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Senior Technical Risk & Cloud Operations Engineer / Ingenieur (80-100%)
Posted 1 day ago by Swisslinx
Job description: Steuerung und Nachverfolgung des APO Risk-Portfolios Analyse technischer Risiken in Applikationen, Plat...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Outside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location Bern, Switzerland
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Senior Project Manager – Business & Risk Analysis – Jira
Posted 3 days ago by Brookwood Recruitment
Senior Project Manager – Business & Risk Analysis – JiraThis is a freelance contract for 3 months initiallyThe rate...
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- Category Outside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location Amsterdam, Provincie Noord-Holland, Netherlands
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Senior Technical Risk & Security Engineer
Posted 7 days ago by RM IT Professional Resources AG
Your tasks:Steuern und Nachverfolgen des APO Risk-Portfolios sowie der zugehörigen MassnahmenAnalysieren technischer Ris...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Outside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location Ittigen, Switzerland
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Senior Information Security Analyst (Governance, Risk & Compliance) - W2 Role (...
Posted 7 days ago by NGTalentTech Group LLC
Role OverviewTrack and coordinate the work behind the HIPAA Security Risk Analysis and SOC 2 readiness, and support thir...
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- Category Outside
- Work type Remote
- Location Remote
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Senior ServiceNow Consultant (Risk/Security Operation's)- W2
Posted 1 week ago by 3S Business Corporation Inc.
Role: Senior ServiceNow Consultant (Risk/Security Operation's)Exp: 12+ YearsLocation: RemoteSkills Required:Strong Servi...
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- Work type Remote
- Location Remote
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About Our Outside IR35 Risk Contract Roles
What does a risk contractor do?
Risk contracting encompasses the identification, assessment, and mitigation of risks across an organisation, spanning credit risk, market risk, operational risk, regulatory risk, and enterprise risk management. Contractors in this space build risk frameworks, develop risk models, implement risk reporting systems, conduct scenario analyses, and advise boards on risk appetite and tolerance. Organisations hire risk contractors when facing regulatory scrutiny, launching new products that change their risk profile, integrating acquisitions, or overhauling risk infrastructure that has failed to keep pace with the business. The discipline requires a combination of quantitative skill and commercial judgement that varies depending on the specific risk domain.
What is the market like for risk contractors?
Risk contracting in the UK is anchored by the financial services sector, where PRA and FCA requirements drive a continuous cycle of risk framework enhancement, model validation, and stress testing. Banks, insurers, and asset managers are the primary hirers. Demand peaks around regulatory deadlines and following enforcement actions, but a baseline level of activity persists year-round because risk management is an ongoing obligation rather than a one-off project. Outside financial services, operational risk and enterprise risk management create demand in energy, telecoms, and large corporates. The market bifurcates between quantitative risk roles, which command premium rates and require modelling expertise, and governance-oriented risk roles, which focus on frameworks, policies, and reporting. Contractors who bridge both worlds are particularly sought after.
What does Outside IR35 mean?
IR35 is UK tax legislation that determines whether a contractor is genuinely self-employed or working in a manner that resembles employment. When a contract is classified as outside IR35, the engagement is treated as a business-to-business arrangement. The contractor operates through their own limited company, invoices for services, and manages their own tax affairs including corporation tax, self-assessment, and VAT where applicable.
Outside IR35 engagements are assessed against three key factors: the degree of control the client exercises over how the work is delivered, whether the contractor has a genuine right to provide a substitute, and whether there is a mutuality of obligation between the parties. Contracts that demonstrate contractor autonomy, project-based delivery, and the absence of ongoing employment obligations are more likely to sit outside IR35. Since April 2021, responsibility for making this determination sits with the end client for medium and large private sector organisations.
On QualityContracts.co.uk, approximately 28% of roles with a stated IR35 status are classified as outside IR35. The proportion varies by sector and role type, with some disciplines seeing a significantly higher or lower share of outside IR35 opportunities. Each listing on this page displays its IR35 status where provided by the hiring organisation.
What risk roles are usually Outside IR35?
Risk contracts sit outside IR35 when structured around specific deliverables such as building a risk model, conducting a risk assessment, or delivering a risk framework. Consultancy-style engagements where the contractor produces an independent assessment and set of recommendations are well suited to outside IR35. Model validation work, where the contractor reviews and challenges models built by the permanent team, also supports an outside IR35 determination because the work is inherently independent. Smaller financial services firms and consultancies are the most likely to offer outside IR35 risk work.
How much do risk contractors usually earn when working Outside IR35?
Contract rates for risk roles typically range from £400 to £750 per day, depending on the scope of the role, required expertise, and the delivery expectations of the engagement. Rates shown are for outside IR35 engagements and reflect the gross day rate paid to the contractor's limited company before any personal tax obligations.
How many Outside IR35 risk vacancies are there on Quality Contracts?
Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 350 risk contract roles across the site. Of the roles currently listed on our site, around one in four are Outside IR35. Data reviewed up to September 2026.