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 3 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 465 189 463
Rank change year-on-year -276 +274 +40
Permanent jobs citing Risk Assessment 233 698 440
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.29% 1.71% 0.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.38% 1.83% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 134 154 286
10th Percentile £50,000 £27,544 £40,500
25th Percentile £63,438 £47,562 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £56,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.89% -13.08% -
75th Percentile £88,750 £76,661 £81,786
90th Percentile £117,500 £91,750 £88,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% +4.55%

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 61,258 38,052 77,913
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 76.49% 93.03% 86.40%
Number of salaries quoted 37,754 22,305 57,991
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,079
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -10.57%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £73,410
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -8.26%

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 3 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Risk Assessment in the UK

Risk Assessment
Top 15 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 3 April 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 -272 220 £70,000 +16.67% 94
Work from Home +18 120 £72,500 +25.90% 43
London -199 117 £75,000 +7.68% 37
UK excluding London -150 107 £60,000 +9.09% 70
South West -15 32 £61,380 +11.60% 9
Midlands -19 31 £62,500 -5.30% 8
East Midlands -23 23 £51,058 -22.64% 2
North of England -86 19 £57,925 +4.37% 19
South East -62 16 £59,745 +3.60% 21
North West -37 14 £31,000 -46.32% 12
West Midlands -22 8 £70,000 +1.00% 6
Scotland -48 6 - - 5
Yorkshire -66 5 £72,500 +40.78% 6
Wales -26 2 £51,709 +5.31% 3
East of England -91 1 £62,500 +38.89% 4

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 1 (0.43%) Confluence
Applications
1 8 (3.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (2.58%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (2.58%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (1.72%) Salesforce CRM
2 2 (0.86%) Primavera
3 1 (0.43%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 18 (7.73%) AWS
2 14 (6.01%) Azure
2 14 (6.01%) SaaS
3 8 (3.43%) Dynamics 365
3 8 (3.43%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (1.72%) Smartsheet
5 3 (1.29%) Azure DevOps
5 3 (1.29%) OpenShift
6 2 (0.86%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (0.86%) Entra ID
6 2 (0.86%) GCP
6 2 (0.86%) Power Platform
7 1 (0.43%) IaaS
7 1 (0.43%) PaaS
7 1 (0.43%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 25 (10.73%) CHAP
2 4 (1.72%) Firewall
2 4 (1.72%) Multicast
3 2 (0.86%) Network Security
4 1 (0.43%) Broadband
4 1 (0.43%) FIX Connectivity
4 1 (0.43%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.72%) Geospatial Data
2 2 (0.86%) DB2
2 2 (0.86%) Power BI
3 1 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.43%) Power Query
3 1 (0.43%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (2.58%) JIRA
2 1 (0.43%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 160 (68.67%) Finance
2 97 (41.63%) Banking
3 76 (32.62%) Social Skills
4 39 (16.74%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (14.16%) Financial Institution
6 25 (10.73%) Law
7 23 (9.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 22 (9.44%) Retail
9 14 (6.01%) Public Sector
10 13 (5.58%) Influencing Skills
10 13 (5.58%) Legal
11 10 (4.29%) Retail Banking
12 7 (3.00%) Back Office
12 7 (3.00%) Marketing
13 4 (1.72%) Agriculture
13 4 (1.72%) Japanese Language
13 4 (1.72%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (1.72%) Telecoms
14 3 (1.29%) Games
14 3 (1.29%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 46 (19.74%) Auditor
2 44 (18.88%) Senior
3 33 (14.16%) IT Manager
4 27 (11.59%) Analyst
5 25 (10.73%) Security Auditor
6 23 (9.87%) Internal Auditor
7 21 (9.01%) IT Auditor
8 20 (8.58%) Senior Auditor
8 20 (8.58%) Senior IT Auditor
9 14 (6.01%) Security Manager
10 13 (5.58%) Lead
11 12 (5.15%) Change Manager
11 12 (5.15%) IT Change Manager
12 11 (4.72%) Architect
12 11 (4.72%) Information Analyst
12 11 (4.72%) Information Security Analyst
12 11 (4.72%) Security Analyst
12 11 (4.72%) Security Architect
13 10 (4.29%) Consultant
14 9 (3.86%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.72%) FIX Protocol
2 2 (0.86%) Middleware
3 1 (0.43%) CSS
3 1 (0.43%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 62 (26.61%) Management Information System
2 16 (6.87%) Security Posture
3 14 (6.01%) Blockchain
4 12 (5.15%) CMDB
5 10 (4.29%) Cyber Threat
6 7 (3.00%) Distributed Systems
6 7 (3.00%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (2.58%) Onboarding
8 4 (1.72%) Distributed Computing
8 4 (1.72%) Driving Licence
8 4 (1.72%) Equities
8 4 (1.72%) Fixed Income
9 3 (1.29%) Blog
9 3 (1.29%) Credit Risk
9 3 (1.29%) Data Centre
9 3 (1.29%) PKI
10 2 (0.86%) Algorithms
10 2 (0.86%) Life Science
10 2 (0.86%) Mobile Computing
10 2 (0.86%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.72%) Linux
2 3 (1.29%) Windows
3 2 (0.86%) AIX
3 2 (0.86%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 120 (51.50%) Information Security
2 119 (51.07%) Risk Management
3 69 (29.61%) Cybersecurity
4 60 (25.75%) Due Diligence
5 59 (25.32%) Agile
6 54 (23.18%) Business Continuity
6 54 (23.18%) Internal Audit
7 52 (22.32%) Roadmaps
8 49 (21.03%) Process Improvement
9 48 (20.60%) Analytics
10 46 (19.74%) Business Continuity Management
11 45 (19.31%) Operations Management
11 45 (19.31%) Supply Chain Management
12 42 (18.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 40 (17.17%) Continuous Improvement
13 40 (17.17%) Data Analytics
14 39 (16.74%) Project Management
15 37 (15.88%) IT Audit
16 36 (15.45%) Validation
17 35 (15.02%) Incident Response
Programming Languages
1 4 (1.72%) Java
2 3 (1.29%) C++
2 3 (1.29%) Python
3 2 (0.86%) SQL
4 1 (0.43%) C#
4 1 (0.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 132 (56.65%) CISSP
2 95 (40.77%) CISA
3 72 (30.90%) CRISC
4 70 (30.04%) CISM
5 27 (11.59%) SANS
6 26 (11.16%) CGEIT
7 25 (10.73%) FFIEC
8 24 (10.30%) Degree
9 17 (7.30%) Security Cleared
10 14 (6.01%) CompTIA Security+
11 10 (4.29%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 10 (4.29%) Cisco Certification
11 10 (4.29%) SC Cleared
12 7 (3.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 6 (2.58%) BPSS Clearance
13 6 (2.58%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 6 (2.58%) OSCP
14 5 (2.15%) DV Cleared
14 5 (2.15%) PMI Certification
14 5 (2.15%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 115 (49.36%) NIST
2 58 (24.89%) PCI DSS
3 55 (23.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 40 (17.17%) COBIT
5 37 (15.88%) GDPR
6 20 (8.58%) GRC
6 20 (8.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 14 (6.01%) Cyber Essentials
8 13 (5.58%) SOC 2
9 8 (3.43%) ITGC
9 8 (3.43%) NCSC
10 6 (2.58%) GMP
11 5 (2.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 5 (2.15%) SLA
12 4 (1.72%) Accessibility
12 4 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 4 (1.72%) QA
13 3 (1.29%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 2 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 2 (0.86%) NIST 800
System Software
1 1 (0.43%) Firmware
1 1 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
1 1 (0.43%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.43%) CASB
1 1 (0.43%) RSA Archer
1 1 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 15 (6.44%) Microsoft
2 12 (5.15%) ServiceNow
3 10 (4.29%) SAP
4 8 (3.43%) Oracle
5 7 (3.00%) IFS
6 4 (1.72%) Salesforce
7 3 (1.29%) Citrix
8 2 (0.86%) CyberArk
8 2 (0.86%) LogRhythm
8 2 (0.86%) Trend Micro
9 1 (0.43%) Bloomberg
9 1 (0.43%) BT
9 1 (0.43%) Cognos
9 1 (0.43%) CQG
9 1 (0.43%) ION Trading
9 1 (0.43%) OneTrust
9 1 (0.43%) Openreach
9 1 (0.43%) Patsystems
9 1 (0.43%) Reuters
9 1 (0.43%) VMware