risk assessment jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-12, risk assessment appears in 605 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Program Manager roles, with demand up 13% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-12
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Frequently asked questions about risk assessment
+Is risk assessment in demand in 2026?
Yes. risk assessment appears in 605 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-12, with demand up 13% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Program Manager roles (6% of Program Manager postings list it).
+What jobs require risk assessment?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-12, the job titles most likely to require risk assessment are Program Manager (6% of postings list risk assessment), Security Engineer (4% of postings list risk assessment), Systems Engineer (3% of postings list risk assessment).
+What skills are commonly paired with risk assessment?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-12), risk assessment most often appears alongside threat modeling, Python, incident response, vulnerability management, ISO 27001.
+Where is risk assessment most in demand?
As of 2026-08-12, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring risk assessment are New York City, London, San Francisco, San Jose, Amsterdam, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring risk assessment — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require risk assessment
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Program Manager | 38 | 6.3% |
| Security Engineer | 23 | 3.8% |
| Systems Engineer | 20 | 3.3% |
| Technical Program Manager | 19 | 3.1% |
| Business Analyst | 17 | 2.8% |
| Product Manager | 17 | 2.8% |
| Product Security Engineer | 15 | 2.5% |
| Privacy & Responsible AI Manager | 13 | 2.1% |
| Information Security Analyst | 11 | 1.8% |
| Security Analyst | 11 | 1.8% |
Top metros hiring for risk assessment
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 22 | 3.6% |
| London | 15 | 2.5% |
| San Francisco | 13 | 2.1% |
| San Jose | 9 | 1.5% |
| Amsterdam | 8 | 1.3% |
| Austin | 8 | 1.3% |
| Seattle | 8 | 1.3% |
| Washington | 7 | 1.2% |
| Bengaluru | 6 | 1.0% |
Skills commonly paired with risk assessment
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-12. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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