Risk Analyst Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Risk Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Risk Analyst salary for remote or hybrid work is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 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
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 397 552 603
Rank change year-on-year +155 +51 +100
Permanent jobs requiring a Risk Analyst 20 32 74
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.13% 0.095% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.099% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 14 19 40
10th Percentile £45,750 - £37,500
25th Percentile £48,750 £29,000 £40,401
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £34,791 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year +58.09% -32.12% -14.58%
75th Percentile £67,500 £53,125 £72,500
90th Percentile £71,000 £64,750 £82,500
UK median annual salary £57,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +14.00% -4.76% -4.55%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 13,761 32,474 40,893
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.71% 96.00% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 9,932 24,947 29,049
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,008 £36,711
25th Percentile £43,750 £42,500 £47,447
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -10.40% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,550 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.42% -12.42% -

Risk Analyst
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured Risk Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Risk Analyst trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Risk Analyst
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Risk Analyst.

Risk Analyst salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Risk Analyst
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Risk Analyst over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Risk Analyst salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Risk Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, 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 jobs with hybrid or remote work options featuring Risk Analyst in the job title.

1 17 (85.00%) Risk Management
2 13 (65.00%) Finance
3 9 (45.00%) Risk Assessment
3 9 (45.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (40.00%) Management Information System
4 8 (40.00%) Due Diligence
4 8 (40.00%) NIST
5 7 (35.00%) ITIL
5 7 (35.00%) COBIT
5 7 (35.00%) Analytical Skills
6 6 (30.00%) Social Skills
7 4 (20.00%) Risk Register
7 4 (20.00%) GRC
7 4 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (20.00%) Analytics
8 3 (15.00%) Cybersecurity
8 3 (15.00%) CRISC
8 3 (15.00%) Information Security
8 3 (15.00%) Stakeholder Management
8 3 (15.00%) Python
8 3 (15.00%) Business Intelligence
8 3 (15.00%) Microsoft
8 3 (15.00%) Decision-Making
8 3 (15.00%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (10.00%) Impact Analysis
9 2 (10.00%) Business Impact Analysis
9 2 (10.00%) Generative AI
9 2 (10.00%) Accessibility
9 2 (10.00%) Self-Motivation

Risk Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Applications
1 2 (10.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (5.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.00%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.00%) Power BI
General
1 13 (65.00%) Finance
2 7 (35.00%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (30.00%) Social Skills
4 4 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (15.00%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (10.00%) Legal
7 1 (5.00%) Banking
7 1 (5.00%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (5.00%) Front Office
7 1 (5.00%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 8 (40.00%) Management Information System
2 2 (10.00%) Derivative
2 2 (10.00%) Market Risk
2 2 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (10.00%) Taxonomies
3 1 (5.00%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (85.00%) Risk Management
2 9 (45.00%) Risk Assessment
3 8 (40.00%) Due Diligence
4 7 (35.00%) ITIL
5 4 (20.00%) Analytics
5 4 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (20.00%) Risk Register
6 3 (15.00%) Business Intelligence
6 3 (15.00%) Cybersecurity
6 3 (15.00%) Decision-Making
6 3 (15.00%) Information Security
6 3 (15.00%) Stakeholder Management
7 2 (10.00%) Artificial Intelligence
7 2 (10.00%) Business Continuity
7 2 (10.00%) Data Lineage
7 2 (10.00%) Data Management
7 2 (10.00%) Data Modelling
7 2 (10.00%) Project Management
7 2 (10.00%) Resilience Testing
7 2 (10.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 3 (15.00%) Python
2 1 (5.00%) SQL
2 1 (5.00%) VBA
Qualifications
1 3 (15.00%) CRISC
2 2 (10.00%) CISM
2 2 (10.00%) CISMP
2 2 (10.00%) Degree
2 2 (10.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (45.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (40.00%) NIST
3 7 (35.00%) COBIT
4 4 (20.00%) GRC
5 2 (10.00%) Accessibility
5 2 (10.00%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (10.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (10.00%) PCI DSS
6 1 (5.00%) Data Quality
6 1 (5.00%) SOC 2
Vendors
1 3 (15.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.00%) OneTrust
2 1 (5.00%) ServiceNow