IT Risk Analyst Contracts

IT Risk Analyst
UK

The median IT Risk Analyst daily rate in the UK is £544 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 589 699 841
Rank change year-on-year +110 +142 -168
Contract jobs requiring an IT Risk Analyst 11 14 15
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.025% 0.023% 0.017%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.027% 0.025% 0.018%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 9 11
10th Percentile £421 £390 £350
25th Percentile £495 £430 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £544 £470 £600
Median % change year-on-year +15.69% -21.67% +60.00%
75th Percentile £575 £550 -
90th Percentile £774 £643 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate - £575 £400
% change year-on-year - +43.75% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title 40,448 56,471 84,729
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.78% 94.61% 95.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,348 39,474 59,497
10th Percentile £275 £313 £313
25th Percentile £409 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £734
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -1.60% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,658 1,569 2,098
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.29 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.50 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.00 £45.00 £23.46
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +91.86% +3.42%
75th Percentile £60.75 £65.75 £48.94
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.75 £63.36
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.50 £42.50 £19.50
% change year-on-year -9.41% +117.95% +2.63%

IT Risk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured IT Risk Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for IT Risk Analyst in the UK

IT Risk Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for IT Risk Analyst in the UK

IT Risk Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Risk Analyst over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for IT Risk Analyst in the UK

IT Risk Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for IT Risk Analyst in the UK

IT Risk Analyst
Top 3 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Risk Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 29 April 2024. 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
London +105 10 £544 +15.69%
England +101 10 £544 +15.69%
Work from Home +117 5 £563 +6.49%

IT Risk Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 29 April 2024, IT Risk Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring IT Risk Analyst in the job title.

1 9 (81.82%) Banking
2 8 (72.73%) CISSP
2 8 (72.73%) CISM
3 7 (63.64%) CISA
4 6 (54.55%) Risk Management
5 5 (45.45%) Finance
5 5 (45.45%) Cybersecurity
5 5 (45.45%) CRISC
6 4 (36.36%) Presentation Skills
6 4 (36.36%) IT Audit
6 4 (36.36%) IT Governance
7 2 (18.18%) Derivative
7 2 (18.18%) International Banking
7 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
8 1 (9.09%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (9.09%) MITRE ATT&CK
8 1 (9.09%) Impact Assessments
8 1 (9.09%) Master's Degree
8 1 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (9.09%) NIST 800
8 1 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
8 1 (9.09%) EBIOS
8 1 (9.09%) NIST
8 1 (9.09%) Requirements Gathering
8 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
8 1 (9.09%) Windows
8 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
8 1 (9.09%) SharePoint
8 1 (9.09%) Microsoft
8 1 (9.09%) Information Security Management

IT Risk Analyst Skill Set
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 1 (9.09%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 9 (81.82%) Banking
2 5 (45.45%) Finance
3 4 (36.36%) Presentation Skills
4 2 (18.18%) International Banking
4 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
5 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (18.18%) Derivative
Operating Systems
1 1 (9.09%) Windows
1 1 (9.09%) Windows 7
1 1 (9.09%) Windows Server 2008
1 1 (9.09%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (54.55%) Risk Management
2 5 (45.45%) Cybersecurity
3 4 (36.36%) IT Audit
3 4 (36.36%) IT Governance
4 1 (9.09%) Computer Science
4 1 (9.09%) Data Privacy
4 1 (9.09%) EBIOS
4 1 (9.09%) Impact Assessments
4 1 (9.09%) Information Security
4 1 (9.09%) Information Security Management
4 1 (9.09%) MITRE ATT&CK
4 1 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (9.09%) Requirements Analysis
4 1 (9.09%) Requirements Gathering
4 1 (9.09%) Security Management
Qualifications
1 8 (72.73%) CISM
1 8 (72.73%) CISSP
2 7 (63.64%) CISA
3 5 (45.45%) CRISC
4 1 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (9.09%) Degree
4 1 (9.09%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) NIST
1 1 (9.09%) NIST 800
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft