Risk Assessment Jobs in Scotland

Risk Assessment
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland requiring Risk Assessment skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Risk Assessment over the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 62 268 199
Rank change year-on-year +206 -69 +21
Permanent jobs citing Risk Assessment 121 11 14
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 4.05% 0.16% 0.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.37% 0.18% 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 109 7 5
10th Percentile - - £48,227
25th Percentile - £45,000 £49,537
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,645 £50,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.29% -28.57% +70.41%
75th Percentile - £88,125 £75,000
90th Percentile - £144,750 £79,959
UK median annual salary £51,645 £60,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -13.93% -11.11% +22.73%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,772 6,185 4,341
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 92.68% 92.23% 94.27%
Number of salaries quoted 1,359 2,397 2,170
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £32,463
25th Percentile £43,750 £40,500 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,550 £80,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -9.84% +1.67%

Risk Assessment
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Risk Assessment as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Risk Assessment in Scotland

Risk Assessment
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Risk Assessment in Scotland.

Salary trend for Risk Assessment in Scotland

Risk Assessment
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Risk Assessment in Scotland over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Risk Assessment in Scotland

Risk Assessment
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Risk Assessment within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 17 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
Renfrewshire - 53 £51,645 - 1
Inverclyde - 36 £51,645 -
Edinburgh - 20 £55,000 - 10
Glasgow +182 10 £51,645 +3.29% 5
Argyll and Bute - 1 £67,500 -
Aberdeen - 1 - - 1
Risk Assessment
UK

Risk Assessment
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (1.65%) SharePoint
Applications
1 99 (81.82%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 7 (5.79%) Network Security
General
1 111 (91.74%) Social Skills
2 98 (80.99%) Presentation Skills
3 18 (14.88%) Finance
4 9 (7.44%) Banking
5 5 (4.13%) Legal
6 4 (3.31%) Financial Institution
7 2 (1.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.83%) Analytical Skills
8 1 (0.83%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (0.83%) Military
Job Titles
1 102 (84.30%) Senior
2 9 (7.44%) Analyst
3 5 (4.13%) Technologist
4 4 (3.31%) Onboarding Analyst
4 4 (3.31%) Operations Manager
4 4 (3.31%) Risk Manager
4 4 (3.31%) Senior Analyst
5 3 (2.48%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 3 (2.48%) Security Analyst
6 2 (1.65%) Architect
6 2 (1.65%) Lead
6 2 (1.65%) Security Architect
7 1 (0.83%) Disaster Recovery Manager
7 1 (0.83%) Information Manager
7 1 (0.83%) Information Security Manager
7 1 (0.83%) Operations Analyst
7 1 (0.83%) Principal Security Architect
7 1 (0.83%) Risk Analyst
7 1 (0.83%) Risk Management Analyst
7 1 (0.83%) Security Manager
Miscellaneous
1 104 (85.95%) Management Information System
2 4 (3.31%) Onboarding
3 1 (0.83%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (0.83%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (0.83%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (0.83%) SCADA
3 1 (0.83%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (91.74%) Risk Management
2 100 (82.64%) Decision-Making
3 14 (11.57%) Information Security
4 12 (9.92%) Cybersecurity
5 9 (7.44%) Fintech
6 7 (5.79%) Continuous Improvement
6 7 (5.79%) Regulatory Compliance
7 5 (4.13%) Artificial Intelligence
7 5 (4.13%) Cryptography
7 5 (4.13%) Line Management
7 5 (4.13%) Mathematics
8 4 (3.31%) Anti-Money Laundering
8 4 (3.31%) Client Onboarding
8 4 (3.31%) Coaching
8 4 (3.31%) Due Diligence
8 4 (3.31%) Information Security Management
8 4 (3.31%) Project Delivery
8 4 (3.31%) Project Management
8 4 (3.31%) Regulatory Change
8 4 (3.31%) Security Management
Qualifications
1 103 (85.12%) Degree
2 98 (80.99%) BPSS Clearance
3 33 (27.27%) Chartered Engineer
4 5 (4.13%) CISSP
5 4 (3.31%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 4 (3.31%) CISA
5 4 (3.31%) Cisco Certification
5 4 (3.31%) CompTIA Security+
5 4 (3.31%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 3 (2.48%) SC Cleared
6 3 (2.48%) Security Cleared
7 2 (1.65%) CISM
8 1 (0.83%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (6.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (5.79%) NIST
3 4 (3.31%) GDPR
3 4 (3.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 3 (2.48%) Accessibility
5 2 (1.65%) NCSC
6 1 (0.83%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.83%) GRC
6 1 (0.83%) ISO 22301
6 1 (0.83%) NIST 800
6 1 (0.83%) QA