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

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 492 389 455
Rank change year-on-year -103 +66 +28
Permanent jobs citing Risk Assessment 332 314 378
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.29% 0.64% 0.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.40% 0.72% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 184 176 197
10th Percentile £40,000 £40,063 £45,000
25th Percentile £50,938 £51,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% +9.09% -21.43%
75th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £59,490 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +8.16% - -12.00%

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 83,236 43,812 63,193
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 72.95% 88.75% 81.16%
Number of salaries quoted 57,755 24,707 35,897
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £41,750 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,250 £95,000
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 16 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 16 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 -90 296 £67,500 +12.50% 733
UK excluding London -117 191 £59,490 +8.16% 383
London -31 126 £75,000 -13.04% 440
Work from Home -16 121 £75,000 +8.09% 279
South East -57 56 £56,000 +1.82% 84
North of England -53 51 £57,500 -17.13% 91
North West -7 42 £55,995 -9.96% 53
Midlands -52 26 £67,500 +22.73% 40
West Midlands -58 19 £62,500 +13.64% 23
South West -66 19 £77,500 +37.78% 50
East of England -25 16 £39,500 -22.55% 29
Scotland +9 14 £100,000 +77.63% 62
Yorkshire -26 9 £60,850 +5.83% 34
Wales -73 9 £76,000 +13.11% 15
East Midlands -33 7 £67,500 +80.00% 17
Northern Ireland -84 1 - - 12

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 (3.61%) Confluence
2 6 (1.81%) Apache Airflow
3 5 (1.51%) Apache
4 3 (0.90%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.30%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.30%) IIS
5 1 (0.30%) OpenStack
Applications
1 15 (4.52%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (3.01%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (1.81%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.30%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (2.11%) Fidessa
2 1 (0.30%) Primavera
2 1 (0.30%) SAP GTS
2 1 (0.30%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 58 (17.47%) AWS
2 56 (16.87%) Azure
3 37 (11.14%) GCP
4 14 (4.22%) Microsoft 365
5 9 (2.71%) Dynamics 365
6 8 (2.41%) GitHub
7 7 (2.11%) SaaS
8 6 (1.81%) Snowflake
9 5 (1.51%) dbt
10 4 (1.20%) Entra ID
10 4 (1.20%) GitHub Copilot
11 3 (0.90%) Amazon ECS
11 3 (0.90%) GitHub Actions
11 3 (0.90%) Power Platform
11 3 (0.90%) Smartsheet
12 2 (0.60%) Azure AI
12 2 (0.60%) Azure Sentinel
13 1 (0.30%) Azure Data Factory
13 1 (0.30%) Azure DevOps
13 1 (0.30%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 28 (8.43%) Network Security
2 7 (2.11%) FIX Connectivity
2 7 (2.11%) Multicast
3 6 (1.81%) Firewall
4 5 (1.51%) CHAP
5 4 (1.20%) HTTP
6 3 (0.90%) DNS
6 3 (0.90%) LAN
6 3 (0.90%) TCP/IP
6 3 (0.90%) VPN
6 3 (0.90%) WAN
7 2 (0.60%) DHCP
7 2 (0.60%) Internet
8 1 (0.30%) BGP
8 1 (0.30%) HTTPS
8 1 (0.30%) SAN
8 1 (0.30%) SMTP
8 1 (0.30%) SNMP
8 1 (0.30%) SSL
8 1 (0.30%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.71%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.11%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (1.20%) DynamoDB
3 4 (1.20%) Redis
4 3 (0.90%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.60%) Big Data
5 2 (0.60%) Metadata
5 2 (0.60%) Power BI
6 1 (0.30%) Apache Iceberg
6 1 (0.30%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.30%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.30%) Db2
6 1 (0.30%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.30%) SAP BW
6 1 (0.30%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 22 (6.63%) JIRA
2 11 (3.31%) LabVIEW
3 6 (1.81%) Git
4 2 (0.60%) GitLab
4 2 (0.60%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.60%) Zephyr
5 1 (0.30%) Claude Code
General
1 142 (42.77%) Social Skills
2 140 (42.17%) Finance
3 119 (35.84%) Analytical Skills
4 65 (19.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 55 (16.57%) Law
6 41 (12.35%) Organisational Skills
7 35 (10.54%) Aerospace
8 33 (9.94%) Legal
9 31 (9.34%) Manufacturing
10 27 (8.13%) Public Sector
11 19 (5.72%) Banking
12 18 (5.42%) Documentation Skills
13 15 (4.52%) Financial Institution
14 12 (3.61%) Influencing Skills
15 11 (3.31%) Electronics
15 11 (3.31%) Retail
16 7 (2.11%) Japanese Language
16 7 (2.11%) Spanish Language
17 6 (1.81%) Italian Language
18 5 (1.51%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 57 (17.17%) Senior
2 52 (15.66%) Analyst
3 33 (9.94%) Architect
4 27 (8.13%) Security Architect
5 23 (6.93%) Consultant
6 21 (6.33%) Security Consultant
7 20 (6.02%) Lead
8 19 (5.72%) Security Analyst
8 19 (5.72%) Security Manager
9 17 (5.12%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 17 (5.12%) Systems Engineer
10 15 (4.52%) Auditor
10 15 (4.52%) Senior Consultant
11 14 (4.22%) IT Analyst
11 14 (4.22%) Senior Security Consultant
12 13 (3.92%) Software Engineer
13 12 (3.61%) Business Analyst
13 12 (3.61%) Compliance Manager
14 11 (3.31%) IT Manager
15 10 (3.01%) Business Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.11%) FIX Protocol
2 5 (1.51%) Kafka
3 4 (1.20%) .NET
3 4 (1.20%) ModSecurity
4 2 (0.60%) PySpark
5 1 (0.30%) 802.1X
5 1 (0.30%) Memcached
5 1 (0.30%) Middleware
5 1 (0.30%) SAP Basis
5 1 (0.30%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.30%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 50 (15.06%) Management Information System
2 20 (6.02%) Onboarding
3 19 (5.72%) Credit Risk
3 19 (5.72%) Security Posture
3 19 (5.72%) Self-Motivation
4 15 (4.52%) Operational Technology
5 10 (3.01%) Driving Licence
6 9 (2.71%) Cloud Native
6 9 (2.71%) Cyber Threat
7 8 (2.41%) Fibre Optics
8 7 (2.11%) Distributed Architecture
8 7 (2.11%) Distributed Computing
8 7 (2.11%) Equities
8 7 (2.11%) Eurex
8 7 (2.11%) Fixed Income
8 7 (2.11%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 6 (1.81%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (1.81%) Product Ownership
10 5 (1.51%) AI Agents
11 4 (1.20%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 16 (4.82%) Windows
2 11 (3.31%) Linux
3 2 (0.60%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.30%) AIX
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle Linux
4 1 (0.30%) SUSE
4 1 (0.30%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
4 1 (0.30%) Unix
4 1 (0.30%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (27.41%) Cybersecurity
2 89 (26.81%) Risk Management
3 88 (26.51%) Continuous Improvement
4 72 (21.69%) Agile
4 72 (21.69%) Information Security
5 68 (20.48%) Problem-Solving
6 61 (18.37%) Decision-Making
7 60 (18.07%) AI
8 52 (15.66%) Threat Modelling
9 47 (14.16%) Stakeholder Management
10 46 (13.86%) Validation
11 42 (12.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 41 (12.35%) Security Architecture
13 37 (11.14%) Incident Response
14 35 (10.54%) Cloud Security
14 35 (10.54%) Vulnerability Management
15 34 (10.24%) Computer Science
16 32 (9.64%) Security Management
17 28 (8.43%) Mentoring
18 27 (8.13%) Internal Audit
Programming Languages
1 26 (7.83%) Python
2 13 (3.92%) Java
3 11 (3.31%) SQL
4 8 (2.41%) MATLAB
5 5 (1.51%) C
5 5 (1.51%) C++
6 4 (1.20%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.90%) Go
7 3 (0.90%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.60%) Julia
8 2 (0.60%) R
9 1 (0.30%) Bash
9 1 (0.30%) Bicep
9 1 (0.30%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.30%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 112 (33.73%) Degree
2 90 (27.11%) CISSP
3 79 (23.80%) CISM
4 55 (16.57%) Security Cleared
5 43 (12.95%) SC Cleared
6 33 (9.94%) Master's Degree
7 31 (9.34%) CRISC
8 27 (8.13%) BPSS Clearance
8 27 (8.13%) CISA
9 17 (5.12%) Computer Science Degree
10 12 (3.61%) DV Cleared
11 11 (3.31%) CompTIA Security+
11 11 (3.31%) HNC
12 10 (3.01%) PhD
13 9 (2.71%) AWS Certification
13 9 (2.71%) Cisco Certification
14 8 (2.41%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 7 (2.11%) HND
16 6 (1.81%) NVQ Level 3
16 6 (1.81%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (24.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 81 (24.40%) NIST
2 30 (9.04%) GRC
3 29 (8.73%) NCSC
4 23 (6.93%) GDPR
4 23 (6.93%) SLA
5 21 (6.33%) SOC 2
6 20 (6.02%) PCI DSS
7 19 (5.72%) COBIT
8 17 (5.12%) Accessibility
8 17 (5.12%) ITGC
9 16 (4.82%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 15 (4.52%) QA
11 12 (3.61%) Cyber Essentials
12 10 (3.01%) ISO 9001
12 10 (3.01%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 9 (2.71%) Data Quality
13 9 (2.71%) NIST 800
14 8 (2.41%) SOC 1
15 7 (2.11%) Def Stans
System Software
1 12 (3.61%) Firmware
2 5 (1.51%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.90%) Docker
3 3 (0.90%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.60%) Embedded Firmware
4 2 (0.60%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.60%) vSphere
5 1 (0.30%) EMC RecoverPoint
5 1 (0.30%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.30%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 4 (1.20%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.30%) Ansible
2 1 (0.30%) Failover Clustering
2 1 (0.30%) FortiGate
2 1 (0.30%) Grafana
2 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.30%) Proxmox
2 1 (0.30%) QRadar
2 1 (0.30%) RSA Archer
2 1 (0.30%) vCenter Server
2 1 (0.30%) VxRail
Vendors
1 38 (11.45%) Microsoft
2 17 (5.12%) Oracle
2 17 (5.12%) SAP
3 9 (2.71%) IFS
4 8 (2.41%) Bloomberg
5 7 (2.11%) Atlassian
5 7 (2.11%) CQG
5 7 (2.11%) Databricks
5 7 (2.11%) ION Trading
5 7 (2.11%) Patsystems
5 7 (2.11%) Reuters
5 7 (2.11%) Trayport
6 6 (1.81%) Adobe
6 6 (1.81%) Google
7 5 (1.51%) Cisco
7 5 (1.51%) CrowdStrike
7 5 (1.51%) ServiceNow
8 4 (1.20%) VMware
9 3 (0.90%) Keysight
9 3 (0.90%) OneTrust