Senior Risk Analyst Jobs

Senior Risk Analyst
UK

The median Senior Risk Analyst salary in the UK is £73,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 689 884 863
Rank change year-on-year +195 -21 +307
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Risk Analyst 20 28 99
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.036% 0.027% 0.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.040% 0.029% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 4 15 28
10th Percentile £48,800 £34,900 £37,885
25th Percentile £58,250 £43,750 £47,354
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,750 £63,500 £50,139
Median % change year-on-year +16.14% +26.65% -49.86%
75th Percentile £84,375 £68,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,500 £86,050 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £43,000 £50,139
% change year-on-year +27.91% -14.24% -49.86%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 50,066 97,923 88,829
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.36% 94.81% 91.43%
Number of salaries quoted 26,124 69,761 56,179
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,750 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,000 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +2.00% -6.54% +6.63%

Senior Risk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Senior Risk Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Risk Analyst in the UK

Senior Risk Analyst
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Risk Analyst.

Salary trend for Senior Risk Analyst in the UK

Senior Risk Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Risk Analyst over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior Risk Analyst in the UK

Senior Risk Analyst
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Risk Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 30 May 2025. 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
UK excluding London +194 14 £55,000 +27.91% 2
England +143 12 £73,750 +16.14% 3
London +106 6 £82,500 +26.92% 2
Work from Home +114 5 £55,000 -
Scotland +121 4 - -
North of England +47 4 - -
North West +9 4 - -
Northern Ireland - 4 - -
Midlands +84 1 £45,000 -18.18%
West Midlands +57 1 £45,000 -18.18%
South East - 1 £65,000 - 2

Senior Risk Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Senior Risk Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Senior Risk Analyst in the job title.

1 17 (85.00%) Degree
2 16 (80.00%) Python
3 15 (75.00%) Analytics
4 12 (60.00%) Wholesale Banking
4 12 (60.00%) Statistical Modelling
4 12 (60.00%) Mathematical Modelling
4 12 (60.00%) SQL
4 12 (60.00%) SAS
4 12 (60.00%) Mathematics
4 12 (60.00%) Banking
4 12 (60.00%) Retail
5 7 (35.00%) Finance
6 5 (25.00%) Risk Management
6 5 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (20.00%) CRISC
7 4 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
7 4 (20.00%) Decision-Making
7 4 (20.00%) Information Security
7 4 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
7 4 (20.00%) Microsoft
7 4 (20.00%) GRC
8 3 (15.00%) Social Skills
8 3 (15.00%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (15.00%) NIST
8 3 (15.00%) Accessibility
8 3 (15.00%) Model Validation
8 3 (15.00%) Legal
8 3 (15.00%) Validation
8 3 (15.00%) CISM
8 3 (15.00%) Market Risk

Senior Risk Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 12 (60.00%) SAS
Applications
1 2 (10.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.00%) Intranet
1 1 (5.00%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.00%) Power BI
General
1 12 (60.00%) Banking
1 12 (60.00%) Retail
1 12 (60.00%) Wholesale Banking
2 7 (35.00%) Finance
3 5 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (15.00%) Legal
4 3 (15.00%) Presentation Skills
4 3 (15.00%) Social Skills
5 1 (5.00%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (15.00%) Derivative
1 3 (15.00%) Market Risk
1 3 (15.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (5.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (5.00%) Renewable Energy
2 1 (5.00%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (5.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (75.00%) Analytics
2 12 (60.00%) Mathematical Modelling
2 12 (60.00%) Mathematics
2 12 (60.00%) Statistical Modelling
3 5 (25.00%) Risk Management
4 4 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
4 4 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
4 4 (20.00%) Decision-Making
4 4 (20.00%) Information Security
5 3 (15.00%) Due Diligence
5 3 (15.00%) Financial Analysis
5 3 (15.00%) Model Validation
5 3 (15.00%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (15.00%) Validation
6 2 (10.00%) Service Delivery
6 2 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
7 1 (5.00%) Disaster Recovery
7 1 (5.00%) Ethical Hacking
7 1 (5.00%) Penetration Testing
7 1 (5.00%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 16 (80.00%) Python
2 12 (60.00%) SQL
3 1 (5.00%) VBA
Qualifications
1 17 (85.00%) Degree
2 4 (20.00%) CRISC
3 3 (15.00%) CISM
3 3 (15.00%) Master's Degree
4 2 (10.00%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (20.00%) GRC
2 3 (15.00%) Accessibility
2 3 (15.00%) NIST
3 1 (5.00%) COBIT
3 1 (5.00%) Data Quality
3 1 (5.00%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Vendors
1 4 (20.00%) Microsoft