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

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 73 53 60
Rank change year-on-year -20 +7 +18
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 1,416 1,188 1,453
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.34% 4.02% 3.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.88% 4.45% 3.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 911 706 955
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 £713 £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 42 44 56
10th Percentile £30.35 £28.72 £12.33
25th Percentile £33.50 £45.04 £36.00
Median hourly rate £66.68 £61.50 £53.75
Median % change year-on-year +8.43% +14.41% +405.64%
75th Percentile £96.88 £78.37 £82.41
90th Percentile £106.90 £84.64 £83.40
UK excluding London median hourly rate £64.00 £61.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year +4.07% +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 36,537 26,694 38,745
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.12% 90.29% 86.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,174 17,018 25,183
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 £743 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £481 £493 £500
% change year-on-year -2.28% -1.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,160 902 2,347
10th Percentile £14.64 £15.51 £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 £63.75 £65.00 £57.50
90th Percentile £74.26 £77.10 £71.80
UK excluding London median hourly rate £26.55 £31.76 £31.80
% change year-on-year -16.40% -0.13% -9.14%

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 10 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 10 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 10 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 -17 1,268 £550 -6.78% 525
London -11 675 £600 -5.51% 151
UK excluding London -19 620 £525 - 385
Work from Home -7 403 £550 -4.35% 259
South East -4 187 £530 -7.83% 132
North of England -9 186 £513 -2.38% 87
Midlands -46 102 £550 +4.76% 62
Yorkshire +8 92 £500 -4.76% 32
North West -15 92 £525 +5.00% 50
West Midlands -43 69 £540 -10.00% 45
South West -5 58 £525 +5.00% 56
Scotland -17 45 £423 -11.05% 19
East Midlands -30 33 £550 +22.22% 17
East of England -36 32 £510 -3.77% 19
Wales +3 9 £214 -59.69% 12
Northern Ireland +2 8 £500 +66.67% 2
North East -24 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 63 (4.45%) Confluence
2 24 (1.69%) 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%) Camunda
9 1 (0.071%) CMS
9 1 (0.071%) IBM HTTP Server
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 70 (4.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 53 (3.74%) Microsoft Project
3 37 (2.61%) 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 22 (1.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (0.85%) Oracle EBS
3 9 (0.64%) Loan IQ
4 6 (0.42%) Oracle ERP
4 6 (0.42%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 6 (0.42%) Primavera
5 5 (0.35%) Aladdin
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 Financials
8 2 (0.14%) SAP FI
8 2 (0.14%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 168 (11.86%) Azure
2 140 (9.89%) AWS
3 56 (3.95%) GCP
4 53 (3.74%) Microsoft 365
5 48 (3.39%) Power Platform
6 34 (2.40%) Entra ID
7 32 (2.26%) Microsoft Purview
8 31 (2.19%) SaaS
9 23 (1.62%) Cloud Computing
10 21 (1.48%) Google Workspace
11 19 (1.34%) GitHub
12 18 (1.27%) Azure DevOps
12 18 (1.27%) Google Sheets
13 15 (1.06%) Dynamics 365
14 11 (0.78%) OCI
14 11 (0.78%) OpenShift
15 10 (0.71%) Azure Sentinel
15 10 (0.71%) Microsoft Copilot
16 8 (0.56%) Collibra
17 7 (0.49%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 45 (3.18%) Firewall
2 40 (2.82%) Network Security
3 13 (0.92%) DNS
4 10 (0.71%) Internet
4 10 (0.71%) LAN
5 9 (0.64%) Kerberos
5 9 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
6 8 (0.56%) HTTP
6 8 (0.56%) Structured Cabling
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%) DKIM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (2.75%) Power BI
2 22 (1.55%) PostgreSQL
3 18 (1.27%) Data Warehouse
3 18 (1.27%) SQL Server
4 16 (1.13%) Metadata
5 14 (0.99%) 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
1 127 (8.97%) JIRA
2 16 (1.13%) Git
3 14 (0.99%) Jenkins
4 9 (0.64%) 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 (0.071%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.071%) DbUnit
9 1 (0.071%) jMock
General
1 551 (38.91%) Social Skills
2 530 (37.43%) Finance
3 226 (15.96%) Analytical Skills
4 183 (12.92%) Banking
5 145 (10.24%) Public Sector
6 111 (7.84%) Legal
7 56 (3.95%) Influencing Skills
8 54 (3.81%) Front Office
9 50 (3.53%) Organisational Skills
10 43 (3.04%) Investment Banking
11 37 (2.61%) Financial Institution
12 35 (2.47%) Presentation Skills
13 31 (2.19%) Retail
14 29 (2.05%) Documentation Skills
15 27 (1.91%) Manufacturing
16 25 (1.77%) Telecoms
17 22 (1.55%) Military
18 19 (1.34%) Aerospace
18 19 (1.34%) Marketing
19 17 (1.20%) Law
Job Titles
1 171 (12.08%) Project Manager
2 162 (11.44%) Analyst
3 159 (11.23%) Lead
4 151 (10.66%) Senior
5 126 (8.90%) Architect
6 111 (7.84%) Consultant
7 84 (5.93%) Developer
8 71 (5.01%) Programme Manager
9 66 (4.66%) Business Analyst
10 62 (4.38%) Security Architect
11 53 (3.74%) Senior Manager
12 51 (3.60%) Delivery Manager
13 46 (3.25%) Security Consultant
14 40 (2.82%) Risk Manager
15 38 (2.68%) Risk Analyst
16 32 (2.26%) Senior Developer
17 31 (2.19%) Solutions Architect
18 30 (2.12%) Security Engineer
19 29 (2.05%) Technical Manager
20 26 (1.84%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (1.77%) Oracle Fusion
2 23 (1.62%) Kafka
2 23 (1.62%) REST
3 17 (1.20%) .NET
4 16 (1.13%) OAuth
5 13 (0.92%) SAML
6 11 (0.78%) .NET Framework
6 11 (0.78%) Middleware
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 (0.56%) LDAP
9 8 (0.56%) PyTorch
10 7 (0.49%) OpenID
10 7 (0.49%) TensorFlow
11 6 (0.42%) Entity Framework
11 6 (0.42%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 154 (10.88%) Management Information System
2 72 (5.08%) Product Ownership
3 68 (4.80%) Derivative
4 67 (4.73%) Security Posture
5 52 (3.67%) Onboarding
6 40 (2.82%) Cloud Native
7 38 (2.68%) Data Centre
7 38 (2.68%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 38 (2.68%) Market Risk
8 37 (2.61%) Equities
9 36 (2.54%) Data Protection Act
10 28 (1.98%) Operational Technology
11 27 (1.91%) Algorithms
11 27 (1.91%) Analytical Mindset
12 26 (1.84%) Credit Risk
12 26 (1.84%) Fixed Income
13 24 (1.69%) Distributed Systems
14 22 (1.55%) NHS
15 17 (1.20%) Data Structures
15 17 (1.20%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 37 (2.61%) Linux
2 33 (2.33%) Windows
3 14 (0.99%) 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 (0.071%) Android
7 1 (0.071%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 405 (28.60%) Stakeholder Management
2 335 (23.66%) Agile
3 281 (19.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 253 (17.87%) Problem-Solving
5 235 (16.60%) Cybersecurity
6 233 (16.45%) Continuous Improvement
7 218 (15.40%) Project Management
8 184 (12.99%) Decision-Making
9 180 (12.71%) Information Security
10 156 (11.02%) Change Management
11 152 (10.73%) Roadmaps
12 135 (9.53%) Project Delivery
13 133 (9.39%) Migration
14 128 (9.04%) AI
15 126 (8.90%) Regulatory Compliance
16 118 (8.33%) Analytics
17 112 (7.91%) Data Protection
18 105 (7.42%) PRINCE2
19 102 (7.20%) Scrum
20 94 (6.64%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 127 (8.97%) SQL
2 118 (8.33%) Python
3 53 (3.74%) Java
4 37 (2.61%) PowerShell
5 29 (2.05%) 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
1 300 (21.19%) Security Cleared
2 238 (16.81%) Degree
3 228 (16.10%) SC Cleared
4 132 (9.32%) CISSP
5 97 (6.85%) CISM
6 76 (5.37%) DV Cleared
7 72 (5.08%) PMI Certification
8 69 (4.87%) PMP
9 55 (3.88%) Master's Degree
10 37 (2.61%) BPSS Clearance
11 33 (2.33%) CRISC
12 32 (2.26%) Computer Science Degree
13 24 (1.69%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 22 (1.55%) 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
1 183 (12.92%) NIST
2 181 (12.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 122 (8.62%) GDPR
3 122 (8.62%) GRC
4 81 (5.72%) PMO
5 73 (5.16%) QA
6 56 (3.95%) PCI DSS
7 43 (3.04%) Data Quality
8 42 (2.97%) NCSC
9 28 (1.98%) NIST 800
10 27 (1.91%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 27 (1.91%) SLA
11 23 (1.62%) SOC 2
12 21 (1.48%) Actionable Recommendations
13 20 (1.41%) COBIT
14 19 (1.34%) Def Stans
15 17 (1.20%) JSP 440
16 16 (1.13%) Cyber Essentials
16 16 (1.13%) ISO/IEC 27005
17 12 (0.85%) EU AI Act
System Software
1 33 (2.33%) Active Directory
2 14 (0.99%) 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 (0.071%) 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 23 (1.62%) Kubernetes
2 17 (1.20%) Terraform
3 13 (0.92%) Single Sign-On
4 10 (0.71%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (0.64%) Ansible
6 8 (0.56%) SCCM
7 7 (0.49%) RSA Archer
8 4 (0.28%) Grafana
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%) ITRS Geneos
9 3 (0.21%) Kubeflow
9 3 (0.21%) QRadar
9 3 (0.21%) WSUS
10 2 (0.14%) HP ALM
10 2 (0.14%) Nessus
10 2 (0.14%) NetBackup
10 2 (0.14%) OpenVAS
Vendors
1 170 (12.01%) Microsoft
2 69 (4.87%) Oracle
3 67 (4.73%) SAP
4 66 (4.66%) ServiceNow
5 44 (3.11%) Google
6 22 (1.55%) Murex
7 19 (1.34%) Workday
8 16 (1.13%) Ariba
8 16 (1.13%) Salesforce
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 (0.56%) 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