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 16 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 60 63
Rank change year-on-year -4 +3 -3
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 2,038 1,328 1,266
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.68% 3.99% 3.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.34% 4.41% 3.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,242 827 702
10th Percentile £400 £363 £363
25th Percentile £475 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £570 £575 £560
Median % change year-on-year -0.87% +2.68% -2.61%
75th Percentile £686 £713 £688
90th Percentile £788 £875 £811
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £520 £525
% change year-on-year +0.96% -0.95% -6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 86 33 28
10th Percentile £38.03 £22.16 £33.35
25th Percentile £51.00 £23.50 £40.00
Median hourly rate £74.84 £33.50 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year +123.40% -41.74% -4.17%
75th Percentile £85.00 £64.00 £73.86
90th Percentile £89.00 £82.75 £78.88
UK excluding London median hourly rate £78.85 £33.50 £57.50
% change year-on-year +135.37% -41.74% -20.57%

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 46,911 30,121 32,352
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.81% 90.54% 86.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 28,189 18,721 19,488
10th Percentile £325 £296 £308
25th Percentile £425 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.42%
75th Percentile £638 £623 £638
90th Percentile £738 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,476 1,911 1,239
10th Percentile £13.51 £14.38 £15.00
25th Percentile £16.75 £17.30 £20.12
Median hourly rate £37.24 £25.15 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +48.07% -37.13% -10.11%
75th Percentile £65.00 £42.79 £65.00
90th Percentile £78.75 £66.00 £73.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.24 £22.27 £40.00
% change year-on-year +67.26% -44.34% -8.88%

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 16 October 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 16 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Risk Management in the UK

Risk Management
Top 18 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 16 October 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 0 1,773 £575 - 412
UK excluding London +1 969 £525 +0.96% 307
London -4 893 £615 -5.38% 164
Work from Home -11 557 £550 -8.33% 218
North of England +1 287 £510 +2.00% 73
South East +9 261 £575 +4.55% 87
North West -18 140 £525 +5.00% 38
Yorkshire +17 139 £500 - 30
Scotland +13 125 £500 +11.11% 14
South West -13 112 £600 - 59
Midlands -32 104 £500 +5.26% 49
West Midlands -23 81 £495 -3.51% 39
East of England +5 66 £513 -16.33% 25
East Midlands -13 20 £550 +37.50% 10
Wales -11 16 £600 +45.45% 2
Northern Ireland +2 10 £505 -8.18% 5
North East -33 9 £454 -17.50% 5
Channel Islands - 2 £600 -

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 89 (4.37%) Confluence
2 38 (1.86%) SharePoint
3 12 (0.59%) SAS
4 7 (0.34%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.29%) Jupyter
6 4 (0.20%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 4 (0.20%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.20%) CMS
6 4 (0.20%) IIS
6 4 (0.20%) nginx
7 2 (0.098%) Apache
7 2 (0.098%) Oracle Coherence
8 1 (0.049%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.049%) Apache Superset
8 1 (0.049%) Appian
8 1 (0.049%) CICS
8 1 (0.049%) Documentum
8 1 (0.049%) MQSeries
8 1 (0.049%) NetWeaver
8 1 (0.049%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 63 (3.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 46 (2.26%) Microsoft Office
3 41 (2.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 38 (1.86%) Microsoft Project
5 22 (1.08%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.15%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.098%) Gliffy
8 2 (0.098%) LaTeX
8 2 (0.098%) Navisworks
8 2 (0.098%) Revit
8 2 (0.098%) Windchill
9 1 (0.049%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.049%) Trello
Business Applications
1 52 (2.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (0.74%) SAP GRC
3 11 (0.54%) Oracle ERP
4 10 (0.49%) Dynamics CRM
4 10 (0.49%) Endur
4 10 (0.49%) Primavera
5 8 (0.39%) Workday HCM
6 6 (0.29%) Oracle Payables
7 5 (0.25%) Oracle Receivables
7 5 (0.25%) Remedy ITSM
7 5 (0.25%) SAP HCM
7 5 (0.25%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
8 4 (0.20%) Actimize
8 4 (0.20%) Magento
8 4 (0.20%) Oracle EBS
8 4 (0.20%) Teamcenter
9 3 (0.15%) Dynamics AX
9 3 (0.15%) SAP CO
9 3 (0.15%) SAP FI
9 3 (0.15%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 308 (15.11%) Azure
2 222 (10.89%) AWS
3 107 (5.25%) GCP
4 84 (4.12%) Power Platform
5 77 (3.78%) SaaS
6 74 (3.63%) Entra ID
7 62 (3.04%) Microsoft 365
8 56 (2.75%) Azure DevOps
9 40 (1.96%) GitHub
10 31 (1.52%) OCI
11 30 (1.47%) Microsoft Purview
12 28 (1.37%) Dynamics 365
13 24 (1.18%) Microsoft Copilot
14 18 (0.88%) Serverless
14 18 (0.88%) Snowflake
15 17 (0.83%) Azure AI
15 17 (0.83%) Azure Sentinel
15 17 (0.83%) PaaS
16 16 (0.79%) IaaS
17 15 (0.74%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 76 (3.73%) Network Security
2 55 (2.70%) Firewall
3 23 (1.13%) WAN
4 21 (1.03%) LAN
4 21 (1.03%) TCP/IP
5 18 (0.88%) DNS
6 17 (0.83%) VPN
7 11 (0.54%) DHCP
8 10 (0.49%) 5G
9 9 (0.44%) Internet
9 9 (0.44%) Kerberos
10 8 (0.39%) 4G
10 8 (0.39%) Cisco IPT
11 5 (0.25%) BIG-IP
11 5 (0.25%) Modbus
11 5 (0.25%) Radio Access Network
11 5 (0.25%) SD-WAN
11 5 (0.25%) Softphone
11 5 (0.25%) Unified Communications
11 5 (0.25%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (3.19%) Power BI
2 49 (2.40%) SQL Server
3 36 (1.77%) Metadata
4 26 (1.28%) Relational Database
5 24 (1.18%) Data Warehouse
6 17 (0.83%) Data Lake
7 16 (0.79%) Oracle Database
7 16 (0.79%) PostgreSQL
8 15 (0.74%) MongoDB
9 13 (0.64%) Big Data
9 13 (0.64%) Db2
10 11 (0.54%) BigQuery
11 8 (0.39%) NoSQL
12 7 (0.34%) MySQL
12 7 (0.34%) Tableau
13 6 (0.29%) Power Query
13 6 (0.29%) RDBMS
14 5 (0.25%) Amazon RDS
14 5 (0.25%) Data Mart
14 5 (0.25%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 153 (7.51%) JIRA
2 29 (1.42%) Git
3 22 (1.08%) Jenkins
4 15 (0.74%) Selenium
5 12 (0.59%) Cypress.io
6 11 (0.54%) Postman
7 10 (0.49%) GitLab
8 9 (0.44%) Cucumber
8 9 (0.44%) WebDriver
9 7 (0.34%) Bitbucket
9 7 (0.34%) Claude Code
9 7 (0.34%) Zephyr
10 5 (0.25%) Artifactory
11 4 (0.20%) Gradle
11 4 (0.20%) JMeter
11 4 (0.20%) Subversion
12 3 (0.15%) Gatling
12 3 (0.15%) LoadRunner
12 3 (0.15%) TeamCity
13 2 (0.098%) TestRail
General
1 829 (40.68%) Social Skills
2 789 (38.71%) Finance
3 363 (17.81%) Analytical Skills
4 260 (12.76%) Banking
5 259 (12.71%) Public Sector
6 152 (7.46%) Legal
7 121 (5.94%) Influencing Skills
8 94 (4.61%) Organisational Skills
9 81 (3.97%) Front Office
10 60 (2.94%) Aerospace
11 55 (2.70%) Documentation Skills
12 54 (2.65%) Military
13 52 (2.55%) Presentation Skills
14 50 (2.45%) Manufacturing
15 46 (2.26%) Financial Institution
16 45 (2.21%) Investment Banking
17 41 (2.01%) Telecoms
18 38 (1.86%) Retail
19 37 (1.82%) Law
20 26 (1.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 276 (13.54%) Lead
2 231 (11.33%) Architect
3 216 (10.60%) Analyst
4 206 (10.11%) Project Manager
4 206 (10.11%) Senior
5 111 (5.45%) Consultant
6 95 (4.66%) Programme Manager
7 91 (4.47%) Security Architect
8 74 (3.63%) Business Analyst
9 68 (3.34%) Developer
10 61 (2.99%) Senior Manager
11 59 (2.89%) Delivery Manager
11 59 (2.89%) IT Manager
12 53 (2.60%) Risk Manager
13 50 (2.45%) Senior Analyst
14 46 (2.26%) Risk Analyst
15 44 (2.16%) Solutions Architect
16 42 (2.06%) Technical Manager
17 39 (1.91%) Security Engineer
17 39 (1.91%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 70 (3.43%) Terraform
2 45 (2.21%) REST
3 40 (1.96%) .NET
4 29 (1.42%) Middleware
5 25 (1.23%) Kafka
6 21 (1.03%) OAuth
6 21 (1.03%) Oracle Fusion
7 15 (0.74%) SAML
8 13 (0.64%) OpenID
9 12 (0.59%) JSON
9 12 (0.59%) React
9 12 (0.59%) Spring
10 11 (0.54%) SLSA
11 10 (0.49%) ADO
11 10 (0.49%) SailPoint
11 10 (0.49%) Web Services
11 10 (0.49%) XGBoost
12 9 (0.44%) LDAP
12 9 (0.44%) SOAP
12 9 (0.44%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 133 (6.53%) Onboarding
2 132 (6.48%) Management Information System
3 114 (5.59%) Product Ownership
4 79 (3.88%) Security Posture
5 77 (3.78%) Cloud Native
6 65 (3.19%) Data Protection Act
7 57 (2.80%) Operational Technology
8 55 (2.70%) Data Centre
9 49 (2.40%) Enterprise Software
10 48 (2.36%) Cyber Threat
11 38 (1.86%) Legacy Systems
11 38 (1.86%) Market Risk
12 37 (1.82%) AI Agents
13 30 (1.47%) Credit Risk
14 29 (1.42%) Distributed Systems
15 27 (1.32%) Derivative
16 26 (1.28%) NHS
16 26 (1.28%) PKI
17 25 (1.23%) Data Structures
17 25 (1.23%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 78 (3.83%) Linux
2 76 (3.73%) Windows
3 44 (2.16%) Unix
4 26 (1.28%) Windows Server
5 13 (0.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 7 (0.34%) zOS
7 6 (0.29%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.25%) Android
8 5 (0.25%) Windows 10
9 4 (0.20%) Alpine Linux
9 4 (0.20%) Ubuntu
10 3 (0.15%) AIX
11 2 (0.098%) macOS
12 1 (0.049%) Kali Linux
12 1 (0.049%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
12 1 (0.049%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 871 (42.74%) Stakeholder Management
2 530 (26.01%) Cybersecurity
3 506 (24.83%) Agile
4 489 (23.99%) Continuous Improvement
5 435 (21.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 350 (17.17%) Decision-Making
7 309 (15.16%) Roadmaps
8 305 (14.97%) Problem-Solving
9 293 (14.38%) AI
10 264 (12.95%) Project Management
11 245 (12.02%) Project Delivery
12 235 (11.53%) Information Security
13 205 (10.06%) CI/CD
14 204 (10.01%) DevOps
14 204 (10.01%) Migration
15 181 (8.88%) Analytics
16 178 (8.73%) Change Management
17 172 (8.44%) Vulnerability Management
18 163 (8.00%) Data Protection
19 162 (7.95%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 173 (8.49%) Python
2 116 (5.69%) SQL
3 51 (2.50%) Java
3 51 (2.50%) PowerShell
4 47 (2.31%) C#
5 26 (1.28%) Bash
6 22 (1.08%) JavaScript
7 16 (0.79%) Shell Script
8 15 (0.74%) C++
9 9 (0.44%) Go
10 8 (0.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 8 (0.39%) VBA
11 7 (0.34%) Bicep
11 7 (0.34%) T-SQL
11 7 (0.34%) TypeScript
12 6 (0.29%) JCL
12 6 (0.29%) Korn
13 5 (0.25%) Assembly Language
13 5 (0.25%) CLIST
13 5 (0.25%) REXX
Qualifications
1 569 (27.92%) Security Cleared
2 416 (20.41%) SC Cleared
3 201 (9.86%) Degree
4 174 (8.54%) CISSP
5 130 (6.38%) DV Cleared
6 125 (6.13%) CISM
7 108 (5.30%) PMI Certification
8 99 (4.86%) PMP
9 62 (3.04%) CRISC
10 60 (2.94%) BPSS Clearance
11 46 (2.26%) Cisco Certification
12 45 (2.21%) CISA
13 41 (2.01%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 33 (1.62%) Computer Science Degree
15 31 (1.52%) Master's Degree
16 27 (1.32%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
17 26 (1.28%) AWS Certification
17 26 (1.28%) Microsoft Certification
18 25 (1.23%) TOGAF Certification
19 22 (1.08%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 249 (12.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 218 (10.70%) NIST
3 198 (9.72%) GRC
4 126 (6.18%) QA
5 109 (5.35%) GDPR
6 101 (4.96%) Data Quality
7 99 (4.86%) NCSC
8 70 (3.43%) PMO
9 47 (2.31%) Cyber Essentials
10 26 (1.28%) JSP 440
11 24 (1.18%) NIST 800
12 18 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 17 (0.83%) Accessibility
14 16 (0.79%) COBIT
14 16 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 16 (0.79%) Def Stans
14 16 (0.79%) PCI DSS
15 15 (0.74%) SLA
16 13 (0.64%) ISO 31000
16 13 (0.64%) SOC 2
System Software
1 50 (2.45%) Active Directory
2 29 (1.42%) Docker
3 18 (0.88%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (0.54%) vSphere
5 10 (0.49%) Virtual Machines
6 7 (0.34%) VMware NSX
7 6 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
8 5 (0.25%) FreeRADIUS
8 5 (0.25%) Time Sharing Option
8 5 (0.25%) VMware ESXi
9 4 (0.20%) Hyper-V
9 4 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
10 3 (0.15%) Firmware
10 3 (0.15%) IAG
10 3 (0.15%) Oracle RAC
11 1 (0.049%) NFS
Systems Management
1 63 (3.09%) Kubernetes
2 39 (1.91%) Ansible
3 18 (0.88%) Microsoft Intune
4 13 (0.64%) SCCM
5 12 (0.59%) Grafana
6 8 (0.39%) Progress Chef
6 8 (0.39%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (0.34%) Control-M
8 6 (0.29%) Prometheus
9 5 (0.25%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 5 (0.25%) FortiGate
9 5 (0.25%) Nessus
9 5 (0.25%) OMEGAMON
10 4 (0.20%) Istio
11 3 (0.15%) Argo
11 3 (0.15%) Data Guard
11 3 (0.15%) Oracle RMAN
11 3 (0.15%) Podman
11 3 (0.15%) Puppet
11 3 (0.15%) QRadar
Vendors
1 311 (15.26%) Microsoft
2 113 (5.54%) ServiceNow
3 104 (5.10%) SAP
4 85 (4.17%) Oracle
5 57 (2.80%) Google
6 27 (1.32%) VMware
7 26 (1.28%) Murex
8 23 (1.13%) Cisco
8 23 (1.13%) IBM
8 23 (1.13%) Splunk
9 22 (1.08%) Salesforce
10 20 (0.98%) Ariba
10 20 (0.98%) Databricks
11 18 (0.88%) Qualys
12 16 (0.79%) CyberArk
13 15 (0.74%) BeyondTrust
14 14 (0.69%) Workday
15 13 (0.64%) OpenAI
16 12 (0.59%) Okta
16 12 (0.59%) Tenable