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 29 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 488 385 429
Rank change year-on-year -103 +44 +44
Permanent jobs citing Risk Assessment 342 304 384
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.29% 0.62% 0.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.40% 0.70% 0.63%
Number of salaries quoted 183 170 192
10th Percentile £40,000 £38,630 £41,375
25th Percentile £51,250 £50,098 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% +9.09% -18.52%
75th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £92,000 £108,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £59,490 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +8.16% +1.85% -13.60%

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 86,023 43,711 61,337
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.11% 89.05% 81.75%
Number of salaries quoted 59,242 24,267 33,446
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,880 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -5.17% -3.33%
75th Percentile £79,688 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -2.78%

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 29 September 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 29 September 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 -94 307 £67,500 +12.50% 553
UK excluding London -107 210 £59,490 +8.16% 311
Work from Home -21 126 £75,000 +8.09% 194
London -43 119 £75,000 -16.67% 296
South East -46 60 £57,745 +11.05% 76
North of England -55 54 £55,000 -20.73% 69
North West -12 44 £55,995 -9.96% 42
Midlands -71 29 £67,500 +22.73% 48
South West -72 24 £80,000 +45.45% 53
East of England -20 20 £34,250 -32.84% 13
West Midlands -62 20 £62,500 +13.64% 26
Scotland +18 15 £100,000 +53.45% 33
Yorkshire -24 10 £55,000 - 22
East Midlands -42 9 £67,500 +80.00% 22
Wales -69 8 £76,000 +13.11% 9
Northern Ireland -95 1 - - 8

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 12 (3.51%) Confluence
2 6 (1.75%) Apache Airflow
3 5 (1.46%) Apache
4 3 (0.88%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.29%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.29%) IIS
5 1 (0.29%) OpenStack
Applications
1 14 (4.09%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.63%) Microsoft Project
3 5 (1.46%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.29%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (2.05%) Fidessa
2 1 (0.29%) SAP GTS
2 1 (0.29%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 60 (17.54%) AWS
1 60 (17.54%) Azure
2 37 (10.82%) GCP
3 16 (4.68%) Microsoft 365
4 8 (2.34%) GitHub
5 7 (2.05%) Dynamics 365
5 7 (2.05%) SaaS
6 6 (1.75%) Snowflake
7 5 (1.46%) dbt
8 4 (1.17%) Entra ID
8 4 (1.17%) GitHub Copilot
9 3 (0.88%) Amazon ECS
9 3 (0.88%) Azure Machine Learning
9 3 (0.88%) GitHub Actions
9 3 (0.88%) Microsoft Purview
9 3 (0.88%) Power Platform
10 2 (0.58%) Azure AI
10 2 (0.58%) Azure Sentinel
11 1 (0.29%) Nutanix
11 1 (0.29%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 29 (8.48%) Network Security
2 7 (2.05%) FIX Connectivity
2 7 (2.05%) Multicast
3 6 (1.75%) Firewall
4 4 (1.17%) CHAP
4 4 (1.17%) HTTP
5 3 (0.88%) DNS
5 3 (0.88%) LAN
5 3 (0.88%) TCP/IP
5 3 (0.88%) VPN
5 3 (0.88%) WAN
6 2 (0.58%) DHCP
6 2 (0.58%) Internet
7 1 (0.29%) BGP
7 1 (0.29%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (0.29%) IPsec
7 1 (0.29%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.29%) SNMP
7 1 (0.29%) VLAN
7 1 (0.29%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.63%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.05%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (1.17%) DynamoDB
3 4 (1.17%) Metadata
3 4 (1.17%) Redis
4 3 (0.88%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.58%) Big Data
5 2 (0.58%) Power BI
6 1 (0.29%) Apache Iceberg
6 1 (0.29%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.29%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.29%) Db2
6 1 (0.29%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.29%) SAP BW
6 1 (0.29%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 20 (5.85%) JIRA
2 11 (3.22%) LabVIEW
3 7 (2.05%) Git
4 2 (0.58%) GitLab
4 2 (0.58%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.58%) MLflow
4 2 (0.58%) Zephyr
5 1 (0.29%) Claude Code
General
1 148 (43.27%) Social Skills
2 137 (40.06%) Finance
3 115 (33.63%) Analytical Skills
4 67 (19.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 54 (15.79%) Law
6 43 (12.57%) Organisational Skills
7 36 (10.53%) Aerospace
8 33 (9.65%) Legal
8 33 (9.65%) Manufacturing
9 28 (8.19%) Public Sector
10 20 (5.85%) Banking
11 18 (5.26%) Documentation Skills
12 14 (4.09%) Financial Institution
13 12 (3.51%) Influencing Skills
14 11 (3.22%) Electronics
15 10 (2.92%) Retail
16 7 (2.05%) Spanish Language
17 5 (1.46%) Italian Language
17 5 (1.46%) Japanese Language
17 5 (1.46%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 55 (16.08%) Senior
2 53 (15.50%) Analyst
3 34 (9.94%) Architect
4 28 (8.19%) Security Architect
5 24 (7.02%) Consultant
6 23 (6.73%) Lead
7 20 (5.85%) Security Consultant
8 19 (5.56%) Security Analyst
9 17 (4.97%) Security Manager
10 15 (4.39%) Cybersecurity Manager
10 15 (4.39%) Software Engineer
10 15 (4.39%) Systems Engineer
11 14 (4.09%) IT Analyst
11 14 (4.09%) Senior Consultant
12 13 (3.80%) Auditor
12 13 (3.80%) Compliance Manager
12 13 (3.80%) Senior Security Consultant
13 12 (3.51%) Business Analyst
14 10 (2.92%) Business Manager
15 9 (2.63%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.05%) FIX Protocol
2 5 (1.46%) Kafka
3 4 (1.17%) .NET
3 4 (1.17%) ModSecurity
4 2 (0.58%) PySpark
5 1 (0.29%) 802.1X
5 1 (0.29%) Memcached
5 1 (0.29%) Middleware
5 1 (0.29%) SAP Basis
5 1 (0.29%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.29%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 48 (14.04%) Management Information System
2 22 (6.43%) Onboarding
3 20 (5.85%) Self-Motivation
4 19 (5.56%) Credit Risk
5 18 (5.26%) Security Posture
6 15 (4.39%) Operational Technology
7 12 (3.51%) Driving Licence
8 10 (2.92%) Cyber Threat
9 9 (2.63%) Cloud Native
10 8 (2.34%) Fibre Optics
11 7 (2.05%) Distributed Architecture
11 7 (2.05%) Distributed Computing
11 7 (2.05%) Equities
11 7 (2.05%) Eurex
11 7 (2.05%) Fixed Income
11 7 (2.05%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 6 (1.75%) Analytical Mindset
12 6 (1.75%) Product Ownership
13 5 (1.46%) AI Agents
14 4 (1.17%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 17 (4.97%) Windows
2 12 (3.51%) Linux
3 2 (0.58%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.29%) AIX
4 1 (0.29%) Oracle Linux
4 1 (0.29%) SUSE
4 1 (0.29%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
4 1 (0.29%) Unix
4 1 (0.29%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (26.61%) Risk Management
2 90 (26.32%) Continuous Improvement
3 86 (25.15%) Cybersecurity
4 72 (21.05%) Agile
5 68 (19.88%) Information Security
6 65 (19.01%) AI
6 65 (19.01%) Problem-Solving
7 59 (17.25%) Decision-Making
8 55 (16.08%) Stakeholder Management
9 52 (15.20%) Threat Modelling
10 47 (13.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 43 (12.57%) Validation
12 42 (12.28%) Security Architecture
13 38 (11.11%) Incident Response
14 35 (10.23%) Cloud Security
14 35 (10.23%) Computer Science
15 33 (9.65%) Vulnerability Management
16 31 (9.06%) Security Management
17 30 (8.77%) Process Improvement
18 28 (8.19%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 27 (7.89%) Python
2 13 (3.80%) Java
3 12 (3.51%) SQL
4 8 (2.34%) MATLAB
5 5 (1.46%) C
5 5 (1.46%) C++
6 4 (1.17%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.88%) Go
7 3 (0.88%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.58%) Julia
8 2 (0.58%) R
9 1 (0.29%) Bash
9 1 (0.29%) Bicep
9 1 (0.29%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.29%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 113 (33.04%) Degree
2 82 (23.98%) CISSP
3 71 (20.76%) CISM
4 62 (18.13%) Security Cleared
5 47 (13.74%) SC Cleared
6 33 (9.65%) Master's Degree
7 29 (8.48%) BPSS Clearance
8 26 (7.60%) CRISC
9 21 (6.14%) CISA
10 17 (4.97%) Computer Science Degree
11 13 (3.80%) DV Cleared
11 13 (3.80%) HNC
12 10 (2.92%) PhD
13 9 (2.63%) AWS Certification
13 9 (2.63%) Cisco Certification
13 9 (2.63%) CompTIA Security+
13 9 (2.63%) HND
14 8 (2.34%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 6 (1.75%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 6 (1.75%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (24.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 77 (22.51%) NIST
3 30 (8.77%) NCSC
4 25 (7.31%) GRC
5 23 (6.73%) GDPR
5 23 (6.73%) SLA
6 20 (5.85%) PCI DSS
7 19 (5.56%) SOC 2
8 17 (4.97%) QA
9 16 (4.68%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 15 (4.39%) ITGC
11 14 (4.09%) Accessibility
11 14 (4.09%) COBIT
12 12 (3.51%) Cyber Essentials
13 11 (3.22%) Data Quality
13 11 (3.22%) ISO 9001
14 9 (2.63%) NIST 800
15 8 (2.34%) Def Stans
15 8 (2.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 8 (2.34%) SOC 1
System Software
1 12 (3.51%) Firmware
2 5 (1.46%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.88%) Docker
3 3 (0.88%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.58%) Embedded Firmware
4 2 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.58%) vSphere
5 1 (0.29%) EMC RecoverPoint
5 1 (0.29%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.29%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 4 (1.17%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.29%) Ansible
2 1 (0.29%) Failover Clustering
2 1 (0.29%) FortiGate
2 1 (0.29%) Grafana
2 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.29%) Proxmox
2 1 (0.29%) QRadar
2 1 (0.29%) RSA Archer
2 1 (0.29%) vCenter Server
2 1 (0.29%) VxRail
Vendors
1 42 (12.28%) Microsoft
2 15 (4.39%) Oracle
2 15 (4.39%) SAP
3 9 (2.63%) Databricks
4 8 (2.34%) Bloomberg
5 7 (2.05%) Atlassian
5 7 (2.05%) CQG
5 7 (2.05%) IFS
5 7 (2.05%) ION Trading
5 7 (2.05%) Patsystems
5 7 (2.05%) Reuters
5 7 (2.05%) Trayport
6 6 (1.75%) Adobe
6 6 (1.75%) Cisco
6 6 (1.75%) Google
7 5 (1.46%) CrowdStrike
7 5 (1.46%) ServiceNow
8 4 (1.17%) VMware
8 4 (1.17%) YouTube
9 3 (0.88%) Keysight