Risk Assessment Jobs in the North West

Risk Assessment
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for Risk Assessment skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Risk Assessment over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 240 294 194
Rank change year-on-year +54 -100 +26
Permanent jobs citing Risk Assessment 50 7 133
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.52% 0.087% 1.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.62% 0.091% 1.48%
Number of salaries quoted 36 4 111
10th Percentile £42,500 £41,625 £38,037
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,813 £38,947
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £60,000 £53,112
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +12.97% +45.51%
75th Percentile £58,750 £73,750 £57,901
90th Percentile £77,500 - £73,750
England median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £55,168
% change year-on-year - +17.82% +2.16%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

Risk Assessment is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,037 7,688 9,007
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 83.22% 95.76% 95.33%
Number of salaries quoted 6,125 3,977 5,396
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.03%
75th Percentile £65,603 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Risk Assessment
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Risk Assessment as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Risk Assessment in the North West

Risk Assessment
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Risk Assessment in the North West.

Salary trend for Risk Assessment in the North West

Risk Assessment
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Risk Assessment in the North West over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Risk Assessment in the North West

Risk Assessment
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Risk Assessment within the North West region over the 6 months to 24 April 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
Manchester - 23 £56,250 - 9
Merseyside +22 16 £50,000 +25.00% 6
Cumbria -5 6 - - 4
Cheshire -9 4 £57,500 -14.81% 10
Lancashire - 1 £45,000 - 1
Risk Assessment
England

Risk Assessment
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Cloud Services
1 9 (18.00%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (10.00%) Azure
3 4 (8.00%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (10.00%) Firewall
2 4 (8.00%) Intrusion Detection
3 3 (6.00%) Network Security
4 1 (2.00%) Modbus
4 1 (2.00%) MQTT
4 1 (2.00%) Structured Cabling
4 1 (2.00%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (8.00%) Data Lake
1 4 (8.00%) Data Warehouse
1 4 (8.00%) SQL Server
General
1 19 (38.00%) Social Skills
2 15 (30.00%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (22.00%) Finance
4 7 (14.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 7 (14.00%) Legal
4 7 (14.00%) Local Government
5 5 (10.00%) Manufacturing
6 4 (8.00%) Retail
7 3 (6.00%) Fire and Rescue
7 3 (6.00%) Games
8 1 (2.00%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (2.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 15 (30.00%) Security Manager
2 12 (24.00%) Analyst
3 11 (22.00%) Security Analyst
4 10 (20.00%) Senior
5 7 (14.00%) Systems Manager
6 5 (10.00%) Information Manager
6 5 (10.00%) Information Security Manager
7 4 (8.00%) Data Engineer
7 4 (8.00%) Information Analyst
7 4 (8.00%) Information Security Analyst
7 4 (8.00%) Senior Data Engineer
8 3 (6.00%) Development Manager
8 3 (6.00%) Head of Production
8 3 (6.00%) Infrastructure Security Specialist
8 3 (6.00%) Infrastructure Specialist
8 3 (6.00%) Security Specialist
9 2 (4.00%) IT Manager
9 2 (4.00%) IT Security Manager
10 1 (2.00%) Systems Engineer
10 1 (2.00%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.00%) Node-RED
Miscellaneous
1 16 (32.00%) Cyber Threat
2 11 (22.00%) Management Information System
3 8 (16.00%) Security Posture
4 7 (14.00%) Cyberattack
5 6 (12.00%) Onboarding
6 4 (8.00%) Algorithms
7 3 (6.00%) Acoustics
7 3 (6.00%) Smart Energy
8 2 (4.00%) Anti-Spyware
9 1 (2.00%) Data Centre
9 1 (2.00%) FMCG
9 1 (2.00%) Industry 4.0
9 1 (2.00%) IoT
9 1 (2.00%) Operational Technology
9 1 (2.00%) Public Cloud
9 1 (2.00%) Replication
9 1 (2.00%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 3 (6.00%) Kali Linux
1 3 (6.00%) Linux
1 3 (6.00%) Ubuntu
1 3 (6.00%) Windows
1 3 (6.00%) Windows 10
1 3 (6.00%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (54.00%) Information Security
2 23 (46.00%) Cybersecurity
3 13 (26.00%) Project Management
4 12 (24.00%) Cloud Security
4 12 (24.00%) ISMS
4 12 (24.00%) Problem-Solving
5 11 (22.00%) Decision-Making
5 11 (22.00%) Roadmaps
6 9 (18.00%) Penetration Testing
6 9 (18.00%) Security Management
7 8 (16.00%) Impact Assessments
7 8 (16.00%) Line Management
7 8 (16.00%) Mentoring
7 8 (16.00%) Risk Management
7 8 (16.00%) Security Operations
7 8 (16.00%) Vulnerability Management
8 7 (14.00%) Coaching
8 7 (14.00%) Development Roadmap
8 7 (14.00%) Regulatory Compliance
8 7 (14.00%) Remediation Plan
Qualifications
1 10 (20.00%) Degree
2 7 (14.00%) CISM
3 6 (12.00%) CISSP
3 6 (12.00%) DV Cleared
3 6 (12.00%) Security Cleared
4 5 (10.00%) Chartered Engineer
5 4 (8.00%) HNC
5 4 (8.00%) HND
5 4 (8.00%) Master's Degree
6 1 (2.00%) AAT
6 1 (2.00%) ACCA
6 1 (2.00%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (2.00%) CIMA
6 1 (2.00%) CIPD
6 1 (2.00%) CISA
6 1 (2.00%) CRISC
6 1 (2.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (44.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (32.00%) Cyber Essentials
3 13 (26.00%) NIST
4 9 (18.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 7 (14.00%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 4 (8.00%) Data Quality
6 4 (8.00%) GRC
7 3 (6.00%) GDPR
8 2 (4.00%) QA
9 1 (2.00%) NCSC
9 1 (2.00%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 3 (6.00%) Terminal Services
1 3 (6.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (6.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 3 (6.00%) SELinux
2 2 (4.00%) Nessus
3 1 (2.00%) Functional Safety
3 1 (2.00%) Nagios
Vendors
1 14 (28.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (6.00%) Cisco
2 3 (6.00%) CrowdStrike
2 3 (6.00%) VMware
3 1 (2.00%) Allen-Bradley
3 1 (2.00%) AVEVA
3 1 (2.00%) Darktrace
3 1 (2.00%) Rockwell
3 1 (2.00%) Siemens
3 1 (2.00%) Symantec