Risk Analyst Jobs in England

Risk Analyst
UK > England

The median Risk Analyst salary in England is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 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
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 635 753 708
Rank change year-on-year +118 -45 +192
Permanent jobs requiring a Risk Analyst 50 90 189
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.10% 0.10% 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.11% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 21 57 101
10th Percentile £40,000 £29,000 £35,733
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +12.15% -2.73%
75th Percentile £72,500 £66,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £86,250 £72,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -12.50% +14.29% -4.55%

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 44,450 84,705 79,000
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.78% 94.67% 91.45%
Number of salaries quoted 23,451 62,722 50,420
10th Percentile £29,250 £28,500 £32,750
25th Percentile £41,000 £38,070 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -13.65% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £96,952 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Risk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Risk Analyst in England

Risk Analyst
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Risk Analyst in England.

Salary trend for Risk Analyst in England

Risk Analyst
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Risk Analyst in England over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Risk Analyst in England

Risk Analyst
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Risk Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 30 May 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 +103 30 £55,000 -12.00% 28
North of England +40 8 - - 3
North West +6 6 - - 1
Midlands +84 5 £40,000 -27.27%
South East +75 5 £53,750 +15.59% 27
East Midlands +46 3 £40,000 -
West Midlands +56 2 £48,000 -12.73%
Yorkshire +52 2 - - 1
South West +102 1 - -
East of England - 1 £51,422 -
Risk Analyst
UK

Risk Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Risk Analyst 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 England region featuring Risk Analyst in the job title.

1 38 (76.00%) Risk Management
2 29 (58.00%) Finance
3 16 (32.00%) Social Skills
4 14 (28.00%) Risk Assessment
5 13 (26.00%) Analytics
5 13 (26.00%) Analytical Skills
6 12 (24.00%) Degree
7 11 (22.00%) Banking
8 10 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
9 9 (18.00%) Python
9 9 (18.00%) Decision-Making
9 9 (18.00%) NIST
10 8 (16.00%) Due Diligence
10 8 (16.00%) Risk Register
10 8 (16.00%) ITIL
10 8 (16.00%) Management Information System
11 7 (14.00%) SQL
11 7 (14.00%) Project Management
11 7 (14.00%) Information Security
11 7 (14.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 7 (14.00%) Market Risk
11 7 (14.00%) Cybersecurity
12 6 (12.00%) CRISC
12 6 (12.00%) COBIT
12 6 (12.00%) Data Analysis
12 6 (12.00%) Artificial Intelligence
12 6 (12.00%) GRC
12 6 (12.00%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (12.00%) Problem-Solving
13 5 (10.00%) Business Intelligence

Risk Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 4 (8.00%) SAS
2 1 (2.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (4.00%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (2.00%) Adaptiv
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (2.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.00%) Intranet
1 1 (2.00%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.00%) MongoDB
1 1 (2.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (2.00%) JIRA
General
1 29 (58.00%) Finance
2 16 (32.00%) Social Skills
3 13 (26.00%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (22.00%) Banking
5 6 (12.00%) Presentation Skills
6 5 (10.00%) Retail
7 4 (8.00%) Wholesale Banking
8 3 (6.00%) Legal
8 3 (6.00%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (4.00%) Front Office
9 2 (4.00%) Law
10 1 (2.00%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (2.00%) Financial Institution
10 1 (2.00%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (2.00%) Public Sector
10 1 (2.00%) Publishing
10 1 (2.00%) Retail Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.00%) MDX
Miscellaneous
1 8 (16.00%) Management Information System
2 7 (14.00%) Market Risk
3 4 (8.00%) Derivative
3 4 (8.00%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (6.00%) Credit Risk
5 2 (4.00%) Equities
5 2 (4.00%) Taxonomies
6 1 (2.00%) Fixed Income
6 1 (2.00%) Pricing Data
6 1 (2.00%) Product Ownership
6 1 (2.00%) Renewable Energy
6 1 (2.00%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (2.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (76.00%) Risk Management
2 14 (28.00%) Risk Assessment
3 13 (26.00%) Analytics
4 10 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 9 (18.00%) Decision-Making
6 8 (16.00%) Due Diligence
6 8 (16.00%) ITIL
6 8 (16.00%) Risk Register
7 7 (14.00%) Cybersecurity
7 7 (14.00%) Information Security
7 7 (14.00%) Project Management
8 6 (12.00%) Artificial Intelligence
8 6 (12.00%) Data Analysis
8 6 (12.00%) Problem-Solving
9 5 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
10 4 (8.00%) Change Management
10 4 (8.00%) Data Management
10 4 (8.00%) Mathematics
10 4 (8.00%) Statistical Modelling
10 4 (8.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 9 (18.00%) Python
2 7 (14.00%) SQL
3 1 (2.00%) VBA
Qualifications
1 12 (24.00%) Degree
2 6 (12.00%) CRISC
3 5 (10.00%) CISM
4 3 (6.00%) Master's Degree
5 2 (4.00%) CFA
5 2 (4.00%) CISA
5 2 (4.00%) CISSP
5 2 (4.00%) PMI Certification
5 2 (4.00%) PMP
6 1 (2.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (18.00%) NIST
2 7 (14.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (12.00%) COBIT
3 6 (12.00%) GRC
4 3 (6.00%) Accessibility
4 3 (6.00%) QA
5 2 (4.00%) ITGC
6 1 (2.00%) Data Quality
6 1 (2.00%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 1 (2.00%) SOC 2
Vendors
1 4 (8.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (4.00%) Murex
3 1 (2.00%) FIS
3 1 (2.00%) OneTrust
3 1 (2.00%) ServiceNow