Risk Analyst Job Trends in Manchester

Risk Analyst
North West > Manchester

The median Risk Analyst salary in Manchester is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 November 2026.

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

	6 months to 13 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	204	-	166
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-22
Permanent Risk Analyst jobs	9	0	2
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester	0.12%	-	0.055%
As % of the Job Titles category	0.12%	-	0.058%
Number of salaries quoted	1	0	0
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£72,500	-	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£75,000	-	-
75^th Percentile	£77,500	-	-
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
North West median annual salary	£75,000	-	-

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Manchester matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.

	6 months to 13 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in Manchester matching a recognised job title	7,276	2,227	3,451
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title	93.28%	91.72%	95.41%
Number of salaries quoted	5,293	1,455	1,729
10^th Percentile	£35,000	£28,250	£34,500
25^th Percentile	£45,000	£35,000	£41,250
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£60,000	£52,500	£55,000
Median % change year-on-year	+14.29%	-4.55%	-4.35%
75^th Percentile	£80,000	£70,000	£69,250
90^th Percentile	£95,000	£85,000	£83,750
North West median annual salary	£55,000	£49,250	£50,000
% change year-on-year	+11.68%	-1.50%	-9.09%

Risk Analyst Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Risk Analyst job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Risk Analyst Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Risk Analyst job vacancies in Manchester.

Risk Analyst Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Risk Analyst jobs within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 13 November 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year
Bolton	-	1	£75,000	-
Cheadle	-	1	-	-
Risk Analyst North West

Risk Analyst Skill Set Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 13 November 2026, Risk Analyst job ads cited 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 Risk Analyst job ads across the Manchester region.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Risk Management	88.9%	8
2	CISM	11.1%	1
2	CISSP	11.1%	1
2	Credit Risk Management	11.1%	1
2	CRISC	11.1%	1
2	Data Analysis	11.1%	1
2	Degree	11.1%	1
2	GAP Analysis	11.1%	1
2	GDPR	11.1%	1
2	GRC	11.1%	1
2	Information Security	11.1%	1
2	Information Security Governance	11.1%	1
2	ISMS	11.1%	1
2	ISO 27001 Lead Auditor	11.1%	1
2	ISO/IEC 27001	11.1%	1
2	Microsoft Excel	11.1%	1
2	Numerate Degree	11.1%	1
2	PCI DSS	11.1%	1
2	Product Strategy	11.1%	1
2	Risk Register	11.1%	1
2	SQL	11.1%	1
2	Stakeholder Management	11.1%	1

Risk Analyst Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

Rank	Job Title	Share	Job Ads
1	Risk Management Analyst	77.8%	7
2	Senior Risk Analyst	22.2%	2
3	Governance Analyst	11.1%	1
3	GRC Analyst	11.1%	1
3	Senior Compliance Analyst	11.1%	1
3	Senior Credit Risk Analyst	11.1%	1