Risk Manager Job Trends in Bristol

Risk Manager
South West > Bristol

The median Risk Manager salary in Bristol is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 79 117 123
Rank change year-on-year +38 +6 +60
Permanent jobs requiring a Risk Manager 5 11 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 0.45% 0.47% 0.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.48% 0.49% 0.44%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 6
10th Percentile - - £50,584
25th Percentile - - £53,595
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - £55,043
Median % change year-on-year - - -21.37%
75th Percentile - - £62,873
90th Percentile - - £66,250
South West median annual salary £90,000 £44,246 £60,022
% change year-on-year +103.41% -26.28% -14.25%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Bristol with a recognized job title 1,035 2,250 1,585
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.74% 96.44% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 763 1,482 1,352
10th Percentile £28,050 £30,000 £35,050
25th Percentile £36,750 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £55,000 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% -7.65% +8.28%
75th Percentile £69,125 £70,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £86,250
South West median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% -9.09% +10.00%

Risk Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings that featured Risk Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for Risk Manager in Bristol

Risk Manager
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for Risk Manager job vacancies in Bristol.

Salary distribution trend for Risk Manager job vacancies in Bristol

Risk Manager Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 28 September 2025, Risk Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bristol region featuring Risk Manager in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 5 (100.00%) Finance
2 4 (80.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
3 3 (60.00%) Financial Institution
4 2 (40.00%) Customer Service
4 2 (40.00%) Test Strategy
4 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
4 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (40.00%) MS Access
4 2 (40.00%) Degree
4 2 (40.00%) Credit Risk
4 2 (40.00%) Avaloq
4 2 (40.00%) Line Management
4 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (20.00%) Blockchain
5 1 (20.00%) Hedge funds
5 1 (20.00%) Stress Testing
5 1 (20.00%) Derivative
5 1 (20.00%) Law
5 1 (20.00%) Legal
5 1 (20.00%) Prime Brokerage
5 1 (20.00%) Rehypothecation
5 1 (20.00%) GDPR
5 1 (20.00%) Proactive Monitoring
5 1 (20.00%) Data Privacy
5 1 (20.00%) California Consumer Privacy Act

Risk Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (40.00%) MS Access
General
1 5 (100.00%) Finance
2 3 (60.00%) Financial Institution
2 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (20.00%) Law
4 1 (20.00%) Legal
4 1 (20.00%) Prime Brokerage
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Credit Risk
2 1 (20.00%) Blockchain
2 1 (20.00%) Derivative
2 1 (20.00%) Hedge funds
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 4 (80.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (40.00%) Customer Service
3 2 (40.00%) Line Management
3 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
3 2 (40.00%) Test Strategy
4 1 (20.00%) Data Privacy
4 1 (20.00%) Proactive Monitoring
4 1 (20.00%) Rehypothecation
4 1 (20.00%) Stress Testing
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) California Consumer Privacy Act
1 1 (20.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Avaloq