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 14 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 458 | 221 | 421 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -237 | +200 | +53 |
| Permanent jobs citing Risk Assessment | 213 | 698 | 435 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.32% | 1.41% | 0.58% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.40% | 1.52% | 0.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 113 | 140 | 291 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,770 | £32,750 | £43,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £44,989 | £56,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £55,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +27.27% | -15.38% | -0.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £88,750 | £74,145 | £81,786 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,000 | £90,250 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £51,422 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.13% | -20.89% | +19.82% |
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 | 53,358 | 45,796 | 65,934 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 79.56% | 92.23% | 88.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 31,921 | 22,329 | 51,135 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £35,000 | £29,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £46,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,001 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +9.09% | -12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £81,250 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £102,500 | £95,000 |
| 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
Salary Trend
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 14 February 2026.
Risk Assessment
Top 15 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 14 February 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 | -210 | 206 | £70,000 | +27.27% | 62 |
| Work from Home | +63 | 111 | £70,500 | +29.36% | 29 |
| UK excluding London | -94 | 107 | £52,000 | +1.13% | 50 |
| London | -182 | 98 | £70,500 | -5.37% | 20 |
| South West | +9 | 37 | £57,500 | -6.12% | 5 |
| Midlands | +23 | 33 | £56,779 | -2.53% | 5 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 23 | £51,058 | -12.35% | 2 |
| South East | -5 | 21 | £52,000 | +55.22% | 17 |
| North of England | -29 | 11 | £26,250 | -52.49% | 11 |
| West Midlands | +19 | 10 | £62,500 | +6.11% | 3 |
| North West | -3 | 10 | £26,250 | -52.70% | 5 |
| East of England | -68 | 3 | £52,000 | +15.56% | 8 |
| Scotland | -23 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | -25 | 1 | £52,000 | -24.97% | |
| Yorkshire | -40 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
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:
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