Source: https://deftridge.com/side-work/compliance-officer/ Title: Side work for Compliance Officers | Deftridge Summary: Part-time roles for compliance officers: what they pay per hour, which tasks are open and how to start in about five hours a week. Side work for Compliance Officers · **Updated November 4, 2026** # Side work for Compliance Officers Compliance Officer is one of the titles we hear most. These are the part-time roles where your experience carries over, what they pay per hour, and the tasks open now. About five hours a week, next to your main job. **3** roles that fit a compliance officer **688** open tasks in those roles **$80/hr** typical US rate, Compliance Analyst **5 h** a week is enough By [Lauren Mitchell](https://deftridge.com/team/lauren-mitchell/), Director, Legal · Edited by [Helena Voss](https://deftridge.com/team/helena-voss/) · Published 2 November 2026 ## Side work as a compliance officer: what to know Compliance officers are hired part time for policy reviews, risk assessments, training material, regulatory change summaries and preparation for an audit or a licence application. Small regulated firms in payments, lending and digital assets ask for these most often. Name the regulators and rulebooks you know well, because companies filter on them. Independence matters: avoid side work for a firm your employer supervises or competes with, and disclose any registration you hold. Sign-off on compliance decisions stays with the company's own officers; you prepare the analysis and the documents. In our data: 688 open tasks across the 3 roles that fit a compliance officer, 75% of them remote. The typical senior rate for Compliance Analyst is $80 in the US, £30 in the UK, CA$60 in Canada and €50 in Germany an hour, before the company's 15% fee. The other roles that fit are Regulatory Researcher, AI Evaluator: Compliance. Most of these tasks are sized for 4 to 10 hours a week. Rates come from official wage statistics aged to October 2026; see [the full table by country](https://deftridge.com/rates/compliance-analyst/). ## Where a compliance officer's experience fits The best match is first. Each role page shows the rate by country and level. - [288 open tasks Compliance Analyst Monitors regulatory change, tests controls and maintains the compliance calendar. typical US rate $80/hr](https://deftridge.com/jobs/compliance-analyst/) - [102 open tasks Regulatory Researcher Researches rules by jurisdiction and writes a short memo with sources. typical US rate $125/hr](https://deftridge.com/jobs/regulatory-researcher/) - [298 open tasks AI Evaluator: Compliance Compliance professionals review AI answers on regulation, policy and controls. typical US rate $70/hr](https://deftridge.com/jobs/ai-evaluator-compliance/) ## Open now for a compliance officer Tasks in the roles above, newest first, each with the hourly rate. AI review Posted Nov 3 ### [Risk Rating Calibration](https://deftridge.com/job/risk-rating-calibration-united-kingdom-dt-1631091/) Senior · AI Evaluator: Compliance Corporate law firm for start-ups · 1,001–5,000 employees **£33–£41** / hour About £880 a month at 6 h a week - 3–8 h a week - Remote · United Kingdom - Starts within 7 days - Top 25% for the role [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/risk-rating-calibration-united-kingdom-dt-1631091/) One-off Posted Nov 3 ### [FINTRAC Compliance Programme Check · Consulting](https://deftridge.com/job/fintrac-compliance-programme-check-vancouver-dt-2716871/) Senior · Compliance Analyst Finance advisory firm for energy companies · 51–200 employees **CA$65–CA$79** / hour About CA$430–CA$860 in total - about 9 h in total - Hybrid · Vancouver - Starts next week - Top 25% for the role [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/fintrac-compliance-programme-check-vancouver-dt-2716871/) AI review Posted Nov 3 ### [Policy Gap Analysis by AI Review](https://deftridge.com/job/policy-gap-analysis-by-ai-review-germany-dt-3059356/) Manager · AI Evaluator: Compliance Series B developer-tools company for finance teams · 201–500 employees **€49–€56** / hour About €1,360 a month at 6 h a week - 4–8 h a week - Remote · anywhere in the EU - Starts within 7 days - Top 25% for the role - English and German [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/policy-gap-analysis-by-ai-review-germany-dt-3059356/) One-off Posted Nov 3 ### [DORA ICT Third-Party Register](https://deftridge.com/job/dora-ict-third-party-register-germany-dt-4967934/) Senior · Compliance Analyst Recruiting platform for small businesses · 5,000+ employees **€53–€66** / hour About €480–€950 in total - about 12 h in total - Remote · Germany - Starts within 7 days - Top 25% for the role [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/dora-ict-third-party-register-germany-dt-4967934/) Regular Posted Nov 3 ### [Regulatory Change Tracking · AI](https://deftridge.com/job/regulatory-change-tracking-torrance-dt-5481224/) Manager · Compliance Analyst Seed AI research company · 11–50 employees **$132–$147** / hour About $910 a month at 2 h a week - 1–2 h a week - On-site · Torrance - Starts within 7 days - Top 25% for the role [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/regulatory-change-tracking-torrance-dt-5481224/) One-off Posted Nov 3 ### [Jurisdiction Comparison Memo](https://deftridge.com/job/jurisdiction-comparison-memo-germany-dt-6769118/) Senior · Regulatory Researcher Series A mobile games company · 51–200 employees **€57–€71** / hour About €380–€900 in total - about 10 h in total - Remote · anywhere in the EU - Starts within 7 days - Top 25% for the role - English and German [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/jurisdiction-comparison-memo-germany-dt-6769118/) ## Before you take side work Three checks that take ten minutes. - Read the outside-work, conflict-of-interest and confidentiality clauses in your employment contract. If it asks for consent, ask in writing. - Do not take tasks from a direct competitor of your employer. - Use your own equipment and your own time. [Read the guide](https://deftridge.com/guides/check-your-contract-before-side-work/) ## Questions about pay, fees and privacy The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job.