Risk Analysis Contract Job Trends in London

Risk Analysis
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Risk Analysis skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 322 356 394
Rank change year-on-year +34 +38 +87
Contract jobs citing Risk Analysis 42 30 64
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.31% 0.19% 0.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.34% 0.21% 0.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 13 48
10th Percentile £485 £236 £400
25th Percentile £513 £400 £483
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £555 £425 £595
Median % change year-on-year +30.59% -28.51% -11.93%
75th Percentile £675 £621 £688
90th Percentile £750 £666 -
England median daily rate £550 £443 £550
% change year-on-year +24.29% -19.55% -18.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
Median hourly rate £47.00 £47.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -1.05% - -
England median hourly rate £47.00 £47.50 £83.40
% change year-on-year -1.05% -43.05% +39.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

Risk Analysis falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,367 14,410 20,565
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 92.46% 88.97% 90.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,229 9,896 14,949
10th Percentile £325 £350 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £675 £688 £700
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £510 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 255 193 220
10th Percentile £16.70 £17.30 £18.00
25th Percentile £24.77 £22.00 £22.50
Median hourly rate £31.50 £35.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.27% -11.25% +6.67%
75th Percentile £49.63 £53.75 £64.50
90th Percentile £63.75 £71.25 £77.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -41.51% +1.18% +53.90%

Risk Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Risk Analysis as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Risk Analysis in London

Risk Analysis
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Risk Analysis.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Risk Analysis

Risk Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Risk Analysis in London over the 6 months to 29 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Risk Analysis in London

Risk Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Risk Analysis.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Risk Analysis

Risk Analysis
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Risk Analysis within the London region over the 6 months to 29 August 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
Central London 0 8 £650 +9.94% 15
Risk Analysis
England

Risk Analysis
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.38%) Confluence
1 1 (2.38%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (7.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (2.38%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 10 (23.81%) Azure
2 4 (9.52%) AWS
3 3 (7.14%) GCP
4 2 (4.76%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (4.76%) Azure Stack
4 2 (4.76%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 5 (11.90%) Firewall
2 2 (4.76%) Network Security
3 1 (2.38%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.76%) Big Data
1 2 (4.76%) Power BI
2 1 (2.38%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (2.38%) Electronic Patient Records
2 1 (2.38%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
2 1 (2.38%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (2.38%) JIRA
General
1 25 (59.52%) Finance
2 18 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
3 14 (33.33%) Banking
3 14 (33.33%) Social Skills
4 8 (19.05%) Telecoms
5 5 (11.90%) Marketing
6 4 (9.52%) Public Sector
7 3 (7.14%) Investment Banking
8 2 (4.76%) Front Office
8 2 (4.76%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (4.76%) Retail Banking
9 1 (2.38%) Back Office
9 1 (2.38%) Digital Health
9 1 (2.38%) Electronics
9 1 (2.38%) Financial Institution
9 1 (2.38%) Health Technology
9 1 (2.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (2.38%) Manufacturing
9 1 (2.38%) Military
9 1 (2.38%) Prime Brokerage
Job Titles
1 10 (23.81%) Analyst
1 10 (23.81%) Architect
2 9 (21.43%) Security Architect
3 7 (16.67%) Risk Analyst
3 7 (16.67%) Senior
4 4 (9.52%) Developer
5 3 (7.14%) Business Analyst
5 3 (7.14%) IT Architect
5 3 (7.14%) IT Security Architect
6 2 (4.76%) Asset Management Analyst
6 2 (4.76%) Asset Management Business Analyst
6 2 (4.76%) C# Developer
6 2 (4.76%) Consultant
6 2 (4.76%) Governance Manager
6 2 (4.76%) Lead
6 2 (4.76%) Security Officer
6 2 (4.76%) Senior Architect
6 2 (4.76%) Senior Security Architect
6 2 (4.76%) Solutions Architect
6 2 (4.76%) Wealth Management Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (7.14%) .NET
2 2 (4.76%) WPF
3 1 (2.38%) React
Miscellaneous
1 7 (16.67%) Cyber Threat
2 5 (11.90%) Derivative
3 4 (9.52%) Algorithms
3 4 (9.52%) Analytical Mindset
3 4 (9.52%) Credit Risk
3 4 (9.52%) Market Risk
3 4 (9.52%) Security Posture
4 1 (2.38%) Data Centre
4 1 (2.38%) Equity Derivative
4 1 (2.38%) Fixed Income
4 1 (2.38%) Mainframe
4 1 (2.38%) NHS
4 1 (2.38%) OTC Derivatives
4 1 (2.38%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.38%) Linux
1 1 (2.38%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (42.86%) Cybersecurity
2 17 (40.48%) Risk Management
3 11 (26.19%) Agile
4 9 (21.43%) Decision-Making
4 9 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
4 9 (21.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 8 (19.05%) Security Architecture
6 7 (16.67%) Artificial Intelligence
6 7 (16.67%) Machine Learning
7 6 (14.29%) Analytics
7 6 (14.29%) Critical Thinking
7 6 (14.29%) Project Management
7 6 (14.29%) Workshop Facilitation
8 5 (11.90%) Change Management
8 5 (11.90%) Incident Response
8 5 (11.90%) Information Security
8 5 (11.90%) Penetration Testing
8 5 (11.90%) Risk Assessment
8 5 (11.90%) SIEM
8 5 (11.90%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (11.90%) Python
2 3 (7.14%) C#
3 2 (4.76%) C++
3 2 (4.76%) Haskell
3 2 (4.76%) PowerShell
3 2 (4.76%) SQL
4 1 (2.38%) Bash
4 1 (2.38%) C
4 1 (2.38%) Java
4 1 (2.38%) PHP
4 1 (2.38%) TypeScript
4 1 (2.38%) VBA
Qualifications
1 8 (19.05%) Degree
2 5 (11.90%) CISSP
2 5 (11.90%) Security Cleared
3 4 (9.52%) CISM
3 4 (9.52%) PMP
4 3 (7.14%) SC Cleared
5 2 (4.76%) DV Cleared
5 2 (4.76%) Numerate Degree
5 2 (4.76%) PMI Certification
6 1 (2.38%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 1 (2.38%) CEH
6 1 (2.38%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (2.38%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (2.38%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (19.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 8 (19.05%) NIST
2 7 (16.67%) GDPR
3 4 (9.52%) EU AI Act
3 4 (9.52%) HIPAA
3 4 (9.52%) PCI DSS
4 3 (7.14%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 1 (2.38%) Data Quality
5 1 (2.38%) GRC
Vendors
1 5 (11.90%) Microsoft
2 2 (4.76%) Alteryx
2 2 (4.76%) Databricks
2 2 (4.76%) QAD
3 1 (2.38%) AlgoSec
3 1 (2.38%) Cisco
3 1 (2.38%) CyberArk
3 1 (2.38%) Intel
3 1 (2.38%) Salesforce
3 1 (2.38%) SAP
3 1 (2.38%) Tufin