Risk Assessment
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Risk Assessment skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Risk Assessment over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 547 506 659
Rank change year-on-year -41 +153 -72
Permanent jobs citing Risk Assessment 364 557 699
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.36% 0.56% 0.44%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.43% 0.59% 0.46%
Number of salaries quoted 273 332 431
10th Percentile £40,000 £47,354 £38,947
25th Percentile £47,770 £51,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £67,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +22.73% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £84,625 £68,875
90th Percentile £86,000 £102,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - +10.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Risk Assessment is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 85,075 94,861 153,532
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.25% 95.59% 95.75%
Number of salaries quoted 59,840 55,938 82,447
10th Percentile £29,071 £34,000 £33,714
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%

Risk Assessment
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Risk Assessment as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Risk Assessment in the UK

Risk Assessment
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Risk Assessment in the UK

Risk Assessment
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Risk Assessment over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Risk Assessment in the UK

Risk Assessment
Top 17 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 17 May 2024. 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 -8 338 £61,000 -6.15% 330
UK excluding London -63 214 £57,500 +4.55% 248
London +36 136 £74,000 -5.13% 122
Work from Home +7 130 £60,000 -17.92% 94
North of England +72 71 £55,000 +4.76% 62
Midlands +13 53 £60,000 -7.69% 30
North West +40 50 £54,500 -9.17% 40
West Midlands +33 46 £60,000 -22.58% 22
South West -32 33 £67,500 +22.17% 30
South East -68 21 £57,500 +9.52% 60
East of England +15 19 £57,500 +3.60% 31
Yorkshire +55 13 £49,000 -4.52% 18
Scotland -59 11 £50,000 -28.57% 31
North East -3 8 £79,136 +50.74% 6
East Midlands -10 6 £78,273 +55.00% 8
Northern Ireland +17 3 - - 4
Wales +2 3 £65,386 - 8

Risk Assessment
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 11 (3.02%) WordPress
2 7 (1.92%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.65%) SAS
4 2 (0.55%) Apache
4 2 (0.55%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.55%) Luigi
5 1 (0.27%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 23 (6.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.75%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (2.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.37%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.82%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.82%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.27%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 7 (1.92%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.10%) NEC Housing
3 3 (0.82%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.27%) Aladdin
4 1 (0.27%) Primavera
4 1 (0.27%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.27%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.27%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 52 (14.29%) Azure
2 45 (12.36%) AWS
3 33 (9.07%) Power Platform
4 31 (8.52%) Microsoft 365
5 9 (2.47%) Google Drive
6 7 (1.92%) Dynamics 365
6 7 (1.92%) GCP
7 4 (1.10%) AWS CloudFormation
7 4 (1.10%) SaaS
8 3 (0.82%) Amazon CloudWatch
8 3 (0.82%) Amazon EC2
8 3 (0.82%) Amazon GuardDuty
8 3 (0.82%) Amazon S3
8 3 (0.82%) AWS CloudTrail
8 3 (0.82%) AWS Lambda
8 3 (0.82%) Blackbaud
8 3 (0.82%) Canva
8 3 (0.82%) Google Workspace
8 3 (0.82%) Serverless
8 3 (0.82%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 30 (8.24%) Firewall
2 20 (5.49%) Network Security
3 10 (2.75%) Intrusion Detection
4 6 (1.65%) LAN
4 6 (1.65%) WAN
5 4 (1.10%) 5G
5 4 (1.10%) DNS
5 4 (1.10%) GSM
5 4 (1.10%) Internet
5 4 (1.10%) Radio Access Network
6 3 (0.82%) VPN
7 2 (0.55%) 802.11
7 2 (0.55%) Bluetooth
7 2 (0.55%) SD-WAN
7 2 (0.55%) Structured Cabling
7 2 (0.55%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.55%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.55%) ZigBee
8 1 (0.27%) HTTP
8 1 (0.27%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (9.07%) Power BI
2 9 (2.47%) Data Warehouse
2 9 (2.47%) SQL Server
3 6 (1.65%) Tableau
4 5 (1.37%) Microsoft Analysis Services
4 5 (1.37%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 5 (1.37%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 5 (1.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (1.10%) Big Data
5 4 (1.10%) Data Lake
6 3 (0.82%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.55%) Bigtable
7 2 (0.55%) CouchDB
7 2 (0.55%) Elasticsearch
7 2 (0.55%) Metadata
7 2 (0.55%) MySQL
7 2 (0.55%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.55%) Redis
7 2 (0.55%) RethinkDB
8 1 (0.27%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 4 (1.10%) Jenkins
2 3 (0.82%) Burp Suite
2 3 (0.82%) Git
2 3 (0.82%) Metasploit
2 3 (0.82%) sqlmap
3 2 (0.55%) Bitbucket
3 2 (0.55%) JIRA
4 1 (0.27%) CircleCI
4 1 (0.27%) NUnit
4 1 (0.27%) Snyk
General
1 136 (37.36%) Social Skills
2 106 (29.12%) Finance
3 72 (19.78%) Analytical Skills
4 65 (17.86%) Legal
5 28 (7.69%) Retail
6 27 (7.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 27 (7.42%) Law
7 17 (4.67%) Manufacturing
8 16 (4.40%) Banking
8 16 (4.40%) Organisational Skills
8 16 (4.40%) Public Sector
9 14 (3.85%) Marketing
10 8 (2.20%) Fire and Rescue
10 8 (2.20%) Influencing Skills
11 7 (1.92%) Investment Banking
11 7 (1.92%) Local Government
12 6 (1.65%) Police
13 5 (1.37%) Aerospace
13 5 (1.37%) Social Housing
13 5 (1.37%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 70 (19.23%) Analyst
2 56 (15.38%) Senior
3 49 (13.46%) Security Analyst
4 30 (8.24%) Information Analyst
4 30 (8.24%) Information Security Analyst
5 27 (7.42%) Project Manager
6 24 (6.59%) Architect
7 23 (6.32%) Security Architect
8 22 (6.04%) IT Manager
8 22 (6.04%) Security Manager
9 20 (5.49%) Consultant
10 19 (5.22%) Principal Architect
10 19 (5.22%) Principal Security Architect
11 16 (4.40%) Lead
11 16 (4.40%) Security Consultant
12 15 (4.12%) Senior Analyst
13 12 (3.30%) Security Engineer
14 11 (3.02%) Audit Manager
14 11 (3.02%) Developer
15 10 (2.75%) IT Audit Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.10%) HTML
1 4 (1.10%) Web Services
2 3 (0.82%) PySpark
3 2 (0.55%) 802.1X
3 2 (0.55%) Ajax
3 2 (0.55%) CSS
3 2 (0.55%) jQuery
3 2 (0.55%) JSON
3 2 (0.55%) OAuth
3 2 (0.55%) OAuth2
3 2 (0.55%) OpenID
3 2 (0.55%) Pandas
3 2 (0.55%) SailPoint
3 2 (0.55%) SQLAlchemy
4 1 (0.27%) .NET
4 1 (0.27%) HTML5
4 1 (0.27%) Leaflet
4 1 (0.27%) scikit-learn
4 1 (0.27%) TensorFlow
4 1 (0.27%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 63 (17.31%) Management Information System
2 31 (8.52%) Cyber Threat
3 29 (7.97%) Onboarding
4 27 (7.42%) Security Posture
5 25 (6.87%) Public Cloud
6 16 (4.40%) Product Ownership
7 13 (3.57%) Cyberattack
8 10 (2.75%) Algorithms
9 8 (2.20%) Credit Risk
9 8 (2.20%) Driving Licence
9 8 (2.20%) Operational Technology
9 8 (2.20%) PKI
9 8 (2.20%) Security Operations Centre
9 8 (2.20%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (1.65%) IoT
10 6 (1.65%) Market Risk
11 5 (1.37%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (1.37%) NHS
11 5 (1.37%) SCADA
11 5 (1.37%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 8 (2.20%) Windows
2 5 (1.37%) Linux
3 3 (0.82%) Kali Linux
3 3 (0.82%) Ubuntu
3 3 (0.82%) Windows 10
3 3 (0.82%) Windows Server
3 3 (0.82%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (0.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (0.27%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 114 (31.32%) Cybersecurity
2 104 (28.57%) Risk Management
3 99 (27.20%) Information Security
4 86 (23.63%) Problem-Solving
5 74 (20.33%) Project Management
6 58 (15.93%) Roadmaps
7 52 (14.29%) Agile
8 49 (13.46%) Security Architecture
9 45 (12.36%) Mentoring
10 39 (10.71%) Decision-Making
11 33 (9.07%) Analytics
11 33 (9.07%) Cloud Security
11 33 (9.07%) Continuous Improvement
12 32 (8.79%) Business Continuity
12 32 (8.79%) Data Protection
12 32 (8.79%) Security Management
13 31 (8.52%) Business Intelligence
13 31 (8.52%) Security Operations
14 30 (8.24%) ISMS
14 30 (8.24%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 19 (5.22%) Python
2 6 (1.65%) R
2 6 (1.65%) SQL
3 3 (0.82%) C++
3 3 (0.82%) JavaScript
3 3 (0.82%) PowerShell
4 2 (0.55%) C
4 2 (0.55%) Java
4 2 (0.55%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (0.55%) PHP
5 1 (0.27%) C#
5 1 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (0.27%) Go
5 1 (0.27%) MATLAB
5 1 (0.27%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 107 (29.40%) Degree
2 58 (15.93%) CISSP
3 45 (12.36%) CISM
4 32 (8.79%) Security Cleared
5 26 (7.14%) CRISC
6 20 (5.49%) BPSS Clearance
7 17 (4.67%) CISA
7 17 (4.67%) Master's Degree
8 14 (3.85%) CompTIA Security+
9 13 (3.57%) CompTIA CySA+
10 12 (3.30%) Computer Science Degree
11 11 (3.02%) HNC
11 11 (3.02%) SC Cleared
12 10 (2.75%) HND
13 9 (2.47%) Cisco Certification
13 9 (2.47%) DV Cleared
14 7 (1.92%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 7 (1.92%) CCSP
14 7 (1.92%) GIAC
15 6 (1.65%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 97 (26.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 59 (16.21%) NIST
3 27 (7.42%) GRC
4 25 (6.87%) Cyber Essentials
5 21 (5.77%) GDPR
6 20 (5.49%) QA
7 11 (3.02%) PCI DSS
8 10 (2.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 10 (2.75%) Data Quality
9 9 (2.47%) COBIT
9 9 (2.47%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 8 (2.20%) NCSC
11 7 (1.92%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 5 (1.37%) Accessibility
13 4 (1.10%) ISO 31000
13 4 (1.10%) JSP 440
13 4 (1.10%) RMADS
14 3 (0.82%) HAZOP
14 3 (0.82%) HMG Infosec
14 3 (0.82%) NIST 800
System Software
1 4 (1.10%) Active Directory
1 4 (1.10%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (0.82%) Docker
2 3 (0.82%) Terminal Services
3 1 (0.27%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 6 (1.65%) QRadar
2 4 (1.10%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.82%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.82%) SELinux
4 2 (0.55%) Ansible
4 2 (0.55%) Nessus
5 1 (0.27%) Functional Safety
5 1 (0.27%) Nagios
5 1 (0.27%) Terraform
Vendors
1 67 (18.41%) Microsoft
2 19 (5.22%) Google
3 13 (3.57%) Cisco
4 11 (3.02%) Splunk
5 9 (2.47%) Xero
6 8 (2.20%) ServiceNow
7 6 (1.65%) Alteryx
7 6 (1.65%) IBM
7 6 (1.65%) Pega
7 6 (1.65%) UiPath
8 5 (1.37%) NEC
8 5 (1.37%) VMware
9 4 (1.10%) Fortinet
10 3 (0.82%) CrowdStrike
10 3 (0.82%) Databricks
10 3 (0.82%) Sage
10 3 (0.82%) SAP
10 3 (0.82%) Snow
11 2 (0.55%) Alibaba
11 2 (0.55%) OneTrust