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

6 months to
12 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 54 62
Rank change year-on-year -18 +8 +14
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 1,414 1,185 1,443
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.31% 4.03% 3.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.85% 4.46% 3.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 906 706 948
10th Percentile £402 £360 £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 £713 £676
90th Percentile £809 £834 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £525 £525
% change year-on-year - - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 44 52
10th Percentile £29.45 £28.72 £12.27
25th Percentile £33.50 £45.04 £33.48
Median hourly rate £71.83 £61.50 £48.44
Median % change year-on-year +16.81% +26.96% +355.64%
75th Percentile £98.13 £78.37 £64.94
90th Percentile £107.00 £84.64 £83.40
UK excluding London median hourly rate £74.31 £61.50 £46.87
% change year-on-year +20.83% +31.20% +378.27%

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 36,752 26,590 38,671
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.07% 90.35% 86.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,283 16,983 25,150
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 £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £744 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £480 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -2.04% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,192 900 2,342
10th Percentile £14.82 £15.49 £13.00
25th Percentile £18.50 £21.00 £16.06
Median hourly rate £29.61 £32.50 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -8.89% - -7.14%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.79 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £76.34 £70.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.21 £32.00 £31.50
% change year-on-year -14.97% +1.59% -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 12 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 12 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 12 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 -14 1,264 £550 -6.78% 547
London -13 674 £600 -7.69% 214
UK excluding London -19 620 £525 - 400
Work from Home 0 404 £550 -4.35% 256
North of England -13 188 £523 -0.48% 93
South East -8 185 £525 -8.70% 135
Midlands -43 100 £550 +3.29% 64
North West -17 95 £540 +7.57% 53
Yorkshire 0 91 £500 -4.76% 36
West Midlands -46 67 £540 -10.00% 47
South West -2 56 £525 +5.00% 60
Scotland -20 48 £425 -8.99% 18
East of England -27 33 £510 -3.77% 20
East Midlands -30 33 £550 +22.22% 17
Wales -1 9 £214 -59.69% 9
Northern Ireland +1 8 £500 +66.67% 3
North East -24 2 £550 -4.35% 4

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 64 (4.53%) Confluence
2 25 (1.77%) SharePoint
3 14 (0.99%) Microsoft Exchange
4 11 (0.78%) Apache Spark
5 6 (0.42%) SAS
6 4 (0.28%) nginx
7 3 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.14%) Apache
8 2 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2013
8 2 (0.14%) Oracle Self-Service HR
8 2 (0.14%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.071%) CMS
9 1 (0.071%) IBM HTTP Server
9 1 (0.071%) IIS
9 1 (0.071%) OpenROAD
9 1 (0.071%) Oracle Service Bus
9 1 (0.071%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.071%) Tomcat
9 1 (0.071%) WebLogic
9 1 (0.071%) WebSphere
Applications
1 71 (5.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 52 (3.68%) Microsoft Project
3 37 (2.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 25 (1.77%) Microsoft Office
5 16 (1.13%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.28%) Chatbot
7 4 (0.28%) Trello
8 2 (0.14%) Revit
9 1 (0.071%) Navisworks
9 1 (0.071%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 21 (1.49%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (0.92%) Oracle EBS
3 9 (0.64%) Loan IQ
4 6 (0.42%) Oracle ERP
4 6 (0.42%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 5 (0.35%) Aladdin
5 5 (0.35%) Primavera
6 4 (0.28%) Dynamics CRM
6 4 (0.28%) Oracle Payables
6 4 (0.28%) Oracle Receivables
6 4 (0.28%) SAP ERP
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%) Actimize
8 2 (0.14%) Oracle Assets
8 2 (0.14%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 168 (11.88%) Azure
2 141 (9.97%) AWS
3 56 (3.96%) GCP
4 54 (3.82%) Microsoft 365
5 49 (3.47%) Power Platform
6 35 (2.48%) Entra ID
7 33 (2.33%) Microsoft Purview
8 32 (2.26%) SaaS
9 23 (1.63%) Cloud Computing
10 21 (1.49%) Google Workspace
11 20 (1.41%) GitHub
12 18 (1.27%) Azure DevOps
12 18 (1.27%) Google Sheets
13 15 (1.06%) Dynamics 365
14 11 (0.78%) Microsoft Copilot
14 11 (0.78%) OCI
14 11 (0.78%) OpenShift
15 10 (0.71%) Azure Sentinel
16 8 (0.57%) Collibra
17 7 (0.50%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 44 (3.11%) Firewall
2 41 (2.90%) Network Security
3 14 (0.99%) DNS
4 11 (0.78%) LAN
5 10 (0.71%) Internet
5 10 (0.71%) Wi-Fi
6 9 (0.64%) Kerberos
7 8 (0.57%) HTTP
7 8 (0.57%) Structured Cabling
7 8 (0.57%) WAN
8 7 (0.50%) 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
11 3 (0.21%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (2.83%) Power BI
2 22 (1.56%) PostgreSQL
3 19 (1.34%) Data Warehouse
4 17 (1.20%) Metadata
4 17 (1.20%) SQL Server
5 14 (0.99%) Relational Database
6 7 (0.50%) Oracle Reports
7 6 (0.42%) Big Data
7 6 (0.42%) Data Lake
7 6 (0.42%) KDB
7 6 (0.42%) Kdb+
7 6 (0.42%) NoSQL
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
1 127 (8.98%) JIRA
2 16 (1.13%) Git
3 14 (0.99%) Jenkins
4 9 (0.64%) GitLab
5 4 (0.28%) SpecFlow
5 4 (0.28%) TeamCity
5 4 (0.28%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.21%) QUnit
7 2 (0.14%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.14%) GCC
7 2 (0.14%) GDB
7 2 (0.14%) JUnit
7 2 (0.14%) Mockito
7 2 (0.14%) Postman
7 2 (0.14%) Selenium
7 2 (0.14%) Zephyr
8 1 (0.071%) DbUnit
8 1 (0.071%) JMeter
8 1 (0.071%) jMock
8 1 (0.071%) Oracle Forms
General
1 543 (38.40%) Social Skills
2 529 (37.41%) Finance
3 228 (16.12%) Analytical Skills
4 183 (12.94%) Banking
5 146 (10.33%) Public Sector
6 110 (7.78%) Legal
7 55 (3.89%) Influencing Skills
8 54 (3.82%) Front Office
9 48 (3.39%) Organisational Skills
10 42 (2.97%) Investment Banking
11 38 (2.69%) Financial Institution
12 34 (2.40%) Presentation Skills
13 33 (2.33%) Retail
14 30 (2.12%) Documentation Skills
15 28 (1.98%) Manufacturing
16 25 (1.77%) Telecoms
17 22 (1.56%) Military
18 20 (1.41%) Marketing
19 19 (1.34%) Aerospace
20 17 (1.20%) Law
Job Titles
1 174 (12.31%) Project Manager
2 161 (11.39%) Lead
3 159 (11.24%) Analyst
4 150 (10.61%) Senior
5 128 (9.05%) Architect
6 109 (7.71%) Consultant
7 83 (5.87%) Developer
8 72 (5.09%) Programme Manager
9 66 (4.67%) Business Analyst
10 65 (4.60%) Security Architect
11 52 (3.68%) Senior Manager
12 50 (3.54%) Delivery Manager
13 44 (3.11%) Security Consultant
14 41 (2.90%) Risk Manager
15 37 (2.62%) Risk Analyst
16 32 (2.26%) Senior Developer
17 31 (2.19%) Solutions Architect
18 30 (2.12%) Security Engineer
19 28 (1.98%) Technical Manager
20 25 (1.77%) Java Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (1.84%) Oracle Fusion
2 23 (1.63%) Kafka
3 22 (1.56%) REST
4 16 (1.13%) .NET
4 16 (1.13%) OAuth
5 13 (0.92%) SAML
6 11 (0.78%) Middleware
7 10 (0.71%) .NET Framework
7 10 (0.71%) RESTful
7 10 (0.71%) XML
8 9 (0.64%) COM
8 9 (0.64%) Dask
8 9 (0.64%) NumPy
8 9 (0.64%) Pandas
9 8 (0.57%) LDAP
9 8 (0.57%) PyTorch
10 7 (0.50%) OpenID
10 7 (0.50%) TensorFlow
11 6 (0.42%) React
11 6 (0.42%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 151 (10.68%) Management Information System
2 70 (4.95%) Product Ownership
3 67 (4.74%) Derivative
4 66 (4.67%) Security Posture
5 52 (3.68%) Onboarding
6 41 (2.90%) Cloud Native
7 38 (2.69%) Data Centre
7 38 (2.69%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 38 (2.69%) Market Risk
8 37 (2.62%) Equities
9 35 (2.48%) Data Protection Act
10 27 (1.91%) Algorithms
10 27 (1.91%) Analytical Mindset
10 27 (1.91%) Operational Technology
11 26 (1.84%) Credit Risk
11 26 (1.84%) Fixed Income
12 24 (1.70%) Distributed Systems
13 22 (1.56%) NHS
14 17 (1.20%) Data Structures
14 17 (1.20%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 37 (2.62%) Linux
2 34 (2.40%) Windows
3 14 (0.99%) Unix
4 6 (0.42%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.28%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (0.21%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.21%) VMS
6 3 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.21%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (0.21%) zOS
7 2 (0.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.14%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.071%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 405 (28.64%) Stakeholder Management
2 336 (23.76%) Agile
3 278 (19.66%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 254 (17.96%) Problem-Solving
5 234 (16.55%) Cybersecurity
6 232 (16.41%) Continuous Improvement
7 215 (15.21%) Project Management
8 183 (12.94%) Decision-Making
9 179 (12.66%) Information Security
10 157 (11.10%) Change Management
11 151 (10.68%) Roadmaps
12 138 (9.76%) Migration
13 134 (9.48%) Project Delivery
14 128 (9.05%) AI
15 126 (8.91%) Regulatory Compliance
16 119 (8.42%) Analytics
17 112 (7.92%) Data Protection
18 105 (7.43%) PRINCE2
19 100 (7.07%) Scrum
20 96 (6.79%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 128 (9.05%) SQL
2 118 (8.35%) Python
3 53 (3.75%) Java
4 37 (2.62%) PowerShell
5 28 (1.98%) C#
6 26 (1.84%) C++
7 15 (1.06%) VBA
8 13 (0.92%) JavaScript
9 5 (0.35%) Bash
9 5 (0.35%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.28%) Korn
10 4 (0.28%) TypeScript
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
1 297 (21.00%) Security Cleared
2 234 (16.55%) Degree
3 223 (15.77%) SC Cleared
4 130 (9.19%) CISSP
5 94 (6.65%) CISM
6 75 (5.30%) DV Cleared
7 72 (5.09%) PMI Certification
8 68 (4.81%) PMP
9 52 (3.68%) Master's Degree
10 34 (2.40%) BPSS Clearance
11 32 (2.26%) CRISC
12 30 (2.12%) Computer Science Degree
13 22 (1.56%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 19 (1.34%) CISA
15 16 (1.13%) PhD
16 15 (1.06%) Microsoft Certification
16 15 (1.06%) Numerate Degree
17 12 (0.85%) CESG Certified Professional
17 12 (0.85%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
18 11 (0.78%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 179 (12.66%) NIST
2 175 (12.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 120 (8.49%) GDPR
4 116 (8.20%) GRC
5 81 (5.73%) PMO
6 74 (5.23%) QA
7 53 (3.75%) PCI DSS
8 44 (3.11%) Data Quality
9 43 (3.04%) NCSC
10 28 (1.98%) NIST 800
10 28 (1.98%) SLA
11 23 (1.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 23 (1.63%) SOC 2
12 21 (1.49%) Actionable Recommendations
13 20 (1.41%) COBIT
14 18 (1.27%) JSP 440
15 17 (1.20%) Cyber Essentials
15 17 (1.20%) Def Stans
16 16 (1.13%) ISO/IEC 27005
17 12 (0.85%) RMADS
System Software
1 34 (2.40%) Active Directory
2 14 (0.99%) Docker
3 8 (0.57%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.50%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.21%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.071%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.071%) Postfix
6 1 (0.071%) Time Sharing Option
6 1 (0.071%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.071%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 24 (1.70%) Kubernetes
2 17 (1.20%) Terraform
3 14 (0.99%) Single Sign-On
4 10 (0.71%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (0.64%) Ansible
5 9 (0.64%) SCCM
6 5 (0.35%) RSA Archer
7 4 (0.28%) Grafana
7 4 (0.28%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.21%) CASB
8 3 (0.21%) FortiGate
8 3 (0.21%) ITRS Geneos
8 3 (0.21%) QRadar
8 3 (0.21%) WSUS
9 2 (0.14%) HP ALM
9 2 (0.14%) Kubeflow
9 2 (0.14%) Nessus
9 2 (0.14%) NetBackup
9 2 (0.14%) OpenVAS
Vendors
1 172 (12.16%) Microsoft
2 69 (4.88%) Oracle
3 66 (4.67%) SAP
3 66 (4.67%) ServiceNow
4 44 (3.11%) Google
5 22 (1.56%) Murex
6 19 (1.34%) Workday
7 18 (1.27%) Salesforce
8 16 (1.13%) Ariba
9 11 (0.78%) Databricks
10 10 (0.71%) Cisco
10 10 (0.71%) CyberArk
10 10 (0.71%) Splunk
10 10 (0.71%) VMware
11 8 (0.57%) F5
11 8 (0.57%) IBM
11 8 (0.57%) Informatica
12 7 (0.50%) Bloomberg
13 6 (0.42%) Charles River
13 6 (0.42%) Citrix