Risk Manager Job Trends in Cheshire

Risk Manager
North West > Cheshire

The median Risk Manager salary in Cheshire is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 70 - 61
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Risk Manager 4 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheshire 0.32% - 0.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.39% - 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £56,322
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £58,920
75th Percentile - - £61,519
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £65,000 £69,308 £58,920
% change year-on-year -6.22% +17.63% +7.13%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cheshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title 1,017 550 493
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 80.84% 92.13% 98.40%
Number of salaries quoted 456 309 401
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,500 £23,850
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £46,148
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +2.93% +2.55%
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £69,000 £76,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £51,238 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.42% -2.40% -

Risk Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Risk Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

Risk Manager job vacancy trend in Cheshire

Risk Manager
Salary Trend in Cheshire

Salary distribution trend for Risk Manager job vacancies in Cheshire.

Salary distribution trend for Risk Manager job vacancies in Cheshire

Risk Manager
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Risk Manager within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 29 December 2025. 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
Warrington - 4 £65,000 - 2
Risk Manager
North West

Risk Manager Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire

For the 6 months to 29 December 2025, Risk Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cheshire region featuring Risk Manager in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) GRC

Risk Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) GRC