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 15 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 485 220 538
Rank change year-on-year -265 +318 -54
Permanent jobs citing Risk Assessment 237 633 371
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.26% 1.45% 0.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.35% 1.56% 0.45%
Number of salaries quoted 153 149 282
10th Percentile £48,065 £39,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £61,250 £51,250 £48,015
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £57,500 £61,750
Median % change year-on-year +21.74% -6.88% -8.52%
75th Percentile £88,750 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £118,500 £102,500 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £59,490 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +8.16% -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 67,106 40,605 82,127
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.79% 93.31% 85.17%
Number of salaries quoted 43,167 22,159 59,545
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -10.10%
75th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,250 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +5.00% -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 15 May 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 15 May 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 -242 223 £70,000 +16.67% 104
London -188 124 £78,750 -3.26% 37
UK excluding London -157 105 £59,490 +8.16% 78
Work from Home +24 98 £80,000 +18.52% 36
North of England -44 33 £60,850 +10.14% 19
South East -43 26 £59,490 -13.47% 28
North West -5 25 £50,000 -9.91% 11
Midlands -38 19 £62,500 +13.64% 7
South West -44 18 £50,130 -8.86% 12
East Midlands -12 12 - - 3
Yorkshire -58 8 £72,500 +43.56% 5
West Midlands -43 7 £62,500 +13.64% 4
Scotland -25 6 - - 8
Wales -31 2 £51,709 +5.31%
East of England -66 1 £62,500 +25.00% 5

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 2 (0.84%) Confluence
Applications
1 9 (3.80%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (2.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (2.95%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (1.69%) Salesforce CRM
2 2 (0.84%) Fidessa
2 2 (0.84%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 21 (8.86%) AWS
2 19 (8.02%) Azure
3 15 (6.33%) SaaS
4 13 (5.49%) Dynamics 365
5 8 (3.38%) GCP
6 5 (2.11%) Smartsheet
7 4 (1.69%) Microsoft 365
8 2 (0.84%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (0.84%) Cloud Computing
8 2 (0.84%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.42%) Entra ID
9 1 (0.42%) IaaS
9 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (0.42%) OpenShift
9 1 (0.42%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 25 (10.55%) CHAP
2 8 (3.38%) Network Security
3 4 (1.69%) Firewall
4 3 (1.27%) Multicast
5 2 (0.84%) FIX Connectivity
6 1 (0.42%) Broadband
6 1 (0.42%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.42%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.69%) Geospatial Data
2 3 (1.27%) DB2
3 2 (0.84%) Power BI
3 2 (0.84%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.42%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.42%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 10 (4.22%) JIRA
2 1 (0.42%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 147 (62.03%) Finance
2 87 (36.71%) Social Skills
3 67 (28.27%) Banking
4 58 (24.47%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (13.92%) Financial Institution
6 30 (12.66%) Law
7 29 (12.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 21 (8.86%) Retail
9 17 (7.17%) Legal
9 17 (7.17%) Public Sector
10 13 (5.49%) Influencing Skills
11 11 (4.64%) Retail Banking
12 7 (2.95%) Back Office
12 7 (2.95%) Japanese Language
12 7 (2.95%) Marketing
12 7 (2.95%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (1.69%) Aerospace
13 4 (1.69%) Italian Language
13 4 (1.69%) Manufacturing
13 4 (1.69%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 40 (16.88%) Auditor
2 36 (15.19%) Senior
3 34 (14.35%) IT Manager
4 33 (13.92%) Analyst
5 25 (10.55%) Security Auditor
6 22 (9.28%) Internal Auditor
7 16 (6.75%) Architect
7 16 (6.75%) Security Architect
7 16 (6.75%) Security Manager
8 15 (6.33%) IT Auditor
9 14 (5.91%) Senior Auditor
9 14 (5.91%) Senior IT Auditor
10 12 (5.06%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 11 (4.64%) Lead
11 11 (4.64%) Security Analyst
12 10 (4.22%) Consultant
13 9 (3.80%) Change Manager
13 9 (3.80%) Information Analyst
13 9 (3.80%) Security Consultant
13 9 (3.80%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.27%) FIX Protocol
1 3 (1.27%) Middleware
2 1 (0.42%) CSS
2 1 (0.42%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 58 (24.47%) Management Information System
2 14 (5.91%) Security Posture
3 13 (5.49%) Blockchain
4 12 (5.06%) Cyber Threat
5 10 (4.22%) CMDB
6 9 (3.80%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (3.38%) Credit Risk
8 7 (2.95%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (2.53%) Onboarding
10 5 (2.11%) Distributed Systems
11 4 (1.69%) Driving Licence
11 4 (1.69%) Life Science
11 4 (1.69%) NHS
12 3 (1.27%) Blog
12 3 (1.27%) Data Centre
12 3 (1.27%) Distributed Computing
12 3 (1.27%) Equities
12 3 (1.27%) Fixed Income
12 3 (1.27%) Low-Code
12 3 (1.27%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 6 (2.53%) Windows
2 3 (1.27%) AIX
2 3 (1.27%) Linux
2 3 (1.27%) Unix
3 1 (0.42%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (43.04%) Risk Management
2 95 (40.08%) Information Security
3 77 (32.49%) Cybersecurity
4 62 (26.16%) Agile
5 49 (20.68%) Internal Audit
6 48 (20.25%) Analytics
6 48 (20.25%) Continuous Improvement
7 46 (19.41%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 44 (18.57%) Incident Response
9 41 (17.30%) Data Analytics
9 41 (17.30%) Validation
10 40 (16.88%) Due Diligence
11 38 (16.03%) Project Management
12 37 (15.61%) Problem-Solving
13 35 (14.77%) IT Audit
14 33 (13.92%) Data Protection
14 33 (13.92%) Decision-Making
15 32 (13.50%) Vulnerability Management
16 30 (12.66%) Process Improvement
16 30 (12.66%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (1.27%) C++
2 2 (0.84%) C
2 2 (0.84%) Java
3 1 (0.42%) C#
3 1 (0.42%) Python
3 1 (0.42%) SQL
Qualifications
1 124 (52.32%) CISSP
2 82 (34.60%) CISA
2 82 (34.60%) CISM
3 59 (24.89%) CRISC
4 29 (12.24%) Degree
5 25 (10.55%) CGEIT
5 25 (10.55%) FFIEC
5 25 (10.55%) SANS
6 19 (8.02%) Security Cleared
7 13 (5.49%) SC Cleared
8 12 (5.06%) CompTIA Security+
9 7 (2.95%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 7 (2.95%) OSCP
10 6 (2.53%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 6 (2.53%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (2.53%) Cisco Certification
11 5 (2.11%) Computer Science Degree
11 5 (2.11%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 5 (2.11%) PMI Certification
11 5 (2.11%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 105 (44.30%) NIST
2 60 (25.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 46 (19.41%) COBIT
4 45 (18.99%) PCI DSS
5 37 (15.61%) GDPR
6 27 (11.39%) GRC
7 23 (9.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 17 (7.17%) SOC 2
9 15 (6.33%) ITGC
10 12 (5.06%) Cyber Essentials
11 11 (4.64%) SLA
12 10 (4.22%) NCSC
13 8 (3.38%) Accessibility
13 8 (3.38%) GMP
14 6 (2.53%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 6 (2.53%) QA
15 4 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 4 (1.69%) NIST 800
16 3 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
16 3 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 1 (0.42%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.42%) Firmware
1 1 (0.42%) Virtual Desktop
1 1 (0.42%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.42%) CASB
1 1 (0.42%) RSA Archer
1 1 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 15 (6.33%) SAP
2 14 (5.91%) Microsoft
2 14 (5.91%) Oracle
3 12 (5.06%) IFS
4 10 (4.22%) ServiceNow
5 4 (1.69%) Citrix
5 4 (1.69%) CrowdStrike
5 4 (1.69%) Salesforce
6 3 (1.27%) OneTrust
7 2 (0.84%) Atlassian
7 2 (0.84%) Bloomberg
7 2 (0.84%) CQG
7 2 (0.84%) ION Trading
7 2 (0.84%) Keysight
7 2 (0.84%) Patsystems
7 2 (0.84%) Reuters
7 2 (0.84%) Trayport
8 1 (0.42%) BT
8 1 (0.42%) Openreach
8 1 (0.42%) VMware