Risk Business Analyst Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Risk Business Analyst (Risk BA)
UK > Work from Home

The median Risk Business Analyst (Risk BA) daily rate for remote or hybrid work is £750, 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 299 338 459
Rank change year-on-year +39 +121 +143
Contract jobs requiring a Risk Business Analyst 5 7 18
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.050% 0.046% 0.070%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.054% 0.049% 0.073%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 5 17
10th Percentile £394 £538 £400
25th Percentile £404 - £506
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £750 £575 £565
Median % change year-on-year +30.43% +1.77% -1.74%
75th Percentile £800 - £600
90th Percentile £838 £710 £703
UK median daily rate £700 £650 £738
% change year-on-year +7.69% -11.86% +9.26%

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 Business Analyst
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

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

Risk Business 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 Business Analyst.

Risk Business Analyst daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Risk Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Risk Business Analyst daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Risk Business 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 Business 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 Business Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) SQL
2 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (40.00%) Market Risk
2 2 (40.00%) Finance
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) MS Visio
3 1 (20.00%) SAS
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (20.00%) Project Management
3 1 (20.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (20.00%) Equities
3 1 (20.00%) Risk Assessment
3 1 (20.00%) Banking
3 1 (20.00%) Data Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Investment Banking
3 1 (20.00%) Stress Testing
3 1 (20.00%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Statistical Modelling
3 1 (20.00%) Degree
3 1 (20.00%) Quantitative Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Credit Risk
3 1 (20.00%) Target Operating Model
3 1 (20.00%) Contingency Planning
3 1 (20.00%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (20.00%) Python

Risk Business 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 1 (20.00%) SAS
Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (20.00%) MS Visio
General
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Finance
3 1 (20.00%) Banking
3 1 (20.00%) Investment Banking
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Market Risk
2 1 (20.00%) Credit Risk
2 1 (20.00%) Equities
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (20.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (20.00%) Contingency Planning
2 1 (20.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (20.00%) Data Collection
2 1 (20.00%) Project Management
2 1 (20.00%) Quantitative Analysis
2 1 (20.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (20.00%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (20.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (20.00%) Statistical Modelling
2 1 (20.00%) Stress Testing
2 1 (20.00%) Target Operating Model
Programming Languages
1 2 (40.00%) SQL
2 1 (20.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft