Risk Analyst Contract Job Trends in Sheffield

Risk Analyst
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The median Risk Analyst daily rate in Sheffield is £333, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 March 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Risk Analyst 12 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield 1.34% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.49% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 10 0 0
10th Percentile £265 - -
25th Percentile £300 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £333 - -
75th Percentile £428 - -
90th Percentile £675 - -
South Yorkshire median daily rate £333 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Sheffield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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 Sheffield with a recognized job title 803 209 312
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.92% 86.36% 89.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 553 138 195
10th Percentile £350 £217 £295
25th Percentile £413 £411 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year -3.00% -2.44% -6.82%
75th Percentile £545 £600 £588
90th Percentile £670 £650 £675
South Yorkshire median daily rate £482 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -3.60% +5.26% -10.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 8
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £15.22 £10.90
Median hourly rate £25.15 £16.19 £17.63
Median % change year-on-year +55.34% -8.14% -29.50%
75th Percentile - £17.16 £23.75
90th Percentile - - -
South Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.15 £16.19 £13.23
% change year-on-year +55.34% +22.37% -33.85%

Risk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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 Sheffield.

Risk Analyst job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Risk Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield

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

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

Risk Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Sheffield

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Risk Analyst in Sheffield over the 6 months to 2 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Risk Analyst in Sheffield

Risk Analyst Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 2 March 2026, 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 Sheffield region featuring Risk Analyst in the job title.

1 11 (91.67%) Agile
2 9 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (66.67%) DevOps
3 8 (66.67%) Time Management
4 3 (25.00%) Business Analysis
4 3 (25.00%) Microsoft
4 3 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
5 2 (16.67%) Anaconda
5 2 (16.67%) Analytics
5 2 (16.67%) Data Analysis
5 2 (16.67%) Degree
5 2 (16.67%) Functional Testing
5 2 (16.67%) JIRA
5 2 (16.67%) Python
5 2 (16.67%) SQL
6 1 (8.33%) Ansible
6 1 (8.33%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (8.33%) CI/CD
6 1 (8.33%) Data Integration
6 1 (8.33%) Data Protection
6 1 (8.33%) Observability
6 1 (8.33%) OpenTelemetry
6 1 (8.33%) Scrum
6 1 (8.33%) Security Cleared
6 1 (8.33%) Splunk
6 1 (8.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 1 (8.33%) Wireframes

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

Development Applications
1 2 (16.67%) JIRA
General
1 10 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 8 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (41.67%) Finance
4 2 (16.67%) Banking
4 2 (16.67%) Wholesale Banking
5 1 (8.33%) Advertising
5 1 (8.33%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (16.67%) Anaconda
2 1 (8.33%) OpenTelemetry
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) Credit Risk
2 1 (8.33%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (91.67%) Agile
2 9 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (66.67%) DevOps
3 8 (66.67%) Time Management
4 3 (25.00%) Business Analysis
4 3 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
5 2 (16.67%) Analytics
5 2 (16.67%) Data Analysis
5 2 (16.67%) Functional Testing
6 1 (8.33%) CI/CD
6 1 (8.33%) Data Integration
6 1 (8.33%) Data Protection
6 1 (8.33%) Observability
6 1 (8.33%) Scrum
6 1 (8.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 1 (8.33%) Wireframes
Programming Languages
1 2 (16.67%) Python
1 2 (16.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (16.67%) Degree
2 1 (8.33%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (8.33%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (8.33%) Ansible
Vendors
1 3 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (8.33%) Splunk