Risk Analyst Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Risk Analyst
UK > UK excluding London

The median Risk Analyst salary in the UK excluding London is £57,500 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 487 478 540
Rank change year-on-year -9 +62 +151
Permanent jobs requiring a Risk Analyst 22 88 33
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.052% 0.24% 0.096%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.057% 0.26% 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 17 21 25
10th Percentile £38,000 - £36,350
25th Percentile £41,250 £27,000 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +33.33% -10.00%
75th Percentile £81,250 £76,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £86,250 £63,750
UK median annual salary £85,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +30.77% +8.33% +20.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 38,388 33,377 32,893
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.52% 92.91% 95.32%
Number of salaries quoted 23,454 16,215 24,936
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,609 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.96% +5.22% -5.25%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Risk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Risk Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Risk Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Risk Analyst
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Risk Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Risk Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Risk Analyst
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Risk Analyst in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Risk Analyst in the UK excluding London

Risk Analyst
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Risk Analyst within the UK excluding London 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
South East +33 14 £57,500 +112.96% 5
Midlands +13 6 £55,000 -29.03%
West Midlands +18 3 £67,500 +8.00%
East Midlands -13 3 £42,500 -48.48%
North of England -9 1 - - 1
Yorkshire -15 1 - -
Wales - 1 £58,500 - 1
Risk Analyst
UK

Risk Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Risk Analyst 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 UK excluding London region featuring Risk Analyst in the job title.

1 11 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 8 (36.36%) GDPR
3 6 (27.27%) Risk Register
4 5 (22.73%) Analytics
4 5 (22.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (22.73%) IT Audit
4 5 (22.73%) NIST
4 5 (22.73%) SAP
4 5 (22.73%) SC Cleared
4 5 (22.73%) Security Cleared
4 5 (22.73%) ServiceNow
5 4 (18.18%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (18.18%) CISSP
5 4 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (18.18%) CRISC
5 4 (18.18%) Data Analysis
5 4 (18.18%) Decision-Making
5 4 (18.18%) GRC
5 4 (18.18%) Risk Assessment
5 4 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (13.64%) CGEIT
6 3 (13.64%) Collaborative Culture
6 3 (13.64%) Cybersecurity
6 3 (13.64%) Data Protection
6 3 (13.64%) Internal Audit
6 3 (13.64%) Python
6 3 (13.64%) SAP GRC
6 3 (13.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 3 (13.64%) SQL
6 3 (13.64%) Vulnerability Management

Risk Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 1 (4.55%) CMS
Applications
1 2 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (13.64%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 2 (9.09%) Microsoft Purview
2 1 (4.55%) Azure
2 1 (4.55%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.55%) Power BI
General
1 14 (63.64%) Analytical Skills
2 8 (36.36%) Social Skills
3 7 (31.82%) Finance
4 2 (9.09%) Legal
4 2 (9.09%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 6 (27.27%) Credit Risk
2 2 (9.09%) Algorithms
2 2 (9.09%) Insider Threat
2 2 (9.09%) Management Information System
3 1 (4.55%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (4.55%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (4.55%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (4.55%) Operational Technology
3 1 (4.55%) PMI
3 1 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 6 (27.27%) Risk Register
3 5 (22.73%) Analytics
3 5 (22.73%) IT Audit
4 4 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (18.18%) Data Analysis
4 4 (18.18%) Decision-Making
4 4 (18.18%) Risk Assessment
4 4 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (13.64%) Collaborative Culture
5 3 (13.64%) Cybersecurity
5 3 (13.64%) Data Protection
5 3 (13.64%) Internal Audit
5 3 (13.64%) Vulnerability Management
6 2 (9.09%) Credit Risk Modelling
6 2 (9.09%) Customer Service
6 2 (9.09%) Data Loss Prevention
6 2 (9.09%) Machine Learning
6 2 (9.09%) Risk Analytics
6 2 (9.09%) Statistical Modelling
Programming Languages
1 3 (13.64%) Python
1 3 (13.64%) SQL
2 2 (9.09%) R
Qualifications
1 5 (22.73%) SC Cleared
1 5 (22.73%) Security Cleared
2 4 (18.18%) BPSS Clearance
2 4 (18.18%) CISSP
2 4 (18.18%) CRISC
3 3 (13.64%) CGEIT
4 2 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (9.09%) Degree
5 1 (4.55%) CISM
5 1 (4.55%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (36.36%) GDPR
2 5 (22.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (22.73%) NIST
3 4 (18.18%) GRC
4 3 (13.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 2 (9.09%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 2 (9.09%) SLA
6 1 (4.55%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (4.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (4.55%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 5 (22.73%) SAP
1 5 (22.73%) ServiceNow
2 2 (9.09%) McAfee
2 2 (9.09%) Microsoft
2 2 (9.09%) Salesforce
2 2 (9.09%) Symantec