Hybrid/Remote Risk Assessment Job Trends

Risk Assessment
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Risk Assessment skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 261 364 336
Rank change year-on-year +103 -28 +119
Permanent jobs citing Risk Assessment 114 77 155
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.75% 0.47% 0.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.86% 0.50% 0.77%
Number of salaries quoted 55 54 86
10th Percentile £48,165 £32,750 £45,875
25th Percentile £53,750 £44,956 £54,154
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £57,585 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.56% -11.41% -
75th Percentile £88,750 £74,145 £83,438
90th Percentile £107,500 £91,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £70,000 £55,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +26.13% -20.71% +7.69%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,245 15,409 20,193
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 87.44% 93.79% 93.51%
Number of salaries quoted 8,423 9,065 16,344
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,781 £47,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Risk Assessment
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Risk Assessment and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Risk Assessment job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Risk Assessment
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Risk Assessment.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Risk Assessment over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Risk Assessment salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Risk Assessment
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Applications
1 2 (1.75%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.88%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 8 (7.02%) Microsoft 365
1 8 (7.02%) SaaS
2 4 (3.51%) AWS
3 3 (2.63%) Azure
4 2 (1.75%) Entra ID
4 2 (1.75%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.88%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (0.88%) IaaS
5 1 (0.88%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 14 (12.28%) CHAP
2 4 (3.51%) Firewall
3 1 (0.88%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.75%) Power BI
2 1 (0.88%) Power Query
General
1 77 (67.54%) Finance
2 74 (64.91%) Banking
3 39 (34.21%) Social Skills
4 17 (14.91%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (14.91%) Financial Institution
5 12 (10.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 8 (7.02%) Public Sector
7 6 (5.26%) Retail
8 5 (4.39%) Law
9 3 (2.63%) Back Office
9 3 (2.63%) Legal
10 1 (0.88%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 24 (21.05%) Auditor
2 14 (12.28%) Internal Auditor
2 14 (12.28%) Security Auditor
3 13 (11.40%) Analyst
3 13 (11.40%) Senior
4 10 (8.77%) IT Auditor
4 10 (8.77%) Senior Auditor
4 10 (8.77%) Senior IT Auditor
5 8 (7.02%) IT Manager
5 8 (7.02%) Security Analyst
5 8 (7.02%) Security Manager
6 7 (6.14%) Information Analyst
6 7 (6.14%) Information Security Analyst
6 7 (6.14%) IT Security Manager
7 6 (5.26%) Product Owner
8 5 (4.39%) Consultant
8 5 (4.39%) Information Security Manager
8 5 (4.39%) Security Consultant
9 3 (2.63%) Architect
9 3 (2.63%) Risk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.75%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 28 (24.56%) Management Information System
2 12 (10.53%) Security Posture
3 9 (7.89%) Cyber Threat
4 7 (6.14%) Blockchain
5 6 (5.26%) Product Ownership
5 6 (5.26%) Reinsurance
6 2 (1.75%) Algorithms
6 2 (1.75%) Credit Risk
6 2 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.75%) Taxonomies
7 1 (0.88%) Driving Licence
7 1 (0.88%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (73.68%) Information Security
2 74 (64.91%) Risk Management
3 50 (43.86%) Business Continuity
4 48 (42.11%) Roadmaps
5 47 (41.23%) Due Diligence
5 47 (41.23%) Process Improvement
6 45 (39.47%) Business Continuity Management
6 45 (39.47%) Operations Management
6 45 (39.47%) Supply Chain Management
7 30 (26.32%) Cybersecurity
8 26 (22.81%) Internal Audit
9 22 (19.30%) Agile
9 22 (19.30%) Problem-Solving
9 22 (19.30%) Vulnerability Management
10 18 (15.79%) Data Protection
10 18 (15.79%) Incident Response
11 16 (14.04%) Analytics
11 16 (14.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 15 (13.16%) PRINCE2
12 15 (13.16%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.63%) Python
2 2 (1.75%) SQL
3 1 (0.88%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 80 (70.18%) CISSP
2 65 (57.02%) CISA
3 54 (47.37%) CRISC
4 33 (28.95%) CISM
5 14 (12.28%) CGEIT
5 14 (12.28%) FFIEC
5 14 (12.28%) SANS
6 12 (10.53%) Security Cleared
7 11 (9.65%) Degree
7 11 (9.65%) SC Cleared
8 10 (8.77%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 10 (8.77%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 6 (5.26%) CompTIA Security+
10 4 (3.51%) CISMP
11 3 (2.63%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 3 (2.63%) AWS Certification
11 3 (2.63%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (2.63%) DV Cleared
11 3 (2.63%) Master's Degree
12 2 (1.75%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (68.42%) NIST
2 49 (42.98%) PCI DSS
3 27 (23.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (17.54%) GDPR
5 14 (12.28%) COBIT
6 11 (9.65%) GRC
7 9 (7.89%) Cyber Essentials
8 8 (7.02%) SOC 2
9 6 (5.26%) NIST 800
10 5 (4.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 5 (4.39%) JSP 440
11 2 (1.75%) SLA
11 2 (1.75%) SOC 1
12 1 (0.88%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.88%) ISO 14001
12 1 (0.88%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.88%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 1 (0.88%) P3O
12 1 (0.88%) PMO
Systems Management
1 2 (1.75%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 8 (7.02%) Microsoft
2 2 (1.75%) SAP