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 4 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 49 66
Rank change year-on-year -21 +17 +5
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 1,526 1,299 1,334
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.23% 4.43% 3.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.83% 4.88% 3.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 988 793 862
10th Percentile £402 £363 £350
25th Percentile £463 £456 £448
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £675 £738 £700
90th Percentile £838 £850 £825
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £523 £525
% change year-on-year +0.48% -0.48% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 37 46
10th Percentile £20.27 £40.00 £12.25
25th Percentile £38.45 £47.83 £30.96
Median hourly rate £71.83 £63.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +14.02% +26.00% +370.37%
75th Percentile £99.38 £80.00 £60.94
90th Percentile £107.00 £87.23 £81.71
UK excluding London median hourly rate £74.49 £62.25 £52.50
% change year-on-year +19.67% +18.57% +435.71%

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 39,853 26,632 37,270
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.47% 90.92% 86.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,078 17,168 24,015
10th Percentile £319 £306 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £630 £638
90th Percentile £725 £745 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £481 £500
% change year-on-year +1.46% -3.90% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,383 1,080 2,442
10th Percentile £14.84 £14.63 £12.75
25th Percentile £19.91 £18.50 £16.00
Median hourly rate £41.56 £29.00 £35.83
Median % change year-on-year +43.29% -19.06% -0.47%
75th Percentile £67.13 £61.69 £60.00
90th Percentile £79.40 £75.00 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £44.00 £27.57 £37.50
% change year-on-year +59.59% -26.48% +7.14%

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 4 May 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 4 May 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 4 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
England -22 1,343 £550 -4.35% 720
UK excluding London -12 740 £525 +0.48% 467
London -33 652 £600 -7.69% 330
Work from Home -11 437 £550 -4.35% 363
North of England -8 223 £509 -0.80% 111
South East -10 203 £550 -4.35% 144
North West -9 111 £550 +8.37% 56
Yorkshire 0 110 £491 -1.90% 48
Midlands -48 109 £535 +7.00% 66
South West 0 79 £550 +22.22% 54
Scotland -1 76 £450 -10.00% 26
West Midlands -36 76 £525 - 39
East of England -16 46 £525 -0.94% 55
East Midlands -29 33 £537 +19.39% 26
Northern Ireland 0 8 £500 -9.09% 10
Wales -12 5 £214 -55.03% 11
North East -32 2 £480 -16.52% 8

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 67 (4.39%) Confluence
2 38 (2.49%) SharePoint
3 12 (0.79%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (0.52%) SAS
5 6 (0.39%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.26%) nginx
7 3 (0.20%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.20%) Oracle Self-Service HR
7 3 (0.20%) Oracle Workflow
8 2 (0.13%) Apache
8 2 (0.13%) Exchange Server 2013
8 2 (0.13%) IIS
9 1 (0.066%) IBM HTTP Server
9 1 (0.066%) NetWeaver
9 1 (0.066%) OpenROAD
9 1 (0.066%) Oracle Service Bus
9 1 (0.066%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.066%) ThingWorx
9 1 (0.066%) Tomcat
9 1 (0.066%) WebSphere
Applications
1 70 (4.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 54 (3.54%) Microsoft Project
3 44 (2.88%) Microsoft Office
4 42 (2.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 13 (0.85%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.33%) Revit
7 4 (0.26%) Chatbot
7 4 (0.26%) Navisworks
7 4 (0.26%) Trello
8 2 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.13%) Windchill
9 1 (0.066%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.066%) MicroStation
9 1 (0.066%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 26 (1.70%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (0.79%) Oracle EBS
3 8 (0.52%) Endur
4 7 (0.46%) Loan IQ
4 7 (0.46%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 7 (0.46%) Summit
5 6 (0.39%) Aladdin
5 6 (0.39%) Oracle Payables
5 6 (0.39%) Oracle Receivables
6 5 (0.33%) NetSuite
6 5 (0.33%) Oracle ERP
6 5 (0.33%) Sage X3
7 4 (0.26%) Primavera
7 4 (0.26%) Remedy ITSM
8 3 (0.20%) Actimize
8 3 (0.20%) Dynamics AX
8 3 (0.20%) Dynamics CRM
8 3 (0.20%) Dynamics GP
8 3 (0.20%) Dynamics SL
8 3 (0.20%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 190 (12.45%) Azure
2 148 (9.70%) AWS
3 69 (4.52%) Microsoft 365
4 68 (4.46%) Power Platform
5 55 (3.60%) GCP
6 39 (2.56%) Entra ID
7 37 (2.42%) SaaS
8 27 (1.77%) Microsoft Purview
9 24 (1.57%) Azure DevOps
10 23 (1.51%) GitHub
11 21 (1.38%) Google Workspace
12 20 (1.31%) Cloud Computing
13 18 (1.18%) Google Sheets
13 18 (1.18%) Snowflake
14 17 (1.11%) Dynamics 365
15 16 (1.05%) PaaS
16 15 (0.98%) Microsoft Copilot
17 11 (0.72%) Azure Sentinel
18 10 (0.66%) Amazon S3
18 10 (0.66%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 51 (3.34%) Network Security
2 34 (2.23%) Firewall
3 21 (1.38%) DNS
4 13 (0.85%) DHCP
5 12 (0.79%) Wi-Fi
6 10 (0.66%) BIG-IP
7 9 (0.59%) Structured Cabling
7 9 (0.59%) TCP/IP
7 9 (0.59%) WAN
8 8 (0.52%) 5G
8 8 (0.52%) LAN
9 7 (0.46%) HTTP
10 6 (0.39%) Internet
11 5 (0.33%) 3G
11 5 (0.33%) 4G
12 4 (0.26%) SD-WAN
12 4 (0.26%) VPN
13 3 (0.20%) Kerberos
13 3 (0.20%) SAN
13 3 (0.20%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (3.60%) Power BI
2 37 (2.42%) Metadata
3 26 (1.70%) PostgreSQL
4 25 (1.64%) Relational Database
5 19 (1.25%) Data Warehouse
5 19 (1.25%) SQL Server
6 11 (0.72%) MongoDB
6 11 (0.72%) Tableau
7 9 (0.59%) Data Lake
8 8 (0.52%) RDBMS
9 7 (0.46%) Big Data
10 6 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
10 6 (0.39%) DB2
10 6 (0.39%) DynamoDB
10 6 (0.39%) MySQL
10 6 (0.39%) NoSQL
10 6 (0.39%) Oracle Database
10 6 (0.39%) Oracle Reports
11 5 (0.33%) Amazon Aurora
12 4 (0.26%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 133 (8.72%) JIRA
2 23 (1.51%) Git
3 19 (1.25%) Jenkins
4 10 (0.66%) GitLab
5 5 (0.33%) JUnit
5 5 (0.33%) Mockito
5 5 (0.33%) Zephyr
6 4 (0.26%) Bitbucket Server
6 4 (0.26%) DbUnit
6 4 (0.26%) jMock
6 4 (0.26%) Maven
6 4 (0.26%) Selenium
6 4 (0.26%) SonarQube
6 4 (0.26%) TeamCity
6 4 (0.26%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.066%) ER Studio
7 1 (0.066%) Flyway
7 1 (0.066%) MLflow
7 1 (0.066%) Postman
7 1 (0.066%) TestRail
General
1 570 (37.35%) Social Skills
2 560 (36.70%) Finance
3 243 (15.92%) Analytical Skills
4 192 (12.58%) Banking
5 169 (11.07%) Public Sector
6 109 (7.14%) Legal
7 46 (3.01%) Influencing Skills
8 44 (2.88%) Organisational Skills
9 40 (2.62%) Front Office
10 39 (2.56%) Investment Banking
10 39 (2.56%) Retail
11 37 (2.42%) Financial Institution
12 34 (2.23%) Documentation Skills
13 32 (2.10%) Military
14 31 (2.03%) Manufacturing
14 31 (2.03%) Presentation Skills
14 31 (2.03%) Telecoms
15 19 (1.25%) Law
15 19 (1.25%) Marketing
16 17 (1.11%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 205 (13.43%) Project Manager
2 186 (12.19%) Lead
3 154 (10.09%) Architect
4 151 (9.90%) Senior
5 150 (9.83%) Analyst
6 92 (6.03%) Consultant
7 77 (5.05%) Developer
8 74 (4.85%) Programme Manager
9 71 (4.65%) Business Analyst
10 69 (4.52%) Security Architect
11 51 (3.34%) Risk Manager
11 51 (3.34%) Senior Manager
12 45 (2.95%) Delivery Manager
13 39 (2.56%) Security Consultant
14 38 (2.49%) Security Engineer
15 33 (2.16%) IT Manager
16 31 (2.03%) Risk Analyst
17 30 (1.97%) Security Manager
18 28 (1.83%) Senior Developer
18 28 (1.83%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (2.10%) Oracle Fusion
2 22 (1.44%) REST
3 21 (1.38%) Kafka
4 19 (1.25%) .NET
5 14 (0.92%) RESTful
6 12 (0.79%) Middleware
6 12 (0.79%) XML
7 11 (0.72%) Leaflet
8 10 (0.66%) JSON
9 9 (0.59%) OAuth
10 8 (0.52%) LDAP
10 8 (0.52%) PyTorch
10 8 (0.52%) React
11 7 (0.46%) .NET Framework
11 7 (0.46%) AngularJS
11 7 (0.46%) scikit-learn
11 7 (0.46%) SOAP
11 7 (0.46%) TensorFlow
12 6 (0.39%) .NET Core
12 6 (0.39%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 129 (8.45%) Management Information System
2 63 (4.13%) Onboarding
2 63 (4.13%) Product Ownership
3 58 (3.80%) Security Posture
4 55 (3.60%) Derivative
5 48 (3.15%) Operational Technology
6 43 (2.82%) Data Centre
7 41 (2.69%) Data Protection Act
8 40 (2.62%) Cloud Native
9 38 (2.49%) Market Risk
10 29 (1.90%) Credit Risk
11 24 (1.57%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 23 (1.51%) AI Agents
12 23 (1.51%) Data Structures
12 23 (1.51%) Equities
12 23 (1.51%) Legacy Systems
12 23 (1.51%) NHS
13 22 (1.44%) Distributed Systems
14 21 (1.38%) Analytical Mindset
15 20 (1.31%) Fixed Income
Operating Systems
1 47 (3.08%) Windows
2 38 (2.49%) Linux
3 22 (1.44%) Unix
4 9 (0.59%) Windows Server
5 6 (0.39%) Mac OS
6 5 (0.33%) Windows Server 2012
7 3 (0.20%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (0.20%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.20%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (0.20%) zOS
8 2 (0.13%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 474 (31.06%) Stakeholder Management
2 391 (25.62%) Agile
3 300 (19.66%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 276 (18.09%) Continuous Improvement
5 273 (17.89%) Problem-Solving
6 259 (16.97%) Cybersecurity
7 249 (16.32%) Project Management
8 201 (13.17%) Decision-Making
9 186 (12.19%) Information Security
10 166 (10.88%) AI
11 165 (10.81%) Change Management
12 163 (10.68%) Roadmaps
13 160 (10.48%) Project Delivery
14 143 (9.37%) Migration
15 134 (8.78%) Analytics
16 125 (8.19%) Regulatory Compliance
17 124 (8.13%) PRINCE2
18 122 (7.99%) Data Protection
19 117 (7.67%) DevOps
20 105 (6.88%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 124 (8.13%) SQL
2 121 (7.93%) Python
3 59 (3.87%) Java
4 34 (2.23%) PowerShell
5 22 (1.44%) C#
6 21 (1.38%) C++
7 15 (0.98%) JavaScript
8 14 (0.92%) VBA
9 7 (0.46%) Bash
9 7 (0.46%) Shell Script
10 6 (0.39%) PL/SQL
10 6 (0.39%) TypeScript
11 4 (0.26%) Perl
12 3 (0.20%) Korn
12 3 (0.20%) Scala
13 2 (0.13%) Go
13 2 (0.13%) Kusto Query Language
13 2 (0.13%) R
13 2 (0.13%) RPG
14 1 (0.066%) Delphi
Qualifications
1 338 (22.15%) Security Cleared
2 250 (16.38%) SC Cleared
3 211 (13.83%) Degree
4 132 (8.65%) CISSP
5 93 (6.09%) CISM
6 80 (5.24%) DV Cleared
6 80 (5.24%) PMP
7 77 (5.05%) PMI Certification
8 40 (2.62%) CRISC
9 33 (2.16%) BPSS Clearance
10 28 (1.83%) Computer Science Degree
11 26 (1.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 26 (1.70%) Cisco Certification
12 25 (1.64%) Master's Degree
13 22 (1.44%) CISA
14 19 (1.25%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
15 15 (0.98%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
16 14 (0.92%) CESG Certified Professional
17 12 (0.79%) CCSP
17 12 (0.79%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 190 (12.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 190 (12.45%) NIST
2 130 (8.52%) GRC
3 122 (7.99%) GDPR
4 91 (5.96%) PMO
5 79 (5.18%) QA
6 61 (4.00%) Data Quality
7 49 (3.21%) PCI DSS
8 48 (3.15%) NCSC
9 32 (2.10%) JSP 440
9 32 (2.10%) SLA
10 27 (1.77%) COBIT
11 26 (1.70%) Cyber Essentials
11 26 (1.70%) SOC 2
12 25 (1.64%) NIST 800
13 19 (1.25%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 18 (1.18%) Actionable Recommendations
14 18 (1.18%) RMADS
15 17 (1.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 15 (0.98%) ISO 31000
System Software
1 33 (2.16%) Active Directory
2 15 (0.98%) Docker
3 9 (0.59%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.26%) Postfix
4 4 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.20%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.20%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.13%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.066%) Ceph
7 1 (0.066%) NFS
7 1 (0.066%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.066%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 23 (1.51%) Kubernetes
2 16 (1.05%) Ansible
3 14 (0.92%) Terraform
4 10 (0.66%) SCCM
5 9 (0.59%) Grafana
5 9 (0.59%) Single Sign-On
6 8 (0.52%) Microsoft Intune
7 6 (0.39%) Prometheus
8 5 (0.33%) Control-M
8 5 (0.33%) HP ALM
9 4 (0.26%) ITRS Geneos
10 3 (0.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.20%) CASB
10 3 (0.20%) RSA Archer
10 3 (0.20%) WSUS
11 2 (0.13%) AirWatch
11 2 (0.13%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.13%) Nessus
11 2 (0.13%) NetBackup
11 2 (0.13%) OpenVAS
Vendors
1 203 (13.30%) Microsoft
2 85 (5.57%) ServiceNow
3 84 (5.50%) Oracle
4 78 (5.11%) SAP
5 43 (2.82%) Google
6 24 (1.57%) Workday
7 22 (1.44%) Murex
8 17 (1.11%) Salesforce
9 16 (1.05%) Ariba
10 14 (0.92%) Databricks
11 12 (0.79%) F5
11 12 (0.79%) IBM
11 12 (0.79%) VMware
12 11 (0.72%) Cisco
13 9 (0.59%) Splunk
14 8 (0.52%) Foundry
14 8 (0.52%) Infoblox
15 7 (0.46%) Bloomberg
15 7 (0.46%) Remedy
15 7 (0.46%) Sybase