Risk Business Analyst Job Trends in London

Risk Business Analyst (Risk BA)
England > London

The median Risk Business Analyst (Risk BA) salary in London is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 January 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 357 424 445
Rank change year-on-year +67 +21 +232
Permanent jobs requiring a Risk Business Analyst 14 11 5
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.099% 0.071% 0.028%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.076% 0.029%
Number of salaries quoted 10 11 3
10th Percentile £78,750 - £80,750
25th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £81,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £85,000 £87,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -2.86% +16.67%
75th Percentile - £118,750 £91,250
90th Percentile £101,750 - -
England median annual salary £100,000 £85,000 £46,500
% change year-on-year +17.65% +82.80% -38.00%

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 12,906 14,408 17,247
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.22% 92.72% 95.19%
Number of salaries quoted 8,555 8,332 13,847
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,060
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £95,000
90th Percentile £113,750 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

Risk Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Risk Business Analyst job vacancy trend in London

Risk Business Analyst
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Risk Business Analyst job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Risk Business Analyst job vacancies in London

Risk Business Analyst
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Risk Business Analyst in London over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Risk Business Analyst in London

Risk Business 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 Business Analyst within the London region over the 6 months to 15 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 +41 2 £105,000 +61.54%
Risk Business Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 15 January 2026, Risk Business 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 Business Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (42.86%) Basel II
1 6 (42.86%) Confluence
1 6 (42.86%) Greeks
1 6 (42.86%) JIRA
2 3 (21.43%) Business Analysis
3 2 (14.29%) Python
3 2 (14.29%) Risk Management
3 2 (14.29%) SQL
4 1 (7.14%) .NET
4 1 (7.14%) Agile
4 1 (7.14%) Analytical Thinking
4 1 (7.14%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (7.14%) Business Strategy
4 1 (7.14%) Change Management
4 1 (7.14%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (7.14%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (7.14%) Control-M
4 1 (7.14%) Creative Thinking
4 1 (7.14%) Credit Risk Management
4 1 (7.14%) Data Governance
4 1 (7.14%) Data Quality
4 1 (7.14%) Line Management
4 1 (7.14%) Mentoring
4 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (7.14%) Model Validation
4 1 (7.14%) Murex
4 1 (7.14%) Power BI
4 1 (7.14%) Power Platform
4 1 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (7.14%) Project Management

Risk Business 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 6 (42.86%) Confluence
2 1 (7.14%) SAS
Applications
1 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (7.14%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.14%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 6 (42.86%) JIRA
General
1 8 (57.14%) Banking
2 6 (42.86%) Social Skills
3 5 (35.71%) Finance
4 1 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (7.14%) Investment Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.14%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 8 (57.14%) Credit Risk
2 6 (42.86%) Market Risk
3 1 (7.14%) Derivative
3 1 (7.14%) Equity Derivative
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (42.86%) Greeks
2 3 (21.43%) Business Analysis
3 2 (14.29%) Risk Management
4 1 (7.14%) Agile
4 1 (7.14%) Analytical Thinking
4 1 (7.14%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (7.14%) Change Management
4 1 (7.14%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (7.14%) Creative Thinking
4 1 (7.14%) Credit Risk Management
4 1 (7.14%) Data Governance
4 1 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (7.14%) Project Management
4 1 (7.14%) Requirements Analysis
4 1 (7.14%) Risk Analysis
4 1 (7.14%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (7.14%) Stress Testing
4 1 (7.14%) Technical Analysis
4 1 (7.14%) User Acceptance Testing
4 1 (7.14%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (14.29%) Python
1 2 (14.29%) SQL
2 1 (7.14%) VBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (42.86%) Basel II
2 1 (7.14%) Data Quality
Systems Management
1 1 (7.14%) Control-M
Vendors
1 1 (7.14%) Murex