IT Risk Analyst Jobs

IT Risk Analyst
UK

The median IT Risk Analyst salary in the UK is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 704 899 950
Rank change year-on-year +195 +51 +215
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Risk Analyst 10 12 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.018% 0.012% 0.013%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.020% 0.013% 0.014%
Number of salaries quoted 10 12 10
10th Percentile £46,500 £41,250 £47,250
25th Percentile £48,516 £55,313 £48,857
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £57,188 £61,875 £57,500
90th Percentile £58,400 £67,500 £62,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,211 £42,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year +20.50% +13.33% -10.71%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 49,668 94,676 90,476
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.49% 94.69% 91.51%
Number of salaries quoted 25,895 67,575 57,131
10th Percentile £29,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,645 £50,000 £53,325
% change year-on-year +3.29% -6.24% +6.65%

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 22 May 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Risk Analyst in the UK

IT Risk Analyst
Top 8 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 22 May 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
England +157 9 £52,500 -12.50% 3
Work from Home +142 7 £52,500 +10.53% 1
London +114 5 £52,500 -12.50% 2
UK excluding London +190 4 £51,211 +20.50% 2
South East +92 2 £52,500 +23.53% 2
Midlands - 1 £51,000 -
West Midlands - 1 £51,000 -
East of England - 1 £51,422 -

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

For the 6 months to 22 May 2025, 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 9 (90.00%) Risk Management
2 7 (70.00%) Finance
2 7 (70.00%) ITIL
2 7 (70.00%) Risk Assessment
2 7 (70.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (70.00%) NIST
2 7 (70.00%) COBIT
2 7 (70.00%) Social Skills
3 6 (60.00%) Due Diligence
3 6 (60.00%) Management Information System
4 4 (40.00%) Risk Register
4 4 (40.00%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (30.00%) CRISC
6 2 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
6 2 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (20.00%) IT Governance
6 2 (20.00%) Taxonomies
6 2 (20.00%) CISA
6 2 (20.00%) CISM
6 2 (20.00%) GRC
7 1 (10.00%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (10.00%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (10.00%) Customer Service
7 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Excel
7 1 (10.00%) Microsoft
7 1 (10.00%) Intranet
7 1 (10.00%) Information Security
7 1 (10.00%) Banking
7 1 (10.00%) Public Sector

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 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 1 (10.00%) Intranet
General
1 7 (70.00%) Finance
1 7 (70.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (40.00%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Banking
3 1 (10.00%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 6 (60.00%) Management Information System
2 2 (20.00%) Taxonomies
3 1 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (90.00%) Risk Management
2 7 (70.00%) ITIL
2 7 (70.00%) Risk Assessment
3 6 (60.00%) Due Diligence
4 4 (40.00%) Risk Register
5 2 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
5 2 (20.00%) IT Governance
5 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (10.00%) Customer Service
6 1 (10.00%) Decision-Making
6 1 (10.00%) Emotional Intelligence
6 1 (10.00%) Information Security
6 1 (10.00%) Remediation Plan
Qualifications
1 3 (30.00%) CRISC
2 2 (20.00%) CISA
2 2 (20.00%) CISM
3 1 (10.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (70.00%) COBIT
1 7 (70.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 7 (70.00%) NIST
2 2 (20.00%) GRC
3 1 (10.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft