Credit Analyst Contract Job Trends

Credit Analyst
UK

The median Credit Analyst daily rate in the UK is £625, 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 574 510 590
Rank change year-on-year -64 +80 +181
Contract jobs requiring a Credit Analyst 10 34 15
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.027% 0.099% 0.034%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.030% 0.11% 0.036%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 17 8
10th Percentile £425 £463 £517
25th Percentile £473 £489 £643
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £550 £775
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% -29.03% +29.17%
75th Percentile £656 £626 £813
90th Percentile £675 - £816
UK excluding London median daily rate £675 £618 £520
% change year-on-year +9.31% +18.75% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title 33,513 31,718 41,239
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.01% 92.78% 93.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,192 19,534 27,738
10th Percentile £290 £300 £288
25th Percentile £404 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £644
90th Percentile £720 £738 £740
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £489 £500
% change year-on-year -2.86% -2.20% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,975 999 1,468
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.52 £15.14
25th Percentile £18.22 £21.22 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.50 £34.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% -23.60% +48.33%
75th Percentile £57.50 £62.84 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.00 £72.55 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -22.62% -27.78% +80.76%

Credit Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Credit Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

Credit Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Credit Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Credit Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Credit Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Credit Analyst over the 6 months to 19 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Credit Analyst in the UK

Credit Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Credit Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Credit Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Credit Analyst
Top 6 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Credit Analyst within the UK 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
England -49 10 £625 +13.64% 4
London -23 8 £525 +7.14% 4
Work from Home -8 5 £600 +22.70%
UK excluding London -47 2 £675 +9.31% 4
North of England -49 2 £675 +50.00%
Yorkshire - 2 £675 -

Credit Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 19 December 2025, Credit 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 featuring Credit Analyst in the job title.

1 7 (70.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 4 (40.00%) Business Analysis
3 3 (30.00%) Agile
3 3 (30.00%) Analytics
3 3 (30.00%) Business Process Modelling
3 3 (30.00%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
3 3 (30.00%) Data Architecture
3 3 (30.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (30.00%) Validation
4 2 (20.00%) Anaconda
4 2 (20.00%) Degree
4 2 (20.00%) Functional Testing
4 2 (20.00%) JIRA
4 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (20.00%) Python
4 2 (20.00%) SQL
5 1 (10.00%) .NET
5 1 (10.00%) Avaloq
5 1 (10.00%) Business Case
5 1 (10.00%) Change Management
5 1 (10.00%) Credit Risk Management
5 1 (10.00%) Data Mapping
5 1 (10.00%) Decision-Making
5 1 (10.00%) End-to-End Testing
5 1 (10.00%) GAP Analysis
5 1 (10.00%) Git
5 1 (10.00%) Greeks
5 1 (10.00%) Microsoft
5 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (10.00%) Model Validation

Credit Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 (10.00%) Microsoft Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (20.00%) JIRA
2 1 (10.00%) Git
General
1 9 (90.00%) Finance
2 5 (50.00%) Banking
3 4 (40.00%) Influencing Skills
3 4 (40.00%) Social Skills
4 3 (30.00%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (20.00%) Front Office
5 2 (20.00%) Investment Banking
5 2 (20.00%) Wholesale Banking
6 1 (10.00%) Financial Institution
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (20.00%) Anaconda
2 1 (10.00%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 5 (50.00%) Credit Risk
2 2 (20.00%) Derivative
3 1 (10.00%) Fixed Income
3 1 (10.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 1 (10.00%) Interest Rate Derivative
3 1 (10.00%) Market Risk
3 1 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (70.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 4 (40.00%) Business Analysis
3 3 (30.00%) Agile
3 3 (30.00%) Analytics
3 3 (30.00%) Business Process Modelling
3 3 (30.00%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
3 3 (30.00%) Data Architecture
3 3 (30.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (30.00%) Validation
4 2 (20.00%) Functional Testing
4 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (10.00%) Credit Risk Management
5 1 (10.00%) Decision-Making
5 1 (10.00%) Regtech
5 1 (10.00%) Risk Analytics
5 1 (10.00%) SDLC
5 1 (10.00%) Technical Analysis
5 1 (10.00%) Test Planning
5 1 (10.00%) Translating Business Requirements
5 1 (10.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 2 (20.00%) Python
1 2 (20.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (20.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (10.00%) Avaloq
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (10.00%) Murex