IT Risk Analyst Jobs

IT Risk Analyst
UK

The median IT Risk Analyst salary in the UK is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 875 965 1154
Rank change year-on-year +90 +189 -306
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Risk Analyst 14 13 61
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.014% 0.012% 0.040%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.015% 0.013% 0.041%
Number of salaries quoted 14 10 55
10th Percentile £41,250 £47,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £57,188 £48,857 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - +29.41%
75th Percentile £65,625 £57,500 -
90th Percentile £68,375 £62,500 £74,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £37,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +13.33% -11.76% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 92,477 96,786 147,852
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.57% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 66,588 60,676 85,408
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,075
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

IT Risk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured IT Risk Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for IT Risk Analyst in the UK

IT Risk Analyst
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Risk Analyst.

Salary trend for IT Risk Analyst in the UK

IT Risk Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Risk Analyst over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Risk Analyst in the UK

IT Risk Analyst
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Risk Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 23 April 2024. 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
England +115 14 £60,000 +9.09%
London +131 11 £60,000 +9.09%
UK excluding London +5 3 £42,500 +13.33%
Work from Home +79 2 £47,500 -17.39%
South East - 2 £42,500 -
Yorkshire - 1 £27,500 -
North of England - 1 £27,500 -

IT Risk Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, IT Risk Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring IT Risk Analyst in the job title.

1 11 (78.57%) Risk Management
2 9 (64.29%) CRISC
2 9 (64.29%) NIST
3 8 (57.14%) Finance
4 7 (50.00%) CISA
4 7 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (42.86%) Information Security
5 6 (42.86%) Data Loss Prevention
5 6 (42.86%) Benchmarking
5 6 (42.86%) ISACA
6 5 (35.71%) Social Skills
7 4 (28.57%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (28.57%) Degree
7 4 (28.57%) COBIT
8 3 (21.43%) Resource Management
8 3 (21.43%) IT Governance
8 3 (21.43%) Project Management
8 3 (21.43%) ITIL
8 3 (21.43%) Microsoft Excel
8 3 (21.43%) Microsoft
8 3 (21.43%) GRC
8 3 (21.43%) Threat Intelligence
8 3 (21.43%) Due Diligence
8 3 (21.43%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
8 3 (21.43%) Cybersecurity
9 2 (14.29%) Performance Metrics
9 2 (14.29%) Emotional Intelligence
9 2 (14.29%) Decision-Making
9 2 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
9 2 (14.29%) Influencing Skills

IT Risk Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 3 (21.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (7.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (7.14%) MS Visio
Communications & Networking
1 2 (14.29%) Intranet
General
1 8 (57.14%) Finance
2 7 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (35.71%) Social Skills
4 4 (28.57%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (14.29%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (14.29%) Retail
6 1 (7.14%) Organisational Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (78.57%) Risk Management
2 6 (42.86%) Benchmarking
2 6 (42.86%) Data Loss Prevention
2 6 (42.86%) Information Security
3 3 (21.43%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 3 (21.43%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (21.43%) Due Diligence
3 3 (21.43%) IT Governance
3 3 (21.43%) ITIL
3 3 (21.43%) Project Management
3 3 (21.43%) Resource Management
3 3 (21.43%) Threat Intelligence
4 2 (14.29%) Decision-Making
4 2 (14.29%) Emotional Intelligence
4 2 (14.29%) GAP Analysis
4 2 (14.29%) Performance Metrics
4 2 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (14.29%) Risk Register
4 2 (14.29%) Vulnerability Management
5 1 (7.14%) Scorecard
Qualifications
1 9 (64.29%) CRISC
2 7 (50.00%) CISA
3 6 (42.86%) ISACA
4 4 (28.57%) Degree
5 1 (7.14%) CISM
5 1 (7.14%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (64.29%) NIST
2 4 (28.57%) COBIT
3 3 (21.43%) GRC
4 2 (14.29%) SLA
5 1 (7.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 3 (21.43%) Microsoft