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

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 48 64
Rank change year-on-year -20 +16 +3
Contract jobs citing Risk Management 1,531 1,292 1,329
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.21% 4.43% 3.08%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.80% 4.87% 3.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 986 798 859
10th Percentile £402 £369 £356
25th Percentile £463 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £675 £738 £700
90th Percentile £838 £850 £825
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £525 £525
% change year-on-year - - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 37 46
10th Percentile £20.76 £40.00 £12.25
25th Percentile £43.34 £48.00 £30.96
Median hourly rate £72.02 £65.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +10.80% +30.00% +370.37%
75th Percentile £101.31 £80.00 £60.94
90th Percentile £107.00 £87.23 £81.71
UK excluding London median hourly rate £80.04 £62.25 £52.50
% change year-on-year +28.58% +18.57% +435.71%

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 40,321 26,530 37,209
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.49% 90.95% 86.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,358 17,078 23,948
10th Percentile £321 £306 £300
25th Percentile £413 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% -1.00% -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £630 £638
90th Percentile £725 £744 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £479 £500
% change year-on-year +2.30% -4.20% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,401 1,077 2,439
10th Percentile £14.96 £14.47 £12.75
25th Percentile £19.85 £18.50 £16.00
Median hourly rate £42.00 £28.75 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +46.09% -21.23% +1.39%
75th Percentile £67.25 £61.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £44.00 £27.13 £37.50
% change year-on-year +62.21% -27.67% +7.14%

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 9 May 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 May 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 May 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 -22 1,349 £550 -4.35% 705
UK excluding London -11 745 £525 - 463
London -32 652 £600 -7.69% 308
Work from Home -11 440 £550 -5.66% 286
North of England -9 226 £509 -0.65% 112
South East -12 207 £550 -4.35% 141
Yorkshire -3 113 £487 -2.60% 53
North West -7 111 £550 +7.57% 51
Midlands -40 104 £537 +7.40% 62
South West 0 81 £560 +24.44% 66
Scotland +1 80 £465 -7.00% 23
West Midlands -34 73 £525 +4.58% 36
East of England -19 46 £525 -0.94% 56
East Midlands -31 31 £544 +20.83% 25
Northern Ireland 0 6 £450 -21.05% 7
Wales -13 3 £214 -55.03% 7
North East -30 2 £480 -16.52% 9

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 68 (4.44%) Confluence
2 39 (2.55%) SharePoint
3 12 (0.78%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (0.46%) SAS
5 4 (0.26%) Apache Spark
5 4 (0.26%) nginx
6 3 (0.20%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.20%) Oracle Self-Service HR
6 3 (0.20%) Oracle Workflow
7 2 (0.13%) Apache
7 2 (0.13%) Exchange Server 2013
7 2 (0.13%) IIS
8 1 (0.065%) IBM HTTP Server
8 1 (0.065%) NetWeaver
8 1 (0.065%) Oracle Service Bus
8 1 (0.065%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 1 (0.065%) ThingWorx
8 1 (0.065%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.065%) WebLogic
8 1 (0.065%) WebSphere
Applications
1 68 (4.44%) Microsoft Excel
2 54 (3.53%) Microsoft Project
3 44 (2.87%) Microsoft Office
4 41 (2.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 14 (0.91%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.33%) Revit
7 4 (0.26%) Chatbot
7 4 (0.26%) Navisworks
7 4 (0.26%) Trello
8 2 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.13%) Windchill
9 1 (0.065%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.065%) MicroStation
9 1 (0.065%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 27 (1.76%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (0.78%) Oracle EBS
3 8 (0.52%) Endur
4 7 (0.46%) Loan IQ
4 7 (0.46%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 7 (0.46%) Summit
5 6 (0.39%) Aladdin
5 6 (0.39%) Oracle ERP
5 6 (0.39%) Oracle Payables
5 6 (0.39%) Oracle Receivables
6 5 (0.33%) Actimize
6 5 (0.33%) NetSuite
6 5 (0.33%) Sage X3
7 4 (0.26%) Primavera
7 4 (0.26%) Remedy ITSM
8 3 (0.20%) Dynamics CRM
8 3 (0.20%) Findur
8 3 (0.20%) SAP FI
8 3 (0.20%) SAP GRC
8 3 (0.20%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 195 (12.74%) Azure
2 152 (9.93%) AWS
3 67 (4.38%) Microsoft 365
4 66 (4.31%) Power Platform
5 59 (3.85%) GCP
6 40 (2.61%) SaaS
7 38 (2.48%) Entra ID
8 26 (1.70%) Azure DevOps
9 24 (1.57%) Microsoft Purview
10 23 (1.50%) GitHub
11 21 (1.37%) Google Workspace
12 20 (1.31%) Cloud Computing
13 19 (1.24%) Snowflake
14 18 (1.18%) Google Sheets
14 18 (1.18%) PaaS
15 17 (1.11%) Dynamics 365
16 15 (0.98%) Microsoft Copilot
17 11 (0.72%) OpenShift
18 10 (0.65%) Amazon S3
18 10 (0.65%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 51 (3.33%) Network Security
2 32 (2.09%) Firewall
3 20 (1.31%) DNS
4 12 (0.78%) DHCP
4 12 (0.78%) Wi-Fi
5 10 (0.65%) BIG-IP
6 9 (0.59%) Structured Cabling
6 9 (0.59%) TCP/IP
6 9 (0.59%) WAN
7 7 (0.46%) 5G
7 7 (0.46%) HTTP
7 7 (0.46%) LAN
8 6 (0.39%) Internet
9 5 (0.33%) 3G
9 5 (0.33%) 4G
10 4 (0.26%) SD-WAN
11 3 (0.20%) NAS
11 3 (0.20%) NGFW
11 3 (0.20%) SAN
11 3 (0.20%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (3.46%) Power BI
2 37 (2.42%) Metadata
3 26 (1.70%) PostgreSQL
4 25 (1.63%) Relational Database
5 20 (1.31%) Data Warehouse
6 19 (1.24%) SQL Server
7 11 (0.72%) MongoDB
7 11 (0.72%) Tableau
8 9 (0.59%) Data Lake
9 7 (0.46%) Big Data
9 7 (0.46%) MySQL
9 7 (0.46%) RDBMS
10 6 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
10 6 (0.39%) DB2
10 6 (0.39%) DynamoDB
10 6 (0.39%) NoSQL
10 6 (0.39%) Oracle Database
10 6 (0.39%) Oracle Reports
11 5 (0.33%) Amazon Aurora
12 4 (0.26%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 131 (8.56%) JIRA
2 23 (1.50%) Git
3 19 (1.24%) Jenkins
4 10 (0.65%) GitLab
5 5 (0.33%) JUnit
5 5 (0.33%) Mockito
5 5 (0.33%) Zephyr
6 4 (0.26%) Bitbucket Server
6 4 (0.26%) DbUnit
6 4 (0.26%) jMock
6 4 (0.26%) Maven
6 4 (0.26%) Selenium
6 4 (0.26%) SonarQube
6 4 (0.26%) TeamCity
6 4 (0.26%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.065%) Appium
7 1 (0.065%) ER Studio
7 1 (0.065%) Flyway
7 1 (0.065%) Liquibase
7 1 (0.065%) TestRail
General
1 570 (37.23%) Social Skills
2 565 (36.90%) Finance
3 240 (15.68%) Analytical Skills
4 186 (12.15%) Banking
5 166 (10.84%) Public Sector
6 107 (6.99%) Legal
7 48 (3.14%) Influencing Skills
8 47 (3.07%) Organisational Skills
9 38 (2.48%) Retail
10 37 (2.42%) Investment Banking
11 36 (2.35%) Financial Institution
11 36 (2.35%) Front Office
12 33 (2.16%) Documentation Skills
13 32 (2.09%) Telecoms
14 31 (2.02%) Military
14 31 (2.02%) Presentation Skills
15 29 (1.89%) Manufacturing
16 19 (1.24%) Law
16 19 (1.24%) Marketing
17 17 (1.11%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 204 (13.32%) Project Manager
2 189 (12.34%) Lead
3 154 (10.06%) Architect
4 148 (9.67%) Senior
5 147 (9.60%) Analyst
6 92 (6.01%) Consultant
7 76 (4.96%) Programme Manager
8 73 (4.77%) Developer
9 72 (4.70%) Business Analyst
10 65 (4.25%) Security Architect
11 49 (3.20%) Risk Manager
11 49 (3.20%) Senior Manager
12 45 (2.94%) Delivery Manager
13 38 (2.48%) Security Consultant
14 34 (2.22%) Security Engineer
15 33 (2.16%) IT Manager
16 30 (1.96%) Risk Analyst
16 30 (1.96%) Security Manager
17 28 (1.83%) Solutions Architect
18 27 (1.76%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (2.09%) Oracle Fusion
2 20 (1.31%) Kafka
2 20 (1.31%) REST
3 19 (1.24%) .NET
4 14 (0.91%) RESTful
5 13 (0.85%) XML
6 12 (0.78%) Middleware
7 11 (0.72%) Leaflet
8 10 (0.65%) JSON
9 8 (0.52%) LDAP
9 8 (0.52%) OAuth
9 8 (0.52%) PyTorch
9 8 (0.52%) React
10 7 (0.46%) .NET Framework
10 7 (0.46%) AngularJS
10 7 (0.46%) scikit-learn
10 7 (0.46%) SOAP
10 7 (0.46%) TensorFlow
11 6 (0.39%) J2EE
11 6 (0.39%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 122 (7.97%) Management Information System
2 62 (4.05%) Onboarding
3 61 (3.98%) Product Ownership
4 53 (3.46%) Derivative
4 53 (3.46%) Security Posture
5 50 (3.27%) Operational Technology
6 44 (2.87%) Data Centre
7 42 (2.74%) Data Protection Act
8 39 (2.55%) Cloud Native
9 37 (2.42%) Market Risk
10 29 (1.89%) Credit Risk
11 24 (1.57%) AI Agents
11 24 (1.57%) Data Structures
12 23 (1.50%) Legacy Systems
13 22 (1.44%) Distributed Systems
14 21 (1.37%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 21 (1.37%) NHS
15 20 (1.31%) Equities
16 19 (1.24%) Fixed Income
17 18 (1.18%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 46 (3.00%) Windows
2 39 (2.55%) Linux
3 22 (1.44%) Unix
4 8 (0.52%) Windows Server
5 6 (0.39%) Mac OS
6 5 (0.33%) Windows Server 2012
7 3 (0.20%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (0.20%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.20%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (0.20%) zOS
8 2 (0.13%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 470 (30.70%) Stakeholder Management
2 392 (25.60%) Agile
3 299 (19.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 281 (18.35%) Continuous Improvement
5 267 (17.44%) Problem-Solving
6 261 (17.05%) Cybersecurity
7 248 (16.20%) Project Management
8 207 (13.52%) Decision-Making
9 182 (11.89%) Information Security
10 173 (11.30%) AI
11 167 (10.91%) Change Management
11 167 (10.91%) Roadmaps
12 158 (10.32%) Project Delivery
13 142 (9.27%) Migration
14 133 (8.69%) Analytics
15 129 (8.43%) Regulatory Compliance
16 124 (8.10%) PRINCE2
17 121 (7.90%) DevOps
18 120 (7.84%) Data Protection
19 107 (6.99%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 121 (7.90%) SQL
2 117 (7.64%) Python
3 57 (3.72%) Java
4 31 (2.02%) PowerShell
5 22 (1.44%) C#
6 21 (1.37%) C++
7 15 (0.98%) JavaScript
8 12 (0.78%) VBA
9 7 (0.46%) Bash
9 7 (0.46%) Shell Script
10 6 (0.39%) PL/SQL
10 6 (0.39%) TypeScript
11 4 (0.26%) Perl
12 3 (0.20%) Korn
12 3 (0.20%) Scala
13 2 (0.13%) Go
13 2 (0.13%) RPG
14 1 (0.065%) Delphi
14 1 (0.065%) Kusto Query Language
14 1 (0.065%) R
Qualifications
1 344 (22.47%) Security Cleared
2 256 (16.72%) SC Cleared
3 205 (13.39%) Degree
4 131 (8.56%) CISSP
5 95 (6.21%) CISM
6 81 (5.29%) DV Cleared
7 79 (5.16%) PMP
8 76 (4.96%) PMI Certification
9 40 (2.61%) CRISC
10 32 (2.09%) BPSS Clearance
11 28 (1.83%) Cisco Certification
11 28 (1.83%) Computer Science Degree
12 26 (1.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 23 (1.50%) CISA
13 23 (1.50%) Master's Degree
14 19 (1.24%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
15 15 (0.98%) CESG Certified Professional
15 15 (0.98%) GIAC
15 15 (0.98%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
16 12 (0.78%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 193 (12.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 193 (12.61%) NIST
2 129 (8.43%) GRC
3 114 (7.45%) GDPR
4 92 (6.01%) PMO
5 81 (5.29%) QA
6 60 (3.92%) Data Quality
7 47 (3.07%) PCI DSS
8 46 (3.00%) NCSC
9 32 (2.09%) JSP 440
10 31 (2.02%) SLA
11 30 (1.96%) COBIT
12 26 (1.70%) Cyber Essentials
12 26 (1.70%) SOC 2
13 23 (1.50%) NIST 800
14 19 (1.24%) ISO/IEC 27005
15 18 (1.18%) Actionable Recommendations
16 17 (1.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
17 16 (1.05%) ISO 31000
17 16 (1.05%) RMADS
System Software
1 33 (2.16%) Active Directory
2 15 (0.98%) Docker
3 10 (0.65%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.26%) Postfix
4 4 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.20%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.20%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.20%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.065%) Ceph
6 1 (0.065%) NFS
6 1 (0.065%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.065%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 23 (1.50%) Kubernetes
2 15 (0.98%) Ansible
3 13 (0.85%) Terraform
4 10 (0.65%) SCCM
5 9 (0.59%) Grafana
5 9 (0.59%) Single Sign-On
6 8 (0.52%) Microsoft Intune
7 6 (0.39%) Prometheus
8 5 (0.33%) Control-M
8 5 (0.33%) HP ALM
9 4 (0.26%) ITRS Geneos
10 3 (0.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.20%) CASB
10 3 (0.20%) WSUS
11 2 (0.13%) AirWatch
11 2 (0.13%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.13%) Kubeflow
11 2 (0.13%) Nessus
11 2 (0.13%) NetBackup
11 2 (0.13%) NSN NetAct
Vendors
1 201 (13.13%) Microsoft
2 86 (5.62%) Oracle
3 85 (5.55%) ServiceNow
4 81 (5.29%) SAP
5 42 (2.74%) Google
6 23 (1.50%) Workday
7 21 (1.37%) Murex
8 18 (1.18%) Salesforce
9 17 (1.11%) Ariba
10 16 (1.05%) Databricks
11 13 (0.85%) VMware
12 12 (0.78%) Cisco
12 12 (0.78%) F5
12 12 (0.78%) IBM
13 9 (0.59%) Splunk
14 8 (0.52%) Infoblox
15 7 (0.46%) Bloomberg
15 7 (0.46%) Foundry
15 7 (0.46%) HP
15 7 (0.46%) Sybase