Risk Register Job Trends in the North of England

Risk Register
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Risk Register skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 251 259 251
Rank change year-on-year +8 -8 +145
Permanent jobs citing Risk Register 14 28 22
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.13% 0.29% 0.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.16% 0.32% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 11 16 15
10th Percentile - £43,857 £41,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £50,813 £46,673
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £56,250 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +7.14% +50.00%
75th Percentile £56,750 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £58,750 £67,500 £66,860
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - -12.00% +13.64%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

Risk Register 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 North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,782 8,622 6,478
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 83.21% 89.60% 92.94%
Number of salaries quoted 4,625 3,930 5,019
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £29,500
25th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -
75th Percentile £66,250 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £82,888
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Risk Register
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Risk Register relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Risk Register job vacancy trend in the North of England

Risk Register
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Risk Register.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Risk Register

Risk Register
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Risk Register in the North of England over the 6 months to 24 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Risk Register in the North of England

Risk Register
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 Register within the North of England region over the 6 months to 24 December 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 +35 11 £50,000 -13.04% 19
Yorkshire -19 2 £55,500 -1.33% 18
North East - 1 £45,497 - 3
Risk Register
England

Risk Register
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 1 (7.14%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (14.29%) Azure
2 1 (7.14%) Entra ID
2 1 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (21.43%) DMZ
1 3 (21.43%) Modbus
1 3 (21.43%) Network Security
2 1 (7.14%) Firewall
2 1 (7.14%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.14%) Data Warehouse
General
1 5 (35.71%) Social Skills
2 4 (28.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 4 (28.57%) Public Sector
3 3 (21.43%) Finance
4 1 (7.14%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (7.14%) Law
4 1 (7.14%) Military
4 1 (7.14%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (7.14%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 5 (35.71%) Project Manager
1 5 (35.71%) Senior
1 5 (35.71%) Senior Manager
2 4 (28.57%) IT Manager
3 3 (21.43%) Cybersecurity Engineer
3 3 (21.43%) IT Services Manager
3 3 (21.43%) Security Engineer
3 3 (21.43%) Senior IT Manager
3 3 (21.43%) Senior Service Manager
3 3 (21.43%) Service Manager
4 2 (14.29%) Senior Project Manager
5 1 (7.14%) Business Change Manager
5 1 (7.14%) Business Change Project Manager
5 1 (7.14%) Business Manager
5 1 (7.14%) Business Project Manager
5 1 (7.14%) Change Manager
5 1 (7.14%) Change Project Manager
5 1 (7.14%) IT Security Specialist
5 1 (7.14%) Security Specialist
5 1 (7.14%) Senior Business Manager
Miscellaneous
1 4 (28.57%) Driving Licence
2 3 (21.43%) Operational Technology
2 3 (21.43%) SCADA
3 2 (14.29%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (7.14%) Management Information System
4 1 (7.14%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.14%) Linux
1 1 (7.14%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (57.14%) Continuous Improvement
1 8 (57.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 5 (35.71%) Budget Management
2 5 (35.71%) Programme Management
2 5 (35.71%) Risk Management
3 4 (28.57%) Computer Science
3 4 (28.57%) Cybersecurity
3 4 (28.57%) ITIL
3 4 (28.57%) Project Management
4 3 (21.43%) Change Management
4 3 (21.43%) Coaching
4 3 (21.43%) Digital Forensics
4 3 (21.43%) Mentoring
4 3 (21.43%) QMS
4 3 (21.43%) Quality Management
4 3 (21.43%) Resource Management
4 3 (21.43%) Service Management
4 3 (21.43%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (21.43%) User Experience
4 3 (21.43%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.14%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (50.00%) Degree
2 6 (42.86%) HND
3 3 (21.43%) HNC
3 3 (21.43%) SC Cleared
3 3 (21.43%) Security Cleared
4 1 (7.14%) CISSP
4 1 (7.14%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (7.14%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (7.14%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (21.43%) NIST
2 1 (7.14%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (7.14%) GDPR
2 1 (7.14%) IASME
2 1 (7.14%) ISO 14001
2 1 (7.14%) ISO 9001
2 1 (7.14%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 1 (7.14%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft