Risk Register Job Trends in the South East

Risk Register
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Risk Register skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 253 268 239
Rank change year-on-year +15 -29 +141
Permanent jobs citing Risk Register 16 33 18
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.15% 0.35% 0.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.19% 0.40% 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 11 11 18
10th Percentile - - £61,250
25th Percentile £38,000 - £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £27,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +122.22% -61.43% +27.27%
75th Percentile £65,000 £41,750 £75,000
90th Percentile - £60,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - -12.00% +13.64%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

Risk Register 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 8,453 8,218 6,717
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 81.34% 87.53% 91.52%
Number of salaries quoted 5,033 4,116 4,705
10th Percentile £27,750 £32,750 £30,500
25th Percentile £34,250 £43,750 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +6.48% -1.82%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,833 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Risk Register
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Risk Register job vacancy trend in the South East

Risk Register
Salary Trend in the South East

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

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

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Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Risk Register in the South East over the 6 months to 24 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Risk Register in the South East

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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 Register within the South East region over the 6 months to 24 December 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
Surrey +12 9 £47,750 +76.85% 5
Thames Valley +16 5 £62,500 +131.48% 12
Oxfordshire - 3 £62,500 - 1
Berkshire - 2 £65,368 - 9
Hampshire +33 1 - - 6
Middlesex - 1 - -
Risk Register
England

Risk Register
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:

Applications
1 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (6.25%) Azure
1 1 (6.25%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (6.25%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 4 (25.00%) Firewall
2 1 (6.25%) Intrusion Detection
2 1 (6.25%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (6.25%) DTS
General
1 9 (56.25%) Social Skills
2 7 (43.75%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (6.25%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (6.25%) Finance
3 1 (6.25%) Humanities
3 1 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (6.25%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (6.25%) Law
3 1 (6.25%) Legal
3 1 (6.25%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (6.25%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 7 (43.75%) Analyst
2 6 (37.50%) Risk Analyst
3 4 (25.00%) IT Analyst
3 4 (25.00%) IT Risk Analyst
3 4 (25.00%) Security Manager
4 3 (18.75%) IT Manager
4 3 (18.75%) IT Risk Manager
4 3 (18.75%) IT Security Manager
4 3 (18.75%) Risk Manager
5 2 (12.50%) Information Analyst
5 2 (12.50%) Lead
6 1 (6.25%) Compliance Analyst
6 1 (6.25%) Delivery Manager
6 1 (6.25%) Information Risk Analyst
6 1 (6.25%) Operational Security Manager
6 1 (6.25%) Risk Support Analyst
6 1 (6.25%) Security Operations Manager
6 1 (6.25%) Technical Delivery Manager
6 1 (6.25%) Technical Manager
6 1 (6.25%) Technical Service Delivery Manager
Miscellaneous
1 6 (37.50%) Management Information System
2 5 (31.25%) Security Posture
3 3 (18.75%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (6.25%) Cyber Defence
4 1 (6.25%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (6.25%) Driving Licence
4 1 (6.25%) PMI
4 1 (6.25%) Public Cloud
4 1 (6.25%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (6.25%) Linux
1 1 (6.25%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 8 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 7 (43.75%) IT Audit
3 6 (37.50%) Information Security
4 5 (31.25%) Data Protection
5 4 (25.00%) Decision-Making
5 4 (25.00%) ISMS
5 4 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
6 3 (18.75%) BCP
6 3 (18.75%) Business Continuity
6 3 (18.75%) Cybersecurity
6 3 (18.75%) Incident Response
6 3 (18.75%) Information Governance
6 3 (18.75%) Information Security Management
6 3 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (18.75%) Security Management
6 3 (18.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 2 (12.50%) IT Governance
7 2 (12.50%) SIEM
7 2 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 5 (31.25%) Security Cleared
2 4 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 4 (25.00%) SC Cleared
3 3 (18.75%) CISM
3 3 (18.75%) CISSP
3 3 (18.75%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
3 3 (18.75%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
4 2 (12.50%) Degree
5 1 (6.25%) ACCA
5 1 (6.25%) CIMA
5 1 (6.25%) CREST Certified
5 1 (6.25%) CRISC
5 1 (6.25%) DV Cleared
5 1 (6.25%) GIAC
5 1 (6.25%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 1 (6.25%) PMI Certification
5 1 (6.25%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (43.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (37.50%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (25.00%) GDPR
4 3 (18.75%) GRC
4 3 (18.75%) NIST
4 3 (18.75%) SOC 2
5 1 (6.25%) COBIT
5 1 (6.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (6.25%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Vendors
1 1 (6.25%) Canon
1 1 (6.25%) Microsoft