Risk Manager Job Trends in the South East

Risk Manager
England > South East

The median Risk Manager salary in the South East is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 263 290 292
Rank change year-on-year +27 +2 +125
Permanent jobs requiring a Risk Manager 7 16 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.067% 0.18% 0.034%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.073% 0.20% 0.036%
Number of salaries quoted 5 3 2
10th Percentile - £58,200 -
25th Percentile £55,000 £67,875 £51,520
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £88,000 £58,050
Median % change year-on-year -31.82% +51.59% -23.91%
75th Percentile £77,500 £92,000 £64,580
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £65,000 £69,308 £77,500
% change year-on-year -6.22% -10.57% -6.06%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 9,545 8,181 8,342
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.97% 91.12% 94.76%
Number of salaries quoted 5,970 4,303 6,010
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,911 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £65,000
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% -6.50%

Risk Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Risk Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Risk Manager job vacancy trend in the South East

Risk Manager
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for Risk Manager job vacancies in the South East.

Salary distribution trend for Risk Manager job vacancies in the South East

Risk Manager
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Risk Manager in the South East over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Risk Manager in the South East

Risk Manager
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 Manager within the South East region over the 6 months to 14 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
Surrey - 3 £60,000 - 1
Kent - 2 £75,000 -
Risk Manager
England

Risk Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Risk Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the South East region featuring Risk Manager in the job title.

1 5 (71.43%) Continuous Improvement
1 5 (71.43%) Information Security
1 5 (71.43%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
1 5 (71.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 5 (71.43%) Risk Management
2 3 (42.86%) BCP
2 3 (42.86%) Business Continuity
2 3 (42.86%) CISA
2 3 (42.86%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (42.86%) Data Protection
2 3 (42.86%) Firewall
2 3 (42.86%) Information Governance
2 3 (42.86%) Information Security Management
2 3 (42.86%) ISMS
2 3 (42.86%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
2 3 (42.86%) IT Audit
2 3 (42.86%) Risk Assessment
2 3 (42.86%) Risk Register
2 3 (42.86%) Security Management
2 3 (42.86%) SOC 2
3 2 (28.57%) CGEIT
3 2 (28.57%) CISM
3 2 (28.57%) CISSP
3 2 (28.57%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (28.57%) CRISC
3 2 (28.57%) Data Governance
3 2 (28.57%) Data Quality
3 2 (28.57%) Degree
3 2 (28.57%) GDPR
3 2 (28.57%) NIST

Risk Manager Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 3 (42.86%) Firewall
General
1 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 5 (71.43%) Security Posture
2 3 (42.86%) Cyber Threat
2 3 (42.86%) Management Information System
3 1 (14.29%) Linked Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Continuous Improvement
1 5 (71.43%) Information Security
1 5 (71.43%) Risk Management
2 3 (42.86%) BCP
2 3 (42.86%) Business Continuity
2 3 (42.86%) Data Protection
2 3 (42.86%) Information Governance
2 3 (42.86%) Information Security Management
2 3 (42.86%) ISMS
2 3 (42.86%) IT Audit
2 3 (42.86%) Risk Assessment
2 3 (42.86%) Risk Register
2 3 (42.86%) Security Management
3 2 (28.57%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (28.57%) Data Governance
3 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (14.29%) AI
4 1 (14.29%) DAMA
4 1 (14.29%) Data Transformation
4 1 (14.29%) Machine Learning
Qualifications
1 5 (71.43%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
2 3 (42.86%) CISA
2 3 (42.86%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
3 2 (28.57%) CGEIT
3 2 (28.57%) CISM
3 2 (28.57%) CISSP
3 2 (28.57%) CRISC
3 2 (28.57%) Degree
3 2 (28.57%) SC Cleared
3 2 (28.57%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (71.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (42.86%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (42.86%) SOC 2
3 2 (28.57%) Data Quality
3 2 (28.57%) GDPR
3 2 (28.57%) NIST