The first table below looks at the demand for the Risk Analyst role in IT jobs advertised for the Edinburgh region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Risk Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Edinburgh region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Risk Analyst
Rank 81 93 92
Rank change year-on-year
+12 -1
Permanent jobs requiring a Risk Analyst 4 2 13
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Edinburgh 0.373% 0.146% 0.853%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.389% 0.152% 0.895%
Number of salaries quoted 4 2 10
Average salary £36,000 £47,500 £46,250
Average salary % change year-on-year
-24.21% +2.70%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,800 £41,500 £36,300
10% offered a salary of more than £39,100 £53,500 £61,000
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- -9.09%
All Job Titles
Edinburgh
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1027 1312 1452
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Edinburgh 95.71% 95.56% 95.28%
Number of salaries quoted 596 960 1055
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% -6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £26,000 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Risk Analyst
Scotland

Risk Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Risk Analyst across the Edinburgh region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Edinburgh Risk Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

Risk Analyst
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Risk Analyst across the Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh Risk Analyst Salary Trend

Risk Analyst
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Risk Analyst across the Edinburgh region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Edinburgh Risk Analyst Salary Histogram

Risk Analyst
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Edinburgh region that cited Risk Analyst in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Risk Analyst in their job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Finance
2 3 (50.00%) Credit Risk
3 2 (33.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 2 (33.33%) QA
3 2 (33.33%) Retail
3 2 (33.33%) SQL
3 2 (33.33%) SAS
3 2 (33.33%) Test Scripting
3 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (16.67%) Analytics
4 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (16.67%) Portfolio Management
4 1 (16.67%) Project Management
4 1 (16.67%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (16.67%) Advertising
4 1 (16.67%) Marketing
4 1 (16.67%) Risk Assessment
4 1 (16.67%) Risk Analysis
4 1 (16.67%) Stress Testing

Risk Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Edinburgh region that cited Risk Analyst in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Risk Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 2 (33.33%) SAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) Data Warehouse
General
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (33.33%) Retail
3 1 (16.67%) Advertising
3 1 (16.67%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Credit Risk
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) Test Scripting
1 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (16.67%) Analytics
2 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (16.67%) Portfolio Management
2 1 (16.67%) Project Management
2 1 (16.67%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (16.67%) Risk Analysis
2 1 (16.67%) Stress Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
1 2 (33.33%) QA
Edinburgh, Midlothian
You'll also be able to demonstrate an expert understanding of process and systems within Risk Infrastructure, have experience working on strategic projects within a Risk environment and...
Search Consultancy
Salary: £29000 - £45000 per annum + benefits & bonus
Posted: 15 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
Real Staffing Group are currently working with a Financial Services organisation in the search for an Operational Risk Analyst. This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward...
Real Staffing
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
Real Staffing is currently working with a forward thinking Financial Services organisation in the search for an Operational Risk Analyst. This is an exciting opportunity to join a...
Real Staffing
Salary: £38000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
The candidates responsibilities include understanding risk analytics on our fixed income, equity and alternatives products to help our clients and portfolio managers understand their portfolio exposures, strategy, risk...
Michael Page
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 per year
Posted: 21 May 2013