Risk Manager Jobs in the North of England

Risk Manager
England > North of England

The median Risk Manager salary in the North of England is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 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
8 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 301 377 383
Rank change year-on-year +76 +6 +48
Permanent jobs requiring a Risk Manager 41 17 40
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.34% 0.087% 0.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.38% 0.091% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 7 13 19
10th Percentile £40,000 - £53,376
25th Percentile £41,250 £68,750 £53,595
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £55,043
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +31.72% -2.58%
75th Percentile £73,750 £77,500 £65,917
90th Percentile £74,250 £81,250 £103,911
England median annual salary £72,500 £65,000 £77,500
% change year-on-year +11.54% -16.13% -3.13%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 10,915 18,613 14,222
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.69% 95.26% 89.25%
Number of salaries quoted 5,738 14,062 7,985
10th Percentile £25,087 £27,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £35,750 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -7.41% +8.00%
75th Percentile £62,000 £65,000 £69,649
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £81,050
England median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,249
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.86% +0.42%

Risk Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings that featured Risk Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Risk Manager in the North of England

Risk Manager
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Risk Manager in the North of England.

Salary trend for Risk Manager in the North of England

Risk Manager
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Risk Manager in the North of England over the 6 months to 8 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Risk Manager in the North of England

Risk Manager
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Risk Manager within the North of England region over the 6 months to 8 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
North West +23 30 £40,000 -44.83% 11
Yorkshire +59 7 £73,750 -1.67% 3
North East +48 4 £71,250 +1.79%
Risk Manager
England

Risk Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 8 June 2025, Risk Manager 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 North of England region featuring Risk Manager in the job title.

1 39 (95.12%) Risk Management
2 27 (65.85%) Finance
3 26 (63.41%) Social Skills
4 15 (36.59%) Financial Institution
5 13 (31.71%) GDPR
6 12 (29.27%) Continuous Improvement
6 12 (29.27%) Legal
6 12 (29.27%) Decision-Making
7 11 (26.83%) Stakeholder Management
7 11 (26.83%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 11 (26.83%) Information Security
8 10 (24.39%) Analytical Skills
9 9 (21.95%) CISSP
9 9 (21.95%) CISA
10 8 (19.51%) Law
10 8 (19.51%) Project Management
10 8 (19.51%) Derivative
10 8 (19.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 8 (19.51%) Stress Testing
10 8 (19.51%) Data Privacy
10 8 (19.51%) Hedge funds
10 8 (19.51%) Risk Assessment
10 8 (19.51%) Proactive Monitoring
10 8 (19.51%) Prime Brokerage
10 8 (19.51%) Rehypothecation
10 8 (19.51%) Blockchain
10 8 (19.51%) ITGC
10 8 (19.51%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 7 (17.07%) Collaborative Culture
11 7 (17.07%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management

Risk Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Applications
1 3 (7.32%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (7.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (7.32%) Tableau
General
1 27 (65.85%) Finance
2 26 (63.41%) Social Skills
3 15 (36.59%) Financial Institution
4 12 (29.27%) Legal
5 10 (24.39%) Analytical Skills
6 8 (19.51%) Law
6 8 (19.51%) Prime Brokerage
7 3 (7.32%) Banking
8 1 (2.44%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (2.44%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 8 (19.51%) Blockchain
1 8 (19.51%) Derivative
1 8 (19.51%) Hedge funds
2 7 (17.07%) Credit Risk
3 4 (9.76%) Management Information System
3 4 (9.76%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (95.12%) Risk Management
2 12 (29.27%) Continuous Improvement
2 12 (29.27%) Decision-Making
3 11 (26.83%) Information Security
3 11 (26.83%) Stakeholder Management
4 8 (19.51%) Data Privacy
4 8 (19.51%) Proactive Monitoring
4 8 (19.51%) Project Management
4 8 (19.51%) Rehypothecation
4 8 (19.51%) Risk Assessment
4 8 (19.51%) Stress Testing
5 7 (17.07%) Collaborative Culture
5 7 (17.07%) Creative Thinking
5 7 (17.07%) Line Management
5 7 (17.07%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
5 7 (17.07%) Test Strategy
6 6 (14.63%) Coaching
6 6 (14.63%) Cybersecurity
7 5 (12.20%) Internal Audit
8 4 (9.76%) Regulatory Compliance
Qualifications
1 9 (21.95%) CISA
1 9 (21.95%) CISSP
2 7 (17.07%) CRISC
3 4 (9.76%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 4 (9.76%) Cisco Certification
3 4 (9.76%) CompTIA Security+
3 4 (9.76%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
3 4 (9.76%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (31.71%) GDPR
2 11 (26.83%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 8 (19.51%) California Consumer Privacy Act
3 8 (19.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 8 (19.51%) ITGC
4 7 (17.07%) COBIT
5 4 (9.76%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 3 (7.32%) GRC
7 1 (2.44%) ISO 14001
7 1 (2.44%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 7 (17.07%) Avaloq