Security Risk Analyst Contracts

Security Risk Analyst
UK

The median Security Risk Analyst daily rate in the UK is £500 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 577 714 846
Rank change year-on-year +137 +132 -191
Contract jobs requiring a Security Risk Analyst 9 2 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.021% 0.003% 0.010%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.022% 0.003% 0.010%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 2 7
10th Percentile £276 £270 £380
25th Percentile £463 £327 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £428 £525
Median % change year-on-year +16.77% -18.44% -19.23%
75th Percentile £513 £536 £581
90th Percentile - £597 £603
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £625 £538
% change year-on-year -24.00% +16.28% +5.39%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 40,501 57,364 85,821
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.76% 94.55% 95.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,442 40,011 60,276
10th Percentile £275 £313 £313
25th Percentile £409 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £748 £750 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £493 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -1.40% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,615 1,620 2,120
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.25 £19.33 £15.47
Median hourly rate £35.00 £45.00 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% +95.65% -
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.75 £48.75
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.77 £63.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £36.50 £42.50 £19.50
% change year-on-year -14.12% +117.95% +2.63%

Security Risk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Risk Analyst in the UK

Security Risk Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Security Risk Analyst in the UK

Security Risk Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Risk Analyst over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Security Risk Analyst in the UK

Security Risk Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Security Risk Analyst in the UK

Security Risk Analyst
Top 10 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Risk Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 19 April 2024. 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 +121 8 £500 +16.77% 4
Work from Home +129 5 £500 +116.06% 1
London +112 5 £500 +116.06% 2
UK excluding London +73 4 £475 -24.00% 1
Midlands +35 1 - -
West Midlands +27 1 - -
North of England - 1 - -
East of England - 1 £475 -
North West - 1 - -
Scotland - 1 - -

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

For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, Security 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 Security Risk Analyst in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 8 (88.89%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (55.56%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (55.56%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (55.56%) NIST
4 4 (44.44%) CRISC
4 4 (44.44%) CISSP
5 3 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
5 3 (33.33%) Threat Modelling
5 3 (33.33%) SC Cleared
5 3 (33.33%) Security Cleared
5 3 (33.33%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 3 (33.33%) Public Sector
5 3 (33.33%) Risk Register
5 3 (33.33%) NCSC
5 3 (33.33%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 3 (33.33%) ISO 31000
6 2 (22.22%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 2 (22.22%) Collaborative Working
6 2 (22.22%) Decision-Making
6 2 (22.22%) Change Control
6 2 (22.22%) Mentoring
6 2 (22.22%) Coaching
6 2 (22.22%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (22.22%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
6 2 (22.22%) CISM
6 2 (22.22%) GAP Analysis
6 2 (22.22%) Security Management

Security 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft 365
General
1 5 (55.56%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Public Sector
3 1 (11.11%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (11.11%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 8 (88.89%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (55.56%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
4 3 (33.33%) Risk Register
4 3 (33.33%) Threat Modelling
4 3 (33.33%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 2 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (22.22%) Change Control
5 2 (22.22%) Coaching
5 2 (22.22%) Collaborative Working
5 2 (22.22%) Decision-Making
5 2 (22.22%) GAP Analysis
5 2 (22.22%) Mentoring
5 2 (22.22%) Security Management
6 1 (11.11%) Application Security
6 1 (11.11%) Budget Management
6 1 (11.11%) Cost Reduction
6 1 (11.11%) Data Protection
6 1 (11.11%) Risk Analysis
Qualifications
1 4 (44.44%) CISSP
1 4 (44.44%) CRISC
2 3 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 3 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 2 (22.22%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 2 (22.22%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (22.22%) CISM
4 1 (11.11%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (55.56%) NIST
2 3 (33.33%) HMG Security Policy Framework
2 3 (33.33%) ISO 31000
2 3 (33.33%) NCSC
3 1 (11.11%) GRC
3 1 (11.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (11.11%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft