Risk Analyst Contract Job Trends in Cheshire

Risk Analyst
North West > Cheshire

The median Risk Analyst daily rate in Cheshire is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 72 50 55
Rank change year-on-year -22 +5 -
Contract jobs requiring a Risk Analyst 1 5 1
As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire 0.16% 1.10% 0.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 1.23% 0.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 5 0
10th Percentile - £379 -
25th Percentile £463 £413 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 -
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% - -
75th Percentile £488 £475 -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £388 £450 £425
% change year-on-year -13.89% +5.88% +13.33%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cheshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title 565 405 349
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.70% 88.82% 87.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 409 234 233
10th Percentile £270 £305 £265
25th Percentile £358 £361 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £551 £575 £540
90th Percentile £688 £645 £586
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 20 25
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.35 £16.22
25th Percentile £19.00 £16.00 £17.72
Median hourly rate £23.50 £22.09 £23.61
Median % change year-on-year +6.38% -6.44% +33.69%
75th Percentile £36.75 £25.45 £35.00
90th Percentile £67.25 £86.00 £40.00
North West median hourly rate £30.99 £27.13 £35.00
% change year-on-year +14.25% -22.50% +59.09%

Risk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Risk Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

Risk Analyst job vacancy trend in Cheshire

Risk Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Risk Analyst job vacancies in Cheshire

Risk Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Cheshire

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 Cheshire region over the 6 months to 19 December 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
Chester -10 1 £475 +5.56% 1
Risk Analyst
North West

Risk Analyst Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire

For the 6 months to 19 December 2025, Risk Analyst 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 job ads across the Cheshire region featuring Risk Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Compliance Audit
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) MS Access
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
1 1 (100.00%) Network Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) WAN

Risk Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) MS Access
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Compliance Audit
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Network Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft