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 10 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 473 397 404
Rank change year-on-year -76 +7 +19
Permanent jobs citing Risk Assessment 359 287 390
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.30% 0.58% 0.54%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.42% 0.65% 0.65%
Number of salaries quoted 185 164 195
10th Percentile £39,550 £37,650 £40,001
25th Percentile £47,500 £51,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% +13.64% -18.52%
75th Percentile £80,000 £87,708 £78,750
90th Percentile £93,250 £111,000 £90,900
UK excluding London median annual salary £59,490 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +8.16% +1.85% -13.94%

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 86,418 43,977 59,769
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.19% 88.96% 82.26%
Number of salaries quoted 59,113 24,503 32,039
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £97,500
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 10 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Risk Assessment in the UK

Risk Assessment
Top 17 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 10 October 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 -63 318 £65,865 +4.96% 622
UK excluding London -82 228 £59,490 +8.16% 327
Work from Home -25 126 £75,000 +7.62% 197
London -28 117 £75,000 -16.67% 336
South East -43 62 £57,745 +14.43% 82
North of England -36 58 £52,500 -24.33% 58
North West -10 42 £54,490 -12.38% 30
Midlands -54 33 £67,500 +22.73% 52
South West -63 25 £80,000 +42.22% 53
West Midlands -59 23 £66,250 +20.45% 26
Scotland +23 21 £100,000 +44.13% 30
East of England -22 21 £34,250 -34.13% 26
Yorkshire -18 13 £55,000 - 23
East Midlands -34 10 £67,500 +80.00% 26
Wales -75 8 £76,000 +13.11% 8
North East -73 3 £36,500 -51.70% 5
Northern Ireland -87 1 - - 16

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 (3.34%) Confluence
2 6 (1.67%) Apache Airflow
3 5 (1.39%) Apache
4 3 (0.84%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.28%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.28%) IIS
5 1 (0.28%) OpenStack
Applications
1 15 (4.18%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.23%) Microsoft Project
3 4 (1.11%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.28%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (1.95%) Fidessa
2 1 (0.28%) SAP GTS
2 1 (0.28%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 68 (18.94%) Azure
2 65 (18.11%) AWS
3 38 (10.58%) GCP
4 16 (4.46%) Microsoft 365
5 10 (2.79%) GitHub
6 7 (1.95%) SaaS
7 6 (1.67%) Snowflake
8 5 (1.39%) dbt
8 5 (1.39%) GitHub Actions
9 4 (1.11%) Azure Machine Learning
9 4 (1.11%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (1.11%) Entra ID
9 4 (1.11%) GitHub Copilot
10 3 (0.84%) Amazon ECS
10 3 (0.84%) Microsoft Purview
11 2 (0.56%) Azure AI
11 2 (0.56%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (0.56%) Azure Sentinel
11 2 (0.56%) Power Platform
12 1 (0.28%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 32 (8.91%) Network Security
2 7 (1.95%) FIX Connectivity
2 7 (1.95%) Multicast
3 4 (1.11%) Firewall
3 4 (1.11%) HTTP
4 3 (0.84%) CHAP
4 3 (0.84%) DNS
4 3 (0.84%) LAN
4 3 (0.84%) TCP/IP
4 3 (0.84%) VPN
4 3 (0.84%) WAN
5 2 (0.56%) DHCP
5 2 (0.56%) Internet
6 1 (0.28%) BGP
6 1 (0.28%) HTTPS
6 1 (0.28%) IPsec
6 1 (0.28%) Profibus
6 1 (0.28%) SNMP
6 1 (0.28%) VLAN
6 1 (0.28%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.51%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.95%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (1.11%) DynamoDB
3 4 (1.11%) Metadata
3 4 (1.11%) Redis
4 3 (0.84%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.56%) Big Data
6 1 (0.28%) Apache Iceberg
6 1 (0.28%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.28%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.28%) Db2
6 1 (0.28%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.28%) Power BI
6 1 (0.28%) SAP BW
6 1 (0.28%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 21 (5.85%) JIRA
2 11 (3.06%) LabVIEW
3 10 (2.79%) Git
4 4 (1.11%) GitLab
4 4 (1.11%) Jenkins
4 4 (1.11%) Zephyr
5 2 (0.56%) MLflow
6 1 (0.28%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.28%) Gatling
General
1 151 (42.06%) Social Skills
2 133 (37.05%) Finance
3 111 (30.92%) Analytical Skills
4 69 (19.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 53 (14.76%) Law
6 45 (12.53%) Organisational Skills
7 36 (10.03%) Aerospace
8 35 (9.75%) Manufacturing
9 33 (9.19%) Legal
10 29 (8.08%) Public Sector
11 20 (5.57%) Banking
12 19 (5.29%) Documentation Skills
13 14 (3.90%) Financial Institution
14 13 (3.62%) Influencing Skills
15 11 (3.06%) Electronics
16 8 (2.23%) Retail
17 7 (1.95%) Spanish Language
18 6 (1.67%) French Language
19 5 (1.39%) Presentation Skills
19 5 (1.39%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 56 (15.60%) Senior
2 55 (15.32%) Analyst
3 37 (10.31%) Lead
4 34 (9.47%) Architect
5 28 (7.80%) Security Architect
6 24 (6.69%) Consultant
7 20 (5.57%) Security Analyst
8 19 (5.29%) Security Consultant
8 19 (5.29%) Security Manager
9 18 (5.01%) Software Engineer
10 17 (4.74%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 16 (4.46%) IT Analyst
12 14 (3.90%) Senior Consultant
13 13 (3.62%) Compliance Manager
13 13 (3.62%) Senior Security Consultant
13 13 (3.62%) Systems Engineer
14 12 (3.34%) Business Analyst
15 11 (3.06%) Auditor
16 10 (2.79%) Business Manager
17 9 (2.51%) Information Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.95%) FIX Protocol
2 5 (1.39%) Kafka
3 4 (1.11%) .NET
3 4 (1.11%) ModSecurity
4 2 (0.56%) PySpark
5 1 (0.28%) 802.1X
5 1 (0.28%) Memcached
5 1 (0.28%) Middleware
5 1 (0.28%) SAP Basis
5 1 (0.28%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.28%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 51 (14.21%) Management Information System
2 21 (5.85%) Onboarding
3 20 (5.57%) Self-Motivation
4 19 (5.29%) Credit Risk
5 18 (5.01%) Security Posture
6 15 (4.18%) Operational Technology
7 14 (3.90%) Driving Licence
8 11 (3.06%) Cyber Threat
9 9 (2.51%) Cloud Native
10 8 (2.23%) Fibre Optics
11 7 (1.95%) Distributed Architecture
11 7 (1.95%) Distributed Computing
11 7 (1.95%) Equities
11 7 (1.95%) Eurex
11 7 (1.95%) Fixed Income
11 7 (1.95%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 6 (1.67%) Distributed Systems
12 6 (1.67%) Product Ownership
13 5 (1.39%) AI Agents
13 5 (1.39%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 21 (5.85%) Windows
2 16 (4.46%) Linux
3 2 (0.56%) Mac OS
3 2 (0.56%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.28%) AIX
4 1 (0.28%) Oracle Linux
4 1 (0.28%) SUSE
4 1 (0.28%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
4 1 (0.28%) Unix
4 1 (0.28%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (26.74%) Risk Management
2 92 (25.63%) Cybersecurity
3 91 (25.35%) Continuous Improvement
4 74 (20.61%) Agile
5 70 (19.50%) AI
6 68 (18.94%) Information Security
7 67 (18.66%) Problem-Solving
8 58 (16.16%) Stakeholder Management
9 57 (15.88%) Decision-Making
10 54 (15.04%) Threat Modelling
11 49 (13.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 45 (12.53%) Validation
13 44 (12.26%) Security Architecture
14 40 (11.14%) Incident Response
15 38 (10.58%) Computer Science
16 37 (10.31%) Cloud Security
17 33 (9.19%) Vulnerability Management
18 32 (8.91%) Process Improvement
19 31 (8.64%) Security Operations
20 30 (8.36%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 32 (8.91%) Python
2 15 (4.18%) Java
3 13 (3.62%) SQL
4 8 (2.23%) MATLAB
5 7 (1.95%) C
5 7 (1.95%) C++
6 4 (1.11%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.84%) Bash
7 3 (0.84%) Go
7 3 (0.84%) PowerShell
7 3 (0.84%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.56%) Julia
8 2 (0.56%) R
9 1 (0.28%) Bicep
9 1 (0.28%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 112 (31.20%) Degree
2 78 (21.73%) CISSP
3 64 (17.83%) Security Cleared
4 62 (17.27%) CISM
5 49 (13.65%) SC Cleared
6 34 (9.47%) Master's Degree
7 28 (7.80%) BPSS Clearance
8 21 (5.85%) CRISC
9 18 (5.01%) CISA
10 17 (4.74%) Computer Science Degree
11 13 (3.62%) DV Cleared
11 13 (3.62%) HNC
12 11 (3.06%) AWS Certification
13 10 (2.79%) PhD
14 9 (2.51%) Cisco Certification
14 9 (2.51%) HND
15 8 (2.23%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 7 (1.95%) CIPD
16 7 (1.95%) CompTIA Security+
17 6 (1.67%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (23.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 77 (21.45%) NIST
3 33 (9.19%) NCSC
4 23 (6.41%) GRC
5 22 (6.13%) SLA
6 20 (5.57%) GDPR
7 19 (5.29%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 19 (5.29%) QA
8 18 (5.01%) PCI DSS
9 16 (4.46%) SOC 2
10 14 (3.90%) Accessibility
11 12 (3.34%) Cyber Essentials
11 12 (3.34%) ITGC
12 11 (3.06%) Data Quality
12 11 (3.06%) ISO 9001
13 9 (2.51%) COBIT
13 9 (2.51%) NIST 800
14 8 (2.23%) Def Stans
14 8 (2.23%) SOC 1
15 7 (1.95%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 14 (3.90%) Firmware
2 5 (1.39%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.11%) Embedded Firmware
4 3 (0.84%) Docker
4 3 (0.84%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.56%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.56%) vSphere
6 1 (0.28%) EMC RecoverPoint
6 1 (0.28%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.28%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 6 (1.67%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.28%) Ansible
2 1 (0.28%) Failover Clustering
2 1 (0.28%) FortiGate
2 1 (0.28%) Grafana
2 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.28%) Proxmox
2 1 (0.28%) QRadar
2 1 (0.28%) vCenter Server
2 1 (0.28%) VxRail
Vendors
1 47 (13.09%) Microsoft
2 12 (3.34%) Oracle
2 12 (3.34%) SAP
3 9 (2.51%) Databricks
4 8 (2.23%) Bloomberg
4 8 (2.23%) Google
4 8 (2.23%) ServiceNow
5 7 (1.95%) Atlassian
5 7 (1.95%) Cisco
5 7 (1.95%) CQG
5 7 (1.95%) ION Trading
5 7 (1.95%) Patsystems
5 7 (1.95%) Reuters
5 7 (1.95%) Trayport
6 6 (1.67%) Adobe
7 5 (1.39%) YouTube
8 4 (1.11%) CrowdStrike
8 4 (1.11%) IFS
8 4 (1.11%) Remedy
8 4 (1.11%) VMware