5.26%) Consultant
7 71 (4.45%) Programme Manager
8 69 (4.32%) Security Architect
9 68 (4.26%) Business Analyst
10 66 (4.14%) Developer
11 59 (3.70%) Risk Manager
11 59 (3.70%) Senior Manager
12 41 (2.57%) Delivery Manager
12 41 (2.57%) IT Manager
13 39 (2.44%) Security Engineer
14 36 (2.26%) Security Manager
15 34 (2.13%) Security Consultant
16 32 (2.01%) Solutions Architect
17 29 (1.82%) Risk Analyst
18 26 (1.63%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (1.75%) Oracle Fusion
2 25 (1.57%) REST
3 23 (1.44%) .NET
4 22 (1.38%) Kafka
5 18 (1.13%) Middleware
6 16 (1.00%) XML
7 13 (0.81%) JSON
8 11 (0.69%) Azure Blueprints
8 11 (0.69%) Leaflet
8 11 (0.69%) OAuth
8 11 (0.69%) OpenID
8 11 (0.69%) RESTful
8 11 (0.69%) SAML
9 10 (0.63%) SOAP
10 9 (0.56%) React
10 9 (0.56%) Web Services
11 8 (0.50%) LDAP
11 8 (0.50%) PySpark
12 7 (0.44%) AngularJS
12 7 (0.44%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 122 (7.64%) Management Information System
2 82 (5.14%) Product Ownership
3 67 (4.20%) Onboarding
4 61 (3.82%) Security Posture
5 58 (3.63%) Operational Technology
6 57 (3.57%) Cloud Native
7 45 (2.82%) Data Protection Act
8 42 (2.63%) Data Centre
8 42 (2.63%) Derivative
9 31 (1.94%) Market Risk
10 25 (1.57%) AI Agents
10 25 (1.57%) Legacy Systems
10 25 (1.57%) PMI
11 24 (1.50%) NHS
12 23 (1.44%) Data Structures
13 22 (1.38%) Credit Risk
13 22 (1.38%) Fixed Income
14 21 (1.32%) Distributed Systems
15 18 (1.13%) SCADA
16 17 (1.07%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 50 (3.13%) Windows
2 42 (2.63%) Linux
3 26 (1.63%) Unix
4 17 (1.07%) Windows Server
5 9 (0.56%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.38%) Mac OS
6 6 (0.38%) zOS
7 5 (0.31%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (0.19%) Alpine Linux
8 3 (0.19%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.19%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.19%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.19%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 512 (32.08%) Stakeholder Management
2 397 (24.87%) Agile
3 345 (21.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 319 (19.99%) Continuous Improvement
5 311 (19.49%) Cybersecurity
6 261 (16.35%) Problem-Solving
7 241 (15.10%) Project Management
8 232 (14.54%) Decision-Making
9 196 (12.28%) Roadmaps
10 194 (12.16%) Information Security
11 186 (11.65%) AI
12 175 (10.96%) Change Management
13 154 (9.65%) Project Delivery
14 141 (8.83%) Migration
15 133 (8.33%) DevOps
16 130 (8.15%) Analytics
17 127 (7.96%) Regulatory Compliance
18 126 (7.89%) CI/CD
19 122 (7.64%) Data Protection
20 118 (7.39%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 116 (7.27%) Python
2 109 (6.83%) SQL
3 56 (3.51%) Java
4 37 (2.32%) PowerShell
5 22 (1.38%) C#
6 14 (0.88%) JavaScript
7 13 (0.81%) C++
8 11 (0.69%) VBA
9 9 (0.56%) Bash
10 8 (0.50%) PL/SQL
11 7 (0.44%) Shell Script
12 5 (0.31%) TypeScript
13 4 (0.25%) Bicep
14 3 (0.19%) Assembly Language
14 3 (0.19%) CLIST
14 3 (0.19%) Go
14 3 (0.19%) JCL
14 3 (0.19%) REXX
14 3 (0.19%) Scala
15 2 (0.13%) Korn
Qualifications
1 377 (23.62%) Security Cleared
2 276 (17.29%) SC Cleared
3 188 (11.78%) Degree
4 141 (8.83%) CISSP
5 102 (6.39%) CISM
6 88 (5.51%) DV Cleared
7 77 (4.82%) PMI Certification
8 70 (4.39%) PMP
9 46 (2.88%) CRISC
10 41 (2.57%) BPSS Clearance
11 32 (2.01%) Cisco Certification
12 30 (1.88%) CISA
12 30 (1.88%) Computer Science Degree
13 29 (1.82%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 23 (1.44%) Master's Degree
15 21 (1.32%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
16 15 (0.94%) CCSP
16 15 (0.94%) CESG Certified Professional
17 13 (0.81%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
18 12 (0.75%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 191 (11.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 191 (11.97%) NIST
2 148 (9.27%) GRC
3 109 (6.83%) GDPR
4 76 (4.76%) PMO
4 76 (4.76%) QA
5 64 (4.01%) Data Quality
6 56 (3.51%) NCSC
7 40 (2.51%) PCI DSS
8 36 (2.26%) JSP 440
9 29 (1.82%) Cyber Essentials
9 29 (1.82%) SOC 2
10 28 (1.75%) COBIT
10 28 (1.75%) SLA
11 25 (1.57%) NIST 800
12 17 (1.07%) ISO 31000
12 17 (1.07%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 17 (1.07%) RMADS
13 16 (1.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 14 (0.88%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 32 (2.01%) Active Directory
2 15 (0.94%) Docker
3 10 (0.63%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (0.50%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.25%) Postfix
6 3 (0.19%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.19%) Time Sharing Option
6 3 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.19%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.063%) Ceph
7 1 (0.063%) FreeRADIUS
7 1 (0.063%) NFS
7 1 (0.063%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.063%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.063%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 26 (1.63%) Kubernetes
2 23 (1.44%) Terraform
3 21 (1.32%) Ansible
4 14 (0.88%) Microsoft Intune
4 14 (0.88%) SCCM
5 11 (0.69%) Grafana
6 9 (0.56%) Single Sign-On
7 8 (0.50%) Prometheus
8 5 (0.31%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 5 (0.31%) Control-M
8 5 (0.31%) HP ALM
9 4 (0.25%) ITRS Geneos
10 3 (0.19%) CASB
10 3 (0.19%) Nessus
10 3 (0.19%) OMEGAMON
11 2 (0.13%) AirWatch
11 2 (0.13%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.13%) Kubeflow
11 2 (0.13%) NSN NetAct
11 2 (0.13%) OpenVAS
Vendors
1 210 (13.16%) Microsoft
2 94 (5.89%) ServiceNow
3 83 (5.20%) Oracle
4 80 (5.01%) SAP
5 45 (2.82%) Google
6 22 (1.38%) Workday
7 21 (1.32%) Salesforce
8 17 (1.07%) Cisco
9 16 (1.00%) Murex
10 15 (0.94%) Databricks
10 15 (0.94%) IBM
11 14 (0.88%) F5
12 13 (0.81%) VMware
13 12 (0.75%) Ariba
13 12 (0.75%) Qualys
13 12 (0.75%) Splunk
13 12 (0.75%) Sybase
14 10 (0.63%) Foundry
14 10 (0.63%) Infoblox
15 9 (0.56%) CrowdStrike