Risk Manager Jobs in the North West

Risk Manager
England > North West

The median Risk Manager salary in the North West is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 259 286 283
Rank change year-on-year +27 -3 +47
Permanent jobs requiring a Risk Manager 30 5 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.38% 0.048% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.42% 0.051% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 3 5 9
10th Percentile - £61,250 -
25th Percentile - £68,750 £53,595
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £72,500 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -44.83% +21.80% +8.23%
75th Percentile £43,750 £76,250 £69,000
90th Percentile £46,000 £83,750 £79,782
England median annual salary £72,500 £65,000 £77,500
% change year-on-year +11.54% -16.13% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 West with a recognized job title 7,220 9,862 6,724
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.01% 94.79% 89.43%
Number of salaries quoted 3,851 7,544 3,993
10th Percentile £25,750 £27,500 £30,138
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,500 £40,834
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £61,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £76,840 £78,750 £81,250
England median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,567
% change year-on-year +6.67% -13.32% +0.95%

Risk Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Risk Manager in the North West

Risk Manager
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Risk Manager in the North West

Risk Manager
Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 31 May 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
Manchester +79 27 £45,000 -37.93% 3
Lancashire - 2 £40,000 - 3
Merseyside - 1 - -
Risk Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 31 May 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 West region featuring Risk Manager in the job title.

1 28 (93.33%) Risk Management
2 21 (70.00%) Finance
3 19 (63.33%) Social Skills
4 12 (40.00%) Decision-Making
4 12 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 11 (36.67%) Stakeholder Management
5 11 (36.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 10 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
7 9 (30.00%) Financial Institution
8 8 (26.67%) Risk Assessment
8 8 (26.67%) Project Management
8 8 (26.67%) ITGC
9 7 (23.33%) Creative Thinking
9 7 (23.33%) Line Management
9 7 (23.33%) CRISC
9 7 (23.33%) Test Strategy
9 7 (23.33%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
9 7 (23.33%) COBIT
9 7 (23.33%) Credit Risk
9 7 (23.33%) Avaloq
9 7 (23.33%) Collaborative Culture
10 6 (20.00%) Legal
10 6 (20.00%) Information Security
11 5 (16.67%) CISSP
11 5 (16.67%) CISA
11 5 (16.67%) Internal Audit
11 5 (16.67%) Coaching
12 4 (13.33%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 4 (13.33%) CompTIA Security+
12 4 (13.33%) Regulatory Compliance

Risk Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 (10.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (10.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (10.00%) Tableau
General
1 21 (70.00%) Finance
2 19 (63.33%) Social Skills
3 10 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (30.00%) Financial Institution
5 6 (20.00%) Legal
6 3 (10.00%) Banking
7 2 (6.67%) Law
7 2 (6.67%) Prime Brokerage
8 1 (3.33%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 7 (23.33%) Credit Risk
2 2 (6.67%) Blockchain
2 2 (6.67%) Derivative
2 2 (6.67%) Hedge funds
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (93.33%) Risk Management
2 12 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 12 (40.00%) Decision-Making
3 11 (36.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 8 (26.67%) Project Management
4 8 (26.67%) Risk Assessment
5 7 (23.33%) Collaborative Culture
5 7 (23.33%) Creative Thinking
5 7 (23.33%) Line Management
5 7 (23.33%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
5 7 (23.33%) Test Strategy
6 6 (20.00%) Information Security
7 5 (16.67%) Coaching
7 5 (16.67%) Internal Audit
8 4 (13.33%) Regulatory Change
8 4 (13.33%) Regulatory Compliance
9 3 (10.00%) Actionable Insight
9 3 (10.00%) Customer Experience
9 3 (10.00%) Strategic Thinking
9 3 (10.00%) Thought Leadership
Qualifications
1 7 (23.33%) CRISC
2 5 (16.67%) CISA
2 5 (16.67%) CISSP
3 4 (13.33%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 4 (13.33%) Cisco Certification
3 4 (13.33%) CompTIA Security+
3 4 (13.33%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (36.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 8 (26.67%) ITGC
3 7 (23.33%) COBIT
4 4 (13.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (6.67%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 2 (6.67%) GDPR
6 1 (3.33%) GRC
Vendors
1 7 (23.33%) Avaloq