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 26 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 488 365 463
Rank change year-on-year -123 +98 +45
Permanent jobs citing Risk Assessment 315 335 392
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.29% 0.67% 0.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.39% 0.75% 0.58%
Number of salaries quoted 183 188 233
10th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £42,700
25th Percentile £52,500 £50,848 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% +9.09% -18.52%
75th Percentile £80,500 £86,776 £75,000
90th Percentile £108,250 £105,750 £88,950
UK excluding London median annual salary £59,745 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +8.63% +1.85% -10.00%

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 79,759 44,399 67,357
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.20% 88.84% 80.67%
Number of salaries quoted 55,200 25,247 42,330
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,250 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -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 26 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 26 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 -97 282 £70,000 +12.00% 330
UK excluding London -125 170 £59,745 +8.63% 215
London -34 131 £75,000 -15.49% 177
Work from Home -8 115 £75,000 +8.09% 169
South East -40 54 £57,745 +4.99% 36
North of England -48 48 £59,175 +2.91% 42
North West -6 38 £54,745 -15.38% 23
Midlands -62 22 £67,500 +22.73% 20
West Midlands -52 16 £62,500 +13.64% 11
South West -67 15 £80,000 +45.45% 52
Scotland +3 14 £125,000 +142.04% 31
East of England -25 10 £39,500 -21.00% 27
Yorkshire -32 10 £72,500 +26.09% 16
Wales -58 7 £76,000 +13.11% 5
East Midlands -23 6 £67,500 +80.00% 9
Northern Ireland -91 1 - - 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 12 (3.81%) Confluence
2 5 (1.59%) Apache
2 5 (1.59%) Apache Airflow
3 3 (0.95%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.32%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.32%) IIS
4 1 (0.32%) OpenStack
Applications
1 16 (5.08%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (3.81%) Microsoft Project
3 8 (2.54%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.32%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (2.22%) Fidessa
2 2 (0.63%) Primavera
3 1 (0.32%) SAP GTS
3 1 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 52 (16.51%) AWS
2 49 (15.56%) Azure
3 31 (9.84%) GCP
4 12 (3.81%) Dynamics 365
5 10 (3.17%) Microsoft 365
6 8 (2.54%) GitHub
7 6 (1.90%) SaaS
8 5 (1.59%) Smartsheet
8 5 (1.59%) Snowflake
9 4 (1.27%) dbt
9 4 (1.27%) GitHub Copilot
9 4 (1.27%) Power Platform
10 3 (0.95%) Amazon ECS
10 3 (0.95%) GitHub Actions
11 2 (0.63%) Entra ID
12 1 (0.32%) Amazon Bedrock
12 1 (0.32%) Anthropic Claude
12 1 (0.32%) Azure DevOps
12 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Purview
12 1 (0.32%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 22 (6.98%) Network Security
2 7 (2.22%) CHAP
2 7 (2.22%) FIX Connectivity
2 7 (2.22%) Multicast
3 5 (1.59%) Firewall
4 3 (0.95%) HTTP
4 3 (0.95%) LAN
4 3 (0.95%) WAN
5 2 (0.63%) DHCP
5 2 (0.63%) DNS
5 2 (0.63%) Internet
5 2 (0.63%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.63%) VPN
6 1 (0.32%) BGP
6 1 (0.32%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.32%) IPsec
6 1 (0.32%) SSL
6 1 (0.32%) VLAN
6 1 (0.32%) VSAN
6 1 (0.32%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.86%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.22%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (1.27%) DynamoDB
3 4 (1.27%) Redis
4 3 (0.95%) MongoDB
4 3 (0.95%) Power BI
5 2 (0.63%) Metadata
6 1 (0.32%) Apache Iceberg
6 1 (0.32%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.32%) Big Data
6 1 (0.32%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.32%) Db2
6 1 (0.32%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.32%) SAP BW
6 1 (0.32%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 23 (7.30%) JIRA
2 11 (3.49%) LabVIEW
3 5 (1.59%) Git
4 2 (0.63%) GitLab
4 2 (0.63%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.63%) Zephyr
5 1 (0.32%) Claude Code
General
1 145 (46.03%) Finance
2 134 (42.54%) Social Skills
3 119 (37.78%) Analytical Skills
4 60 (19.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 53 (16.83%) Law
6 36 (11.43%) Organisational Skills
7 29 (9.21%) Aerospace
7 29 (9.21%) Legal
8 25 (7.94%) Manufacturing
9 24 (7.62%) Public Sector
10 19 (6.03%) Banking
11 16 (5.08%) Financial Institution
12 15 (4.76%) Documentation Skills
13 14 (4.44%) Influencing Skills
14 13 (4.13%) Retail
15 11 (3.49%) Electronics
16 8 (2.54%) Japanese Language
17 7 (2.22%) Spanish Language
18 6 (1.90%) Italian Language
18 6 (1.90%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 60 (19.05%) Senior
2 49 (15.56%) Analyst
3 31 (9.84%) Architect
4 25 (7.94%) Security Architect
5 22 (6.98%) Consultant
5 22 (6.98%) Security Manager
6 21 (6.67%) Security Consultant
7 20 (6.35%) Cybersecurity Manager
8 19 (6.03%) Auditor
9 17 (5.40%) Security Analyst
10 16 (5.08%) Systems Engineer
11 15 (4.76%) IT Manager
12 14 (4.44%) Lead
12 14 (4.44%) Senior Consultant
13 13 (4.13%) Senior Security Consultant
14 12 (3.81%) Business Analyst
15 11 (3.49%) Senior Manager
15 11 (3.49%) Software Engineer
16 10 (3.17%) Compliance Manager
16 10 (3.17%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.22%) FIX Protocol
2 5 (1.59%) Kafka
3 4 (1.27%) .NET
3 4 (1.27%) ModSecurity
4 2 (0.63%) PySpark
5 1 (0.32%) 802.1X
5 1 (0.32%) Memcached
5 1 (0.32%) Middleware
5 1 (0.32%) SAP Basis
5 1 (0.32%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.32%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 51 (16.19%) Management Information System
2 20 (6.35%) Credit Risk
3 19 (6.03%) Security Posture
4 16 (5.08%) Onboarding
5 15 (4.76%) Self-Motivation
6 14 (4.44%) Operational Technology
7 9 (2.86%) Cyber Threat
8 8 (2.54%) Fibre Optics
9 7 (2.22%) Analytical Mindset
9 7 (2.22%) Cloud Native
9 7 (2.22%) Distributed Architecture
9 7 (2.22%) Distributed Computing
9 7 (2.22%) Equities
9 7 (2.22%) Eurex
9 7 (2.22%) Fixed Income
9 7 (2.22%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 6 (1.90%) Product Ownership
11 5 (1.59%) Cyber Security Posture
11 5 (1.59%) Driving Licence
11 5 (1.59%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 15 (4.76%) Windows
2 10 (3.17%) Linux
3 2 (0.63%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.32%) AIX
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle Linux
4 1 (0.32%) SUSE
4 1 (0.32%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
4 1 (0.32%) Unix
4 1 (0.32%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (28.89%) Cybersecurity
2 88 (27.94%) Risk Management
3 80 (25.40%) Continuous Improvement
4 73 (23.17%) Information Security
5 72 (22.86%) Agile
6 66 (20.95%) Problem-Solving
7 60 (19.05%) Decision-Making
8 55 (17.46%) AI
9 51 (16.19%) Threat Modelling
10 48 (15.24%) Stakeholder Management
11 45 (14.29%) Validation
12 40 (12.70%) Incident Response
12 40 (12.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 38 (12.06%) Security Architecture
14 34 (10.79%) Cloud Security
15 33 (10.48%) Vulnerability Management
16 31 (9.84%) Internal Audit
17 30 (9.52%) Analytics
17 30 (9.52%) Security Management
18 29 (9.21%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 25 (7.94%) Python
2 13 (4.13%) Java
3 9 (2.86%) SQL
4 8 (2.54%) MATLAB
5 5 (1.59%) C
5 5 (1.59%) C++
6 4 (1.27%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.95%) Go
7 3 (0.95%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.63%) Julia
8 2 (0.63%) R
9 1 (0.32%) Bash
9 1 (0.32%) Bicep
9 1 (0.32%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 103 (32.70%) Degree
2 99 (31.43%) CISSP
3 89 (28.25%) CISM
4 46 (14.60%) Security Cleared
5 37 (11.75%) SC Cleared
6 36 (11.43%) CRISC
7 33 (10.48%) CISA
8 32 (10.16%) Master's Degree
9 20 (6.35%) BPSS Clearance
10 17 (5.40%) Computer Science Degree
11 12 (3.81%) DV Cleared
12 11 (3.49%) CompTIA Security+
13 10 (3.17%) PhD
14 8 (2.54%) PMI Certification
14 8 (2.54%) PMP
15 7 (2.22%) CGEIT
15 7 (2.22%) Cisco Certification
15 7 (2.22%) FFIEC
15 7 (2.22%) SANS
16 6 (1.90%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (27.94%) NIST
2 77 (24.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 29 (9.21%) GRC
4 27 (8.57%) COBIT
4 27 (8.57%) NCSC
5 23 (7.30%) GDPR
5 23 (7.30%) SLA
6 20 (6.35%) ITGC
7 18 (5.71%) SOC 2
8 17 (5.40%) Accessibility
8 17 (5.40%) PCI DSS
9 15 (4.76%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 14 (4.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 11 (3.49%) Cyber Essentials
12 10 (3.17%) QA
13 9 (2.86%) NIST 800
14 7 (2.22%) Data Quality
15 6 (1.90%) Def Stans
15 6 (1.90%) ISO 9001
15 6 (1.90%) SOC 1
System Software
1 11 (3.49%) Firmware
2 3 (0.95%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.95%) Docker
2 3 (0.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.63%) Embedded Firmware
3 2 (0.63%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (0.63%) vSphere
4 1 (0.32%) EMC RecoverPoint
4 1 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.32%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 3 (0.95%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.32%) Ansible
2 1 (0.32%) Failover Clustering
2 1 (0.32%) FortiGate
2 1 (0.32%) Grafana
2 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.32%) Proxmox
2 1 (0.32%) RSA Archer
2 1 (0.32%) vCenter Server
2 1 (0.32%) VxRail
Vendors
1 26 (8.25%) Microsoft
2 20 (6.35%) Oracle
2 20 (6.35%) SAP
3 12 (3.81%) IFS
4 8 (2.54%) Bloomberg
5 7 (2.22%) Atlassian
5 7 (2.22%) CQG
5 7 (2.22%) Databricks
5 7 (2.22%) ION Trading
5 7 (2.22%) Patsystems
5 7 (2.22%) Reuters
5 7 (2.22%) Trayport
6 4 (1.27%) Adobe
6 4 (1.27%) CrowdStrike
6 4 (1.27%) VMware
7 3 (0.95%) Keysight
7 3 (0.95%) OneTrust
8 2 (0.63%) Google
8 2 (0.63%) Guidewire
8 2 (0.63%) Veeam