Head of Risk Management Job Trends in England

Head of Risk Management
UK > England

The median Head of Risk Management salary in England is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 October 2025.

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

6 months to
21 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 619 717 -
Rank change year-on-year +98 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Risk Management 1 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.002% 0.003% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% 0.003% -
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 - - -
UK median annual salary £85,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 38,683 58,873 47,777
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.55% 95.21% 95.54%
Number of salaries quoted 23,360 33,692 36,861
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,500 £42,500 £43,800
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.52% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £56,252 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% -6.25% -

Head of Risk Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Head of Risk Management job vacancy trend in England

Head of Risk Management
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Head of Risk Management job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Risk Management job vacancies in England

Head of Risk Management
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Risk Management within the England region over the 6 months to 21 October 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
London +61 1 £82,500 - 2
Head of Risk Management
UK

Head of Risk Management Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 21 October 2025, Head of Risk Management 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 England region featuring Head of Risk Management in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) AWS Certification
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Allocation
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Design
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking

Head of Risk Management Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Allocation
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Design
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) AWS Certification