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

6 months to
25 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 489 400 439
Rank change year-on-year -89 +39 +46
Permanent jobs citing Risk Assessment 342 306 385
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.29% 0.62% 0.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.40% 0.70% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 185 172 198
10th Percentile £40,000 £38,780 £42,125
25th Percentile £51,250 £50,293 £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 £77,500
90th Percentile £91,500 £107,250 £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 85,591 43,838 62,686
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.02% 88.74% 81.52%
Number of salaries quoted 59,105 24,621 34,654
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 £57,560
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.45% -4.07%
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 25 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 25 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 -85 306 £67,500 +12.50% 584
UK excluding London -113 208 £59,490 +8.16% 321
Work from Home -22 127 £75,000 +8.09% 229
London -29 121 £75,000 -14.29% 332
South East -52 58 £56,000 +4.67% 83
North of England -50 54 £55,000 -20.73% 68
North West -15 44 £55,995 -9.96% 40
Midlands -61 29 £67,500 +22.73% 46
South West -67 24 £80,000 +45.45% 54
West Midlands -62 20 £62,500 +13.64% 26
East of England -11 19 £39,500 -22.55% 15
Scotland +15 15 £100,000 +53.45% 37
Yorkshire -26 10 £55,000 - 21
East Midlands -32 9 £67,500 +80.00% 20
Wales -66 9 £76,000 +13.11% 10
Northern Ireland -99 1 - - 7

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 10 (2.92%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (1.75%) 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%) Azure
2 59 (17.25%) AWS
3 37 (10.82%) GCP
4 15 (4.39%) Microsoft 365
5 8 (2.34%) Dynamics 365
5 8 (2.34%) GitHub
6 7 (2.05%) SaaS
7 6 (1.75%) Snowflake
8 5 (1.46%) dbt
9 4 (1.17%) Entra ID
9 4 (1.17%) GitHub Copilot
10 3 (0.88%) Amazon ECS
10 3 (0.88%) Azure Machine Learning
10 3 (0.88%) GitHub Actions
10 3 (0.88%) Microsoft Purview
10 3 (0.88%) Power Platform
11 2 (0.58%) Azure AI
11 2 (0.58%) Azure Sentinel
11 2 (0.58%) Smartsheet
12 1 (0.29%) Azure Data Factory
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%) HTTPS
7 1 (0.29%) SAN
7 1 (0.29%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.29%) SNMP
7 1 (0.29%) SSL
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 21 (6.14%) 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
1 147 (42.98%) Social Skills
2 137 (40.06%) Finance
3 117 (34.21%) Analytical Skills
4 67 (19.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 54 (15.79%) Law
6 43 (12.57%) Organisational Skills
7 37 (10.82%) Aerospace
8 34 (9.94%) Legal
9 32 (9.36%) Manufacturing
10 28 (8.19%) Public Sector
11 19 (5.56%) Banking
12 18 (5.26%) Documentation Skills
13 14 (4.09%) Financial Institution
14 12 (3.51%) Influencing Skills
15 11 (3.22%) Electronics
16 10 (2.92%) Retail
17 7 (2.05%) Spanish Language
18 6 (1.75%) Italian Language
18 6 (1.75%) Japanese Language
19 5 (1.46%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 57 (16.67%) Senior
2 53 (15.50%) Analyst
3 34 (9.94%) Architect
4 28 (8.19%) Security Architect
5 25 (7.31%) Consultant
6 21 (6.14%) Lead
6 21 (6.14%) Security Consultant
7 19 (5.56%) Security Analyst
8 18 (5.26%) Security Manager
9 17 (4.97%) Systems Engineer
10 16 (4.68%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 15 (4.39%) Senior Consultant
12 14 (4.09%) IT Analyst
12 14 (4.09%) Senior Security Consultant
12 14 (4.09%) Software Engineer
13 13 (3.80%) Auditor
13 13 (3.80%) Compliance Manager
14 12 (3.51%) Business Analyst
15 10 (2.92%) Business Manager
15 10 (2.92%) 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 50 (14.62%) Management Information System
2 21 (6.14%) Onboarding
3 20 (5.85%) Self-Motivation
4 19 (5.56%) Credit Risk
4 19 (5.56%) Security Posture
5 15 (4.39%) Operational Technology
6 12 (3.51%) Driving Licence
7 9 (2.63%) Cloud Native
7 9 (2.63%) Cyber Threat
8 8 (2.34%) Fibre Optics
9 7 (2.05%) Distributed Architecture
9 7 (2.05%) Distributed Computing
9 7 (2.05%) Equities
9 7 (2.05%) Eurex
9 7 (2.05%) Fixed Income
9 7 (2.05%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 6 (1.75%) Analytical Mindset
10 6 (1.75%) Product Ownership
11 5 (1.46%) AI Agents
12 4 (1.17%) Marketing Technology
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 90 (26.32%) Risk Management
2 89 (26.02%) Continuous Improvement
3 88 (25.73%) Cybersecurity
4 71 (20.76%) Agile
5 70 (20.47%) Information Security
6 67 (19.59%) Problem-Solving
7 63 (18.42%) AI
8 59 (17.25%) Decision-Making
9 55 (16.08%) Stakeholder Management
10 53 (15.50%) Threat Modelling
11 45 (13.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 44 (12.87%) Validation
13 42 (12.28%) Security Architecture
14 37 (10.82%) Incident Response
15 35 (10.23%) Cloud Security
15 35 (10.23%) Computer Science
16 33 (9.65%) Vulnerability Management
17 32 (9.36%) Security Management
18 29 (8.48%) Process Improvement
19 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
1 114 (33.33%) Degree
2 85 (24.85%) CISSP
3 74 (21.64%) CISM
4 59 (17.25%) Security Cleared
5 46 (13.45%) SC Cleared
6 33 (9.65%) Master's Degree
7 28 (8.19%) BPSS Clearance
8 27 (7.89%) CRISC
9 22 (6.43%) CISA
10 17 (4.97%) Computer Science Degree
11 13 (3.80%) HNC
12 12 (3.51%) DV Cleared
13 10 (2.92%) PhD
14 9 (2.63%) AWS Certification
14 9 (2.63%) Cisco Certification
14 9 (2.63%) CompTIA Security+
14 9 (2.63%) HND
15 8 (2.34%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 6 (1.75%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
16 6 (1.75%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (24.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 79 (23.10%) NIST
3 29 (8.48%) NCSC
4 26 (7.60%) GRC
5 24 (7.02%) GDPR
5 24 (7.02%) SLA
6 20 (5.85%) PCI DSS
7 19 (5.56%) SOC 2
8 16 (4.68%) COBIT
8 16 (4.68%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 16 (4.68%) ITGC
8 16 (4.68%) QA
9 14 (4.09%) Accessibility
10 11 (3.22%) Cyber Essentials
10 11 (3.22%) Data Quality
10 11 (3.22%) ISO 9001
11 9 (2.63%) NIST 800
11 9 (2.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 8 (2.34%) SOC 1
13 7 (2.05%) Def Stans
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 41 (11.99%) Microsoft
2 16 (4.68%) Oracle
2 16 (4.68%) SAP
3 9 (2.63%) Databricks
4 8 (2.34%) Bloomberg
4 8 (2.34%) IFS
5 7 (2.05%) Atlassian
5 7 (2.05%) CQG
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
9 3 (0.88%) Keysight
9 3 (0.88%) OneTrust