Market Risk Job Trends in Scotland

Market Risk
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Market Risk in permanent job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Market Risk over the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 134 172
Rank change year-on-year - +38 -
Permanent jobs citing Market Risk 0 15 22
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland - 0.55% 0.74%
As % of the Miscellaneous category - 1.85% 1.79%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median annual salary £100,000 £115,000 £87,500
% change year-on-year -13.04% +31.43% -10.26%

All Generic Skills
Scotland

Market Risk falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 758 811 1,226
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 27.74% 29.99% 41.32%
Number of salaries quoted 346 345 640
10th Percentile £25,087 £37,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £56,509 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -29.21% -5.82% +3.45%
75th Percentile £63,750 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £73,625 £93,778 £96,539
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Market Risk
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Market Risk job vacancy trend in Scotland

Market Risk
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Market Risk.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Market Risk