Market Risk Analyst Contracts

Market Risk Analyst
UK

The median Market Risk Analyst daily rate in the UK is £588, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 June 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
23 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 529 - 645
Rank change year-on-year - - +191
Contract jobs requiring a Market Risk Analyst 10 0 46
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.033% - 0.083%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.036% - 0.088%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 0 32
10th Percentile £553 - £580
25th Percentile £569 - £725
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 - £750
Median % change year-on-year - - +7.14%
75th Percentile £738 - £1,097
90th Percentile £750 - £1,188
UK excluding London median daily rate £581 - -

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 27,656 40,547 52,404
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.13% 92.93% 94.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,731 25,981 36,472
10th Percentile £288 £281 £313
25th Percentile £402 £410 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% +2.38%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £493 £500
% change year-on-year -3.60% -1.45% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,204 2,979 1,502
10th Percentile £13.80 £12.86 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.44 £16.37 £19.06
Median hourly rate £27.36 £37.50 £44.00
Median % change year-on-year -27.03% -14.77% +76.00%
75th Percentile £57.50 £62.50 £65.57
90th Percentile £75.00 £74.00 £76.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £40.50
% change year-on-year -37.13% -1.23% +102.50%

Market Risk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Market Risk Analyst in the UK

Market Risk Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Market Risk Analyst in the UK

Market Risk Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Market Risk Analyst over the 6 months to 23 June 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Market Risk Analyst in the UK

Market Risk Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Market Risk Analyst in the UK

Market Risk Analyst
Top 5 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Market Risk Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 23 June 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
London - 6 £725 - 16
England - 6 £725 - 17
Northern Ireland - 4 £581 - 3
UK excluding London - 4 £581 - 5
Work from Home - 2 £750 - 9

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

For the 6 months to 23 June 2025, Market 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 Market Risk Analyst in the job title.

1 10 (100.00%) Market Risk
2 7 (70.00%) Data Analysis
3 6 (60.00%) Banking
4 5 (50.00%) Data Quality
4 5 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (40.00%) Stress Testing
5 4 (40.00%) Front Office
5 4 (40.00%) Python
5 4 (40.00%) Agile
6 3 (30.00%) Business Analysis
6 3 (30.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (30.00%) Degree
6 3 (30.00%) JIRA
6 3 (30.00%) SQL
6 3 (30.00%) ISEB
6 3 (30.00%) PMP
6 3 (30.00%) PMI Certification
6 3 (30.00%) Project Management
6 3 (30.00%) Risk Management
6 3 (30.00%) Finance
6 3 (30.00%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (30.00%) Change Management
6 3 (30.00%) User Acceptance Testing
6 3 (30.00%) Social Skills
6 3 (30.00%) Presentation Skills
6 3 (30.00%) Master's Degree
7 2 (20.00%) Regulatory Compliance
7 2 (20.00%) PnL Attribution
7 2 (20.00%) Basel III

Market 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:

Applications
1 3 (30.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 3 (30.00%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (10.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (20.00%) Tableau
2 1 (10.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (30.00%) JIRA
General
1 6 (60.00%) Banking
2 5 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (40.00%) Front Office
4 3 (30.00%) Finance
4 3 (30.00%) Presentation Skills
4 3 (30.00%) Social Skills
5 2 (20.00%) Investment Banking
Miscellaneous
1 10 (100.00%) Market Risk
2 2 (20.00%) Equities
3 1 (10.00%) Credit Risk
3 1 (10.00%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (70.00%) Data Analysis
2 5 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (40.00%) Agile
3 4 (40.00%) Stress Testing
4 3 (30.00%) Business Analysis
4 3 (30.00%) Change Management
4 3 (30.00%) Project Management
4 3 (30.00%) Risk Management
4 3 (30.00%) User Acceptance Testing
5 2 (20.00%) PnL Attribution
5 2 (20.00%) Regulatory Compliance
5 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (10.00%) Dashboard Development
6 1 (10.00%) Data Lineage
6 1 (10.00%) Greeks
Programming Languages
1 4 (40.00%) Python
2 3 (30.00%) SQL
3 2 (20.00%) VBA
Qualifications
1 3 (30.00%) Degree
1 3 (30.00%) ISEB
1 3 (30.00%) Master's Degree
1 3 (30.00%) PMI Certification
1 3 (30.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (50.00%) Data Quality
2 2 (20.00%) Basel III