Risk Register
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Risk Register skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Risk Register over the 6 months to 19 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 686 617 879
Rank change year-on-year -69 +262 -105
Permanent jobs citing Risk Register 226 377 355
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.23% 0.38% 0.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.27% 0.40% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 164 101 223
10th Percentile £40,000 £38,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £49,000 £47,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.93% +1.67% +20.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £78,125
90th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £62,500 £53,112
% change year-on-year -20.00% +17.68% +11.81%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Risk Register 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 85,150 95,114 154,445
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.20% 95.57% 95.77%
Number of salaries quoted 59,851 56,202 82,517
10th Percentile £29,079 £34,000 £33,645
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +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% +10.43%

Risk Register
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Risk Register in the UK

Risk Register
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Risk Register in the UK

Risk Register
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Risk Register over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Risk Register in the UK

Risk Register
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Risk Register within the UK over the 6 months to 19 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 +37 214 £52,500 -16.00% 112
UK excluding London -107 157 £50,000 -20.00% 86
Work from Home +102 103 £52,500 -16.00% 48
London +99 62 £60,000 - 29
North of England +31 46 £50,000 +11.11% 29
South East -6 42 £45,000 -30.77% 20
Midlands 0 29 £52,500 -2.33% 15
South West -12 29 £48,750 -22.00% 8
West Midlands +29 25 £52,500 - 7
North West -12 20 £55,000 +22.22% 15
Yorkshire +74 13 £55,000 -24.14% 12
North East +6 13 £40,000 +18.29% 3
East of England -14 7 £53,500 -14.40% 11
Scotland -108 6 £63,500 +24.66% 6
East Midlands -27 4 £51,716 -5.97% 8

Risk Register
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 5 (2.21%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (1.77%) Confluence
3 3 (1.33%) SAS
4 2 (0.88%) Oracle Application Server
4 2 (0.88%) WebLogic
5 1 (0.44%) Alfresco
5 1 (0.44%) Captiva
5 1 (0.44%) Documentum
5 1 (0.44%) IBM Domino
5 1 (0.44%) SharePoint
Applications
1 39 (17.26%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (12.83%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (6.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (3.54%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (1.33%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 8 (3.54%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.33%) NEC Housing
3 2 (0.88%) SAP BPC
3 2 (0.88%) SAP GRC
4 1 (0.44%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 28 (12.39%) Microsoft 365
2 21 (9.29%) Azure
3 17 (7.52%) AWS
4 8 (3.54%) Entra ID
4 8 (3.54%) Power Platform
4 8 (3.54%) Serverless
5 3 (1.33%) Dropbox
6 2 (0.88%) Google Workspace
6 2 (0.88%) Smartsheet
6 2 (0.88%) SuccessFactors
7 1 (0.44%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.44%) GitHub
7 1 (0.44%) SaaS
7 1 (0.44%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 14 (6.19%) Firewall
2 7 (3.10%) Network Security
3 6 (2.65%) Cisco IPT
4 4 (1.77%) LAN
5 3 (1.33%) WAN
5 3 (1.33%) Wireless
6 2 (0.88%) VoIP
7 1 (0.44%) DMZ
7 1 (0.44%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (7.52%) SQL Server
2 9 (3.98%) MySQL
3 8 (3.54%) NoSQL
3 8 (3.54%) Power BI
3 8 (3.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 5 (2.21%) RDBMS
4 5 (2.21%) Relational Database
5 3 (1.33%) Big Data
5 3 (1.33%) EDRMS
6 2 (0.88%) Metadata
6 2 (0.88%) SAP BW
7 1 (0.44%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.44%) EDMS
7 1 (0.44%) MS Access
7 1 (0.44%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 15 (6.64%) JIRA
General
1 75 (33.19%) Finance
2 50 (22.12%) Social Skills
3 34 (15.04%) Legal
4 16 (7.08%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (7.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 16 (7.08%) Public Sector
5 11 (4.87%) Retail
6 9 (3.98%) Marketing
6 9 (3.98%) Presentation Skills
7 8 (3.54%) Organisational Skills
8 7 (3.10%) Advertising
8 7 (3.10%) Manufacturing
9 6 (2.65%) Billing
10 5 (2.21%) Fire and Rescue
10 5 (2.21%) Local Government
11 4 (1.77%) Law
11 4 (1.77%) Pharmaceutical
12 3 (1.33%) Banking
12 3 (1.33%) Military
12 3 (1.33%) Police
Job Titles
1 36 (15.93%) IT Manager
2 33 (14.60%) Project Manager
3 25 (11.06%) Lead
4 22 (9.73%) Analyst
5 18 (7.96%) Service Manager
6 17 (7.52%) Senior
7 16 (7.08%) Risk Manager
8 15 (6.64%) Security Manager
9 14 (6.19%) Consultant
10 12 (5.31%) Development Manager
11 11 (4.87%) Information Security Consultant
11 11 (4.87%) Security Consultant
12 10 (4.42%) Security Analyst
13 8 (3.54%) Coordinator
13 8 (3.54%) IT Project Manager
13 8 (3.54%) Senior Manager
13 8 (3.54%) Software Developer
13 8 (3.54%) Support Analyst
13 8 (3.54%) Technical Support
13 8 (3.54%) Technical Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.54%) Node.js
2 7 (3.10%) Flash
3 4 (1.77%) EDI
4 2 (0.88%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 52 (23.01%) Management Information System
2 22 (9.73%) Cyber Threat
3 21 (9.29%) Self-Motivation
4 18 (7.96%) Data Protection Act
5 14 (6.19%) NHS
6 13 (5.75%) Housing Association
7 9 (3.98%) Onboarding
8 5 (2.21%) CMDB
8 5 (2.21%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 5 (2.21%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (1.77%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (1.77%) CESG
9 4 (1.77%) CESG CLAS
9 4 (1.77%) Data Centre
9 4 (1.77%) Security Posture
10 3 (1.33%) Blog
10 3 (1.33%) Cybercrime
11 2 (0.88%) Social Media
11 2 (0.88%) Virtual Team
12 1 (0.44%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 30 (13.27%) Windows
2 8 (3.54%) Linux
2 8 (3.54%) Unix
3 5 (2.21%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.77%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (34.07%) Risk Management
2 65 (28.76%) Information Security
3 63 (27.88%) Cybersecurity
4 51 (22.57%) Project Management
5 39 (17.26%) Continuous Improvement
6 36 (15.93%) Business Continuity
6 36 (15.93%) Disaster Recovery
7 34 (15.04%) Agile
8 30 (13.27%) Decision-Making
9 28 (12.39%) ITIL
10 27 (11.95%) Data Protection
10 27 (11.95%) Incident Management
10 27 (11.95%) Service Delivery
11 26 (11.50%) Data Security
12 24 (10.62%) Roadmaps
13 23 (10.18%) Change Management
13 23 (10.18%) Incident Response
14 22 (9.73%) Stakeholder Management
15 20 (8.85%) Security Operations
16 19 (8.41%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 18 (7.96%) PowerShell
2 8 (3.54%) Java
2 8 (3.54%) Perl
2 8 (3.54%) PL/SQL
2 8 (3.54%) Python
2 8 (3.54%) Ruby
2 8 (3.54%) SQL
2 8 (3.54%) T-SQL
3 2 (0.88%) ABAP
3 2 (0.88%) ActionScript
Qualifications
1 73 (32.30%) Degree
2 20 (8.85%) Security Cleared
3 19 (8.41%) CISSP
4 16 (7.08%) CISM
5 14 (6.19%) AWS Certification
6 9 (3.98%) CRISC
7 7 (3.10%) CISA
8 6 (2.65%) DV Cleared
8 6 (2.65%) ISEB
8 6 (2.65%) SC Cleared
9 5 (2.21%) Azure Certification
9 5 (2.21%) ITIL Certification
9 5 (2.21%) SANS
10 4 (1.77%) CESG Certified Professional
10 4 (1.77%) CLAS
10 4 (1.77%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (1.77%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 4 (1.77%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 4 (1.77%) ISSMP
11 2 (0.88%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (23.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (15.04%) GDPR
3 31 (13.72%) NIST
4 30 (13.27%) Cyber Essentials
5 22 (9.73%) GRC
6 13 (5.75%) COBIT
7 12 (5.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 12 (5.31%) SLA
8 11 (4.87%) ISO 9001
9 10 (4.42%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 10 (4.42%) PCI DSS
10 9 (3.98%) PMO
11 8 (3.54%) NCSC
12 7 (3.10%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 6 (2.65%) HIPAA
13 6 (2.65%) QA
14 5 (2.21%) ISO 22301
14 5 (2.21%) TickIT
15 4 (1.77%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 4 (1.77%) ISO 31000
System Software
1 26 (11.50%) Active Directory
2 8 (3.54%) Docker
Systems Management
1 8 (3.54%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.44%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 51 (22.57%) Microsoft
2 9 (3.98%) Qualys
3 8 (3.54%) CrowdStrike
3 8 (3.54%) Facebook
4 7 (3.10%) Cisco
5 5 (2.21%) Rapid7
5 5 (2.21%) SAP
6 4 (1.77%) Citrix
6 4 (1.77%) Dell
6 4 (1.77%) Fortinet
6 4 (1.77%) NEC
7 2 (0.88%) Ariba
7 2 (0.88%) Concur
7 2 (0.88%) Oracle
7 2 (0.88%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.44%) Cadence
8 1 (0.44%) LogRhythm
8 1 (0.44%) OneTrust
8 1 (0.44%) Splunk