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

6 months to
4 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 495 391 454
Rank change year-on-year -104 +63 +41
Permanent jobs citing Risk Assessment 324 315 376
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.29% 0.64% 0.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.40% 0.73% 0.59%
Number of salaries quoted 187 179 213
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £45,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £51,000 £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 £80,000 £86,776 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,500 £105,500 £89,900
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,425 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.86% - -10.57%

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 80,539 43,404 64,098
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.01% 88.47% 80.63%
Number of salaries quoted 56,017 24,525 38,712
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,500 £36,250 £41,250
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 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,650 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -8.65% -5.04%

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 4 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 4 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 -69 291 £70,000 +16.67% 507
UK excluding London -124 178 £60,425 +9.86% 283
London -20 133 £75,000 -13.04% 302
Work from Home -34 119 £75,000 +8.09% 207
South East -50 54 £57,745 +4.99% 49
North of England -47 50 £60,850 +1.42% 71
North West -10 40 £54,490 -9.18% 43
Midlands -61 24 £67,500 +22.73% 19
West Midlands -47 18 £62,500 +13.64% 6
South West -66 17 £77,500 +40.91% 57
Scotland +6 14 £125,000 +142.04% 45
East of England -23 11 £39,500 -21.00% 29
Yorkshire -34 10 £72,500 +74.44% 23
Wales -69 8 £76,000 +13.11% 8
East Midlands -37 6 £67,500 +80.00% 13
Northern Ireland -94 1 - - 8

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 (3.70%) Confluence
2 5 (1.54%) Apache
2 5 (1.54%) Apache Airflow
3 3 (0.93%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.31%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.31%) IIS
4 1 (0.31%) OpenStack
Applications
1 15 (4.63%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (3.70%) Microsoft Project
3 8 (2.47%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.31%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (2.16%) Fidessa
2 1 (0.31%) Primavera
2 1 (0.31%) SAP GTS
2 1 (0.31%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 55 (16.98%) AWS
2 52 (16.05%) Azure
3 34 (10.49%) GCP
4 12 (3.70%) Microsoft 365
5 11 (3.40%) Dynamics 365
6 8 (2.47%) GitHub
7 6 (1.85%) SaaS
8 5 (1.54%) Smartsheet
8 5 (1.54%) Snowflake
9 4 (1.23%) dbt
9 4 (1.23%) GitHub Copilot
9 4 (1.23%) Power Platform
10 3 (0.93%) Amazon ECS
10 3 (0.93%) Entra ID
10 3 (0.93%) GitHub Actions
11 2 (0.62%) Azure Sentinel
12 1 (0.31%) Amazon Bedrock
12 1 (0.31%) Azure DevOps
12 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Purview
12 1 (0.31%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 26 (8.02%) Network Security
2 7 (2.16%) CHAP
2 7 (2.16%) FIX Connectivity
2 7 (2.16%) Multicast
3 6 (1.85%) Firewall
4 4 (1.23%) HTTP
5 3 (0.93%) DNS
5 3 (0.93%) LAN
5 3 (0.93%) TCP/IP
5 3 (0.93%) VPN
5 3 (0.93%) WAN
6 2 (0.62%) DHCP
6 2 (0.62%) Internet
7 1 (0.31%) BGP
7 1 (0.31%) HTTPS
7 1 (0.31%) IPsec
7 1 (0.31%) SAN
7 1 (0.31%) SNMP
7 1 (0.31%) SSL
7 1 (0.31%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.78%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.16%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (1.23%) DynamoDB
3 4 (1.23%) Redis
4 3 (0.93%) MongoDB
4 3 (0.93%) Power BI
5 2 (0.62%) Metadata
6 1 (0.31%) Apache Iceberg
6 1 (0.31%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.31%) Big Data
6 1 (0.31%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.31%) Db2
6 1 (0.31%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.31%) SAP BW
6 1 (0.31%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 24 (7.41%) JIRA
2 11 (3.40%) LabVIEW
3 5 (1.54%) Git
4 2 (0.62%) GitLab
4 2 (0.62%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.62%) Zephyr
5 1 (0.31%) Claude Code
General
1 143 (44.14%) Finance
2 137 (42.28%) Social Skills
3 119 (36.73%) Analytical Skills
4 62 (19.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 54 (16.67%) Law
6 37 (11.42%) Organisational Skills
7 34 (10.49%) Aerospace
8 30 (9.26%) Legal
9 29 (8.95%) Manufacturing
10 25 (7.72%) Public Sector
11 18 (5.56%) Banking
11 18 (5.56%) Documentation Skills
12 16 (4.94%) Financial Institution
13 13 (4.01%) Influencing Skills
14 12 (3.70%) Retail
15 11 (3.40%) Electronics
16 7 (2.16%) Japanese Language
16 7 (2.16%) Spanish Language
17 6 (1.85%) Italian Language
17 6 (1.85%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 61 (18.83%) Senior
2 51 (15.74%) Analyst
3 32 (9.88%) Architect
4 26 (8.02%) Security Architect
5 23 (7.10%) Consultant
6 22 (6.79%) Security Consultant
7 21 (6.48%) Security Manager
8 19 (5.86%) Auditor
8 19 (5.86%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 17 (5.25%) Security Analyst
9 17 (5.25%) Systems Engineer
10 15 (4.63%) Lead
10 15 (4.63%) Senior Consultant
11 14 (4.32%) IT Manager
11 14 (4.32%) Senior Security Consultant
12 12 (3.70%) Business Analyst
13 11 (3.40%) IT Analyst
13 11 (3.40%) Software Engineer
14 10 (3.09%) Compliance Manager
14 10 (3.09%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.16%) FIX Protocol
2 5 (1.54%) Kafka
3 4 (1.23%) .NET
3 4 (1.23%) ModSecurity
4 2 (0.62%) PySpark
5 1 (0.31%) 802.1X
5 1 (0.31%) Memcached
5 1 (0.31%) Middleware
5 1 (0.31%) SAP Basis
5 1 (0.31%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.31%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 49 (15.12%) Management Information System
2 20 (6.17%) Credit Risk
3 19 (5.86%) Security Posture
4 17 (5.25%) Onboarding
5 15 (4.63%) Operational Technology
5 15 (4.63%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (2.78%) Cyber Threat
7 8 (2.47%) Cloud Native
7 8 (2.47%) Fibre Optics
8 7 (2.16%) Analytical Mindset
8 7 (2.16%) Distributed Architecture
8 7 (2.16%) Distributed Computing
8 7 (2.16%) Equities
8 7 (2.16%) Eurex
8 7 (2.16%) Fixed Income
8 7 (2.16%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 6 (1.85%) Driving Licence
9 6 (1.85%) Product Ownership
10 4 (1.23%) Cyber Security Posture
10 4 (1.23%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 16 (4.94%) Windows
2 11 (3.40%) Linux
3 2 (0.62%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.31%) AIX
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle Linux
4 1 (0.31%) SUSE
4 1 (0.31%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
4 1 (0.31%) Unix
4 1 (0.31%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (28.09%) Cybersecurity
2 89 (27.47%) Risk Management
3 82 (25.31%) Continuous Improvement
4 75 (23.15%) Agile
5 73 (22.53%) Information Security
6 67 (20.68%) Problem-Solving
7 60 (18.52%) Decision-Making
8 56 (17.28%) AI
9 51 (15.74%) Threat Modelling
10 48 (14.81%) Stakeholder Management
10 48 (14.81%) Validation
11 41 (12.65%) Incident Response
11 41 (12.65%) Security Architecture
11 41 (12.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 35 (10.80%) Cloud Security
12 35 (10.80%) Vulnerability Management
13 31 (9.57%) Security Management
14 30 (9.26%) Internal Audit
15 29 (8.95%) Analytics
15 29 (8.95%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 25 (7.72%) Python
2 13 (4.01%) Java
3 10 (3.09%) SQL
4 8 (2.47%) MATLAB
5 5 (1.54%) C
5 5 (1.54%) C++
6 4 (1.23%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.93%) Go
7 3 (0.93%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.62%) Julia
8 2 (0.62%) R
9 1 (0.31%) Bash
9 1 (0.31%) Bicep
9 1 (0.31%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 107 (33.02%) Degree
2 98 (30.25%) CISSP
3 88 (27.16%) CISM
4 49 (15.12%) Security Cleared
5 39 (12.04%) SC Cleared
6 35 (10.80%) CRISC
7 32 (9.88%) CISA
7 32 (9.88%) Master's Degree
8 25 (7.72%) BPSS Clearance
9 17 (5.25%) Computer Science Degree
10 12 (3.70%) DV Cleared
11 11 (3.40%) CompTIA Security+
12 10 (3.09%) PhD
13 9 (2.78%) HNC
14 8 (2.47%) Cisco Certification
14 8 (2.47%) PMI Certification
14 8 (2.47%) PMP
15 7 (2.16%) CGEIT
15 7 (2.16%) FFIEC
15 7 (2.16%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (27.16%) NIST
2 79 (24.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 30 (9.26%) GRC
4 29 (8.95%) NCSC
5 25 (7.72%) COBIT
5 25 (7.72%) GDPR
6 24 (7.41%) SLA
7 20 (6.17%) ITGC
7 20 (6.17%) SOC 2
8 19 (5.86%) PCI DSS
9 17 (5.25%) Accessibility
10 16 (4.94%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 13 (4.01%) QA
11 13 (4.01%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 11 (3.40%) Cyber Essentials
13 9 (2.78%) NIST 800
14 8 (2.47%) ISO 9001
15 7 (2.16%) Data Quality
15 7 (2.16%) SOC 1
16 6 (1.85%) Def Stans
System Software
1 11 (3.40%) Firmware
2 4 (1.23%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.93%) Docker
3 3 (0.93%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.62%) Embedded Firmware
4 2 (0.62%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.62%) vSphere
5 1 (0.31%) EMC RecoverPoint
5 1 (0.31%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.31%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 4 (1.23%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.31%) Ansible
2 1 (0.31%) Failover Clustering
2 1 (0.31%) FortiGate
2 1 (0.31%) Grafana
2 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.31%) Proxmox
2 1 (0.31%) QRadar
2 1 (0.31%) RSA Archer
2 1 (0.31%) vCenter Server
2 1 (0.31%) VxRail
Vendors
1 29 (8.95%) Microsoft
2 21 (6.48%) SAP
3 19 (5.86%) Oracle
4 11 (3.40%) IFS
5 8 (2.47%) Bloomberg
6 7 (2.16%) Atlassian
6 7 (2.16%) CQG
6 7 (2.16%) Databricks
6 7 (2.16%) ION Trading
6 7 (2.16%) Patsystems
6 7 (2.16%) Reuters
6 7 (2.16%) Trayport
7 5 (1.54%) CrowdStrike
8 4 (1.23%) Adobe
8 4 (1.23%) VMware
9 3 (0.93%) Cisco
9 3 (0.93%) Google
9 3 (0.93%) Keysight
9 3 (0.93%) OneTrust
10 2 (0.62%) Guidewire