Risk Analyst Jobs in the City of London

Risk Analyst
Central London > City of London

The median Risk Analyst salary in the City of London is £105,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2025.

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

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 133 175 210
Rank change year-on-year +42 +35 +60
Permanent jobs requiring a Risk Analyst 6 3 20
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 0.31% 0.090% 0.45%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.33% 0.093% 0.46%
Number of salaries quoted 5 2 20
10th Percentile £76,500 - £50,750
25th Percentile - - £54,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £105,000 £60,000 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year +75.00% -22.58% +28.10%
75th Percentile - - £85,000
90th Percentile - - £91,250
Central London median annual salary £105,000 £60,000 £77,500
% change year-on-year +75.00% -22.58% +10.71%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,823 3,216 4,309
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.20% 96.11% 96.27%
Number of salaries quoted 1,381 2,519 3,594
10th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £42,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £53,750 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £73,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.68% -2.67% +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £97,500
90th Percentile £120,000 £112,500 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £72,500 £72,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year - -3.33% +3.45%

Risk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Job postings that featured Risk Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Job vacancy trend for Risk Analyst in the City of London

Risk Analyst
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Risk Analyst in the City of London.

Salary trend for Risk Analyst in the City of London

Risk Analyst
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Risk Analyst in the City of London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Risk Analyst in the City of London

Risk Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Risk Analyst 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 City of London region featuring Risk Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 5 (83.33%) Risk Assessment
2 5 (83.33%) Banking
2 5 (83.33%) Analytics
3 4 (66.67%) Market Risk
3 4 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (66.67%) Machine Learning
3 4 (66.67%) Business Analysis
3 4 (66.67%) Strategic Planning
3 4 (66.67%) CFA
3 4 (66.67%) Project Planning
3 4 (66.67%) Data Management
3 4 (66.67%) Finance
3 4 (66.67%) ITIL
3 4 (66.67%) Murex
3 4 (66.67%) PMP
3 4 (66.67%) PMI Certification
3 4 (66.67%) Project Management
3 4 (66.67%) Project Delivery
3 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 4 (66.67%) Regulatory Change
3 4 (66.67%) Budget Management
4 2 (33.33%) Credit Risk Management
4 2 (33.33%) Credit Risk Modelling
4 2 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
4 2 (33.33%) FIS
4 2 (33.33%) Adaptiv
4 2 (33.33%) Credit Risk
5 1 (16.67%) Visualisation
5 1 (16.67%) Data Analytics

Risk Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Adaptiv
General
1 5 (83.33%) Banking
2 4 (66.67%) Finance
2 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Front Office
3 1 (16.67%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) Market Risk
2 2 (33.33%) Credit Risk
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 5 (83.33%) Analytics
2 5 (83.33%) Risk Assessment
3 4 (66.67%) Budget Management
3 4 (66.67%) Business Analysis
3 4 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (66.67%) Data Management
3 4 (66.67%) ITIL
3 4 (66.67%) Machine Learning
3 4 (66.67%) Project Delivery
3 4 (66.67%) Project Management
3 4 (66.67%) Project Planning
3 4 (66.67%) Regulatory Change
3 4 (66.67%) Strategic Planning
4 2 (33.33%) Credit Risk Management
4 2 (33.33%) Credit Risk Modelling
4 2 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
5 1 (16.67%) Actionable Insight
5 1 (16.67%) Conflict Resolution
5 1 (16.67%) Visualisation
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) CFA
1 4 (66.67%) PMI Certification
1 4 (66.67%) PMP
2 1 (16.67%) Degree
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) Murex
2 2 (33.33%) FIS