RMADS Job Trends in the South West

Risk Management and Accreditation Documentation Set (RMADS)
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring RMADS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 165 198 206
Rank change year-on-year +33 +8 +66
Permanent jobs citing RMADS 19 2 14
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.38% 0.046% 0.32%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 3.13% 0.33% 2.09%
Number of salaries quoted 19 2 8
10th Percentile - £51,298 £49,500
25th Percentile £63,750 £52,957 £65,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £58,148 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.08% -27.32% +30.08%
75th Percentile £71,250 £62,162 £85,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £63,115 £86,500
England median annual salary £67,500 £61,250 £64,500
% change year-on-year +10.20% -5.04% -6.18%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
South West

RMADS falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 608 607 669
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 12.13% 14.00% 15.32%
Number of salaries quoted 353 280 520
10th Percentile £30,100 £32,500 £31,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,250 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £78,875
England median annual salary £57,750 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.75% - +4.35%

RMADS
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing RMADS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

RMADS job vacancy trend in the South West

RMADS
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing RMADS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing RMADS

RMADS
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing RMADS in the South West over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for RMADS in the South West

RMADS
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RMADS within the South West region over the 6 months to 31 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
Gloucestershire - 19 £67,500 -
RMADS
England

RMADS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 16 (84.21%) IIS
General
1 3 (15.79%) Military
1 3 (15.79%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 19 (100.00%) Consultant
1 19 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Consultant
1 19 (100.00%) Security Consultant
2 16 (84.21%) Senior
2 16 (84.21%) Senior Consultant
2 16 (84.21%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
2 16 (84.21%) Senior Security Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 19 (100.00%) Management Information System
2 16 (84.21%) CESG
3 3 (15.79%) PKI
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 19 (100.00%) Information Assurance
2 16 (84.21%) Active Listening
2 16 (84.21%) Creative Thinking
2 16 (84.21%) Information Security
2 16 (84.21%) Information Security Management
2 16 (84.21%) Innovative Thinking
2 16 (84.21%) ISMS
2 16 (84.21%) Matrix Organization
2 16 (84.21%) Risk Management
2 16 (84.21%) Security Management
3 3 (15.79%) Agile
3 3 (15.79%) Cloud Security
3 3 (15.79%) Collaborative Working
3 3 (15.79%) Cryptography
3 3 (15.79%) Incident Response
3 3 (15.79%) MODAF
3 3 (15.79%) Penetration Testing
3 3 (15.79%) Technical Leadership
3 3 (15.79%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 16 (84.21%) CESG Certified Professional
1 16 (84.21%) CISM
1 16 (84.21%) CISMP
1 16 (84.21%) CISSP
1 16 (84.21%) IISP
2 3 (15.79%) DV Cleared
2 3 (15.79%) SC Cleared
2 3 (15.79%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (84.21%) HMG Security Policy Framework
1 16 (84.21%) JSP 440
1 16 (84.21%) NCSC
1 16 (84.21%) NIST
1 16 (84.21%) NIST 800