Risk Manager Jobs in Edinburgh

Risk Manager
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Risk Manager salary in Edinburgh is £77,606 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 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
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 61 105 135
Rank change year-on-year +44 +30 +12
Permanent jobs requiring a Risk Manager 32 2 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 3.55% 0.13% 0.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.88% 0.14% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 2 2 11
10th Percentile - - £52,500
25th Percentile £75,563 £58,750 £56,219
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,606 £62,500 £60,518
Median % change year-on-year +24.17% +3.28% -4.58%
75th Percentile £79,648 £66,250 £64,654
90th Percentile - - £103,911
Scotland median annual salary £77,606 £62,500 £60,518
% change year-on-year +24.17% +3.28% -1.94%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 825 1,438 1,961
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.56% 95.80% 95.06%
Number of salaries quoted 394 1,018 1,166
10th Percentile £27,725 £32,675 £35,616
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +9.09%
75th Percentile £80,000 £72,433 £77,715
90th Percentile £98,474 £93,250 £89,852
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £56,868
% change year-on-year +4.76% -7.68% +8.32%

Risk Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Job vacancy trend for Risk Manager in Edinburgh

Risk Manager
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Risk Manager in Edinburgh.

Salary trend for Risk Manager in Edinburgh

Risk Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 13 May 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 Edinburgh region featuring Risk Manager in the job title.

1 29 (90.63%) Finance
2 26 (81.25%) Risk Management
3 19 (59.38%) Social Skills
4 16 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 12 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
6 11 (34.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 10 (31.25%) Project Management
7 10 (31.25%) Continuous Improvement
8 9 (28.13%) Credit Risk
8 9 (28.13%) Decision-Making
9 8 (25.00%) ITGC
9 8 (25.00%) Degree
9 8 (25.00%) Financial Institution
9 8 (25.00%) Banking
10 7 (21.88%) Information Security
10 7 (21.88%) COBIT
10 7 (21.88%) CRISC
10 7 (21.88%) Test Strategy
10 7 (21.88%) Internal Audit
10 7 (21.88%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
10 7 (21.88%) Coaching
10 7 (21.88%) Avaloq
10 7 (21.88%) Line Management
11 6 (18.75%) Legal
11 6 (18.75%) Python
11 6 (18.75%) Collaborative Culture
12 5 (15.63%) Creative Thinking
12 5 (15.63%) SQL
12 5 (15.63%) CISSP
12 5 (15.63%) CISA

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

Application Platforms
1 2 (6.25%) SAS
Applications
1 4 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 3 (9.38%) GitHub
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (12.50%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 3 (9.38%) Git
1 3 (9.38%) GitLab
General
1 29 (90.63%) Finance
2 19 (59.38%) Social Skills
3 12 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (25.00%) Banking
4 8 (25.00%) Financial Institution
5 6 (18.75%) Legal
6 3 (9.38%) Retail Banking
6 3 (9.38%) Social Science
7 1 (3.13%) Front Office
7 1 (3.13%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (3.13%) Law
7 1 (3.13%) Prime Brokerage
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (6.25%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 9 (28.13%) Credit Risk
2 1 (3.13%) Blockchain
2 1 (3.13%) Derivative
2 1 (3.13%) Hedge funds
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (81.25%) Risk Management
2 16 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 10 (31.25%) Continuous Improvement
3 10 (31.25%) Project Management
4 9 (28.13%) Decision-Making
5 7 (21.88%) Coaching
5 7 (21.88%) Information Security
5 7 (21.88%) Internal Audit
5 7 (21.88%) Line Management
5 7 (21.88%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
5 7 (21.88%) Test Strategy
6 6 (18.75%) Collaborative Culture
7 5 (15.63%) Creative Thinking
8 4 (12.50%) Customer Service
8 4 (12.50%) Quantitative Analysis
8 4 (12.50%) Regulatory Change
8 4 (12.50%) Regulatory Compliance
8 4 (12.50%) Risk Assessment
8 4 (12.50%) Statistics
9 3 (9.38%) Remediation Plan
Programming Languages
1 6 (18.75%) Python
2 5 (15.63%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (25.00%) Degree
2 7 (21.88%) CRISC
3 5 (15.63%) CISA
3 5 (15.63%) CISSP
4 4 (12.50%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 4 (12.50%) Cisco Certification
4 4 (12.50%) CompTIA Security+
4 4 (12.50%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 1 (3.13%) Master's Degree
5 1 (3.13%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (34.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 8 (25.00%) ITGC
3 7 (21.88%) COBIT
4 4 (12.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (9.38%) QA
6 2 (6.25%) CRD IV
6 2 (6.25%) IFRS
6 2 (6.25%) IFRS 9
7 1 (3.13%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 1 (3.13%) GDPR
Vendors
1 7 (21.88%) Avaloq