Senior Risk Manager Job Trends in the City of London

Senior Risk Manager
Central London > City of London

The median Senior Risk Manager salary in the City of London is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 December 2025.

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

6 months to
3 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 124 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Risk Manager 6 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.32% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £81,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 - -
75th Percentile £83,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median annual salary £82,500 - -

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 1,762 2,601 2,870
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.02% 92.76% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 1,362 1,737 2,580
10th Percentile £38,775 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £56,250 £54,414 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £73,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -0.68% -2.67%
75th Percentile £96,250 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £116,125 £115,000 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% - -3.33%

Senior Risk Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Senior Risk Manager job vacancy trend in the City of London

Senior Risk Manager
Salary Trend in the City of London

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

Salary distribution trend for Senior Risk Manager job vacancies in the City of London

Senior Risk Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 3 December 2025, Senior 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 City of London region featuring Senior Risk Manager in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) Continuous Improvement
1 5 (83.33%) Data Governance
1 5 (83.33%) Data Quality
1 5 (83.33%) Decision-Making
1 5 (83.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 5 (83.33%) Risk Management
2 4 (66.67%) AI
2 4 (66.67%) Analytics
2 4 (66.67%) Change Management
2 4 (66.67%) CISA
2 4 (66.67%) CISM
2 4 (66.67%) CISSP
2 4 (66.67%) Creative Thinking
2 4 (66.67%) CRISC
2 4 (66.67%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (66.67%) Data Analytics
2 4 (66.67%) Data Privacy
2 4 (66.67%) Data Protection
2 4 (66.67%) Information Security
2 4 (66.67%) Machine Learning
2 4 (66.67%) People Management
2 4 (66.67%) Regulatory Compliance
2 4 (66.67%) Strategic Thinking
2 4 (66.67%) Technology Strategy
3 1 (16.67%) Business Strategy
3 1 (16.67%) DAMA
3 1 (16.67%) Degree
3 1 (16.67%) GDPR
3 1 (16.67%) NIST

Senior Risk Manager 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 6 (100.00%) Finance
2 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
3 4 (66.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4 (66.67%) Legal
3 4 (66.67%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) Algorithms
1 4 (66.67%) Management Information System
1 4 (66.67%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (16.67%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Continuous Improvement
1 5 (83.33%) Data Governance
1 5 (83.33%) Decision-Making
1 5 (83.33%) Risk Management
2 4 (66.67%) AI
2 4 (66.67%) Analytics
2 4 (66.67%) Change Management
2 4 (66.67%) Creative Thinking
2 4 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (66.67%) Data Analytics
2 4 (66.67%) Data Privacy
2 4 (66.67%) Data Protection
2 4 (66.67%) Information Security
2 4 (66.67%) Machine Learning
2 4 (66.67%) People Management
2 4 (66.67%) Regulatory Compliance
2 4 (66.67%) Strategic Thinking
2 4 (66.67%) Technology Strategy
3 1 (16.67%) Business Strategy
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) CISA
1 4 (66.67%) CISM
1 4 (66.67%) CISSP
1 4 (66.67%) CRISC
2 1 (16.67%) Degree
2 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (83.33%) Data Quality
1 5 (83.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (66.67%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (16.67%) GDPR
3 1 (16.67%) NIST
3 1 (16.67%) QA