Risk Management Job Trends in the South East

Risk Management
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Risk Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 84 149
Rank change year-on-year +15 +65 -79
Permanent jobs citing Risk Management 302 297 180
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 2.83% 3.31% 1.75%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.55% 3.74% 2.01%
Number of salaries quoted 81 105 104
10th Percentile £40,569 £46,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £48,194 £50,000 £47,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £56,250
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +24.44% -2.17%
75th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £69,063
90th Percentile £107,500 £95,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +3.70% +3.85% -3.70%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

Risk Management 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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,500 7,943 8,977
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 79.66% 88.60% 87.16%
Number of salaries quoted 5,130 3,714 6,483
10th Percentile £27,781 £32,750 £28,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £58,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.79% +10.48% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £65,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%

Risk Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Risk Management relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Risk Management job vacancy trend in the South East

Risk Management
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Risk Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Risk Management

Risk Management
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Risk Management in the South East over the 6 months to 23 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Risk Management in the South East

Risk Management
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Risk Management within the South East region over the 6 months to 23 January 2026. 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
Thames Valley +22 166 £63,205 -13.70% 61
Berkshire +45 143 £66,410 +12.56% 37
Hampshire +55 94 £50,000 -13.04% 23
Buckinghamshire -15 17 £67,500 -23.30% 12
West Sussex +15 11 £57,500 -32.35% 8
Kent -34 9 £78,750 +24.51% 10
Middlesex +1 7 - - 1
Surrey -35 7 £60,000 -25.00% 17
Oxfordshire -21 6 £57,500 +5.99% 13
East Sussex +3 5 £65,000 -13.33% 11
Risk Management
England

Risk Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 4 (1.32%) Confluence
1 4 (1.32%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (1.32%) SharePoint
Applications
1 15 (4.97%) Microsoft Project
2 4 (1.32%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.66%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 113 (37.42%) SAP S/4HANA
2 64 (21.19%) SAP MDG
3 37 (12.25%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 3 (0.99%) SAP GRC
5 1 (0.33%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 43 (14.24%) Azure DevOps
2 12 (3.97%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (3.64%) Azure
4 9 (2.98%) SaaS
5 8 (2.65%) Entra ID
6 5 (1.66%) Microsoft Purview
7 4 (1.32%) AWS
8 3 (0.99%) Microsoft Copilot
9 2 (0.66%) Power Platform
10 1 (0.33%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.33%) GCP
10 1 (0.33%) Nutanix
10 1 (0.33%) OneDrive
10 1 (0.33%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.66%) Firewall
2 3 (0.99%) VPN
3 2 (0.66%) DMZ
3 2 (0.66%) Network Security
4 1 (0.33%) Broadband
4 1 (0.33%) LAN
4 1 (0.33%) MPLS
4 1 (0.33%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.33%) VoIP
4 1 (0.33%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.66%) Power BI
2 1 (0.33%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 49 (16.23%) JIRA
2 43 (14.24%) eCATT
3 12 (3.97%) NeoLoad
4 1 (0.33%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.33%) Visual Studio
General
1 175 (57.95%) Social Skills
2 140 (46.36%) Analytical Skills
3 97 (32.12%) Finance
4 76 (25.17%) Influencing Skills
5 52 (17.22%) Manufacturing
6 48 (15.89%) Presentation Skills
7 43 (14.24%) Marketing
8 27 (8.94%) Aeronautics
9 23 (7.62%) Aviation
10 18 (5.96%) Legal
11 14 (4.64%) Pharmaceutical
12 8 (2.65%) Law
13 7 (2.32%) Organisational Skills
14 6 (1.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 5 (1.66%) Local Government
16 3 (0.99%) Public Sector
17 2 (0.66%) Documentation Skills
17 2 (0.66%) Telecoms
18 1 (0.33%) Electronics
18 1 (0.33%) Games
Job Titles
1 57 (18.87%) Lead
2 51 (16.89%) Analyst
2 51 (16.89%) Business Manager
3 50 (16.56%) Business Systems Manager
3 50 (16.56%) Systems Manager
4 49 (16.23%) Architect
5 37 (12.25%) Solutions Architect
6 32 (10.60%) Senior
7 25 (8.28%) Project Manager
8 21 (6.95%) Test Analyst
9 16 (5.30%) Senior Manager
10 15 (4.97%) Senior Project Manager
11 14 (4.64%) Development Manager
11 14 (4.64%) Development Project Manager
11 14 (4.64%) Senior Development Manager
12 12 (3.97%) Digital Architect
12 12 (3.97%) Lead Architect
12 12 (3.97%) Performance Analyst
12 12 (3.97%) Performance Test Analyst
12 12 (3.97%) Testing Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.33%) .NET
1 1 (0.33%) .NET Framework
1 1 (0.33%) ASP.NET
1 1 (0.33%) ASP.NET MVC
1 1 (0.33%) Entity Framework
1 1 (0.33%) jQuery
1 1 (0.33%) JSON
1 1 (0.33%) Oracle Fusion
1 1 (0.33%) REST
1 1 (0.33%) SLSA
1 1 (0.33%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 50 (16.56%) Robotics
2 20 (6.62%) Management Information System
3 18 (5.96%) Self-Motivation
4 12 (3.97%) Cyber Threat
5 10 (3.31%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 9 (2.98%) Onboarding
7 8 (2.65%) Operational Technology
7 8 (2.65%) Security Operations Centre
7 8 (2.65%) Security Posture
8 4 (1.32%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (0.99%) Blog
9 3 (0.99%) Legacy Systems
9 3 (0.99%) Product Ownership
10 2 (0.66%) Cloud Native
10 2 (0.66%) Cloud Security Posture
10 2 (0.66%) Cyber Defence
10 2 (0.66%) Enterprise Software
10 2 (0.66%) Insider Threat
10 2 (0.66%) PKI
10 2 (0.66%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.99%) Windows
1 3 (0.99%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 150 (49.67%) Project Management
2 113 (37.42%) Source to Pay
3 84 (27.81%) Continuous Improvement
4 83 (27.48%) Business Strategy
5 69 (22.85%) AI
6 58 (19.21%) IT Strategy
7 57 (18.87%) Budget Management
8 53 (17.55%) Strategic Planning
9 52 (17.22%) Contract Negotiation
10 50 (16.56%) Process Improvement
10 50 (16.56%) Software Engineering
11 48 (15.89%) Agile
12 44 (14.57%) Test Management
13 43 (14.24%) ERP
14 41 (13.58%) Decision-Making
14 41 (13.58%) Roadmaps
15 40 (13.25%) Visualisation
16 37 (12.25%) Indirect Procurement
17 36 (11.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 34 (11.26%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (0.99%) SQL
2 1 (0.33%) C#
2 1 (0.33%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 62 (20.53%) Security Cleared
2 60 (19.87%) SC Cleared
3 49 (16.23%) Degree
4 16 (5.30%) PMI Certification
4 16 (5.30%) PMP
5 14 (4.64%) CISSP
6 12 (3.97%) BPSS Clearance
7 11 (3.64%) CRISC
8 9 (2.98%) CISM
8 9 (2.98%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 5 (1.66%) CGEIT
9 5 (1.66%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 4 (1.32%) CISA
10 4 (1.32%) DV Cleared
11 2 (0.66%) ACCA
11 2 (0.66%) APMP
11 2 (0.66%) Chartered Engineer
11 2 (0.66%) CIMA
11 2 (0.66%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.66%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (13.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (9.93%) NIST
3 24 (7.95%) QA
4 15 (4.97%) GDPR
5 14 (4.64%) GRC
5 14 (4.64%) PMO
6 11 (3.64%) Cyber Essentials
6 11 (3.64%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 10 (3.31%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 9 (2.98%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 8 (2.65%) EU AI Act
10 7 (2.32%) Data Quality
11 5 (1.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 4 (1.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 4 (1.32%) SOC 2
13 3 (0.99%) COBIT
14 2 (0.66%) JSP 440
14 2 (0.66%) PCI DSS
14 2 (0.66%) RMADS
System Software
1 4 (1.32%) Active Directory
1 4 (1.32%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 43 (14.24%) HP ALM
2 7 (2.32%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.66%) BMC PATROL
4 1 (0.33%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 117 (38.74%) SAP
2 43 (14.24%) HP
3 39 (12.91%) Microsoft
4 37 (12.25%) OpenText
5 27 (8.94%) Ariba
6 5 (1.66%) ServiceNow
7 4 (1.32%) VMware
8 2 (0.66%) IFS
8 2 (0.66%) McAfee
8 2 (0.66%) Progress
8 2 (0.66%) Symantec
9 1 (0.33%) Canon
9 1 (0.33%) Cisco
9 1 (0.33%) Citrix
9 1 (0.33%) Extreme Networks
9 1 (0.33%) Meraki
9 1 (0.33%) Netskope
9 1 (0.33%) Oracle
9 1 (0.33%) Perforce
9 1 (0.33%) Rapid7