Hybrid/Remote Risk Business Analyst Contract Job Trends

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

The median Risk Business Analyst (Risk BA) daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 310 315 367
Rank change year-on-year +5 +52 +174
Contract jobs requiring a Risk Business Analyst 10 5 10
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.098% 0.043% 0.059%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.046% 0.062%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 2 6
10th Percentile £548 £731 £581
25th Percentile - £741 £675
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £788 £775
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% +1.61% +29.17%
75th Percentile £675 £841 £847
90th Percentile £680 £854 £906
UK median daily rate £625 £688 £750
% change year-on-year -9.09% -8.33% +0.33%

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 remote/hybrid work 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 9,548 10,943 16,040
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.25% 93.12% 94.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,224 6,938 11,001
10th Percentile £325 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £638
90th Percentile £720 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 337 199 358
10th Percentile £15.26 £18.30 £17.49
25th Percentile £20.66 £23.50 £27.06
Median hourly rate £45.46 £37.28 £53.25
Median % change year-on-year +21.94% -29.99% -3.18%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.63 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £88.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £33.52 £45.00
% change year-on-year -24.97% -25.51% +50.00%

Risk Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Risk Business Analyst' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Risk Business Analyst job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Risk Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Risk Business Analyst job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Risk Business Analyst job vacancies

Risk Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Risk Business Analyst over the 6 months to 17 December 2025.

Risk Business Analyst daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Risk Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 17 December 2025, Risk Business Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Risk Business Analyst in the job title.

1 7 (70.00%) SQL
2 6 (60.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 5 (50.00%) Degree
4 4 (40.00%) Agile
4 4 (40.00%) JIRA
4 4 (40.00%) Python
5 3 (30.00%) Analytics
5 3 (30.00%) Business Analysis
5 3 (30.00%) SDLC
5 3 (30.00%) User Acceptance Testing
5 3 (30.00%) Validation
6 2 (20.00%) .NET
6 2 (20.00%) Anaconda
6 2 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (20.00%) Change Management
6 2 (20.00%) Collaborative Culture
6 2 (20.00%) Confluence
6 2 (20.00%) Data Analysis
6 2 (20.00%) Data Mapping
6 2 (20.00%) Data Visualisation
6 2 (20.00%) Functional Testing
6 2 (20.00%) Power BI
6 2 (20.00%) Power Platform
6 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (20.00%) Risk Management
6 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (20.00%) Stress Testing
6 2 (20.00%) Tableau
6 2 (20.00%) Use Case
6 2 (20.00%) Visualisation

Risk Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 2 (20.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 2 (20.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (20.00%) Power BI
1 2 (20.00%) Tableau
2 1 (10.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (40.00%) JIRA
General
1 8 (80.00%) Finance
2 6 (60.00%) Social Skills
3 4 (40.00%) Banking
4 3 (30.00%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (20.00%) Front Office
5 2 (20.00%) Investment Banking
5 2 (20.00%) Wholesale Banking
6 1 (10.00%) Back Office
6 1 (10.00%) Financial Institution
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (20.00%) .NET
1 2 (20.00%) Anaconda
2 1 (10.00%) .NET Core
2 1 (10.00%) .NET Framework
2 1 (10.00%) Murex MxML
2 1 (10.00%) RESTful
2 1 (10.00%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 7 (70.00%) Credit Risk
2 3 (30.00%) Market Risk
3 1 (10.00%) Derivative
3 1 (10.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 1 (10.00%) PMI
3 1 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (10.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (60.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 4 (40.00%) Agile
3 3 (30.00%) Analytics
3 3 (30.00%) Business Analysis
3 3 (30.00%) SDLC
3 3 (30.00%) User Acceptance Testing
3 3 (30.00%) Validation
4 2 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (20.00%) Change Management
4 2 (20.00%) Collaborative Culture
4 2 (20.00%) Data Analysis
4 2 (20.00%) Data Mapping
4 2 (20.00%) Data Visualisation
4 2 (20.00%) Functional Testing
4 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (20.00%) Risk Management
4 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (20.00%) Stress Testing
4 2 (20.00%) Use Case
4 2 (20.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 7 (70.00%) SQL
2 4 (40.00%) Python
3 1 (10.00%) C#
Qualifications
1 5 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (10.00%) CBAP
2 1 (10.00%) CFA
2 1 (10.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (10.00%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) EMIR
1 1 (10.00%) GDPR
1 1 (10.00%) MiFID
1 1 (10.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (10.00%) Murex