Risk Manager Jobs in Scotland

Risk Manager
UK > Scotland

The median Risk Manager salary in Scotland is £77,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 January 2025.

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

6 months to
21 Jan 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 169 223 198
Rank change year-on-year +54 -25 +26
Permanent jobs requiring a Risk Manager 33 2 14
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.68% 0.051% 0.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.76% 0.053% 0.33%
Number of salaries quoted 11 2 1
10th Percentile £64,472 - -
25th Percentile £70,000 £74,083 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £76,086 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.86% +38.34% -15.45%
75th Percentile £79,648 £78,088 £57,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £69,308 £76,086 £80,000
% change year-on-year -8.91% -4.89% +18.52%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 4,355 3,795 4,198
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.61% 96.64% 95.13%
Number of salaries quoted 1,278 2,044 2,484
10th Percentile £34,700 £25,000 £32,948
25th Percentile £42,500 £32,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £56,750
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -11.89% +13.50%
75th Percentile £67,500 £66,778 £75,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £85,000
UK median annual salary £58,033 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.51% -8.33% -

Risk Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Risk Manager in Scotland

Risk Manager
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Risk Manager in Scotland

Risk Manager
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Risk Manager in Scotland over the 6 months to 21 January 2025.

Salary histogram for Risk Manager in Scotland

Risk Manager
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 Manager within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 21 January 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
Edinburgh +47 23 £77,606 +2.00% 1
Glasgow - 7 £77,500 -
Perthshire - 3 £70,000 -
Risk Manager
UK

Risk Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 21 January 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 Scotland region featuring Risk Manager in the job title.

1 22 (66.67%) Banking
2 19 (57.58%) Project Management
3 18 (54.55%) Risk Management
4 15 (45.45%) Finance
4 15 (45.45%) Coaching
5 14 (42.42%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (42.42%) Credit Risk
6 12 (36.36%) Social Skills
6 12 (36.36%) Python
7 10 (30.30%) Decision-Making
8 9 (27.27%) Legal
8 9 (27.27%) Stakeholder Management
9 8 (24.24%) Change Management
9 8 (24.24%) Portfolio Management
10 7 (21.21%) Business Development
10 7 (21.21%) SQL
10 7 (21.21%) Matrix Organization
10 7 (21.21%) Credit Risk Modelling
10 7 (21.21%) Regulatory Change
11 6 (18.18%) Mentoring
11 6 (18.18%) Impact Assessments
11 6 (18.18%) Degree
12 5 (15.15%) Agile
12 5 (15.15%) Data Science
13 4 (12.12%) PySpark
13 4 (12.12%) IFRS
13 4 (12.12%) IFRS 9
13 4 (12.12%) Internal Audit
13 4 (12.12%) Model Validation
13 4 (12.12%) Influencing Skills

Risk Manager Skill Set
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 4 (12.12%) SAS
Cloud Services
1 3 (9.09%) GitHub
2 1 (3.03%) AWS
2 1 (3.03%) dbt
Development Applications
1 3 (9.09%) Git
1 3 (9.09%) GitLab
General
1 22 (66.67%) Banking
2 15 (45.45%) Finance
3 14 (42.42%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (36.36%) Social Skills
5 9 (27.27%) Legal
6 4 (12.12%) Influencing Skills
6 4 (12.12%) Retail Banking
7 3 (9.09%) Retail
7 3 (9.09%) Social Science
7 3 (9.09%) Wholesale Banking
8 1 (3.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (12.12%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 14 (42.42%) Credit Risk
2 3 (9.09%) Operational Technology
3 2 (6.06%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (57.58%) Project Management
2 18 (54.55%) Risk Management
3 15 (45.45%) Coaching
4 10 (30.30%) Decision-Making
5 9 (27.27%) Stakeholder Management
6 8 (24.24%) Change Management
6 8 (24.24%) Portfolio Management
7 7 (21.21%) Business Development
7 7 (21.21%) Credit Risk Modelling
7 7 (21.21%) Matrix Organization
7 7 (21.21%) Regulatory Change
8 6 (18.18%) Impact Assessments
8 6 (18.18%) Mentoring
9 5 (15.15%) Agile
9 5 (15.15%) Data Science
10 4 (12.12%) Decision Science
10 4 (12.12%) Internal Audit
10 4 (12.12%) Model Validation
10 4 (12.12%) People Management
10 4 (12.12%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 12 (36.36%) Python
2 7 (21.21%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (18.18%) Degree
2 3 (9.09%) CISSP
3 2 (6.06%) CISA
4 1 (3.03%) SC Cleared
4 1 (3.03%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (12.12%) CRD IV
1 4 (12.12%) IFRS
1 4 (12.12%) IFRS 9
2 3 (9.09%) GRC
2 3 (9.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (9.09%) ITGC
2 3 (9.09%) QA
3 2 (6.06%) COBIT
3 2 (6.06%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (6.06%) NIST
System Software
1 2 (6.06%) Virtual Machines