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 9 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 477 197 441
Rank change year-on-year -280 +244 +45
Permanent jobs citing Risk Assessment 206 716 460
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.29% 1.62% 0.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.37% 1.73% 0.63%
Number of salaries quoted 115 151 308
10th Percentile £48,165 £32,750 £42,275
25th Percentile £59,900 £45,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £55,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +26.13% -14.62% -0.76%
75th Percentile £88,750 £77,500 £81,786
90th Percentile £117,500 £92,500 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,125 £54,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -1.62% -10.00% +9.09%

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 56,331 41,289 73,115
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 78.05% 93.69% 87.56%
Number of salaries quoted 33,961 22,320 55,807
10th Percentile £29,750 £32,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £39,750 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.78%
75th Percentile £76,299 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £94,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -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 9 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Risk Assessment in the UK

Risk Assessment
Top 13 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 9 March 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 -256 198 £70,000 +21.74% 74
Work from Home +34 109 £72,367 +32.78% 33
London -194 101 £70,000 -6.98% 25
UK excluding London -130 96 £53,125 -1.62% 47
South West +1 34 £57,500 +4.55% 9
Midlands +2 33 £62,500 -5.30% 6
East Midlands -6 23 £51,058 -22.64% 3
South East -39 16 £51,249 +52.98% 13
West Midlands +2 10 £70,000 +18.84% 3
North West -26 10 £30,630 -44.81% 5
North of England -63 10 £30,630 -44.81% 11
Scotland -33 2 - - 4
East of England -73 1 £62,500 +38.89% 3

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 1 (0.49%) Confluence
Applications
1 8 (3.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (2.43%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.97%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.49%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (1.94%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.49%) Fidessa
2 1 (0.49%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 17 (8.25%) AWS
2 15 (7.28%) Azure
3 14 (6.80%) SaaS
4 8 (3.88%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (2.43%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (1.46%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (1.46%) OpenShift
7 2 (0.97%) Azure API Management
7 2 (0.97%) Cloud Computing
7 2 (0.97%) Entra ID
7 2 (0.97%) GCP
8 1 (0.49%) IaaS
8 1 (0.49%) PaaS
8 1 (0.49%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.49%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 22 (10.68%) CHAP
2 4 (1.94%) Firewall
2 4 (1.94%) Multicast
3 2 (0.97%) AMQP
3 2 (0.97%) HTTP
3 2 (0.97%) TCP/IP
3 2 (0.97%) VPN
4 1 (0.49%) Broadband
4 1 (0.49%) FIX Connectivity
4 1 (0.49%) Network Security
4 1 (0.49%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.43%) Geospatial Data
2 2 (0.97%) DB2
3 1 (0.49%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.49%) Power BI
3 1 (0.49%) Power Query
3 1 (0.49%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (0.97%) JIRA
1 2 (0.97%) Snyk
2 1 (0.49%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 133 (64.56%) Finance
2 93 (45.15%) Banking
3 65 (31.55%) Social Skills
4 30 (14.56%) Financial Institution
5 27 (13.11%) Analytical Skills
6 22 (10.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 20 (9.71%) Law
8 18 (8.74%) Retail
9 12 (5.83%) Public Sector
10 11 (5.34%) Legal
11 8 (3.88%) Influencing Skills
11 8 (3.88%) Retail Banking
12 7 (3.40%) Back Office
12 7 (3.40%) Marketing
13 6 (2.91%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (1.94%) Agriculture
14 4 (1.94%) Telecoms
15 3 (1.46%) Games
16 2 (0.97%) Japanese Language
16 2 (0.97%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 40 (19.42%) Auditor
2 35 (16.99%) Senior
3 27 (13.11%) IT Manager
4 23 (11.17%) Analyst
5 21 (10.19%) Security Auditor
6 20 (9.71%) Internal Auditor
7 19 (9.22%) IT Auditor
8 18 (8.74%) Senior Auditor
8 18 (8.74%) Senior IT Auditor
9 14 (6.80%) Lead
10 12 (5.83%) Change Manager
10 12 (5.83%) IT Change Manager
11 11 (5.34%) Security Analyst
12 10 (4.85%) Architect
12 10 (4.85%) Information Analyst
12 10 (4.85%) Information Security Analyst
12 10 (4.85%) Security Architect
13 9 (4.37%) Security Manager
14 7 (3.40%) IT Security Manager
15 6 (2.91%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.94%) FIX Protocol
2 2 (0.97%) Middleware
2 2 (0.97%) OAuth
2 2 (0.97%) OAuth2
3 1 (0.49%) CSS
3 1 (0.49%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 57 (27.67%) Management Information System
2 16 (7.77%) Security Posture
3 13 (6.31%) Blockchain
4 12 (5.83%) CMDB
5 10 (4.85%) Cyber Threat
6 7 (3.40%) Distributed Systems
6 7 (3.40%) Onboarding
6 7 (3.40%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (2.43%) Cloud Native
8 4 (1.94%) Cloud Security Posture
8 4 (1.94%) Distributed Computing
8 4 (1.94%) Equities
8 4 (1.94%) Fixed Income
9 3 (1.46%) Blog
9 3 (1.46%) Driving Licence
9 3 (1.46%) PKI
10 2 (0.97%) Algorithms
10 2 (0.97%) Data Centre
10 2 (0.97%) Greenfield Project
10 2 (0.97%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 5 (2.43%) Windows
2 4 (1.94%) Linux
3 2 (0.97%) AIX
3 2 (0.97%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (51.94%) Risk Management
2 104 (50.49%) Information Security
3 60 (29.13%) Cybersecurity
4 56 (27.18%) Due Diligence
5 52 (25.24%) Agile
5 52 (25.24%) Roadmaps
6 51 (24.76%) Business Continuity
7 49 (23.79%) Process Improvement
8 47 (22.82%) Internal Audit
9 46 (22.33%) Business Continuity Management
10 45 (21.84%) Operations Management
10 45 (21.84%) Supply Chain Management
11 43 (20.87%) Analytics
12 37 (17.96%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 35 (16.99%) Continuous Improvement
13 35 (16.99%) Data Analytics
14 32 (15.53%) IT Audit
14 32 (15.53%) Problem-Solving
15 30 (14.56%) Project Management
15 30 (14.56%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 4 (1.94%) C++
1 4 (1.94%) Java
2 3 (1.46%) Python
2 3 (1.46%) SQL
3 2 (0.97%) C#
4 1 (0.49%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 107 (51.94%) CISSP
2 86 (41.75%) CISA
3 60 (29.13%) CRISC
4 46 (22.33%) CISM
5 26 (12.62%) CGEIT
6 24 (11.65%) SANS
7 22 (10.68%) FFIEC
8 18 (8.74%) Degree
9 17 (8.25%) Security Cleared
10 11 (5.34%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 11 (5.34%) Cisco Certification
10 11 (5.34%) CompTIA Security+
11 10 (4.85%) SC Cleared
12 7 (3.40%) ISACA
13 6 (2.91%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 6 (2.91%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 6 (2.91%) OSCP
14 5 (2.43%) BPSS Clearance
14 5 (2.43%) DV Cleared
15 4 (1.94%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 98 (47.57%) NIST
2 58 (28.16%) PCI DSS
3 44 (21.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 32 (15.53%) GDPR
5 27 (13.11%) COBIT
6 16 (7.77%) GRC
7 14 (6.80%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 13 (6.31%) Cyber Essentials
9 11 (5.34%) SOC 2
10 7 (3.40%) NCSC
11 6 (2.91%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (1.94%) GMP
12 4 (1.94%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 4 (1.94%) QA
13 3 (1.46%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 3 (1.46%) NIST 800
13 3 (1.46%) SLA
14 2 (0.97%) ISO 9001
14 2 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 2 (0.97%) ITGC
System Software
1 1 (0.49%) Firmware
1 1 (0.49%) Virtual Desktop
1 1 (0.49%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.49%) CASB
1 1 (0.49%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 18 (8.74%) Microsoft
2 12 (5.83%) ServiceNow
3 6 (2.91%) Salesforce
3 6 (2.91%) SAP
4 3 (1.46%) Citrix
4 3 (1.46%) Cognos
4 3 (1.46%) Oracle
5 2 (0.97%) Checkmarx
5 2 (0.97%) CyberArk
5 2 (0.97%) IFS
5 2 (0.97%) LogRhythm
5 2 (0.97%) Qualys
5 2 (0.97%) Trend Micro
6 1 (0.49%) Bloomberg
6 1 (0.49%) BT
6 1 (0.49%) CQG
6 1 (0.49%) EMC
6 1 (0.49%) Openreach
6 1 (0.49%) Reuters
6 1 (0.49%) Trayport