Credit Risk Analyst Contracts

Credit Risk Analyst
UK

The median Credit Risk Analyst daily rate in the UK is £490, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 508 579 691
Rank change year-on-year +71 +112 +144
Contract jobs requiring a Credit Risk Analyst 12 3 27
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.041% 0.007% 0.045%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.044% 0.007% 0.048%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 2 23
10th Percentile - £636 -
25th Percentile £489 £653 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £713 £428
Median % change year-on-year -31.23% +66.47% -28.67%
75th Percentile £594 £778 £569
90th Percentile £703 £799 £739
UK excluding London median daily rate - - £400
% change year-on-year - - +14.29%

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 27,084 40,415 56,464
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.52% 92.78% 94.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,692 26,309 39,470
10th Percentile £300 £275 £313
25th Percentile £406 £410 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £492 £500
% change year-on-year -3.46% -1.60% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,035 2,664 1,570
10th Percentile £14.07 £12.86 £14.29
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.30 £19.50
Median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%
75th Percentile £62.50 £60.75 £65.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.00 £39.55 £42.50
% change year-on-year -29.20% -6.94% +117.95%

Credit Risk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Credit Risk Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Credit Risk Analyst in the UK

Credit Risk Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Credit Risk Analyst.

Daily rate trend for Credit Risk Analyst in the UK

Credit Risk Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Credit Risk Analyst over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Credit Risk Analyst in the UK

Credit Risk Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Credit Risk Analyst.

Hourly rate trend for Credit Risk Analyst in the UK

Credit Risk Analyst
Top 6 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Credit Risk Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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
England +62 8 £489 -31.37% 17
Work from Home - 7 £490 - 6
London +39 4 £489 -31.37% 13
UK excluding London - 4 - - 7
South East - 3 - - 3
Scotland - 1 - -

Credit Risk Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Credit Risk Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Credit Risk Analyst in the job title.

1 12 (100.00%) Credit Risk
2 10 (83.33%) SQL
3 9 (75.00%) SAS
4 5 (41.67%) Python
4 5 (41.67%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (41.67%) Data Analysis
4 5 (41.67%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (41.67%) Social Skills
4 5 (41.67%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (33.33%) Power Platform
5 4 (33.33%) Power BI
5 4 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
5 4 (33.33%) Analytics
5 4 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
6 3 (25.00%) Stress Testing
6 3 (25.00%) Finance
6 3 (25.00%) Looker
6 3 (25.00%) IFRS
6 3 (25.00%) IFRS 9
6 3 (25.00%) Fintech
7 2 (16.67%) Decision-Making
7 2 (16.67%) Scorecard
7 2 (16.67%) Actionable Insight
7 2 (16.67%) Portfolio Management
8 1 (8.33%) Machine Learning
8 1 (8.33%) Statistical Modelling
8 1 (8.33%) Validation
8 1 (8.33%) Alteryx
8 1 (8.33%) GCP

Credit Risk Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 9 (75.00%) SAS
Applications
1 5 (41.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (33.33%) Power Platform
2 1 (8.33%) GCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (33.33%) Power BI
2 3 (25.00%) Looker
General
1 5 (41.67%) Analytical Skills
1 5 (41.67%) Social Skills
2 3 (25.00%) Finance
3 1 (8.33%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 12 (100.00%) Credit Risk
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (41.67%) Data Analysis
1 5 (41.67%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (33.33%) Analytics
2 4 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 4 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
3 3 (25.00%) Fintech
3 3 (25.00%) Stress Testing
4 2 (16.67%) Actionable Insight
4 2 (16.67%) Decision-Making
4 2 (16.67%) Portfolio Management
4 2 (16.67%) Scorecard
5 1 (8.33%) Credit Risk Analysis
5 1 (8.33%) Credit Risk Management
5 1 (8.33%) Credit Risk Modelling
5 1 (8.33%) Customer Experience
5 1 (8.33%) Data Science
5 1 (8.33%) Data Visualisation
5 1 (8.33%) Machine Learning
5 1 (8.33%) Statistical Modelling
5 1 (8.33%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 10 (83.33%) SQL
2 5 (41.67%) Python
3 1 (8.33%) VBA
Qualifications
1 1 (8.33%) Degree
1 1 (8.33%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (25.00%) IFRS
1 3 (25.00%) IFRS 9
Vendors
1 1 (8.33%) Alteryx
1 1 (8.33%) Google