Risk Management Job Trends in Bristol

Risk Management
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring Risk Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 55 65
Rank change year-on-year -5 +10 -9
Permanent jobs citing Risk Management 34 51 70
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 1.69% 3.55% 4.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.61% 4.06% 4.45%
Number of salaries quoted 21 23 50
10th Percentile £51,356 £47,500 £46,306
25th Percentile £52,500 £50,096 £55,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £70,576
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% -7.90% +8.58%
75th Percentile £77,500 £84,375 £91,375
90th Percentile £82,500 £96,779 £99,260
South West median annual salary £65,725 £60,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +9.54% -14.29% +16.67%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Bristol

Risk Management 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 in Bristol.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,304 1,257 1,572
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 64.97% 87.60% 93.96%
Number of salaries quoted 972 686 1,285
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £39,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +0.75% +8.28%
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,886 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,900 £87,500 £90,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £53,351
% change year-on-year -9.09% +3.09% +5.03%

Risk Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Risk Management relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Risk Management job vacancy trend in Bristol

Risk Management
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Risk Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Risk Management

Risk Management
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Risk Management in Bristol over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Risk Management in Bristol

Risk Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Applications
1 4 (11.76%) Fusion 360
Cloud Services
1 2 (5.88%) Power Platform
2 1 (2.94%) AWS
2 1 (2.94%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.94%) DMZ
1 1 (2.94%) Firewall
1 1 (2.94%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.88%) Power BI
2 1 (2.94%) Data Lake
2 1 (2.94%) Data Warehouse
General
1 21 (61.76%) Social Skills
2 20 (58.82%) Finance
3 14 (41.18%) Electronics
3 14 (41.18%) Manufacturing
4 11 (32.35%) Public Sector
5 10 (29.41%) Marketing
5 10 (29.41%) Telecoms
6 5 (14.71%) Banking
7 4 (11.76%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (11.76%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (8.82%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (5.88%) Cyber-Physical System
10 1 (2.94%) Advertising
10 1 (2.94%) Law
10 1 (2.94%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 15 (44.12%) Consultant
1 15 (44.12%) Security Consultant
2 6 (17.65%) Senior
3 5 (14.71%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 4 (11.76%) Test Engineer
5 3 (8.82%) Analyst
5 3 (8.82%) IT Manager
5 3 (8.82%) Risk Consultant
5 3 (8.82%) Senior Analyst
6 2 (5.88%) Data Manager
6 2 (5.88%) IT Project Manager
6 2 (5.88%) Project Analyst
6 2 (5.88%) Project Manager
6 2 (5.88%) Project Office Analyst
6 2 (5.88%) Senior Consultant
6 2 (5.88%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
6 2 (5.88%) Senior Security Consultant
7 1 (2.94%) Auditor
7 1 (2.94%) IT Services Manager
7 1 (2.94%) Senior Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (29.41%) SAP CAF
Miscellaneous
1 4 (11.76%) Life Science
2 2 (5.88%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (5.88%) Operational Technology
2 2 (5.88%) Smart City
3 1 (2.94%) Cloud Native
3 1 (2.94%) Cloud Security Posture
3 1 (2.94%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 1 (2.94%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.94%) PKI
3 1 (2.94%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (44.12%) Cybersecurity
2 12 (35.29%) Business Intelligence
2 12 (35.29%) Programme Management
3 11 (32.35%) ISMS
4 10 (29.41%) Collaborative Culture
4 10 (29.41%) Digital Marketing
5 7 (20.59%) Process Improvement
6 6 (17.65%) Roadmaps
7 5 (14.71%) Business Continuity
7 5 (14.71%) Business Continuity Management
7 5 (14.71%) Change Management
7 5 (14.71%) Due Diligence
7 5 (14.71%) Information Security
7 5 (14.71%) Operations Management
7 5 (14.71%) Risk Assessment
7 5 (14.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 5 (14.71%) Supply Chain Management
8 4 (11.76%) CAD
8 4 (11.76%) Stakeholder Management
8 4 (11.76%) Validation
Qualifications
1 17 (50.00%) CISSP
2 12 (35.29%) CISM
2 12 (35.29%) SC Cleared
2 12 (35.29%) Security Cleared
3 10 (29.41%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
4 5 (14.71%) CISA
4 5 (14.71%) CRISC
4 5 (14.71%) Degree
5 1 (2.94%) DV Cleared
5 1 (2.94%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (55.88%) NIST
2 14 (41.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (35.29%) GRC
4 6 (17.65%) PCI DSS
5 4 (11.76%) ISO 13485
6 2 (5.88%) GDPR
7 1 (2.94%) Def Stans
7 1 (2.94%) ISO 31000
7 1 (2.94%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 1 (2.94%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 1 (2.94%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 1 (2.94%) JSP 440
7 1 (2.94%) NCSC
7 1 (2.94%) NIST 800
Vendors
1 10 (29.41%) SAP
2 2 (5.88%) Databricks
3 1 (2.94%) Liquidlogic