IT Risk Manager Job Trends in England

IT Risk Manager
UK > England

The median IT Risk Manager salary in England is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 610 663 659
Rank change year-on-year +53 -4 +292
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Risk Manager 7 16 21
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.013% 0.033% 0.043%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.015% 0.036% 0.045%
Number of salaries quoted 5 10 16
10th Percentile - £52,500 £51,911
25th Percentile £55,000 £60,000 £59,080
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +12.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £65,000 £91,250 £68,500
90th Percentile - £92,875 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% +12.00% -16.67%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 48,032 44,628 46,871
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.90% 92.71% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 30,380 23,318 36,700
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,670
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

IT Risk Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

IT Risk Manager job vacancy trend in England

IT Risk Manager
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for IT Risk Manager job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for IT Risk Manager job vacancies in England

IT Risk Manager
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Risk Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
South East - 3 £60,000 -
London +50 2 - -
North West +17 2 £60,000 -
North of England +6 2 £60,000 -
IT Risk Manager
UK

IT Risk Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, IT 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 England region featuring IT Risk Manager in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) IT Audit
2 4 (57.14%) Risk Management
3 3 (42.86%) BCP
3 3 (42.86%) Business Continuity
3 3 (42.86%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (42.86%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (42.86%) Data Protection
3 3 (42.86%) Firewall
3 3 (42.86%) Information Governance
3 3 (42.86%) Information Security
3 3 (42.86%) Information Security Management
3 3 (42.86%) ISMS
3 3 (42.86%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
3 3 (42.86%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
3 3 (42.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (42.86%) Risk Assessment
3 3 (42.86%) Risk Register
3 3 (42.86%) Security Management
3 3 (42.86%) SOC 2
4 2 (28.57%) CISA
4 2 (28.57%) COBIT
4 2 (28.57%) CRISC
4 2 (28.57%) Degree
4 2 (28.57%) Internal Audit
4 2 (28.57%) ITGC
4 2 (28.57%) ITIL
4 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (28.57%) Project Management
5 1 (14.29%) AI
5 1 (14.29%) AWS

IT Risk Manager 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 (14.29%) AWS
1 1 (14.29%) Azure
1 1 (14.29%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 3 (42.86%) Firewall
General
1 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Finance
3 1 (14.29%) Banking
3 1 (14.29%) International Banking
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Cyber Threat
1 3 (42.86%) Management Information System
1 3 (42.86%) Security Posture
2 1 (14.29%) Cloud Native
2 1 (14.29%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) IT Audit
2 4 (57.14%) Risk Management
3 3 (42.86%) BCP
3 3 (42.86%) Business Continuity
3 3 (42.86%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (42.86%) Data Protection
3 3 (42.86%) Information Governance
3 3 (42.86%) Information Security
3 3 (42.86%) Information Security Management
3 3 (42.86%) ISMS
3 3 (42.86%) Risk Assessment
3 3 (42.86%) Risk Register
3 3 (42.86%) Security Management
4 2 (28.57%) Internal Audit
4 2 (28.57%) ITIL
4 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (28.57%) Project Management
5 1 (14.29%) AI
5 1 (14.29%) IT Governance
5 1 (14.29%) Test Automation
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
1 3 (42.86%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
2 2 (28.57%) CISA
2 2 (28.57%) CRISC
2 2 (28.57%) Degree
3 1 (14.29%) AWS Certification
3 1 (14.29%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (42.86%) Cyber Essentials
1 3 (42.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (42.86%) SOC 2
2 2 (28.57%) COBIT
2 2 (28.57%) ITGC
3 1 (14.29%) EU AI Act
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Google