Risk Analyst Job Trends in London

Risk Analyst
England > London

The median Risk Analyst salary in London is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 January 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 335 376 374
Rank change year-on-year +41 -2 +244
Permanent jobs requiring a Risk Analyst 34 64 79
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.25% 0.41% 0.44%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.27% 0.44% 0.47%
Number of salaries quoted 19 39 60
10th Percentile £77,600 £27,000 £50,000
25th Percentile £87,500 £51,250 £57,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £82,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +21.21% +32.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £130,000 £92,500 £85,000
90th Percentile - £118,750 -
England median annual salary £85,000 £80,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +6.25% +28.00% +19.05%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 12,535 14,529 16,963
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.91% 92.78% 95.19%
Number of salaries quoted 8,299 8,435 13,708
10th Percentile £35,750 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.78%

Risk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Risk Analyst job vacancy trend in London

Risk Analyst
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Risk Analyst job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Risk Analyst job vacancies in London

Risk Analyst
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Risk Analyst in London over the 6 months to 3 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Risk Analyst in London

Risk Analyst
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Risk Analyst within the London region over the 6 months to 3 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
Central London +52 4 £90,500 +16.77% 1
Risk Analyst
England

Risk Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 3 January 2026, Risk Analyst 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 London region featuring Risk Analyst in the job title.

1 13 (38.24%) Python
1 13 (38.24%) Risk Management
1 13 (38.24%) Stakeholder Management
2 10 (29.41%) Degree
2 10 (29.41%) SAS
3 9 (26.47%) Mathematics
4 8 (23.53%) Credit Risk Modelling
5 7 (20.59%) Continuous Improvement
5 7 (20.59%) Decision-Making
5 7 (20.59%) Quantitative Risk Management
6 6 (17.65%) Basel II
6 6 (17.65%) Confluence
6 6 (17.65%) Economics
6 6 (17.65%) Greeks
6 6 (17.65%) JIRA
6 6 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (17.65%) SQL
7 5 (14.71%) Agile
7 5 (14.71%) CISSP
7 5 (14.71%) Creative Thinking
7 5 (14.71%) CRISC
7 5 (14.71%) Data Protection
7 5 (14.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (14.71%) Mentoring
7 5 (14.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 4 (11.76%) CISM
8 4 (11.76%) Coaching
8 4 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement Process
8 4 (11.76%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (11.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS

Risk Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (29.41%) SAS
2 6 (17.65%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 3 (8.82%) Power Platform
2 2 (5.88%) AWS
2 2 (5.88%) Azure
2 2 (5.88%) GCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (8.82%) Power BI
2 2 (5.88%) SAS EBI
3 1 (2.94%) GIS
3 1 (2.94%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (17.65%) JIRA
General
1 19 (55.88%) Social Skills
2 18 (52.94%) Finance
3 16 (47.06%) Banking
4 8 (23.53%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (14.71%) Legal
6 2 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (5.88%) Retail Banking
7 1 (2.94%) Financial Institution
7 1 (2.94%) Front Office
7 1 (2.94%) Investment Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.94%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 17 (50.00%) Credit Risk
2 8 (23.53%) Market Risk
3 6 (17.65%) Management Information System
4 4 (11.76%) Data Protection Act
4 4 (11.76%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (2.94%) Derivative
5 1 (2.94%) Equity Derivative
5 1 (2.94%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 2 (5.88%) Linux
1 2 (5.88%) Mac OS
1 2 (5.88%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (38.24%) Risk Management
1 13 (38.24%) Stakeholder Management
2 9 (26.47%) Mathematics
3 8 (23.53%) Credit Risk Modelling
4 7 (20.59%) Continuous Improvement
4 7 (20.59%) Decision-Making
4 7 (20.59%) Quantitative Risk Management
5 6 (17.65%) Economics
5 6 (17.65%) Greeks
5 6 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
6 5 (14.71%) Agile
6 5 (14.71%) Creative Thinking
6 5 (14.71%) Data Protection
6 5 (14.71%) Mentoring
6 5 (14.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 4 (11.76%) Coaching
7 4 (11.76%) Information Security
7 4 (11.76%) OWASP
7 4 (11.76%) Stress Testing
7 4 (11.76%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 13 (38.24%) Python
2 6 (17.65%) SQL
3 4 (11.76%) R
4 2 (5.88%) C
5 1 (2.94%) VBA
Qualifications
1 10 (29.41%) Degree
2 5 (14.71%) CISSP
2 5 (14.71%) CRISC
3 4 (11.76%) CISM
4 2 (5.88%) CISA
4 2 (5.88%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (17.65%) Basel II
2 5 (14.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (11.76%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (11.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 4 (11.76%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 2 (5.88%) Data Quality
4 2 (5.88%) IFRS
4 2 (5.88%) IFRS 9
5 1 (2.94%) GRC
5 1 (2.94%) NIST
Systems Management
1 1 (2.94%) Control-M
Vendors
1 1 (2.94%) Murex