Credit Risk Modelling Job Trends

Credit Risk Modelling
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Credit Risk Modelling skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 628 662 680
Rank change year-on-year +34 +18 +349
Permanent jobs citing Credit Risk Modelling 21 49 33
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.035% 0.091% 0.060%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.043% 0.10% 0.066%
Number of salaries quoted 14 28 29
10th Percentile £69,375 - £65,000
25th Percentile £74,063 - £74,083
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £130,000 £45,000 £92,625
Median % change year-on-year +188.89% -51.42% +32.32%
75th Percentile - £81,298 £95,063
90th Percentile £131,750 £86,250 £126,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £73,750 £45,000 £92,625
% change year-on-year +63.89% -51.42% +25.59%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Credit Risk Modelling falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 48,808 48,616 49,870
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 80.95% 90.71% 89.93%
Number of salaries quoted 28,796 23,669 37,967
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,715
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £51,971
% change year-on-year -9.09% +5.83% -5.51%

Credit Risk Modelling
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Credit Risk Modelling relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Credit Risk Modelling job vacancy trend in the UK

Credit Risk Modelling
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Credit Risk Modelling.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Credit Risk Modelling

Credit Risk Modelling
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Credit Risk Modelling over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Credit Risk Modelling in the UK

Credit Risk Modelling
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Credit Risk Modelling within the UK over the 6 months to 15 January 2026. 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
England +51 21 £130,000 +108.00% 3
London +75 15 £130,000 - 2
Work from Home +58 9 £130,000 +188.89% 2
UK excluding London -3 6 £73,750 +63.89% 2
Midlands +12 4 £73,750 -10.61% 1
North West +20 2 - -
West Midlands +18 2 £68,750 - 1
North of England +3 2 - -
East Midlands -19 2 £77,500 -6.06%

Credit Risk Modelling
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 12 (57.14%) SAS
Applications
1 3 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (14.29%) Stata
Business Applications
1 2 (9.52%) Adaptiv
Cloud Services
1 3 (14.29%) AWS
1 3 (14.29%) Azure
1 3 (14.29%) GCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.76%) Data Warehouse
General
1 18 (85.71%) Finance
2 12 (57.14%) Social Skills
3 10 (47.62%) Banking
4 6 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (14.29%) Financial Institution
5 3 (14.29%) Marketing
6 2 (9.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (9.52%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (4.76%) Retail
Job Titles
1 11 (52.38%) Analyst
1 11 (52.38%) Risk Analyst
2 9 (42.86%) Qualitative Analyst
2 9 (42.86%) Quantitative Analyst
2 9 (42.86%) Quantitative Risk Analyst
3 4 (19.05%) Credit Analyst
3 4 (19.05%) Credit Risk Analyst
3 4 (19.05%) Lead
3 4 (19.05%) Senior
4 3 (14.29%) Quantitative Risk Manager
4 3 (14.29%) Risk Manager
4 3 (14.29%) Senior Manager
4 3 (14.29%) Senior Risk Manager
5 2 (9.52%) Head of IT
6 1 (4.76%) Architect
6 1 (4.76%) Credit Risk Modeller
6 1 (4.76%) Developer
6 1 (4.76%) Head of Technology
6 1 (4.76%) Lead Developer
6 1 (4.76%) Technical Leader
Miscellaneous
1 21 (100.00%) Credit Risk
2 4 (19.05%) Analytical Mindset
3 3 (14.29%) Derivative
4 2 (9.52%) Algorithms
4 2 (9.52%) Market Risk
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (57.14%) Economics
1 12 (57.14%) Mathematics
2 9 (42.86%) Machine Learning
3 8 (38.10%) Data Science
4 7 (33.33%) Model Validation
4 7 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
4 7 (33.33%) Statistics
5 5 (23.81%) Analytics
5 5 (23.81%) Business Development
5 5 (23.81%) Computer Science
5 5 (23.81%) Quantitative Finance
6 4 (19.05%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (19.05%) Project Management
6 4 (19.05%) Risk Management
7 3 (14.29%) Agile
7 3 (14.29%) Coaching
7 3 (14.29%) Mentoring
7 3 (14.29%) Statistical Modelling
7 3 (14.29%) Stress Testing
7 3 (14.29%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 18 (85.71%) Python
2 8 (38.10%) R
3 5 (23.81%) SQL
4 3 (14.29%) MATLAB
4 3 (14.29%) VBA
5 2 (9.52%) C
5 2 (9.52%) Java
Qualifications
1 14 (66.67%) Degree
2 5 (23.81%) CFA
2 5 (23.81%) Master's Degree
3 2 (9.52%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (9.52%) ITIL Certification
3 2 (9.52%) PMI Certification
3 2 (9.52%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.52%) IFRS
1 2 (9.52%) IFRS 9
Vendors
1 2 (9.52%) FIS
1 2 (9.52%) Murex
1 2 (9.52%) Salesforce
1 2 (9.52%) Zoho
2 1 (4.76%) Pega