Operational Risk Manager Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Operational Risk Manager
South East > Thames Valley

The median Operational Risk Manager salary in the Thames Valley is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 May 2026.

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

6 months to
25 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 167 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Operational Risk Manager 7 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.12% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% - -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £91,000 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £100,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 5,403 2,833 6,257
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.51% 84.79% 94.45%
Number of salaries quoted 3,694 1,197 4,473
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% +7.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £64,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £78,682
South East median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +5.00% -9.09%

Operational Risk Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Operational Risk Manager job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Operational Risk Manager
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for Operational Risk Manager job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Salary distribution trend for Operational Risk Manager job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Operational Risk Manager
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operational Risk Manager within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 25 May 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
Buckinghamshire - 7 £100,000 -
Operational Risk Manager
South East

Operational Risk Manager Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 25 May 2026, Operational 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 Thames Valley region featuring Operational Risk Manager in the job title.

1 3 (42.86%) Cyber Resilience
1 3 (42.86%) Decision-Making
2 2 (28.57%) AI
2 2 (28.57%) CISA
2 2 (28.57%) CRISC
2 2 (28.57%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (28.57%) Data Protection
2 2 (28.57%) Information Security
2 2 (28.57%) Microsoft
2 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (28.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (28.57%) Quality Management
2 2 (28.57%) Risk Management
2 2 (28.57%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement

Operational Risk Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) Cyber Resilience
1 3 (42.86%) Decision-Making
2 2 (28.57%) AI
2 2 (28.57%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (28.57%) Data Protection
2 2 (28.57%) Information Security
2 2 (28.57%) Quality Management
2 2 (28.57%) Risk Management
2 2 (28.57%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) CISA
1 2 (28.57%) CRISC
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft