Risk Assessment Job Trends

Risk Assessment
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Risk Assessment skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 521 349 455
Rank change year-on-year -172 +106 +80
Permanent jobs citing Risk Assessment 282 392 395
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.27% 0.79% 0.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.37% 0.88% 0.58%
Number of salaries quoted 178 185 250
10th Percentile £42,974 £36,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £50,390 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% +4.35% -14.81%
75th Percentile £84,500 £86,776 £76,250
90th Percentile £115,750 £107,500 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £59,490 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +8.16% +1.85% -1.82%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Risk Assessment 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 76,965 44,351 67,835
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.55% 89.45% 81.04%
Number of salaries quoted 53,101 25,205 44,372
10th Percentile £30,750 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.71%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £48,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year +12.82% -2.50% -9.09%

Risk Assessment
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Risk Assessment relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Risk Assessment job vacancy trend in the UK

Risk Assessment
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Risk Assessment.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Risk Assessment over the 6 months to 6 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Risk Assessment in the UK

Risk Assessment
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 Assessment within the UK over the 6 months to 6 August 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
England -149 255 £70,000 +12.00% 233
UK excluding London -161 147 £59,490 +8.16% 145
London -66 122 £75,000 -16.67% 108
Work from Home -67 101 £75,000 +7.62% 82
South East -50 51 £57,745 -3.76% 42
North of England -47 42 £59,175 +2.91% 33
North West -6 33 £55,000 -20.73% 19
Midlands -69 18 £67,500 +22.73% 29
West Midlands -56 13 £52,500 -4.55% 17
South West -58 13 £85,000 +54.55% 16
Scotland +15 11 £125,000 +142.04% 16
Yorkshire -25 9 £72,500 +38.10% 10
East of England -42 7 £39,500 -21.00% 9
East Midlands -20 5 £67,500 +80.00% 12
Wales -53 4 £51,709 -23.04% 5
Northern Ireland -85 1 - -

Risk Assessment
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 8 (2.84%) Confluence
2 3 (1.06%) Apache
2 3 (1.06%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.35%) IIS
3 1 (0.35%) OpenStack
3 1 (0.35%) SharePoint
Applications
1 15 (5.32%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (3.90%) Microsoft Project
3 7 (2.48%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.35%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (2.13%) Fidessa
2 2 (0.71%) Primavera
3 1 (0.35%) SAP GTS
3 1 (0.35%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 47 (16.67%) AWS
2 44 (15.60%) Azure
3 27 (9.57%) GCP
4 13 (4.61%) Dynamics 365
5 9 (3.19%) Microsoft 365
6 8 (2.84%) SaaS
7 5 (1.77%) Smartsheet
8 4 (1.42%) GitHub
9 3 (1.06%) dbt
9 3 (1.06%) GitHub Copilot
9 3 (1.06%) Power Platform
9 3 (1.06%) Snowflake
10 2 (0.71%) Amazon ECS
10 2 (0.71%) Entra ID
11 1 (0.35%) Azure DevOps
11 1 (0.35%) Azure Sentinel
11 1 (0.35%) Cloud Computing
11 1 (0.35%) GitHub Actions
11 1 (0.35%) Nutanix
11 1 (0.35%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 20 (7.09%) Network Security
2 10 (3.55%) CHAP
3 6 (2.13%) FIX Connectivity
3 6 (2.13%) Multicast
4 4 (1.42%) Firewall
5 2 (0.71%) HTTP
5 2 (0.71%) Internet
5 2 (0.71%) LAN
5 2 (0.71%) VPN
5 2 (0.71%) WAN
6 1 (0.35%) BGP
6 1 (0.35%) DHCP
6 1 (0.35%) DNS
6 1 (0.35%) SAN
6 1 (0.35%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.35%) SNMP
6 1 (0.35%) SSL
6 1 (0.35%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.35%) VSAN
6 1 (0.35%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.48%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.77%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (1.06%) DynamoDB
4 2 (0.71%) Db2
4 2 (0.71%) MongoDB
4 2 (0.71%) Power BI
4 2 (0.71%) Redis
5 1 (0.35%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.35%) Metadata
5 1 (0.35%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 19 (6.74%) JIRA
2 11 (3.90%) LabVIEW
3 1 (0.35%) Git
3 1 (0.35%) GitLab
3 1 (0.35%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.35%) Zephyr
General
1 135 (47.87%) Finance
2 112 (39.72%) Social Skills
3 108 (38.30%) Analytical Skills
4 56 (19.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 40 (14.18%) Law
6 30 (10.64%) Organisational Skills
7 27 (9.57%) Legal
8 25 (8.87%) Banking
9 23 (8.16%) Public Sector
10 21 (7.45%) Aerospace
10 21 (7.45%) Manufacturing
11 15 (5.32%) Financial Institution
11 15 (5.32%) Retail
12 14 (4.96%) Influencing Skills
13 13 (4.61%) Documentation Skills
14 11 (3.90%) Electronics
15 9 (3.19%) Japanese Language
16 8 (2.84%) Retail Banking
17 6 (2.13%) Italian Language
17 6 (2.13%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 52 (18.44%) Senior
2 42 (14.89%) Analyst
3 29 (10.28%) Architect
4 23 (8.16%) Auditor
4 23 (8.16%) Security Architect
5 22 (7.80%) Security Manager
6 20 (7.09%) Consultant
6 20 (7.09%) Cybersecurity Manager
7 19 (6.74%) IT Manager
7 19 (6.74%) Security Consultant
8 16 (5.67%) Security Analyst
8 16 (5.67%) Systems Engineer
9 13 (4.61%) Lead
10 12 (4.26%) Senior Consultant
11 11 (3.90%) IT Auditor
11 11 (3.90%) Senior Security Consultant
12 10 (3.55%) Security Auditor
13 9 (3.19%) Business Analyst
13 9 (3.19%) Security Engineer
14 8 (2.84%) Senior IT Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.13%) FIX Protocol
2 4 (1.42%) .NET
2 4 (1.42%) Kafka
3 2 (0.71%) Middleware
3 2 (0.71%) ModSecurity
4 1 (0.35%) 802.1X
4 1 (0.35%) CSS
4 1 (0.35%) HTML
4 1 (0.35%) SAP Basis
4 1 (0.35%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 50 (17.73%) Management Information System
2 20 (7.09%) Credit Risk
3 18 (6.38%) Security Posture
4 12 (4.26%) Onboarding
5 11 (3.90%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (3.19%) Operational Technology
7 8 (2.84%) Cyber Threat
7 8 (2.84%) Fibre Optics
8 7 (2.48%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (2.13%) Distributed Architecture
9 6 (2.13%) Distributed Computing
9 6 (2.13%) Driving Licence
9 6 (2.13%) Equities
9 6 (2.13%) Eurex
9 6 (2.13%) Fixed Income
9 6 (2.13%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 5 (1.77%) Cloud Native
10 5 (1.77%) Cyber Security Posture
10 5 (1.77%) Life Science
10 5 (1.77%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 14 (4.96%) Windows
2 8 (2.84%) Linux
3 2 (0.71%) AIX
3 2 (0.71%) Unix
4 1 (0.35%) Oracle Linux
4 1 (0.35%) SUSE
4 1 (0.35%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
4 1 (0.35%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.35%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (31.21%) Cybersecurity
2 80 (28.37%) Risk Management
3 72 (25.53%) Information Security
4 71 (25.18%) Continuous Improvement
5 67 (23.76%) Agile
6 56 (19.86%) Problem-Solving
7 54 (19.15%) Decision-Making
8 49 (17.38%) AI
9 46 (16.31%) Threat Modelling
10 44 (15.60%) Stakeholder Management
11 43 (15.25%) Incident Response
12 40 (14.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 37 (13.12%) Validation
14 36 (12.77%) Security Architecture
15 34 (12.06%) Internal Audit
16 33 (11.70%) Cloud Security
16 33 (11.70%) Vulnerability Management
17 32 (11.35%) IT Audit
18 31 (10.99%) Analytics
19 29 (10.28%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 19 (6.74%) Python
2 10 (3.55%) Java
3 8 (2.84%) MATLAB
4 6 (2.13%) SQL
5 4 (1.42%) C
5 4 (1.42%) C++
5 4 (1.42%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.71%) Go
6 2 (0.71%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.35%) Bash
7 1 (0.35%) Bicep
7 1 (0.35%) C#
7 1 (0.35%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 104 (36.88%) CISSP
2 92 (32.62%) CISM
3 83 (29.43%) Degree
4 41 (14.54%) CISA
5 39 (13.83%) CRISC
5 39 (13.83%) Security Cleared
6 32 (11.35%) SC Cleared
7 25 (8.87%) Master's Degree
8 15 (5.32%) BPSS Clearance
9 14 (4.96%) Computer Science Degree
10 13 (4.61%) CompTIA Security+
11 10 (3.55%) CGEIT
11 10 (3.55%) FFIEC
11 10 (3.55%) SANS
12 9 (3.19%) Cisco Certification
12 9 (3.19%) DV Cleared
13 8 (2.84%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 8 (2.84%) PhD
14 7 (2.48%) PMI Certification
14 7 (2.48%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 90 (31.91%) NIST
2 76 (26.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 33 (11.70%) COBIT
4 32 (11.35%) GRC
5 25 (8.87%) GDPR
6 23 (8.16%) NCSC
6 23 (8.16%) SLA
7 20 (7.09%) PCI DSS
8 18 (6.38%) ITGC
9 17 (6.03%) SOC 2
10 16 (5.67%) Accessibility
11 15 (5.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 13 (4.61%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 11 (3.90%) Cyber Essentials
14 8 (2.84%) NIST 800
15 6 (2.13%) Def Stans
16 5 (1.77%) ISO/IEC 27005
16 5 (1.77%) QA
17 4 (1.42%) Data Quality
17 4 (1.42%) GMP
System Software
1 8 (2.84%) Firmware
2 3 (1.06%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.71%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.71%) Docker
3 2 (0.71%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.35%) Embedded Firmware
4 1 (0.35%) EMC RecoverPoint
4 1 (0.35%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.35%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.35%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 2 (0.71%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.35%) Ansible
2 1 (0.35%) Failover Clustering
2 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.35%) Proxmox
2 1 (0.35%) RSA Archer
2 1 (0.35%) VxRail
Vendors
1 22 (7.80%) Microsoft
2 20 (7.09%) Oracle
3 18 (6.38%) SAP
4 13 (4.61%) IFS
5 6 (2.13%) Atlassian
5 6 (2.13%) Bloomberg
5 6 (2.13%) CQG
5 6 (2.13%) ION Trading
5 6 (2.13%) Patsystems
5 6 (2.13%) Reuters
5 6 (2.13%) Trayport
6 4 (1.42%) Adobe
6 4 (1.42%) CrowdStrike
6 4 (1.42%) VMware
7 3 (1.06%) Citrix
7 3 (1.06%) Databricks
7 3 (1.06%) Keysight
7 3 (1.06%) OneTrust
8 2 (0.71%) Google
9 1 (0.35%) Veeam