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 9 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 71 52 61
Rank change year-on-year -19 +9 +16
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 1,424 1,199 1,452
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.37% 4.03% 3.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.91% 4.46% 3.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 914 713 955
10th Percentile £402 £361 £394
25th Percentile £463 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £675 £703 £680
90th Percentile £800 £834 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £525 £525
% change year-on-year - - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 44 44 56
10th Percentile £26.12 £28.72 £12.33
25th Percentile £33.50 £45.04 £36.00
Median hourly rate £61.75 £61.50 £53.75
Median % change year-on-year +0.41% +14.41% +405.64%
75th Percentile £95.63 £78.37 £82.41
90th Percentile £106.70 £84.64 £83.40
UK excluding London median hourly rate £59.50 £61.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -3.24% +22.99% +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 36,399 26,862 38,734
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.19% 90.27% 86.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,113 17,118 25,178
10th Percentile £313 £306 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £612 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £743 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £481 £491 £500
% change year-on-year -2.04% -1.80% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,154 913 2,346
10th Percentile £14.64 £15.52 £13.00
25th Percentile £18.50 £21.00 £16.06
Median hourly rate £29.00 £32.50 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -10.77% - -7.14%
75th Percentile £63.75 £64.52 £57.50
90th Percentile £74.26 £76.25 £71.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.77 £31.76 £31.50
% change year-on-year -18.86% +0.83% -10.00%

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 9 March 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 9 March 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 9 March 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 -15 1,275 £550 -6.78% 518
London -14 679 £600 -5.59% 204
UK excluding London -19 624 £525 - 387
Work from Home -6 404 £550 -3.51% 256
South East -9 188 £525 -8.70% 136
North of England -7 186 £516 -1.81% 86
Midlands -44 102 £550 +4.76% 59
Yorkshire +7 92 £500 -4.76% 30
North West -9 92 £525 +5.00% 51
West Midlands -34 69 £540 -10.00% 44
South West -8 59 £525 +6.33% 59
Scotland -16 46 £425 -9.77% 19
East Midlands -31 33 £550 +22.22% 15
East of England -38 32 £510 -3.77% 19
Wales 0 10 £253 -52.21% 11
Northern Ireland +1 8 £500 +66.67% 2
North East -22 2 £550 -4.35% 5

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 62 (4.35%) Confluence
2 24 (1.69%) SharePoint
3 14 (0.98%) Microsoft Exchange
4 11 (0.77%) Apache Spark
5 6 (0.42%) SAS
6 4 (0.28%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.28%) nginx
7 2 (0.14%) Apache
7 2 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2013
7 2 (0.14%) Oracle Self-Service HR
7 2 (0.14%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.070%) Camunda
8 1 (0.070%) CMS
8 1 (0.070%) IBM HTTP Server
8 1 (0.070%) Oracle Service Bus
8 1 (0.070%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 1 (0.070%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.070%) WebLogic
8 1 (0.070%) WebSphere
Applications
1 71 (4.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 53 (3.72%) Microsoft Project
3 37 (2.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 26 (1.83%) Microsoft Office
5 15 (1.05%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.28%) Chatbot
7 4 (0.28%) Trello
8 2 (0.14%) Revit
9 1 (0.070%) Navisworks
9 1 (0.070%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 22 (1.54%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (0.84%) Oracle EBS
3 9 (0.63%) Loan IQ
4 6 (0.42%) Oracle ERP
4 6 (0.42%) Primavera
5 5 (0.35%) Aladdin
5 5 (0.35%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 5 (0.35%) SAP ERP
6 4 (0.28%) Dynamics CRM
6 4 (0.28%) Oracle Payables
6 4 (0.28%) Oracle Receivables
6 4 (0.28%) Summit
7 3 (0.21%) Endur
7 3 (0.21%) NetSuite
7 3 (0.21%) Oracle Cash Management
7 3 (0.21%) Sage X3
7 3 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
8 2 (0.14%) Oracle Assets
8 2 (0.14%) Oracle General Ledger
8 2 (0.14%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 169 (11.87%) Azure
2 140 (9.83%) AWS
3 59 (4.14%) GCP
4 52 (3.65%) Microsoft 365
5 48 (3.37%) Power Platform
6 34 (2.39%) Entra ID
7 32 (2.25%) Microsoft Purview
8 31 (2.18%) SaaS
9 23 (1.62%) Cloud Computing
10 21 (1.47%) GitHub
10 21 (1.47%) Google Workspace
11 18 (1.26%) Azure DevOps
11 18 (1.26%) Google Sheets
12 15 (1.05%) Dynamics 365
13 11 (0.77%) OCI
13 11 (0.77%) OpenShift
14 10 (0.70%) Azure Sentinel
14 10 (0.70%) Microsoft Copilot
15 8 (0.56%) Collibra
16 7 (0.49%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 49 (3.44%) Firewall
2 40 (2.81%) Network Security
3 13 (0.91%) DNS
4 10 (0.70%) Internet
4 10 (0.70%) LAN
5 9 (0.63%) Kerberos
5 9 (0.63%) Wi-Fi
6 8 (0.56%) Structured Cabling
7 7 (0.49%) HTTP
7 7 (0.49%) WAN
8 6 (0.42%) DHCP
9 5 (0.35%) BIG-IP
9 5 (0.35%) Cisco IPT
10 4 (0.28%) 5G
10 4 (0.28%) VPN
11 3 (0.21%) Broadband
11 3 (0.21%) NGFW
11 3 (0.21%) SAN
11 3 (0.21%) SD-WAN
12 2 (0.14%) Multicast
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (2.74%) Power BI
2 23 (1.62%) PostgreSQL
3 18 (1.26%) Data Warehouse
3 18 (1.26%) SQL Server
4 16 (1.12%) Metadata
5 14 (0.98%) Relational Database
6 7 (0.49%) Oracle Reports
7 6 (0.42%) Big Data
7 6 (0.42%) KDB
7 6 (0.42%) Kdb+
7 6 (0.42%) NoSQL
8 5 (0.35%) Data Lake
8 5 (0.35%) MongoDB
8 5 (0.35%) RDBMS
8 5 (0.35%) Tableau
9 4 (0.28%) Amazon RDS
9 4 (0.28%) Data Mart
9 4 (0.28%) Elasticsearch
9 4 (0.28%) MS Access
9 4 (0.28%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 126 (8.85%) JIRA
2 16 (1.12%) Git
3 14 (0.98%) Jenkins
4 9 (0.63%) GitLab
5 5 (0.35%) SpecFlow
6 4 (0.28%) TeamCity
6 4 (0.28%) Visual Studio
7 3 (0.21%) QUnit
8 2 (0.14%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.14%) GCC
8 2 (0.14%) GDB
8 2 (0.14%) JUnit
8 2 (0.14%) Mockito
8 2 (0.14%) Oracle Forms
8 2 (0.14%) Postman
8 2 (0.14%) Selenium
8 2 (0.14%) Zephyr
9 1 (0.070%) DbUnit
9 1 (0.070%) JMeter
9 1 (0.070%) jMock
General
1 557 (39.12%) Social Skills
2 527 (37.01%) Finance
3 225 (15.80%) Analytical Skills
4 182 (12.78%) Banking
5 145 (10.18%) Public Sector
6 111 (7.79%) Legal
7 56 (3.93%) Influencing Skills
8 53 (3.72%) Front Office
9 51 (3.58%) Organisational Skills
10 43 (3.02%) Investment Banking
11 36 (2.53%) Financial Institution
11 36 (2.53%) Presentation Skills
12 32 (2.25%) Retail
13 29 (2.04%) Documentation Skills
14 27 (1.90%) Manufacturing
15 25 (1.76%) Telecoms
16 22 (1.54%) Military
17 19 (1.33%) Aerospace
17 19 (1.33%) Marketing
18 17 (1.19%) Law
Job Titles
1 170 (11.94%) Project Manager
2 164 (11.52%) Analyst
3 159 (11.17%) Lead
4 151 (10.60%) Senior
5 129 (9.06%) Architect
6 111 (7.79%) Consultant
7 83 (5.83%) Developer
8 71 (4.99%) Programme Manager
9 65 (4.56%) Business Analyst
9 65 (4.56%) Security Architect
10 53 (3.72%) Senior Manager
11 51 (3.58%) Delivery Manager
12 45 (3.16%) Security Consultant
13 41 (2.88%) Risk Manager
14 38 (2.67%) Risk Analyst
15 32 (2.25%) Senior Developer
15 32 (2.25%) Solutions Architect
16 30 (2.11%) Security Engineer
17 29 (2.04%) Technical Manager
18 28 (1.97%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (1.69%) Oracle Fusion
2 23 (1.62%) Kafka
2 23 (1.62%) REST
3 17 (1.19%) .NET
4 16 (1.12%) OAuth
5 13 (0.91%) SAML
6 12 (0.84%) Middleware
7 11 (0.77%) .NET Framework
8 10 (0.70%) NumPy
8 10 (0.70%) Pandas
8 10 (0.70%) RESTful
8 10 (0.70%) XML
9 9 (0.63%) COM
9 9 (0.63%) Dask
10 8 (0.56%) LDAP
10 8 (0.56%) PyTorch
11 7 (0.49%) OpenID
11 7 (0.49%) React
11 7 (0.49%) TensorFlow
12 6 (0.42%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 153 (10.74%) Management Information System
2 74 (5.20%) Product Ownership
3 68 (4.78%) Security Posture
4 66 (4.63%) Derivative
5 54 (3.79%) Onboarding
6 40 (2.81%) Cloud Native
7 39 (2.74%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 38 (2.67%) Data Centre
8 38 (2.67%) Equities
8 38 (2.67%) Market Risk
9 36 (2.53%) Data Protection Act
10 28 (1.97%) Operational Technology
11 27 (1.90%) Algorithms
11 27 (1.90%) Analytical Mindset
11 27 (1.90%) Fixed Income
12 26 (1.83%) Credit Risk
13 24 (1.69%) Distributed Systems
14 22 (1.54%) NHS
15 17 (1.19%) Data Structures
15 17 (1.19%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 39 (2.74%) Linux
2 34 (2.39%) Windows
3 15 (1.05%) Unix
4 5 (0.35%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.21%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.21%) VMS
5 3 (0.21%) Windows Server 2012
5 3 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (0.21%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (0.21%) zOS
6 2 (0.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.070%) Android
7 1 (0.070%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 407 (28.58%) Stakeholder Management
2 333 (23.38%) Agile
3 284 (19.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 253 (17.77%) Problem-Solving
5 243 (17.06%) Cybersecurity
6 233 (16.36%) Continuous Improvement
7 221 (15.52%) Project Management
8 184 (12.92%) Decision-Making
9 179 (12.57%) Information Security
10 156 (10.96%) Change Management
11 153 (10.74%) Roadmaps
12 133 (9.34%) Migration
12 133 (9.34%) Project Delivery
13 127 (8.92%) AI
14 126 (8.85%) Regulatory Compliance
15 117 (8.22%) Analytics
16 112 (7.87%) Data Protection
17 105 (7.37%) PRINCE2
18 103 (7.23%) Scrum
19 94 (6.60%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 127 (8.92%) SQL
2 119 (8.36%) Python
3 51 (3.58%) Java
4 38 (2.67%) PowerShell
5 29 (2.04%) C#
6 26 (1.83%) C++
7 15 (1.05%) VBA
8 14 (0.98%) JavaScript
9 5 (0.35%) Bash
9 5 (0.35%) Shell Script
9 5 (0.35%) TypeScript
10 4 (0.28%) Korn
11 3 (0.21%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.14%) Perl
12 2 (0.14%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.14%) R
12 2 (0.14%) RPG
12 2 (0.14%) Rust
12 2 (0.14%) Scala
12 2 (0.14%) Solidity
Qualifications
1 305 (21.42%) Security Cleared
2 238 (16.71%) Degree
3 233 (16.36%) SC Cleared
4 135 (9.48%) CISSP
5 97 (6.81%) CISM
6 77 (5.41%) DV Cleared
7 72 (5.06%) PMI Certification
8 69 (4.85%) PMP
9 57 (4.00%) Master's Degree
10 38 (2.67%) BPSS Clearance
11 34 (2.39%) CRISC
12 31 (2.18%) Computer Science Degree
13 25 (1.76%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 23 (1.62%) CISA
15 16 (1.12%) PhD
16 15 (1.05%) Microsoft Certification
16 15 (1.05%) Numerate Degree
17 12 (0.84%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
18 11 (0.77%) CESG Certified Professional
18 11 (0.77%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 188 (13.20%) NIST
2 186 (13.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 129 (9.06%) GRC
4 122 (8.57%) GDPR
5 81 (5.69%) PMO
6 73 (5.13%) QA
7 58 (4.07%) PCI DSS
8 43 (3.02%) Data Quality
9 42 (2.95%) NCSC
10 29 (2.04%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 28 (1.97%) NIST 800
12 27 (1.90%) SLA
13 23 (1.62%) SOC 2
14 21 (1.47%) Actionable Recommendations
15 20 (1.40%) COBIT
15 20 (1.40%) Def Stans
16 17 (1.19%) JSP 440
17 16 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials
17 16 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 27005
18 12 (0.84%) RMADS
System Software
1 33 (2.32%) Active Directory
2 14 (0.98%) Docker
3 8 (0.56%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.49%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.21%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.070%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.070%) Postfix
6 1 (0.070%) Time Sharing Option
6 1 (0.070%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.070%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 23 (1.62%) Kubernetes
2 19 (1.33%) Terraform
3 13 (0.91%) Single Sign-On
4 10 (0.70%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (0.63%) Ansible
6 8 (0.56%) SCCM
7 7 (0.49%) RSA Archer
8 4 (0.28%) Grafana
8 4 (0.28%) ITRS Geneos
8 4 (0.28%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (0.21%) CASB
9 3 (0.21%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.21%) Kubeflow
9 3 (0.21%) QRadar
9 3 (0.21%) WSUS
10 2 (0.14%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 2 (0.14%) HP ALM
10 2 (0.14%) NetBackup
10 2 (0.14%) OpenVAS
Vendors
1 173 (12.15%) Microsoft
2 68 (4.78%) Oracle
3 67 (4.71%) SAP
4 66 (4.63%) ServiceNow
5 46 (3.23%) Google
6 22 (1.54%) Murex
7 18 (1.26%) Workday
8 16 (1.12%) Ariba
8 16 (1.12%) Salesforce
9 11 (0.77%) Databricks
9 11 (0.77%) Splunk
10 10 (0.70%) Cisco
10 10 (0.70%) CyberArk
10 10 (0.70%) VMware
11 8 (0.56%) F5
11 8 (0.56%) Informatica
12 7 (0.49%) IBM
13 6 (0.42%) Bloomberg
13 6 (0.42%) Charles River
13 6 (0.42%) Citrix