Senior Risk Analyst Jobs in England

Senior Risk Analyst
UK > England

The median Senior Risk Analyst salary in England is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 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
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 677 814 845
Rank change year-on-year +137 +31 +239
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Risk Analyst 14 25 77
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.029% 0.029% 0.086%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.032% 0.031% 0.094%
Number of salaries quoted 6 14 18
10th Percentile £52,500 £33,425 £44,513
25th Percentile £62,500 £43,750 £47,354
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% -35.00%
75th Percentile £79,688 £68,750 £81,875
90th Percentile £85,000 £88,725 £85,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £55,070
% change year-on-year +8.33% +8.95% -44.93%

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 44,402 81,024 81,740
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.75% 94.51% 91.54%
Number of salaries quoted 24,215 60,436 51,956
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 £71,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £91,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -

Senior Risk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Risk Analyst in England

Senior Risk Analyst
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Senior Risk Analyst in England

Senior Risk Analyst
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Risk Analyst in England over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior Risk Analyst in England

Senior 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 Senior Risk Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 15 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 +97 6 £82,500 +26.92% 14
North of England +54 6 £65,000 +109.68%
North West +1 6 £65,000 +109.68%
Midlands +64 1 £45,000 -18.18%
West Midlands +55 1 £45,000 -18.18%
South East - 1 £65,000 - 1
Senior Risk Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 15 May 2025, Senior 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 Senior Risk Analyst in the job title.

1 9 (64.29%) Degree
2 8 (57.14%) Python
3 7 (50.00%) Risk Management
3 7 (50.00%) Finance
3 7 (50.00%) Analytics
4 6 (42.86%) CRISC
4 6 (42.86%) Information Security
4 6 (42.86%) GRC
5 5 (35.71%) NIST
5 5 (35.71%) CISM
5 5 (35.71%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (28.57%) Statistical Modelling
6 4 (28.57%) Mathematical Modelling
6 4 (28.57%) Cybersecurity
6 4 (28.57%) Mathematics
6 4 (28.57%) SQL
6 4 (28.57%) SAS
6 4 (28.57%) Business Intelligence
6 4 (28.57%) Microsoft
6 4 (28.57%) Banking
6 4 (28.57%) Retail
6 4 (28.57%) Wholesale Banking
6 4 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
6 4 (28.57%) Decision-Making
7 3 (21.43%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
7 3 (21.43%) Due Diligence
7 3 (21.43%) Master's Degree
7 3 (21.43%) Accessibility
7 3 (21.43%) Risk Register

Senior 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 (28.57%) SAS
Applications
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (7.14%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.14%) Intranet
1 1 (7.14%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.14%) Power BI
General
1 7 (50.00%) Finance
2 5 (35.71%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (28.57%) Banking
3 4 (28.57%) Retail
3 4 (28.57%) Wholesale Banking
4 3 (21.43%) Legal
4 3 (21.43%) Presentation Skills
4 3 (21.43%) Social Skills
5 1 (7.14%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (21.43%) Derivative
1 3 (21.43%) Market Risk
1 3 (21.43%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (7.14%) Management Information System
2 1 (7.14%) Renewable Energy
2 1 (7.14%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (7.14%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (50.00%) Analytics
1 7 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 6 (42.86%) Information Security
3 4 (28.57%) Business Intelligence
3 4 (28.57%) Cybersecurity
3 4 (28.57%) Decision-Making
3 4 (28.57%) Mathematical Modelling
3 4 (28.57%) Mathematics
3 4 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (28.57%) Statistical Modelling
4 3 (21.43%) Due Diligence
4 3 (21.43%) Financial Analysis
4 3 (21.43%) Model Validation
4 3 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (21.43%) Risk Register
4 3 (21.43%) Validation
5 2 (14.29%) Business Continuity
5 2 (14.29%) Impact Analysis
5 2 (14.29%) Resilience Testing
5 2 (14.29%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 8 (57.14%) Python
2 4 (28.57%) SQL
3 1 (7.14%) VBA
Qualifications
1 9 (64.29%) Degree
2 6 (42.86%) CRISC
3 5 (35.71%) CISM
4 3 (21.43%) Master's Degree
5 2 (14.29%) CISMP
5 2 (14.29%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (42.86%) GRC
2 5 (35.71%) NIST
3 3 (21.43%) Accessibility
4 2 (14.29%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (14.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (14.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (14.29%) PCI DSS
5 1 (7.14%) COBIT
5 1 (7.14%) Data Quality
5 1 (7.14%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Vendors
1 4 (28.57%) Microsoft