Credit Risk Analyst
UK

The median Credit Risk Analyst salary in the UK is £89,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

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

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 876 937 1124
Rank change year-on-year +61 +187 -216
Permanent jobs requiring a Credit Risk Analyst 26 35 105
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.026% 0.035% 0.067%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.028% 0.038% 0.070%
Number of salaries quoted 3 3 25
10th Percentile £53,450 - £36,396
25th Percentile £64,250 £55,000 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £89,500 £60,000 £100,000
Median % change year-on-year +49.17% -40.00% +75.44%
75th Percentile £101,500 £65,000 -
90th Percentile £104,350 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - £60,000 £100,000
% change year-on-year - -40.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 93,776 92,678 150,788
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.45% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 67,209 58,362 84,200
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Credit Risk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Credit Risk Analyst in the UK

Credit Risk Analyst
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Credit Risk Analyst.

Salary trend for Credit Risk Analyst in the UK

Credit Risk Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Credit Risk Analyst over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Credit Risk Analyst in the UK

Credit Risk Analyst
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Credit Risk Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 9 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
UK excluding London +6 21 - - 4
England +83 13 £89,500 +49.17% 9
Scotland - 13 - -
London +94 5 £89,500 +49.17% 5
North of England +53 5 - - 3
Work from Home - 3 £72,500 - 4
Yorkshire +86 2 - - 1
Midlands - 2 - - 1
North West - 2 - - 2
South West -27 1 - -
West Midlands - 1 - - 1
North East - 1 - -
East Midlands - 1 - -

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

For the 6 months to 9 May 2024, Credit Risk Analyst 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 permanent job ads featuring Credit Risk Analyst in the job title.

1 26 (100.00%) Credit Risk
2 12 (46.15%) SQL
2 12 (46.15%) SAS
2 12 (46.15%) B2B
2 12 (46.15%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (42.31%) Credit Risk Management
3 11 (42.31%) Risk Management
3 11 (42.31%) Finance
3 11 (42.31%) Legal
3 11 (42.31%) Social Skills
4 10 (38.46%) Proactive Management
4 10 (38.46%) Customer Experience
4 10 (38.46%) Customer Service
4 10 (38.46%) Data Analysis
4 10 (38.46%) Microsoft
4 10 (38.46%) Microsoft Office
4 10 (38.46%) Regulatory Compliance
4 10 (38.46%) Technical Analysis
5 2 (7.69%) Python
5 2 (7.69%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 2 (7.69%) Front Office
5 2 (7.69%) Analytics
5 2 (7.69%) Onboarding
6 1 (3.85%) Due Diligence
6 1 (3.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (3.85%) E-Commerce
6 1 (3.85%) Data Mining
6 1 (3.85%) COREP
6 1 (3.85%) FINREP
6 1 (3.85%) Market Risk

Credit 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:

Application Platforms
1 12 (46.15%) SAS
Applications
1 10 (38.46%) Microsoft Office
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.85%) Data Mart
1 1 (3.85%) Data Mining
General
1 12 (46.15%) Analytical Skills
2 11 (42.31%) Finance
2 11 (42.31%) Legal
2 11 (42.31%) Social Skills
3 2 (7.69%) Front Office
4 1 (3.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 26 (100.00%) Credit Risk
2 2 (7.69%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 2 (7.69%) Onboarding
3 1 (3.85%) Market Risk
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (46.15%) B2B
2 11 (42.31%) Credit Risk Management
2 11 (42.31%) Risk Management
3 10 (38.46%) Customer Experience
3 10 (38.46%) Customer Service
3 10 (38.46%) Data Analysis
3 10 (38.46%) Proactive Management
3 10 (38.46%) Regulatory Compliance
3 10 (38.46%) Technical Analysis
4 2 (7.69%) Analytics
5 1 (3.85%) Cash Management
5 1 (3.85%) Credit Risk Analysis
5 1 (3.85%) Credit Risk Analytics
5 1 (3.85%) Data Governance
5 1 (3.85%) Due Diligence
5 1 (3.85%) E-Commerce
5 1 (3.85%) Electronic Trading
5 1 (3.85%) Risk Analytics
5 1 (3.85%) Statistical Analysis
Programming Languages
1 12 (46.15%) SQL
2 2 (7.69%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (3.85%) Degree
1 1 (3.85%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.85%) COREP
1 1 (3.85%) Data Quality
1 1 (3.85%) FINREP
Vendors
1 10 (38.46%) Microsoft