Risk Analysis Jobs

Risk Analysis
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Risk Analysis skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Risk Analysis over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 617 702 650
Rank change year-on-year +85 -52 +159
Permanent jobs citing Risk Analysis 94 210 327
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.17% 0.21% 0.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.18% 0.24% 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 70 135 175
10th Percentile £42,500 £37,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,063 £42,300 £49,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -7.69% +4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £88,874 £87,500 £112,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £58,250 £50,000
% change year-on-year +20.17% +16.50% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Risk Analysis falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 51,242 86,144 93,565
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.71% 84.33% 95.55%
Number of salaries quoted 25,211 60,433 55,406
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -9.84% +1.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,645 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.29% -9.09% +4.76%

Risk Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Risk Analysis as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Risk Analysis in the UK

Risk Analysis
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Risk Analysis in the UK

Risk Analysis
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Risk Analysis over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Risk Analysis in the UK

Risk Analysis
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Risk Analysis within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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 +31 68 £60,000 - 124
UK excluding London +93 48 £70,000 +20.17% 53
London +97 29 £52,000 -28.28% 74
Work from Home +74 26 £70,000 +16.67% 68
North of England +21 18 £75,000 +15.38% 16
North West +8 16 £75,000 +27.12% 7
South East +57 9 £60,000 +41.84% 18
Northern Ireland - 9 £82,801 - 2
South West +103 7 £47,500 +5.56% 5
West Midlands +46 2 £63,901 +64.90%
Midlands +24 2 £63,901 +64.90% 5
Scotland +123 1 £81,764 - 3
North East +48 1 £81,764 +25.79% 3
Wales +45 1 £81,764 +30.82% 1
East of England +40 1 - - 4
Yorkshire +35 1 £45,000 -35.71% 6

Risk Analysis
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (2.13%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.06%) SAS
Applications
1 1 (1.06%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.06%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.06%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 11 (11.70%) Azure
2 10 (10.64%) AWS
3 7 (7.45%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (4.26%) Cloudflare
4 4 (4.26%) Datadog
5 3 (3.19%) SaaS
6 2 (2.13%) AWS KMS
6 2 (2.13%) Entra ID
6 2 (2.13%) IaaS
6 2 (2.13%) PaaS
6 2 (2.13%) Power Platform
7 1 (1.06%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 31 (32.98%) Firewall
2 16 (17.02%) Network Security
3 15 (15.96%) Intrusion Detection
4 7 (7.45%) VPN
5 6 (6.38%) BGP
5 6 (6.38%) EIGRP
5 6 (6.38%) HSRP
5 6 (6.38%) IPsec
5 6 (6.38%) OSPF
5 6 (6.38%) SNMP
5 6 (6.38%) VRRP
5 6 (6.38%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (2.13%) DHCP
6 2 (2.13%) DNS
6 2 (2.13%) Internet
6 2 (2.13%) TCP/IP
7 1 (1.06%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.13%) Power BI
2 1 (1.06%) Base SAS
2 1 (1.06%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (1.06%) DynamoDB
2 1 (1.06%) MongoDB
2 1 (1.06%) MySQL
2 1 (1.06%) Relational Database
2 1 (1.06%) SAS Enterprise Guide
2 1 (1.06%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (6.38%) JIRA
2 2 (2.13%) Burp Suite
2 2 (2.13%) Metasploit
General
1 57 (60.64%) Social Skills
2 30 (31.91%) Analytical Skills
3 29 (30.85%) Finance
4 11 (11.70%) Banking
5 10 (10.64%) Influencing Skills
5 10 (10.64%) Legal
6 8 (8.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 6 (6.38%) Investment Banking
8 5 (5.32%) Telecoms
9 4 (4.26%) Aerospace
9 4 (4.26%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (3.19%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (2.13%) Financial Institution
11 2 (2.13%) French Language
11 2 (2.13%) German Language
11 2 (2.13%) Marketing
12 1 (1.06%) Back Office
12 1 (1.06%) Corporate Banking
Job Titles
1 25 (26.60%) Architect
2 24 (25.53%) Security Architect
3 19 (20.21%) Analyst
4 15 (15.96%) Lead
5 11 (11.70%) Security Analyst
6 10 (10.64%) Senior
7 8 (8.51%) Principal Architect
7 8 (8.51%) Principal Security Architect
8 6 (6.38%) Network Engineer
9 5 (5.32%) IT Analyst
9 5 (5.32%) IT Security Analyst
10 4 (4.26%) Project Manager
11 3 (3.19%) Penetration Tester
11 3 (3.19%) Risk Analyst
11 3 (3.19%) Security Engineer
11 3 (3.19%) Senior Analyst
11 3 (3.19%) Tester
12 2 (2.13%) Business Manager
12 2 (2.13%) Information Security Analyst
12 2 (2.13%) Marketing Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.13%) PyTorch
1 2 (2.13%) scikit-learn
1 2 (2.13%) TensorFlow
2 1 (1.06%) .NET
2 1 (1.06%) Django
2 1 (1.06%) FastAPI
2 1 (1.06%) gRPC
Miscellaneous
1 21 (22.34%) Security Posture
2 19 (20.21%) Management Information System
3 16 (17.02%) Self-Motivation
4 15 (15.96%) Social Media
4 15 (15.96%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 12 (12.77%) Operational Technology
6 6 (6.38%) IPTV
6 6 (6.38%) Security Operations Centre
7 4 (4.26%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (3.19%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (2.13%) Algorithms
9 2 (2.13%) Credit Risk
9 2 (2.13%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (2.13%) Fixed Income
9 2 (2.13%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 2 (2.13%) Market Risk
9 2 (2.13%) Public Cloud
9 2 (2.13%) Replication
10 1 (1.06%) Cloud Native
10 1 (1.06%) Derivative
Operating Systems
1 17 (18.09%) Windows
2 15 (15.96%) Windows Vista
3 2 (2.13%) Linux
3 2 (2.13%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (62.77%) Cybersecurity
2 41 (43.62%) Information Security
2 41 (43.62%) Risk Management
3 26 (27.66%) Security Architecture
4 25 (26.60%) Incident Response
5 24 (25.53%) Information Assurance
6 23 (24.47%) Computer Science
6 23 (24.47%) Continuous Improvement
6 23 (24.47%) TOGAF
7 21 (22.34%) SIEM
8 19 (20.21%) Collaborative Working
9 18 (19.15%) Cloud Security
9 18 (19.15%) Problem-Solving
9 18 (19.15%) Vulnerability Management
10 17 (18.09%) Data Protection
10 17 (18.09%) DevSecOps
10 17 (18.09%) Penetration Testing
11 16 (17.02%) Decision-Making
12 15 (15.96%) Proactive Management
12 15 (15.96%) Security Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 9 (9.57%) Python
2 4 (4.26%) SQL
3 3 (3.19%) VBA
4 2 (2.13%) Bash
4 2 (2.13%) C#
4 2 (2.13%) PowerShell
5 1 (1.06%) Java
5 1 (1.06%) Rust
Qualifications
1 33 (35.11%) Degree
2 21 (22.34%) Cisco Certification
3 18 (19.15%) Master's Degree
4 16 (17.02%) CEH
4 16 (17.02%) CISA
4 16 (17.02%) CISM
4 16 (17.02%) CISSP
4 16 (17.02%) Computer Science Degree
5 15 (15.96%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 15 (15.96%) DBS Check
6 11 (11.70%) SC Cleared
6 11 (11.70%) Security Cleared
7 6 (6.38%) CCNA
8 4 (4.26%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 2 (2.13%) CHECK Team Member
9 2 (2.13%) CREST Certified
9 2 (2.13%) PMI Certification
10 1 (1.06%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (1.06%) OSCP
10 1 (1.06%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (36.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 32 (34.04%) NIST
3 16 (17.02%) GDPR
4 9 (9.57%) NCSC
5 8 (8.51%) QA
6 5 (5.32%) PCI DSS
7 3 (3.19%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (2.13%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (1.06%) Basel III
9 1 (1.06%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (1.06%) IFRS
9 1 (1.06%) IFRS 9
9 1 (1.06%) NIST 800
9 1 (1.06%) PMO
System Software
1 2 (2.13%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (2.13%) Host Intrusion Detection System
1 2 (2.13%) Nmap
2 1 (1.06%) Grafana
2 1 (1.06%) Nessus
2 1 (1.06%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 15 (15.96%) Microsoft
2 6 (6.38%) Arista
2 6 (6.38%) Bloomberg
2 6 (6.38%) CheckPoint
2 6 (6.38%) Cisco
2 6 (6.38%) Fortinet
2 6 (6.38%) Meraki
2 6 (6.38%) Refinitiv
2 6 (6.38%) SolarWinds
3 3 (3.19%) NEC
4 2 (2.13%) ServiceNow
5 1 (1.06%) Murex
5 1 (1.06%) Qualys
5 1 (1.06%) Splunk