Risk Assessment Job Trends in the Midlands

Risk Assessment
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Risk Assessment skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 176 210 220
Rank change year-on-year +34 +10 +40
Permanent jobs citing Risk Assessment 41 29 17
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.53% 0.45% 0.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.65% 0.50% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 15 19 14
10th Percentile £34,000 £35,000 £34,500
25th Percentile £39,073 £49,375 £55,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,058 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.31% -3.85% +18.18%
75th Percentile £63,750 £69,920 £70,000
90th Percentile £73,400 £77,000 £84,625
England median annual salary £70,000 £55,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +26.13% -20.71% +12.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Midlands

Risk Assessment falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,316 5,806 4,932
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 81.35% 90.45% 86.62%
Number of salaries quoted 3,499 2,544 4,063
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £35,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Risk Assessment
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Risk Assessment relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Risk Assessment job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Risk Assessment
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Risk Assessment.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Risk Assessment in the Midlands over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Risk Assessment in the Midlands

Risk Assessment
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Risk Assessment within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 11 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
East Midlands +2 23 £51,058 -11.20% 4
West Midlands +37 17 £43,105 -36.83% 7
Risk Assessment
England

Risk Assessment
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Applications
1 3 (7.32%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 5 (12.20%) AWS
1 5 (12.20%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (4.88%) Azure
General
1 21 (51.22%) Finance
2 18 (43.90%) Banking
3 16 (39.02%) Social Skills
4 8 (19.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 7 (17.07%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (9.76%) Public Sector
7 3 (7.32%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (7.32%) Retail
8 2 (4.88%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (19.51%) Analyst
2 5 (12.20%) IT Manager
3 4 (9.76%) Architect
3 4 (9.76%) Information Security Manager
3 4 (9.76%) IT Security Manager
3 4 (9.76%) Security Analyst
3 4 (9.76%) Security Architect
3 4 (9.76%) Security Manager
4 3 (7.32%) Administrator
4 3 (7.32%) Compliance Analyst
4 3 (7.32%) Information Analyst
4 3 (7.32%) Information Security Analyst
4 3 (7.32%) IT Analyst
4 3 (7.32%) IT Compliance Analyst
4 3 (7.32%) Senior
4 3 (7.32%) Senior Analyst
4 3 (7.32%) Senior Information Analyst
4 3 (7.32%) Senior Information Security Analyst
4 3 (7.32%) Senior Security Analyst
5 2 (4.88%) Information Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (7.32%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 9 (21.95%) Management Information System
1 9 (21.95%) Security Posture
2 5 (12.20%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (2.44%) Algorithms
3 1 (2.44%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (75.61%) Information Security
2 26 (63.41%) Risk Management
3 20 (48.78%) Due Diligence
4 18 (43.90%) Business Continuity
4 18 (43.90%) Business Continuity Management
4 18 (43.90%) Operations Management
4 18 (43.90%) Process Improvement
4 18 (43.90%) Roadmaps
4 18 (43.90%) Supply Chain Management
5 12 (29.27%) Cybersecurity
6 9 (21.95%) Collaborative Working
6 9 (21.95%) Information Security Management
6 9 (21.95%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (19.51%) Security Management
8 5 (12.20%) Document Management
9 4 (9.76%) Decision-Making
9 4 (9.76%) Security Architecture
9 4 (9.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 3 (7.32%) Commercial Awareness
10 3 (7.32%) Performance Metrics
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.44%) Python
Qualifications
1 32 (78.05%) CISSP
2 19 (46.34%) CRISC
3 18 (43.90%) CISA
4 12 (29.27%) CISM
5 8 (19.51%) Security Cleared
6 7 (17.07%) Degree
6 7 (17.07%) SC Cleared
7 4 (9.76%) DV Cleared
8 3 (7.32%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 3 (7.32%) AWS Certification
8 3 (7.32%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (7.32%) CITP
8 3 (7.32%) CompTIA Security+
8 3 (7.32%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (4.88%) CEH
9 2 (4.88%) GCIH
9 2 (4.88%) OSCP
10 1 (2.44%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (2.44%) CISMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (82.93%) NIST
2 21 (51.22%) PCI DSS
3 16 (39.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (21.95%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (14.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (7.32%) GDPR
6 3 (7.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (4.88%) GRC
7 2 (4.88%) QA
8 1 (2.44%) ISO 22301
8 1 (2.44%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 1 (2.44%) JSP 440
Vendors
1 8 (19.51%) Microsoft
2 3 (7.32%) Cognos
2 3 (7.32%) SAP