Risk Assessment Jobs

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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 573 484 650
Rank change year-on-year -89 +166 -60
Permanent jobs citing Risk Assessment 372 552 761
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.35% 0.58% 0.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.42% 0.61% 0.47%
Number of salaries quoted 273 333 452
10th Percentile £40,000 £47,354 £38,947
25th Percentile £47,770 £51,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £67,500 £55,168
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +22.35% -3.95%
75th Percentile £77,500 £84,500 £68,813
90th Percentile £85,000 £102,500 £88,625
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 87,829 90,354 161,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.68% 95.46% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 61,251 54,292 82,971
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +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% +9.38%

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 1 June 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 1 June 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 -54 346 £60,000 -8.05% 307
UK excluding London -71 222 £57,500 +4.55% 228
London +35 136 £69,733 -10.02% 96
Work from Home -1 133 £58,750 -20.80% 98
North of England +56 73 £55,000 +4.76% 53
Midlands +5 53 £60,000 -20.00% 38
North West +38 52 £55,000 -18.52% 40
West Midlands +3 46 £60,000 -22.58% 26
South West -36 39 £65,000 +18.18% 29
East of England +3 20 £57,500 +3.60% 28
South East -72 20 £57,500 +9.52% 52
Yorkshire +44 13 £49,000 -2.27% 10
Scotland -69 11 £50,000 -20.27% 28
North East -10 8 £79,136 +50.74% 5
East Midlands -18 6 £78,273 +55.00% 12
Northern Ireland +16 3 - - 3
Wales +1 3 £65,386 - 5

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 (2.96%) WordPress
2 7 (1.88%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.61%) SAS
4 4 (1.08%) Apache
4 4 (1.08%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (1.08%) Luigi
5 2 (0.54%) Documentum
6 1 (0.27%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 23 (6.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.69%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (2.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.34%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.81%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.81%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.27%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 7 (1.88%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.08%) NEC Housing
3 3 (0.81%) 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 53 (14.25%) Azure
2 44 (11.83%) AWS
3 33 (8.87%) Power Platform
4 32 (8.60%) Microsoft 365
5 9 (2.42%) GCP
5 9 (2.42%) Google Drive
6 7 (1.88%) Dynamics 365
7 4 (1.08%) AWS CloudFormation
7 4 (1.08%) SaaS
7 4 (1.08%) Snowflake
8 3 (0.81%) Amazon CloudWatch
8 3 (0.81%) Amazon EC2
8 3 (0.81%) Amazon S3
8 3 (0.81%) AWS CloudTrail
8 3 (0.81%) AWS Lambda
8 3 (0.81%) Blackbaud
8 3 (0.81%) Canva
8 3 (0.81%) Google Workspace
8 3 (0.81%) Serverless
8 3 (0.81%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 29 (7.80%) Firewall
2 19 (5.11%) Network Security
3 10 (2.69%) Intrusion Detection
4 5 (1.34%) LAN
4 5 (1.34%) WAN
5 4 (1.08%) 5G
5 4 (1.08%) GSM
5 4 (1.08%) Internet
5 4 (1.08%) Radio Access Network
5 4 (1.08%) VPN
6 3 (0.81%) DNS
7 2 (0.54%) 802.11
7 2 (0.54%) Bluetooth
7 2 (0.54%) SD-WAN
7 2 (0.54%) Structured Cabling
7 2 (0.54%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.54%) ZigBee
8 1 (0.27%) Skype
8 1 (0.27%) VLAN
8 1 (0.27%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (8.87%) Power BI
2 9 (2.42%) Data Warehouse
2 9 (2.42%) SQL Server
3 8 (2.15%) Big Data
4 6 (1.61%) Tableau
5 5 (1.34%) Microsoft Analysis Services
5 5 (1.34%) Redis
5 5 (1.34%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 5 (1.34%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 5 (1.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (1.08%) Bigtable
6 4 (1.08%) CouchDB
6 4 (1.08%) Data Lake
6 4 (1.08%) Elasticsearch
6 4 (1.08%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (1.08%) RethinkDB
7 3 (0.81%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (0.54%) Metadata
8 2 (0.54%) MySQL
9 1 (0.27%) Hazelcast
Development Applications
1 7 (1.88%) Git
2 4 (1.08%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.81%) Burp Suite
3 3 (0.81%) Metasploit
3 3 (0.81%) sqlmap
4 2 (0.54%) Bitbucket
4 2 (0.54%) JIRA
5 1 (0.27%) CircleCI
5 1 (0.27%) NUnit
5 1 (0.27%) Snyk
General
1 140 (37.63%) Social Skills
2 105 (28.23%) Finance
3 75 (20.16%) Analytical Skills
4 61 (16.40%) Legal
5 34 (9.14%) Law
6 28 (7.53%) Retail
7 27 (7.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 18 (4.84%) Manufacturing
9 15 (4.03%) Banking
9 15 (4.03%) Organisational Skills
9 15 (4.03%) Public Sector
10 14 (3.76%) Marketing
11 9 (2.42%) Pharmaceutical
12 8 (2.15%) Fire and Rescue
12 8 (2.15%) Influencing Skills
13 7 (1.88%) Local Government
14 6 (1.61%) Investment Banking
14 6 (1.61%) Police
15 5 (1.34%) Aerospace
15 5 (1.34%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 71 (19.09%) Analyst
2 65 (17.47%) Senior
3 50 (13.44%) Security Analyst
4 32 (8.60%) Information Analyst
4 32 (8.60%) Information Security Analyst
5 25 (6.72%) Architect
5 25 (6.72%) Project Manager
6 24 (6.45%) IT Manager
6 24 (6.45%) Security Architect
7 23 (6.18%) Security Manager
8 21 (5.65%) Lead
9 19 (5.11%) Consultant
9 19 (5.11%) Principal Architect
9 19 (5.11%) Principal Security Architect
10 15 (4.03%) Security Consultant
10 15 (4.03%) Senior Analyst
10 15 (4.03%) Senior Manager
11 13 (3.49%) Security Engineer
12 12 (3.23%) Developer
13 11 (2.96%) Audit Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.15%) PySpark
2 5 (1.34%) Pandas
3 4 (1.08%) SQLAlchemy
3 4 (1.08%) Web Services
4 3 (0.81%) HTML
5 2 (0.54%) 802.1X
5 2 (0.54%) Ajax
5 2 (0.54%) CSS
5 2 (0.54%) jQuery
5 2 (0.54%) JSON
5 2 (0.54%) OAuth
5 2 (0.54%) OAuth2
5 2 (0.54%) OpenID
5 2 (0.54%) SailPoint
6 1 (0.27%) AWS CDK
6 1 (0.27%) Leaflet
6 1 (0.27%) Node-RED
6 1 (0.27%) PyTorch
6 1 (0.27%) scikit-learn
6 1 (0.27%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 56 (15.05%) Management Information System
2 30 (8.06%) Cyber Threat
3 28 (7.53%) Onboarding
4 25 (6.72%) Public Cloud
4 25 (6.72%) Security Posture
5 16 (4.30%) Product Ownership
6 12 (3.23%) Cyberattack
7 11 (2.96%) Algorithms
8 9 (2.42%) Reinsurance
9 8 (2.15%) Credit Risk
9 8 (2.15%) Driving Licence
9 8 (2.15%) Operational Technology
9 8 (2.15%) Security Operations Centre
9 8 (2.15%) Self-Motivation
10 7 (1.88%) PKI
11 6 (1.61%) Market Risk
11 6 (1.61%) Pharmacovigilance
12 5 (1.34%) Analytical Mindset
12 5 (1.34%) IoT
12 5 (1.34%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 9 (2.42%) Windows
2 6 (1.61%) Linux
3 4 (1.08%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.81%) Kali Linux
4 3 (0.81%) Ubuntu
4 3 (0.81%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.81%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.27%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (30.11%) Cybersecurity
2 108 (29.03%) Risk Management
3 102 (27.42%) Information Security
4 93 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
5 72 (19.35%) Project Management
6 58 (15.59%) Roadmaps
7 57 (15.32%) Agile
8 52 (13.98%) Mentoring
9 50 (13.44%) Security Architecture
10 39 (10.48%) Decision-Making
11 37 (9.95%) Continuous Improvement
12 36 (9.68%) Analytics
13 34 (9.14%) Business Continuity
13 34 (9.14%) Data Protection
14 33 (8.87%) ISMS
15 32 (8.60%) Cloud Security
16 31 (8.33%) Business Intelligence
17 30 (8.06%) Incident Response
17 30 (8.06%) Security Management
17 30 (8.06%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 25 (6.72%) Python
2 12 (3.23%) SQL
3 6 (1.61%) R
4 3 (0.81%) C++
4 3 (0.81%) Java
4 3 (0.81%) JavaScript
4 3 (0.81%) PowerShell
5 2 (0.54%) C
5 2 (0.54%) Kusto Query Language
5 2 (0.54%) PHP
6 1 (0.27%) Bash
6 1 (0.27%) C#
6 1 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.27%) Go
6 1 (0.27%) MATLAB
6 1 (0.27%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 113 (30.38%) Degree
2 53 (14.25%) CISSP
3 40 (10.75%) CISM
4 31 (8.33%) Security Cleared
5 20 (5.38%) BPSS Clearance
5 20 (5.38%) CRISC
6 17 (4.57%) CISA
6 17 (4.57%) Computer Science Degree
7 16 (4.30%) Master's Degree
8 11 (2.96%) HNC
8 11 (2.96%) SC Cleared
9 10 (2.69%) HND
10 9 (2.42%) CompTIA Security+
10 9 (2.42%) DV Cleared
11 8 (2.15%) CompTIA CySA+
11 8 (2.15%) GIAC
12 7 (1.88%) Cisco Certification
13 6 (1.61%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 6 (1.61%) CCSP
13 6 (1.61%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 100 (26.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 60 (16.13%) NIST
3 27 (7.26%) GRC
4 26 (6.99%) Cyber Essentials
5 21 (5.65%) GDPR
6 20 (5.38%) QA
7 14 (3.76%) Data Quality
8 11 (2.96%) PCI DSS
9 9 (2.42%) COBIT
9 9 (2.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 9 (2.42%) NCSC
10 8 (2.15%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 7 (1.88%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 6 (1.61%) Good Clinical Practice
13 5 (1.34%) Accessibility
13 5 (1.34%) ISO 22301
14 4 (1.08%) ISO 31000
14 4 (1.08%) JSP 440
14 4 (1.08%) RMADS
15 3 (0.81%) HMG Infosec
System Software
1 4 (1.08%) Docker
2 3 (0.81%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.81%) Terminal Services
2 3 (0.81%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (1.61%) QRadar
2 4 (1.08%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.81%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.81%) SELinux
4 2 (0.54%) Ansible
4 2 (0.54%) Nessus
5 1 (0.27%) Functional Safety
5 1 (0.27%) Nagios
5 1 (0.27%) Terraform
Vendors
1 68 (18.28%) Microsoft
2 21 (5.65%) Google
3 13 (3.49%) Cisco
4 10 (2.69%) Splunk
5 9 (2.42%) Xero
6 8 (2.15%) Databricks
7 6 (1.61%) Alteryx
7 6 (1.61%) IBM
7 6 (1.61%) Pega
7 6 (1.61%) UiPath
8 5 (1.34%) NEC
9 4 (1.08%) Fortinet
9 4 (1.08%) VMware
10 3 (0.81%) CrowdStrike
10 3 (0.81%) Palo Alto
10 3 (0.81%) Sage
10 3 (0.81%) SAP
10 3 (0.81%) ServiceNow
10 3 (0.81%) Snow
11 2 (0.54%) Alibaba