Risk Analyst Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Risk Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Risk Analyst daily rate for remote or hybrid work is £489, 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 281 320 416
Rank change year-on-year +39 +96 +146
Contract jobs requiring a Risk Analyst 23 25 61
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.23% 0.16% 0.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% 0.17% 0.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 18 38
10th Percentile £399 £418 £400
25th Percentile £448 £488 £417
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £489 £538 £565
Median % change year-on-year -9.02% -4.87% +7.62%
75th Percentile £628 £575 £605
90th Percentile £733 £853 £746
UK median daily rate £490 £550 £600
% change year-on-year -10.91% -8.33% +4.35%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 9,288 14,354 24,650
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.77% 93.54% 95.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,350 9,595 17,415
10th Percentile £337 £325 £360
25th Percentile £414 £425 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -2.69% +2.76%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £763 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 228 579 565
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.38 £18.50
25th Percentile £18.19 £23.39 £26.00
Median hourly rate £38.00 £44.74 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.06% -18.65% +57.14%
75th Percentile £66.00 £63.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.25 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%

Risk Analyst
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured Risk Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Risk Analyst trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Risk Analyst
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Risk Analyst.

Risk Analyst daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Risk Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Risk Analyst over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Risk Analyst daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Risk Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 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 jobs with a WFH option featuring Risk Analyst in the job title.

1 17 (73.91%) Social Skills
2 10 (43.48%) SQL
3 9 (39.13%) Risk Management
4 8 (34.78%) Credit Risk
4 8 (34.78%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (30.43%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (26.09%) SAS
7 5 (21.74%) Business Intelligence
7 5 (21.74%) Python
7 5 (21.74%) Microsoft Excel
7 5 (21.74%) Data Analysis
7 5 (21.74%) Finance
7 5 (21.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 5 (21.74%) Power Platform
7 5 (21.74%) Power BI
8 4 (17.39%) Fintech
8 4 (17.39%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (17.39%) Strategic Thinking
8 4 (17.39%) Banking
8 4 (17.39%) Information Security
9 3 (13.04%) Microsoft Office
9 3 (13.04%) Cybersecurity
9 3 (13.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 3 (13.04%) Risk Assessment
9 3 (13.04%) NIST
9 3 (13.04%) GRC
9 3 (13.04%) Looker
9 3 (13.04%) Operational Technology
9 3 (13.04%) NIST 800
10 2 (8.70%) Collaborative Culture

Risk Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 6 (26.09%) SAS
2 1 (4.35%) Confluence
2 1 (4.35%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (21.74%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (21.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (13.04%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (4.35%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 5 (21.74%) Power Platform
2 1 (4.35%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 2 (8.70%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (21.74%) Power BI
2 3 (13.04%) Looker
3 1 (4.35%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (4.35%) JIRA
General
1 17 (73.91%) Social Skills
2 8 (34.78%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (21.74%) Finance
4 4 (17.39%) Banking
4 4 (17.39%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (8.70%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (8.70%) Pharmaceutical
5 2 (8.70%) Retail
5 2 (8.70%) Retail Banking
6 1 (4.35%) International Banking
Miscellaneous
1 8 (34.78%) Credit Risk
2 3 (13.04%) Operational Technology
3 2 (8.70%) Market Risk
3 2 (8.70%) Product Ownership
4 1 (4.35%) Equities
4 1 (4.35%) Management Information System
4 1 (4.35%) Security Posture
4 1 (4.35%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.35%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (39.13%) Risk Management
2 7 (30.43%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (21.74%) Business Intelligence
3 5 (21.74%) Data Analysis
4 4 (17.39%) Fintech
4 4 (17.39%) Information Security
4 4 (17.39%) Strategic Thinking
5 3 (13.04%) Cybersecurity
5 3 (13.04%) Risk Assessment
5 3 (13.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 2 (8.70%) Collaborative Culture
6 2 (8.70%) Data Protection
6 2 (8.70%) Project Management
6 2 (8.70%) Remediation Plan
6 2 (8.70%) Roadmaps
7 1 (4.35%) Business Strategy
7 1 (4.35%) Contingency Planning
7 1 (4.35%) Data Collection
7 1 (4.35%) Impact Assessments
7 1 (4.35%) IT Audit
Programming Languages
1 10 (43.48%) SQL
2 5 (21.74%) Python
3 1 (4.35%) R
Qualifications
1 2 (8.70%) CISA
1 2 (8.70%) CISM
1 2 (8.70%) CISSP
1 2 (8.70%) Degree
1 2 (8.70%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (13.04%) GRC
1 3 (13.04%) NIST
1 3 (13.04%) NIST 800
2 1 (4.35%) Basel III
2 1 (4.35%) IFRS
2 1 (4.35%) IFRS 9
2 1 (4.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (4.35%) NCSC
2 1 (4.35%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (8.70%) Microsoft
1 2 (8.70%) OneTrust
2 1 (4.35%) Google