Risk Analyst Jobs in London

Risk Analyst
England > London

The median Risk Analyst salary in London is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 377 476 501
Rank change year-on-year +99 +25 +212
Permanent jobs requiring a Risk Analyst 39 43 102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.30% 0.17% 0.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.33% 0.18% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 14 28 64
10th Percentile £47,875 £43,750 £46,581
25th Percentile £49,688 £59,688 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +26.92% +13.04% -4.17%
75th Percentile £105,000 £80,938 £85,000
90th Percentile - £88,525 £87,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year - - -4.55%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 11,677 23,341 29,810
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.70% 94.45% 95.00%
Number of salaries quoted 6,955 17,175 22,418
10th Percentile £40,200 £37,500 £41,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £50,000 £54,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £98,750 £93,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £115,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,331
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.98% +0.55%

Risk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Risk Analyst in London

Risk Analyst
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Risk Analyst in London

Risk Analyst
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Risk Analyst in London over the 6 months to 12 June 2025.

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 12 June 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
Central London +38 10 £105,000 +27.27% 1
Risk Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 12 June 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 London region featuring Risk Analyst in the job title.

1 34 (87.18%) Risk Management
2 24 (61.54%) Finance
3 18 (46.15%) Risk Assessment
4 17 (43.59%) Analytics
5 15 (38.46%) Social Skills
6 12 (30.77%) Degree
7 11 (28.21%) Market Risk
7 11 (28.21%) ITIL
7 11 (28.21%) Project Management
8 10 (25.64%) Continuous Improvement
9 9 (23.08%) Risk Register
9 9 (23.08%) Information Security
10 8 (20.51%) Management Information System
10 8 (20.51%) Data Management
10 8 (20.51%) NIST
10 8 (20.51%) Decision-Making
10 8 (20.51%) Due Diligence
10 8 (20.51%) Analytical Skills
11 7 (17.95%) Actionable Insight
11 7 (17.95%) Business Analysis
12 6 (15.38%) Strategic Planning
12 6 (15.38%) CFA
12 6 (15.38%) Artificial Intelligence
12 6 (15.38%) Banking
12 6 (15.38%) Project Planning
12 6 (15.38%) PMP
12 6 (15.38%) PMI Certification
12 6 (15.38%) Murex
12 6 (15.38%) Law
12 6 (15.38%) Project Delivery

Risk Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 1 (2.56%) Confluence
Business Applications
1 3 (7.69%) Adaptiv
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.56%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.56%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 1 (2.56%) JIRA
General
1 24 (61.54%) Finance
2 15 (38.46%) Social Skills
3 8 (20.51%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (15.38%) Banking
4 6 (15.38%) Law
5 5 (12.82%) Presentation Skills
6 3 (7.69%) Legal
6 3 (7.69%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (2.56%) Financial Institution
7 1 (2.56%) Front Office
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.56%) MDX
Miscellaneous
1 11 (28.21%) Market Risk
2 8 (20.51%) Management Information System
3 4 (10.26%) Derivative
4 3 (7.69%) Credit Risk
4 3 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (5.13%) Equities
5 2 (5.13%) Taxonomies
6 1 (2.56%) Fixed Income
6 1 (2.56%) Pricing Data
6 1 (2.56%) Product Ownership
6 1 (2.56%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (2.56%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (87.18%) Risk Management
2 18 (46.15%) Risk Assessment
3 17 (43.59%) Analytics
4 11 (28.21%) ITIL
4 11 (28.21%) Project Management
5 10 (25.64%) Continuous Improvement
6 9 (23.08%) Information Security
6 9 (23.08%) Risk Register
7 8 (20.51%) Data Management
7 8 (20.51%) Decision-Making
7 8 (20.51%) Due Diligence
8 7 (17.95%) Actionable Insight
8 7 (17.95%) Business Analysis
9 6 (15.38%) Budget Management
9 6 (15.38%) Data Privacy
9 6 (15.38%) Project Delivery
9 6 (15.38%) Project Planning
9 6 (15.38%) Regulatory Change
9 6 (15.38%) Strategic Planning
9 6 (15.38%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 4 (10.26%) Python
2 3 (7.69%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (30.77%) Degree
2 6 (15.38%) CFA
2 6 (15.38%) PMI Certification
2 6 (15.38%) PMP
3 3 (7.69%) CISM
3 3 (7.69%) CRISC
3 3 (7.69%) Master's Degree
4 2 (5.13%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (20.51%) NIST
2 5 (12.82%) COBIT
2 5 (12.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (7.69%) Accessibility
3 3 (7.69%) GRC
4 1 (2.56%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 1 (2.56%) ITGC
Vendors
1 6 (15.38%) Murex
2 3 (7.69%) FIS
2 3 (7.69%) Microsoft