Risk Analyst Job Trends in the City of London

Risk Analyst
Central London > City of London

The median Risk Analyst salary in the City of London is £90,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 132 160 154
Rank change year-on-year +28 -6 +90
Permanent jobs requiring a Risk Analyst 4 2 15
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.18% 0.075% 0.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.082% 0.55%
Number of salaries quoted 2 2 14
10th Percentile £74,950 £60,750 -
25th Percentile £77,875 £65,625 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,500 £77,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.77% +55.00% -29.82%
75th Percentile £107,875 £85,625 £60,000
90th Percentile £113,650 £88,250 £68,750
Central London median annual salary £90,500 £77,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +16.77% +55.00% -31.03%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 2,121 2,447 2,724
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.18% 92.20% 95.88%
Number of salaries quoted 1,587 1,593 2,432
10th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,500 £74,500 £74,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.68% - -0.67%
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £110,000 £115,000 £113,750
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% - -3.33%

Risk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Risk Analyst job vacancy trend in the City of London

Risk Analyst
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for Risk Analyst job vacancies in the City of London.

Salary distribution trend for Risk Analyst job vacancies 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 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Risk Analyst in the City of London

Risk Analyst Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 11 January 2026, Risk Analyst 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 City of London region featuring Risk Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (25.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (25.00%) CISA
1 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (25.00%) CRISC
1 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (25.00%) Line Management
1 1 (25.00%) Project Management
1 1 (25.00%) Python
1 1 (25.00%) Quantitative Investing
1 1 (25.00%) Regtech
1 1 (25.00%) Requirements Analysis
1 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (25.00%) SQL
1 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (25.00%) Stress Testing
1 1 (25.00%) Validation

Risk Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:

General
1 2 (50.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Banking
2 1 (25.00%) Financial Institution
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Credit Risk
1 1 (25.00%) Derivative
1 1 (25.00%) Equity Derivative
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (25.00%) Line Management
1 1 (25.00%) Project Management
1 1 (25.00%) Quantitative Investing
1 1 (25.00%) Regtech
1 1 (25.00%) Requirements Analysis
1 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (25.00%) Stress Testing
1 1 (25.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) Python
1 1 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) CISA
1 1 (25.00%) CRISC