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 1 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 485 397 430
Rank change year-on-year -88 +33 +38
Permanent jobs citing Risk Assessment 345 306 386
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.29% 0.62% 0.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.40% 0.69% 0.63%
Number of salaries quoted 183 171 193
10th Percentile £40,000 £38,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £50,000 £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 £107,500 £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 86,281 44,107 61,151
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.16% 89.14% 81.78%
Number of salaries quoted 59,444 24,402 33,284
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,750 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £58,274
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -5.62% -2.88%
75th Percentile £79,091 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,250 £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 1 October 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 1 October 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 -79 310 £67,500 +14.89% 608
UK excluding London -103 213 £59,490 +8.16% 360
Work from Home -25 126 £75,000 +8.09% 228
London -39 119 £75,000 -16.67% 321
South East -56 61 £57,745 +11.05% 91
North of England -56 55 £55,000 -20.73% 80
North West -17 44 £55,995 -9.96% 47
Midlands -64 29 £67,500 +22.73% 49
South West -66 25 £80,000 +45.45% 59
East of England -17 20 £34,250 -32.84% 17
West Midlands -64 20 £62,500 +13.64% 25
Scotland +20 15 £100,000 +53.45% 44
Yorkshire -24 11 £55,000 - 29
East Midlands -34 9 £67,500 +80.00% 24
Wales -70 8 £76,000 +13.11% 12
Northern Ireland -95 1 - - 6

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 (3.48%) Confluence
2 6 (1.74%) Apache Airflow
3 5 (1.45%) Apache
4 3 (0.87%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.29%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.29%) IIS
5 1 (0.29%) OpenStack
Applications
1 14 (4.06%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.61%) Microsoft Project
3 5 (1.45%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.29%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (2.03%) Fidessa
2 1 (0.29%) SAP GTS
2 1 (0.29%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 60 (17.39%) AWS
1 60 (17.39%) Azure
2 37 (10.72%) GCP
3 16 (4.64%) Microsoft 365
4 8 (2.32%) GitHub
5 7 (2.03%) Dynamics 365
5 7 (2.03%) SaaS
6 6 (1.74%) Snowflake
7 5 (1.45%) dbt
8 4 (1.16%) Entra ID
8 4 (1.16%) GitHub Copilot
9 3 (0.87%) Amazon ECS
9 3 (0.87%) Azure Machine Learning
9 3 (0.87%) GitHub Actions
9 3 (0.87%) Microsoft Purview
9 3 (0.87%) 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 30 (8.70%) Network Security
2 7 (2.03%) FIX Connectivity
2 7 (2.03%) Multicast
3 6 (1.74%) Firewall
4 4 (1.16%) CHAP
4 4 (1.16%) HTTP
5 3 (0.87%) DNS
5 3 (0.87%) LAN
5 3 (0.87%) TCP/IP
5 3 (0.87%) VPN
5 3 (0.87%) WAN
6 2 (0.58%) DHCP
6 2 (0.58%) Internet
7 1 (0.29%) 5G
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%) VLAN
7 1 (0.29%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.61%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.03%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (1.16%) DynamoDB
3 4 (1.16%) Metadata
3 4 (1.16%) Redis
4 3 (0.87%) 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 (5.80%) JIRA
2 11 (3.19%) LabVIEW
3 7 (2.03%) 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
1 150 (43.48%) Social Skills
2 137 (39.71%) Finance
3 116 (33.62%) Analytical Skills
4 67 (19.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 54 (15.65%) Law
6 44 (12.75%) Organisational Skills
7 37 (10.72%) Aerospace
8 34 (9.86%) Legal
9 33 (9.57%) Manufacturing
10 28 (8.12%) Public Sector
11 20 (5.80%) Banking
12 18 (5.22%) Documentation Skills
13 14 (4.06%) Financial Institution
14 13 (3.77%) Influencing Skills
15 11 (3.19%) Electronics
16 10 (2.90%) Retail
17 7 (2.03%) Spanish Language
18 5 (1.45%) Italian Language
18 5 (1.45%) Japanese Language
18 5 (1.45%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 55 (15.94%) Senior
2 53 (15.36%) Analyst
3 35 (10.14%) Architect
4 29 (8.41%) Security Architect
5 24 (6.96%) Consultant
5 24 (6.96%) Lead
6 20 (5.80%) Security Consultant
7 19 (5.51%) Security Analyst
8 17 (4.93%) Security Manager
9 15 (4.35%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 15 (4.35%) Software Engineer
9 15 (4.35%) Systems Engineer
10 14 (4.06%) IT Analyst
10 14 (4.06%) Senior Consultant
11 13 (3.77%) Auditor
11 13 (3.77%) Compliance Manager
11 13 (3.77%) Senior Security Consultant
12 12 (3.48%) Business Analyst
13 10 (2.90%) Business Manager
14 9 (2.61%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.03%) FIX Protocol
2 5 (1.45%) Kafka
3 4 (1.16%) .NET
3 4 (1.16%) 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 (13.91%) Management Information System
2 22 (6.38%) Onboarding
3 20 (5.80%) Self-Motivation
4 19 (5.51%) Credit Risk
5 18 (5.22%) Security Posture
6 15 (4.35%) Operational Technology
7 12 (3.48%) Driving Licence
8 10 (2.90%) Cyber Threat
9 9 (2.61%) Cloud Native
10 8 (2.32%) Fibre Optics
11 7 (2.03%) Distributed Architecture
11 7 (2.03%) Distributed Computing
11 7 (2.03%) Equities
11 7 (2.03%) Eurex
11 7 (2.03%) Fixed Income
11 7 (2.03%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 6 (1.74%) Analytical Mindset
12 6 (1.74%) Product Ownership
13 5 (1.45%) AI Agents
14 4 (1.16%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 17 (4.93%) Windows
2 12 (3.48%) 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 94 (27.25%) Risk Management
2 91 (26.38%) Continuous Improvement
3 88 (25.51%) Cybersecurity
4 72 (20.87%) Agile
5 69 (20.00%) Information Security
6 66 (19.13%) Problem-Solving
7 65 (18.84%) AI
8 60 (17.39%) Decision-Making
9 55 (15.94%) Stakeholder Management
10 53 (15.36%) Threat Modelling
11 48 (13.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 43 (12.46%) Security Architecture
12 43 (12.46%) Validation
13 38 (11.01%) Incident Response
14 36 (10.43%) Computer Science
15 35 (10.14%) Cloud Security
16 33 (9.57%) Vulnerability Management
17 31 (8.99%) Security Management
18 30 (8.70%) Process Improvement
19 28 (8.12%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 27 (7.83%) Python
2 13 (3.77%) Java
3 12 (3.48%) SQL
4 8 (2.32%) MATLAB
5 5 (1.45%) C
5 5 (1.45%) C++
6 4 (1.16%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.87%) Go
7 3 (0.87%) 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 (32.75%) Degree
2 83 (24.06%) CISSP
3 71 (20.58%) CISM
4 63 (18.26%) Security Cleared
5 48 (13.91%) SC Cleared
6 33 (9.57%) Master's Degree
7 29 (8.41%) BPSS Clearance
8 26 (7.54%) CRISC
9 21 (6.09%) CISA
10 17 (4.93%) Computer Science Degree
11 13 (3.77%) DV Cleared
11 13 (3.77%) HNC
12 10 (2.90%) PhD
13 9 (2.61%) AWS Certification
13 9 (2.61%) Cisco Certification
13 9 (2.61%) CompTIA Security+
13 9 (2.61%) HND
14 8 (2.32%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 6 (1.74%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 6 (1.74%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (24.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 78 (22.61%) NIST
3 30 (8.70%) NCSC
4 25 (7.25%) GRC
5 23 (6.67%) GDPR
5 23 (6.67%) SLA
6 20 (5.80%) PCI DSS
7 19 (5.51%) SOC 2
8 17 (4.93%) QA
9 16 (4.64%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 15 (4.35%) ITGC
11 14 (4.06%) Accessibility
11 14 (4.06%) COBIT
12 12 (3.48%) Cyber Essentials
13 11 (3.19%) Data Quality
13 11 (3.19%) ISO 9001
14 9 (2.61%) NIST 800
15 8 (2.32%) Def Stans
15 8 (2.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 8 (2.32%) SOC 1
System Software
1 12 (3.48%) Firmware
2 5 (1.45%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.87%) Docker
3 3 (0.87%) 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 (1.16%) 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 (12.17%) Microsoft
2 15 (4.35%) Oracle
2 15 (4.35%) SAP
3 9 (2.61%) Databricks
4 8 (2.32%) Bloomberg
5 7 (2.03%) Atlassian
5 7 (2.03%) Cisco
5 7 (2.03%) CQG
5 7 (2.03%) IFS
5 7 (2.03%) ION Trading
5 7 (2.03%) Patsystems
5 7 (2.03%) Reuters
5 7 (2.03%) Trayport
6 6 (1.74%) Adobe
6 6 (1.74%) Google
7 5 (1.45%) CrowdStrike
7 5 (1.45%) ServiceNow
7 5 (1.45%) YouTube
8 4 (1.16%) VMware
9 3 (0.87%) Thales