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 30 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 73 52 72
Rank change year-on-year -21 +20 -2
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 1,716 1,450 1,145
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.24% 4.42% 2.87%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.81% 4.88% 3.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,087 893 695
10th Percentile £410 £362 £363
25th Percentile £476 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £555 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.35% +0.91% -7.25%
75th Percentile £675 £726 £717
90th Percentile £788 £875 £850
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £513 £550
% change year-on-year +2.44% -6.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 70 30 32
10th Percentile £24.69 £22.16 £16.18
25th Percentile £50.00 £24.19 £36.88
Median hourly rate £77.35 £50.25 £56.25
Median % change year-on-year +53.93% -10.67% +87.50%
75th Percentile £85.30 £74.87 £62.19
90th Percentile £104.00 £87.28 £79.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £79.00 £55.00 £57.50
% change year-on-year +43.64% -4.35% -20.57%

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 45,002 29,684 34,056
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.96% 90.46% 85.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,855 18,648 21,888
10th Percentile £325 £300 £308
25th Percentile £420 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.11%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £734 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,714 1,621 1,980
10th Percentile £14.64 £14.20 £13.69
25th Percentile £19.89 £17.33 £17.74
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -37.13% -5.88%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.00 £63.75
90th Percentile £82.25 £68.75 £74.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.96 £23.57 £40.33
% change year-on-year +86.55% -41.56% -

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 30 July 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 30 July 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 30 July 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 -21 1,510 £570 -0.87% 1,156
UK excluding London -6 890 £525 +2.44% 623
London -37 701 £600 -7.69% 657
Work from Home -25 487 £550 -4.35% 439
North of England -13 264 £514 +0.15% 139
South East 0 244 £575 +4.55% 198
North West -27 131 £525 +2.68% 80
Yorkshire +5 130 £500 -4.76% 47
Midlands -46 105 £563 +19.94% 81
Scotland +3 104 £475 +5.56% 47
South West -11 102 £570 -0.87% 88
West Midlands -46 85 £550 +10.00% 51
East of England +22 64 £525 -4.55% 49
East Midlands -24 17 £537 +22.38% 30
Northern Ireland -7 9 £394 -28.41% 19
Wales -19 8 £650 +45.09% 13
North East -48 5 £454 -17.50% 13

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 72 (4.20%) Confluence
2 38 (2.21%) SharePoint
3 9 (0.52%) SAS
4 5 (0.29%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.23%) IIS
6 3 (0.17%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.12%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.12%) Oracle Coherence
7 2 (0.12%) Oracle Self-Service HR
7 2 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.058%) Apache
8 1 (0.058%) Appian
8 1 (0.058%) CMS
8 1 (0.058%) IBM HTTP Server
8 1 (0.058%) Jupyter
8 1 (0.058%) NetWeaver
8 1 (0.058%) OpenROAD
8 1 (0.058%) ThingWorx
8 1 (0.058%) WebLogic
8 1 (0.058%) WebSphere
Applications
1 51 (2.97%) Microsoft Excel
1 51 (2.97%) Microsoft Office
2 35 (2.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 34 (1.98%) Microsoft Project
4 13 (0.76%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.23%) Navisworks
5 4 (0.23%) Revit
5 4 (0.23%) Trello
6 3 (0.17%) Windchill
7 2 (0.12%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.12%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.058%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.058%) MicroStation
8 1 (0.058%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 40 (2.33%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (0.70%) Endur
3 10 (0.58%) Oracle EBS
4 9 (0.52%) Primavera
4 9 (0.52%) SAP GRC
5 7 (0.41%) Remedy ITSM
6 6 (0.35%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 5 (0.29%) Actimize
7 5 (0.29%) Dynamics CRM
7 5 (0.29%) Oracle ERP
7 5 (0.29%) Oracle Payables
7 5 (0.29%) Oracle Receivables
7 5 (0.29%) SAP FI
8 4 (0.23%) Aladdin
8 4 (0.23%) Magento
8 4 (0.23%) NEC Housing
8 4 (0.23%) SAP CO
8 4 (0.23%) SAP ERP
8 4 (0.23%) SAP FI/CO
8 4 (0.23%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 261 (15.21%) Azure
2 185 (10.78%) AWS
3 81 (4.72%) GCP
4 71 (4.14%) Power Platform
5 60 (3.50%) Microsoft 365
6 54 (3.15%) Entra ID
7 50 (2.91%) SaaS
8 37 (2.16%) Azure DevOps
9 34 (1.98%) GitHub
10 25 (1.46%) Microsoft Purview
11 22 (1.28%) Microsoft Copilot
12 21 (1.22%) Snowflake
13 20 (1.17%) Dynamics 365
14 19 (1.11%) PaaS
15 18 (1.05%) Azure AI
16 16 (0.93%) Anthropic Claude
16 16 (0.93%) OCI
16 16 (0.93%) Serverless
17 14 (0.82%) Azure Sentinel
18 12 (0.70%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 58 (3.38%) Network Security
2 40 (2.33%) Firewall
3 20 (1.17%) TCP/IP
4 16 (0.93%) DNS
4 16 (0.93%) WAN
5 14 (0.82%) DHCP
6 13 (0.76%) 5G
6 13 (0.76%) LAN
7 11 (0.64%) 4G
7 11 (0.64%) HTTP
8 10 (0.58%) BIG-IP
8 10 (0.58%) Wi-Fi
9 7 (0.41%) Internet
9 7 (0.41%) Structured Cabling
10 6 (0.35%) VPN
11 5 (0.29%) 3G
11 5 (0.29%) HTTPS
11 5 (0.29%) NAS
11 5 (0.29%) Radio Access Network
11 5 (0.29%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (3.15%) Power BI
2 32 (1.86%) Metadata
2 32 (1.86%) Relational Database
3 31 (1.81%) SQL Server
4 19 (1.11%) PostgreSQL
5 17 (0.99%) Data Warehouse
5 17 (0.99%) MongoDB
6 13 (0.76%) Data Lake
6 13 (0.76%) Db2
7 11 (0.64%) Tableau
8 10 (0.58%) Big Data
9 9 (0.52%) RDBMS
10 6 (0.35%) MySQL
10 6 (0.35%) Oracle Database
11 5 (0.29%) DynamoDB
11 5 (0.29%) NoSQL
11 5 (0.29%) Oracle Reports
12 4 (0.23%) Amazon RDS
12 4 (0.23%) Crystal Reports
12 4 (0.23%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 119 (6.93%) JIRA
2 26 (1.52%) Git
3 23 (1.34%) Jenkins
4 11 (0.64%) Selenium
5 9 (0.52%) GitLab
6 7 (0.41%) Postman
6 7 (0.41%) Zephyr
7 6 (0.35%) Cypress.io
7 6 (0.35%) WebDriver
8 5 (0.29%) Cucumber
8 5 (0.29%) TeamCity
9 4 (0.23%) Bitbucket
9 4 (0.23%) Bitbucket Server
9 4 (0.23%) DbUnit
9 4 (0.23%) jMock
9 4 (0.23%) JUnit
9 4 (0.23%) Maven
9 4 (0.23%) Mockito
9 4 (0.23%) SonarQube
9 4 (0.23%) Subversion
General
1 650 (37.88%) Social Skills
2 630 (36.71%) Finance
3 264 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
4 201 (11.71%) Public Sector
5 191 (11.13%) Banking
6 125 (7.28%) Legal
7 70 (4.08%) Influencing Skills
8 65 (3.79%) Organisational Skills
9 52 (3.03%) Front Office
10 44 (2.56%) Aerospace
10 44 (2.56%) Telecoms
11 41 (2.39%) Financial Institution
11 41 (2.39%) Retail
12 37 (2.16%) Documentation Skills
13 36 (2.10%) Investment Banking
13 36 (2.10%) Presentation Skills
14 34 (1.98%) Military
15 28 (1.63%) Manufacturing
16 27 (1.57%) Law
17 24 (1.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 230 (13.40%) Lead
2 207 (12.06%) Architect
3 205 (11.95%) Project Manager
4 175 (10.20%) Senior
5 157 (9.15%) Analyst
6 101 (5.89%) Consultant
7 91 (5.30%) Security Architect
8 71 (4.14%) Developer
9 67 (3.90%) Programme Manager
10 61 (3.55%) Business Analyst
10 61 (3.55%) Senior Manager
11 57 (3.32%) Risk Manager
12 49 (2.86%) Delivery Manager
13 47 (2.74%) IT Manager
14 43 (2.51%) Security Consultant
15 37 (2.16%) Security Manager
15 37 (2.16%) Solutions Architect
16 34 (1.98%) Security Engineer
17 31 (1.81%) Product Manager
18 30 (1.75%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (1.69%) REST
2 26 (1.52%) .NET
3 25 (1.46%) Oracle Fusion
4 20 (1.17%) Middleware
5 19 (1.11%) Kafka
6 17 (0.99%) OAuth
7 13 (0.76%) JSON
7 13 (0.76%) XML
8 12 (0.70%) OpenID
8 12 (0.70%) SAML
9 11 (0.64%) Azure Blueprints
9 11 (0.64%) Leaflet
9 11 (0.64%) React
9 11 (0.64%) RESTful
9 11 (0.64%) SOAP
9 11 (0.64%) Spring
10 9 (0.52%) LDAP
10 9 (0.52%) SailPoint
10 9 (0.52%) SLSA
11 8 (0.47%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 120 (6.99%) Management Information System
2 89 (5.19%) Product Ownership
3 88 (5.13%) Onboarding
4 74 (4.31%) Cloud Native
5 69 (4.02%) Security Posture
6 60 (3.50%) Operational Technology
7 51 (2.97%) Data Protection Act
8 45 (2.62%) Data Centre
9 32 (1.86%) Cyber Threat
10 31 (1.81%) Derivative
11 29 (1.69%) AI Agents
12 27 (1.57%) Market Risk
13 26 (1.52%) PMI
14 25 (1.46%) Legacy Systems
15 24 (1.40%) Enterprise Software
16 23 (1.34%) Distributed Systems
16 23 (1.34%) NHS
17 21 (1.22%) Fixed Income
18 20 (1.17%) Data Structures
18 20 (1.17%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 54 (3.15%) Windows
2 51 (2.97%) Linux
3 34 (1.98%) Unix
4 20 (1.17%) Windows Server
5 10 (0.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (0.29%) Mac OS
6 5 (0.29%) zOS
7 4 (0.23%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.17%) Alpine Linux
8 3 (0.17%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.17%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.12%) AIX
10 1 (0.058%) Android
10 1 (0.058%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.058%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 622 (36.25%) Stakeholder Management
2 421 (24.53%) Agile
3 381 (22.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 377 (21.97%) Cybersecurity
5 367 (21.39%) Continuous Improvement
6 255 (14.86%) Decision-Making
6 255 (14.86%) Project Management
7 251 (14.63%) Problem-Solving
8 233 (13.58%) AI
9 222 (12.94%) Roadmaps
10 202 (11.77%) Information Security
11 174 (10.14%) Project Delivery
12 166 (9.67%) Change Management
13 156 (9.09%) CI/CD
14 151 (8.80%) DevOps
14 151 (8.80%) Migration
15 135 (7.87%) Analytics
15 135 (7.87%) Vulnerability Management
16 127 (7.40%) PRINCE2
17 125 (7.28%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 127 (7.40%) Python
2 91 (5.30%) SQL
3 59 (3.44%) Java
4 37 (2.16%) PowerShell
5 25 (1.46%) C#
6 18 (1.05%) JavaScript
7 13 (0.76%) C++
8 12 (0.70%) VBA
9 10 (0.58%) Shell Script
10 9 (0.52%) Bash
10 9 (0.52%) PL/SQL
11 6 (0.35%) TypeScript
12 5 (0.29%) Go
13 4 (0.23%) Assembly Language
13 4 (0.23%) Bicep
13 4 (0.23%) CLIST
13 4 (0.23%) JCL
13 4 (0.23%) REXX
13 4 (0.23%) Scala
14 3 (0.17%) Delphi
Qualifications
1 446 (25.99%) Security Cleared
2 334 (19.46%) SC Cleared
3 176 (10.26%) Degree
4 164 (9.56%) CISSP
5 106 (6.18%) CISM
5 106 (6.18%) DV Cleared
6 79 (4.60%) PMI Certification
7 75 (4.37%) PMP
8 43 (2.51%) CRISC
9 41 (2.39%) BPSS Clearance
10 37 (2.16%) CISA
10 37 (2.16%) Cisco Certification
11 32 (1.86%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 32 (1.86%) Computer Science Degree
12 29 (1.69%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 28 (1.63%) Master's Degree
14 22 (1.28%) TOGAF Certification
15 17 (0.99%) CESG Certified Professional
16 16 (0.93%) AWS Certification
16 16 (0.93%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 212 (12.35%) NIST
2 211 (12.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 165 (9.62%) GRC
4 116 (6.76%) GDPR
5 88 (5.13%) QA
6 70 (4.08%) Data Quality
7 65 (3.79%) PMO
8 61 (3.55%) NCSC
9 35 (2.04%) JSP 440
9 35 (2.04%) PCI DSS
10 31 (1.81%) SOC 2
11 30 (1.75%) Cyber Essentials
12 28 (1.63%) NIST 800
12 28 (1.63%) SLA
13 20 (1.17%) COBIT
14 18 (1.05%) ISO 31000
15 17 (0.99%) Def Stans
16 16 (0.93%) Accessibility
16 16 (0.93%) Sarbanes-Oxley
17 15 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 37 (2.16%) Active Directory
2 21 (1.22%) Docker
3 10 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.23%) Postfix
5 4 (0.23%) Time Sharing Option
6 3 (0.17%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.17%) Oracle RAC
6 3 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.12%) FreeRADIUS
7 2 (0.12%) NFS
7 2 (0.12%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.058%) Ceph
8 1 (0.058%) IAG
8 1 (0.058%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.058%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 33 (1.92%) Kubernetes
2 31 (1.81%) Terraform
3 25 (1.46%) Ansible
4 13 (0.76%) Microsoft Intune
5 12 (0.70%) Grafana
6 11 (0.64%) SCCM
7 9 (0.52%) Prometheus
8 7 (0.41%) Single Sign-On
9 5 (0.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 5 (0.29%) HP ALM
10 4 (0.23%) Control-M
10 4 (0.23%) ITRS Geneos
10 4 (0.23%) Nessus
10 4 (0.23%) OMEGAMON
11 3 (0.17%) CASB
11 3 (0.17%) Data Guard
11 3 (0.17%) Istio
11 3 (0.17%) Oracle RMAN
12 2 (0.12%) Kubeflow
12 2 (0.12%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 224 (13.05%) Microsoft
2 95 (5.54%) ServiceNow
3 85 (4.95%) SAP
4 73 (4.25%) Oracle
5 42 (2.45%) Google
6 21 (1.22%) IBM
7 19 (1.11%) Salesforce
8 17 (0.99%) Cisco
9 16 (0.93%) Foundry
9 16 (0.93%) Splunk
9 16 (0.93%) Sybase
9 16 (0.93%) Workday
10 12 (0.70%) Databricks
10 12 (0.70%) Qualys
11 11 (0.64%) F5
12 10 (0.58%) Ariba
12 10 (0.58%) Infoblox
12 10 (0.58%) OpenAI
13 9 (0.52%) Murex
13 9 (0.52%) VMware