Risk Data Analyst Job Trends

Risk Data Analyst
UK

The median Risk Data Analyst salary in the UK is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 March 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 680 650 836
Rank change year-on-year -30 +186 +173
Permanent jobs requiring a Risk Data Analyst 2 1 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.003% 0.002% 0.007%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% 0.003% 0.008%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £55,000 £62,500 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £31,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +109.68% -39.51%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £33,000
90th Percentile - - £59,000
UK excluding London median annual salary - - £31,000
% change year-on-year - - -34.74%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 66,799 39,870 79,089
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.74% 90.79% 94.61%
Number of salaries quoted 42,341 23,010 60,911
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £38,984 £43,750 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £54,793 £50,000
% change year-on-year -8.75% +9.59% -4.81%

Risk Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Risk Data Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Risk Data Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

Risk Data Analyst
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Risk Data Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Risk Data Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Risk Data Analyst
Top 3 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Risk Data Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 10 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 +1 2 £60,000 -7.69% 3
London - 2 £60,000 - 2
Work from Home +45 1 - - 3

Risk Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 10 March 2026, Risk Data Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Risk Data Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Power BI
1 2 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) SAS
1 2 (100.00%) SAS EBI
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Credit Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Data Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Data Quality
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Python
2 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Stress Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Tableau

Risk Data Analyst Skill Set
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 2 (100.00%) SAS
Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Power BI
1 2 (100.00%) SAS EBI
2 1 (50.00%) Tableau
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Banking
2 1 (50.00%) Retail Banking
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Credit Risk
1 1 (50.00%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Credit Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Data Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Stress Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
2 1 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Data Quality