Risk Management Contracts

Risk Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Risk Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Risk Management over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 50 64 73
Rank change year-on-year +14 +9 +21
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 1,288 1,351 1,907
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 4.41% 3.10% 3.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.85% 3.59% 3.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 781 879 1,105
10th Percentile £363 £356 £402
25th Percentile £450 £450 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £725 £700 £730
90th Percentile £838 £825 £870
UK excluding London median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 46 230
10th Percentile £40.00 £12.25 -
25th Percentile £47.96 £30.96 £9.80
Median hourly rate £61.50 £50.00 £10.63
Median % change year-on-year +22.99% +370.37% -67.19%
75th Percentile £78.80 £60.94 £12.02
90th Percentile £87.10 £81.71 £70.13
UK excluding London median hourly rate £61.50 £52.50 £9.80
% change year-on-year +17.13% +435.71% -79.16%

All Process and 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 26,551 37,621 53,662
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 90.82% 86.30% 89.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,137 24,254 37,244
10th Percentile £308 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £521 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.86% -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £630 £638 £650
90th Percentile £744 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £481 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -3.80% - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,071 2,437 1,746
10th Percentile £14.70 £12.75 £11.00
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £29.00 £35.50 £37.30
Median % change year-on-year -18.31% -4.83% +49.20%
75th Percentile £62.00 £59.95 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.94 £36.50 £36.00
% change year-on-year -23.45% +1.39% +80.00%

Risk Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Risk Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Risk Management in the UK

Risk Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Risk Management.

Daily rate trend for Risk Management in the UK

Risk Management
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Risk Management over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Risk Management in the UK

Risk Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Risk Management.

Hourly rate trend for Risk Management in the UK

Risk Management
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Risk Management over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Risk Management in the UK

Risk Management
Top 17 Contract 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 April 2025. 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 +20 1,116 £575 +4.55% 1,541
London +26 668 £625 +4.17% 947
UK excluding London +2 507 £520 -0.95% 674
Work from Home +4 357 £575 +5.02% 779
North of England -9 134 £513 -6.39% 173
South East +33 132 £575 +9.52% 172
Midlands +30 89 £500 -4.76% 107
Scotland +10 76 £500 +5.26% 66
North West -16 76 £508 -23.80% 109
West Midlands +11 51 £525 +0.96% 63
Yorkshire -3 44 £500 +2.56% 48
South West -17 41 £450 -13.46% 78
East Midlands +28 35 £449 -19.19% 42
East of England +31 27 £468 +20.77% 57
North East +6 14 £575 -2.54% 19
Northern Ireland -13 9 £550 +26.44% 21
Wales -4 5 £475 -20.83% 12

Risk Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 42 (3.26%) Confluence
2 33 (2.56%) SharePoint
3 18 (1.40%) Apache Spark
4 16 (1.24%) Apache Airflow
5 10 (0.78%) Apache
6 8 (0.62%) Microsoft Exchange
7 7 (0.54%) SAS
8 3 (0.23%) Oracle Workflow
9 2 (0.16%) CICS
9 2 (0.16%) CMS
9 2 (0.16%) Jupyter
9 2 (0.16%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.078%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 1 (0.078%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.078%) JBoss
10 1 (0.078%) Kentico
10 1 (0.078%) Sitecore CMS
10 1 (0.078%) Tomcat
10 1 (0.078%) Umbraco
10 1 (0.078%) WebSphere
Applications
1 57 (4.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 45 (3.49%) Microsoft Project
3 41 (3.18%) Microsoft Office
4 36 (2.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 21 (1.63%) MS Visio
6 8 (0.62%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.31%) Trello
8 2 (0.16%) Open Workbench
9 1 (0.078%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.078%) Revit
9 1 (0.078%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 31 (2.41%) SAP S/4HANA
2 27 (2.10%) Endur
3 6 (0.47%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.47%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 5 (0.39%) Kondor
4 5 (0.39%) Oracle General Ledger
4 5 (0.39%) Primavera
5 4 (0.31%) Oracle ERP
5 4 (0.31%) Remedy ITSM
5 4 (0.31%) SAP ERP
5 4 (0.31%) SAP GRC
6 3 (0.23%) NEC Housing
6 3 (0.23%) Oracle EBS
6 3 (0.23%) SAP BPC
6 3 (0.23%) Teamcenter
7 2 (0.16%) OPENHousing
7 2 (0.16%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.16%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.16%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 174 (13.51%) Azure
2 117 (9.08%) AWS
3 53 (4.11%) GCP
4 51 (3.96%) Power Platform
5 33 (2.56%) Microsoft 365
6 28 (2.17%) Azure DevOps
7 21 (1.63%) Entra ID
8 20 (1.55%) Cloud Computing
8 20 (1.55%) SaaS
9 15 (1.16%) dbt
10 14 (1.09%) Amazon S3
10 14 (1.09%) Azure Sentinel
11 10 (0.78%) Dynamics 365
11 10 (0.78%) OCI
12 9 (0.70%) Amazon EC2
12 9 (0.70%) Google Workspace
12 9 (0.70%) SuccessFactors
13 8 (0.62%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 8 (0.62%) Lucidchart
13 8 (0.62%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 43 (3.34%) Firewall
2 40 (3.11%) Network Security
3 11 (0.85%) WAN
4 10 (0.78%) LAN
5 8 (0.62%) Radio Access Network
5 8 (0.62%) Structured Cabling
6 7 (0.54%) Intrusion Detection
7 6 (0.47%) SAN
8 5 (0.39%) 5G
8 5 (0.39%) VPN
9 4 (0.31%) Multicast
9 4 (0.31%) NAS
9 4 (0.31%) SD-WAN
9 4 (0.31%) SSL
9 4 (0.31%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (0.23%) Cisco Firepower
10 3 (0.23%) Internet
11 2 (0.16%) BGP
11 2 (0.16%) Cisco ISE
11 2 (0.16%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (3.34%) Power BI
2 34 (2.64%) SQL Server
3 33 (2.56%) PostgreSQL
4 21 (1.63%) Tableau
5 19 (1.48%) Big Data
6 16 (1.24%) Hadoop
7 15 (1.16%) Amazon Athena
7 15 (1.16%) Apache Arrow
7 15 (1.16%) Apache Iceberg
7 15 (1.16%) Dremio
8 10 (0.78%) Amazon RDS
8 10 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
9 8 (0.62%) Relational Database
10 7 (0.54%) Apache Hive
11 6 (0.47%) Data Lake
11 6 (0.47%) DynamoDB
11 6 (0.47%) Oracle Reports
11 6 (0.47%) SAP HANA
12 5 (0.39%) Amazon Aurora
12 5 (0.39%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 98 (7.61%) JIRA
2 31 (2.41%) Git
3 25 (1.94%) Jenkins
4 12 (0.93%) Bitbucket
5 11 (0.85%) JUnit
6 10 (0.78%) TeamCity
7 9 (0.70%) SonarQube
8 8 (0.62%) Selenium
9 7 (0.54%) Maven
10 6 (0.47%) Mockito
11 4 (0.31%) Bitbucket Server
11 4 (0.31%) Cucumber
11 4 (0.31%) DbUnit
11 4 (0.31%) GCC
11 4 (0.31%) GDB
11 4 (0.31%) GitLab
11 4 (0.31%) jMock
12 3 (0.23%) MSTest
12 3 (0.23%) Postman
12 3 (0.23%) Ranorex
General
1 520 (40.37%) Social Skills
2 506 (39.29%) Finance
3 252 (19.57%) Analytical Skills
4 232 (18.01%) Banking
5 111 (8.62%) Public Sector
6 93 (7.22%) Legal
7 69 (5.36%) Front Office
8 67 (5.20%) Investment Banking
9 46 (3.57%) Influencing Skills
10 40 (3.11%) Manufacturing
11 39 (3.03%) Financial Institution
12 37 (2.87%) Presentation Skills
13 36 (2.80%) Telecoms
14 31 (2.41%) Retail Banking
15 27 (2.10%) Organisational Skills
16 26 (2.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 26 (2.02%) Law
17 25 (1.94%) Marketing
18 24 (1.86%) Local Government
19 22 (1.71%) Retail
Job Titles
1 162 (12.58%) Project Manager
2 153 (11.88%) Analyst
3 136 (10.56%) Senior
4 120 (9.32%) Architect
4 120 (9.32%) Developer
5 96 (7.45%) Consultant
6 94 (7.30%) Lead
7 81 (6.29%) Business Analyst
8 67 (5.20%) IT Manager
9 59 (4.58%) Security Architect
10 54 (4.19%) Programme Manager
11 45 (3.49%) Risk Manager
12 37 (2.87%) Delivery Manager
13 33 (2.56%) Senior Manager
14 32 (2.48%) Security Consultant
14 32 (2.48%) Solutions Architect
15 31 (2.41%) Risk Analyst
16 28 (2.17%) Java Developer
17 27 (2.10%) IT Project Manager
17 27 (2.10%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (2.33%) React
2 24 (1.86%) .NET
2 24 (1.86%) REST
3 23 (1.79%) NumPy
3 23 (1.79%) Pandas
4 21 (1.63%) AngularJS
4 21 (1.63%) Kafka
4 21 (1.63%) Node.js
5 20 (1.55%) SOAP
6 18 (1.40%) SciPy
7 16 (1.24%) Web Services
8 15 (1.16%) Vue
9 11 (0.85%) Oracle Fusion
9 11 (0.85%) PySpark
9 11 (0.85%) SailPoint
9 11 (0.85%) XML
10 9 (0.70%) CSS
10 9 (0.70%) HTML
10 9 (0.70%) Spark Streaming
11 8 (0.62%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 120 (9.32%) Management Information System
2 65 (5.05%) Security Posture
3 48 (3.73%) Derivative
4 43 (3.34%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 40 (3.11%) Market Risk
6 34 (2.64%) Data Centre
7 31 (2.41%) Distributed Systems
7 31 (2.41%) Product Ownership
8 27 (2.10%) Fixed Income
8 27 (2.10%) Operational Technology
9 26 (2.02%) Credit Risk
9 26 (2.02%) Onboarding
10 25 (1.94%) Analytical Mindset
11 24 (1.86%) Data Protection Act
12 22 (1.71%) NHS
13 19 (1.48%) Equities
13 19 (1.48%) Self-Motivation
14 16 (1.24%) Renewable Energy
15 15 (1.16%) Distributed Computing
16 14 (1.09%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 55 (4.27%) Windows
2 35 (2.72%) Linux
3 17 (1.32%) Unix
4 13 (1.01%) Windows Server
5 7 (0.54%) zOS
6 6 (0.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (0.23%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.16%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.078%) Android
9 1 (0.078%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.078%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.078%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.078%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 349 (27.10%) Stakeholder Management
2 305 (23.68%) Agile
3 302 (23.45%) Project Management
4 301 (23.37%) Problem-Solving
5 187 (14.52%) Cybersecurity
6 184 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 161 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
8 159 (12.34%) Decision-Making
9 142 (11.02%) Information Security
10 130 (10.09%) Change Management
11 121 (9.39%) Analytics
12 112 (8.70%) Project Delivery
13 104 (8.07%) Migration
14 103 (8.00%) Roadmaps
15 87 (6.75%) DevOps
16 84 (6.52%) Risk Assessment
17 79 (6.13%) ITIL
18 76 (5.90%) Regulatory Compliance
19 75 (5.82%) Resource Allocation
19 75 (5.82%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 137 (10.64%) Python
2 116 (9.01%) SQL
3 74 (5.75%) Java
4 49 (3.80%) JavaScript
5 38 (2.95%) C#
6 36 (2.80%) TypeScript
7 28 (2.17%) C++
8 22 (1.71%) PowerShell
9 7 (0.54%) JCL
9 7 (0.54%) REXX
10 5 (0.39%) Bash
10 5 (0.39%) CLIST
10 5 (0.39%) VBA
11 4 (0.31%) Assembly Language
11 4 (0.31%) Haskell
11 4 (0.31%) PL/SQL
12 3 (0.23%) Jython
12 3 (0.23%) MATLAB
12 3 (0.23%) R
12 3 (0.23%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 191 (14.83%) Degree
2 153 (11.88%) Security Cleared
3 114 (8.85%) CISSP
3 114 (8.85%) SC Cleared
4 82 (6.37%) CISM
5 59 (4.58%) PMI Certification
6 56 (4.35%) PMP
7 51 (3.96%) CISA
8 48 (3.73%) CRISC
9 37 (2.87%) DV Cleared
9 37 (2.87%) Master's Degree
10 34 (2.64%) Computer Science Degree
11 22 (1.71%) Cisco Certification
12 17 (1.32%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 14 (1.09%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 14 (1.09%) Numerate Degree
14 13 (1.01%) GIAC
15 12 (0.93%) CBAP
15 12 (0.93%) CEH
15 12 (0.93%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 117 (9.08%) NIST
2 111 (8.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 90 (6.99%) GDPR
4 72 (5.59%) QA
5 70 (5.43%) GRC
6 53 (4.11%) PMO
7 43 (3.34%) Data Quality
8 39 (3.03%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 35 (2.72%) PCI DSS
10 26 (2.02%) HIPAA
11 23 (1.79%) COBIT
12 22 (1.71%) NCSC
13 20 (1.55%) NIST 800
14 16 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials
14 16 (1.24%) MiFID
15 13 (1.01%) Accessibility
15 13 (1.01%) SOC 2
16 12 (0.93%) SLA
17 10 (0.78%) Basel III
18 9 (0.70%) JSP 440
System Software
1 40 (3.11%) Active Directory
2 16 (1.24%) Docker
3 9 (0.70%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.54%) Time Sharing Option
5 6 (0.47%) Hyper-V
6 5 (0.39%) Postfix
7 3 (0.23%) Firmware
7 3 (0.23%) Veritas Cluster Server
8 2 (0.16%) IAG
9 1 (0.078%) HDFS
9 1 (0.078%) Job Entry Subsystem
9 1 (0.078%) Microcode
9 1 (0.078%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.078%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.078%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.078%) XYGATE
Systems Management
1 14 (1.09%) Terraform
2 13 (1.01%) Kubernetes
3 9 (0.70%) Ansible
4 7 (0.54%) Grafana
4 7 (0.54%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (0.54%) Prometheus
5 6 (0.47%) CASB
5 6 (0.47%) RSA Archer
6 5 (0.39%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.31%) Amdocs OSS
7 4 (0.31%) FortiGate
7 4 (0.31%) OMEGAMON
7 4 (0.31%) Puppet
7 4 (0.31%) SCCM
8 3 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.23%) OPNET
9 2 (0.16%) HP ALM
10 1 (0.078%) Argo
10 1 (0.078%) Docker Swarm
10 1 (0.078%) Kustomize
Vendors
1 129 (10.02%) Microsoft
2 78 (6.06%) SAP
3 69 (5.36%) ServiceNow
4 52 (4.04%) Oracle
5 26 (2.02%) Google
6 18 (1.40%) Cisco
7 16 (1.24%) Databricks
7 16 (1.24%) OpenLink
8 15 (1.16%) Ariba
8 15 (1.16%) Workday
9 11 (0.85%) Qualys
9 11 (0.85%) VMware
10 10 (0.78%) IBM
10 10 (0.78%) Salesforce
10 10 (0.78%) Splunk
10 10 (0.78%) Sybase
11 9 (0.70%) Atlassian
11 9 (0.70%) Murex
12 8 (0.62%) CyberArk
13 7 (0.54%) NEC