Risk Analyst Contract Job Trends in Central London

Risk Analyst
London > Central London

The median Risk Analyst daily rate in Central London is £446, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 125 125 150
Rank change year-on-year 0 +25 +40
Contract jobs requiring a Risk Analyst 3 5 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 0.15% 0.22% 0.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.23% 0.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 5 7
10th Percentile £435 £540 £536
25th Percentile £438 £619 £628
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £446 £690 £675
Median % change year-on-year -35.33% +2.22% -3.57%
75th Percentile £451 £865 £747
90th Percentile £451 £874 £750
London median daily rate £600 £631 £633
% change year-on-year -4.95% -0.20% -9.64%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 1,808 2,187 3,058
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.10% 94.06% 94.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,226 1,404 2,129
10th Percentile £314 £363 £325
25th Percentile £422 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £580
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -0.86% +2.65%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £700
90th Percentile £775 £782 £800
London median daily rate £540 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -1.82% -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 25 13
10th Percentile £18.33 £21.10 £16.69
25th Percentile £22.75 £25.40 £17.00
Median hourly rate £27.83 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.50% - -15.66%
75th Percentile £45.85 £42.25 £42.32
90th Percentile £64.30 £119.50 £65.50
London median hourly rate £30.25 £35.00 £36.94
% change year-on-year -13.57% -5.25% +15.44%

Risk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Job vacancy trend for Risk Analyst in Central London

Risk Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Risk Analyst job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Risk Analyst job vacancies in Central London

Risk Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Risk Analyst job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Risk Analyst job vacancies in Central London

Risk Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Risk Analyst within the Central London region over the 6 months to 19 September 2025. 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
City of London +8 2 £443 -35.87% 21
Risk Analyst
London

Risk Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 19 September 2025, 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 across the Central London region featuring Risk Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 2 (66.67%) Credit Risk
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Credit Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (33.33%) Data Science
3 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Data Collection
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Market Risk
3 1 (33.33%) Stress Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Greeks
3 1 (33.33%) Git
3 1 (33.33%) Visualisation
3 1 (33.33%) Data Visualisation
3 1 (33.33%) Tableau
3 1 (33.33%) Data Governance
3 1 (33.33%) Data Quality
3 1 (33.33%) Machine Learning
3 1 (33.33%) Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Alteryx
3 1 (33.33%) Project Management
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) SQL Server
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (33.33%) Fixed Income
3 1 (33.33%) Derivative

Risk Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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:

Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) SQL Server
1 1 (33.33%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Git
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Credit Risk
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (33.33%) Derivative
2 1 (33.33%) Fixed Income
2 1 (33.33%) Market Risk
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Analytics
1 1 (33.33%) Credit Risk Management
1 1 (33.33%) Data Collection
1 1 (33.33%) Data Governance
1 1 (33.33%) Data Science
1 1 (33.33%) Data Visualisation
1 1 (33.33%) Greeks
1 1 (33.33%) Machine Learning
1 1 (33.33%) Project Management
1 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Risk Analysis
1 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
1 1 (33.33%) Stress Testing
1 1 (33.33%) Visualisation
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Alteryx