Hybrid/Remote Risk Manager Contract Job Trends

Risk Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median Risk Manager daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 302 298 361
Rank change year-on-year -4 +63 +143
Contract jobs requiring a Risk Manager 15 19 20
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.15% 0.16% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.17% 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 4 14
10th Percentile £370 - £528
25th Percentile £456 £514 £600
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £604 £649
Median % change year-on-year +3.52% -6.97% +22.45%
75th Percentile £775 £771 £739
90th Percentile £861 £909 £788
UK median daily rate £500 £680 £700
% change year-on-year -26.47% -2.86% +16.67%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title 9,539 10,876 16,163
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.23% 93.12% 94.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,224 6,884 11,082
10th Percentile £329 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £620 £638 £638
90th Percentile £720 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 338 199 363
10th Percentile £15.27 £18.30 £17.66
25th Percentile £20.72 £23.50 £26.25
Median hourly rate £45.46 £37.28 £53.00
Median % change year-on-year +21.94% -29.66% -3.64%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.63 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £87.90
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £34.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -26.03% -24.44% +50.00%

Risk Manager
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Risk Manager' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Risk Manager job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Risk Manager
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Risk Manager job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Risk Manager job vacancies

Risk Manager
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Risk Manager over the 6 months to 16 December 2025.

Risk Manager daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Risk Manager
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Risk Manager job vacancies.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Risk Manager job vacancies

Risk Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 16 December 2025, Risk Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Risk Manager in the job title.

1 11 (73.33%) Risk Management
2 6 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 5 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (26.67%) Agile
4 4 (26.67%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (26.67%) NIST
4 4 (26.67%) Risk Assessment
4 4 (26.67%) Validation
5 3 (20.00%) Data Protection
5 3 (20.00%) Due Diligence
5 3 (20.00%) GDPR
5 3 (20.00%) Information Security
5 3 (20.00%) Internal Audit
5 3 (20.00%) Microsoft
5 3 (20.00%) NIST 800
5 3 (20.00%) OneTrust
5 3 (20.00%) RSA Archer
6 2 (13.33%) CISM
6 2 (13.33%) CISSP
6 2 (13.33%) CRISC
6 2 (13.33%) Decision-Making
6 2 (13.33%) Degree
6 2 (13.33%) Facilities Management
6 2 (13.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (13.33%) JIRA
6 2 (13.33%) PRINCE2
6 2 (13.33%) Project Governance
6 2 (13.33%) SC Cleared
6 2 (13.33%) Security Cleared

Risk Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 2 (13.33%) SharePoint
2 1 (6.67%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (26.67%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (6.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Project
Development Applications
1 2 (13.33%) JIRA
General
1 12 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 6 (40.00%) Finance
3 5 (33.33%) Banking
4 4 (26.67%) Legal
4 4 (26.67%) Public Sector
5 3 (20.00%) Front Office
6 2 (13.33%) Military
6 2 (13.33%) Retail Banking
7 1 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (6.67%) Investment Banking
7 1 (6.67%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (20.00%) Market Risk
2 2 (13.33%) Credit Risk
3 1 (6.67%) Derivative
3 1 (6.67%) Hedge funds
3 1 (6.67%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (73.33%) Risk Management
2 6 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 5 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (26.67%) Agile
4 4 (26.67%) Risk Assessment
4 4 (26.67%) Validation
5 3 (20.00%) Data Protection
5 3 (20.00%) Due Diligence
5 3 (20.00%) Information Security
5 3 (20.00%) Internal Audit
6 2 (13.33%) Decision-Making
6 2 (13.33%) Facilities Management
6 2 (13.33%) PRINCE2
6 2 (13.33%) Project Governance
7 1 (6.67%) Credit Risk Management
7 1 (6.67%) Project Management
7 1 (6.67%) SDLC
7 1 (6.67%) Time Management
7 1 (6.67%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 2 (13.33%) CISM
1 2 (13.33%) CISSP
1 2 (13.33%) CRISC
1 2 (13.33%) Degree
1 2 (13.33%) SC Cleared
1 2 (13.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (6.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 1 (6.67%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (26.67%) NIST
2 3 (20.00%) GDPR
2 3 (20.00%) NIST 800
3 2 (13.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (6.67%) Basel III
4 1 (6.67%) CRD IV
4 1 (6.67%) PCI DSS
4 1 (6.67%) PMO
Systems Management
1 3 (20.00%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 3 (20.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (20.00%) OneTrust
2 1 (6.67%) Atlassian