Risk Officer Jobs in England

Risk Officer
UK > England

The median Risk Officer salary in England is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 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
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 675 824 911
Rank change year-on-year +149 +87 +214
Permanent jobs requiring a Risk Officer 16 19 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.033% 0.022% 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.036% 0.023% 0.004%
Number of salaries quoted 3 16 3
10th Percentile £40,450 - £29,500
25th Percentile £42,625 £45,000 £41,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,500 £63,000
Median % change year-on-year - -24.60% +48.24%
75th Percentile £51,875 £48,750 £67,125
90th Percentile £53,750 £55,000 £68,100
UK median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £63,000
% change year-on-year - -24.60% +48.24%

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 44,665 81,175 81,176
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.78% 94.55% 91.50%
Number of salaries quoted 24,293 60,496 51,517
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £53,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +6.54% -12.01% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,519 £100,000
UK median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -

Risk Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Risk Officer in England

Risk Officer
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Risk Officer in England

Risk Officer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Risk Officer in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Risk Officer in England

Risk Officer
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 Officer within the England region over the 6 months to 16 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
South East +92 7 - - 1
London +107 5 £55,000 -43.59% 4
North West - 3 £47,500 - 1
North of England - 3 £47,500 - 1
South West - 1 £40,000 -
Risk Officer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, Risk Officer 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 Officer in the job title.

1 11 (68.75%) Legal
1 11 (68.75%) Social Skills
2 9 (56.25%) Risk Management
2 9 (56.25%) Stakeholder Management
2 9 (56.25%) Data Protection
3 8 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 8 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 8 (50.00%) Information Security
3 8 (50.00%) Management Information System
3 8 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (50.00%) Due Diligence
4 7 (43.75%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 7 (43.75%) Cyber Essentials
4 7 (43.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 7 (43.75%) Cybersecurity
4 7 (43.75%) Quantitative Risk Management
4 7 (43.75%) Mentoring
4 7 (43.75%) Coaching
4 7 (43.75%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (43.75%) People Management
4 7 (43.75%) Impact Analysis
4 7 (43.75%) Roadmaps
4 7 (43.75%) CISM
4 7 (43.75%) GAP Analysis
4 7 (43.75%) CISSP
4 7 (43.75%) Agile
4 7 (43.75%) Data Protection Act
4 7 (43.75%) CRISC
4 7 (43.75%) OWASP
4 7 (43.75%) Performance Management

Risk Officer 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (18.75%) Power Platform
2 2 (12.50%) AWS
2 2 (12.50%) GCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (18.75%) Power BI
2 2 (12.50%) Tableau
General
1 11 (68.75%) Legal
1 11 (68.75%) Social Skills
2 7 (43.75%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (25.00%) Finance
3 4 (25.00%) Front Office
4 2 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (12.50%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (6.25%) Banking
5 1 (6.25%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 8 (50.00%) Management Information System
1 8 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
2 7 (43.75%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (6.25%) Credit Risk
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (56.25%) Data Protection
1 9 (56.25%) Risk Management
1 9 (56.25%) Stakeholder Management
2 8 (50.00%) Due Diligence
2 8 (50.00%) Information Security
2 8 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 7 (43.75%) Agile
3 7 (43.75%) Coaching
3 7 (43.75%) Cybersecurity
3 7 (43.75%) GAP Analysis
3 7 (43.75%) Impact Analysis
3 7 (43.75%) Mentoring
3 7 (43.75%) OWASP
3 7 (43.75%) People Management
3 7 (43.75%) Performance Management
3 7 (43.75%) Quantitative Risk Management
3 7 (43.75%) Roadmaps
4 4 (25.00%) Mathematics
4 4 (25.00%) Quantitative Analysis
4 4 (25.00%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 4 (25.00%) Python
2 1 (6.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 7 (43.75%) CISM
1 7 (43.75%) CISSP
1 7 (43.75%) CRISC
2 4 (25.00%) Degree
2 4 (25.00%) Master's Degree
2 4 (25.00%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (43.75%) Cyber Essentials
2 7 (43.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 7 (43.75%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
3 2 (12.50%) Data Quality