Market Risk Contracts in Northern Ireland

Market Risk
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Market Risk in contract job vacancies in Northern Ireland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Market Risk over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 27 - 29
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Market Risk 5 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 2.99% - 0.50%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 6.67% - 1.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £564 - -
25th Percentile £566 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 - £579
75th Percentile £608 - -
90th Percentile £609 - -
UK median daily rate £738 £763 £764
% change year-on-year -3.28% -0.20% +9.14%

All Generic Skills
Northern Ireland

Market Risk falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Northern Ireland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 75 34 58
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 44.91% 24.64% 29.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 49 6 31
10th Percentile £148 £164 £165
25th Percentile £273 £191 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £373 £330 £425
Median % change year-on-year +12.88% -22.35% +31.78%
75th Percentile £525 £488 £540
90th Percentile £607 £519 £638
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £550
% change year-on-year -2.78% -1.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 18 2
10th Percentile £14.78 - £13.33
25th Percentile £22.50 £12.25 £13.46
Median hourly rate £24.18 £12.62 £13.84
Median % change year-on-year +91.60% -8.83% -27.14%
75th Percentile £53.98 £23.54 £14.15
90th Percentile £78.47 £31.88 £14.22
UK median hourly rate £32.05 £31.25 £22.49
% change year-on-year +2.56% +38.98% -18.24%

Market Risk
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Job postings citing Market Risk as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Job vacancy trend for Market Risk in Northern Ireland

Market Risk
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Market Risk in Northern Ireland.

Daily rate trend for Market Risk in Northern Ireland

Market Risk
Contract Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Market Risk within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 13 May 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
County Antrim - 5 £588 - 6
Market Risk
UK

Market Risk
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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 3 (60.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) Power BI
1 1 (20.00%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (20.00%) JIRA
General
1 4 (80.00%) Banking
1 4 (80.00%) Finance
2 3 (60.00%) Front Office
3 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (40.00%) Investment Banking
4 1 (20.00%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Analyst
1 2 (40.00%) Data Analyst
1 2 (40.00%) Market Risk Analyst
1 2 (40.00%) Risk Analyst
1 2 (40.00%) Risk Data Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Business Data Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Credit Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Credit Risk Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Lead
2 1 (20.00%) Senior
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Credit Risk Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Data Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Risk Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Credit Risk
1 1 (20.00%) Data Structures
1 1 (20.00%) Reference Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Data Analysis
2 2 (40.00%) Business Analysis
2 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (40.00%) Project Management
3 1 (20.00%) Agile
3 1 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (20.00%) Change Management
3 1 (20.00%) Dashboard Development
3 1 (20.00%) Data Governance
3 1 (20.00%) Data Lineage
3 1 (20.00%) Model Validation
3 1 (20.00%) PnL Attribution
3 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (20.00%) Stress Testing
3 1 (20.00%) User Acceptance Testing
3 1 (20.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (40.00%) SQL
2 1 (20.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
1 2 (40.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (20.00%) ISEB
2 1 (20.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (20.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) Data Quality
2 2 (40.00%) PMO