Risk Analyst Contract Job Trends in Chester

Risk Analyst
Cheshire > Chester

The median Risk Analyst daily rate in Chester 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 24 14 11
Rank change year-on-year -10 -3 -
Contract jobs requiring a Risk Analyst 1 4 1
As % of all contract jobs in Chester 0.80% 5.63% 2.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.90% 6.06% 2.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 0
10th Percentile - £416 -
25th Percentile £463 £422 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 -
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% - -
75th Percentile £488 £475 -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median daily rate £475 £450 -
% change year-on-year +5.56% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Chester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Chester. 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 Chester with a recognized job title 111 66 37
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.80% 92.96% 86.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 51 26 9
10th Percentile £190 £405 £388
25th Percentile £419 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% +2.38% +40.00%
75th Percentile £626 £577 £600
90th Percentile £686 £611 £712
Cheshire median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 10 12
10th Percentile £19.80 £15.53 £17.14
25th Percentile £21.75 £16.00 £17.58
Median hourly rate £30.99 £22.00 £34.00
Median % change year-on-year +40.86% -35.29% +111.57%
75th Percentile £37.19 £32.30 £35.56
90th Percentile £47.65 £86.00 £39.73
Cheshire median hourly rate £23.50 £22.09 £23.61
% change year-on-year +6.38% -6.44% +33.69%

Risk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

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 Chester.

Risk Analyst job vacancy trend in Chester

Risk Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Chester

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

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

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

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 Chester 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 Chester 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