risk assessments jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-07-16, risk assessments appears in 425 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Security Engineer roles, with demand up 2% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-07-16
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Frequently asked questions about risk assessments
+Is risk assessments in demand in 2026?
Yes. risk assessments appears in 425 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-07-16, with demand up 2% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Security Engineer roles (8% of Security Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require risk assessments?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-16, the job titles most likely to require risk assessments are Security Engineer (8% of postings list risk assessments), AI Legal Specialist (5% of postings list risk assessments), Systems Engineer (3% of postings list risk assessments).
+What skills are commonly paired with risk assessments?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-07-16), risk assessments most often appears alongside incident response, threat modeling, ISO 27001, Python, AWS.
+Where is risk assessments most in demand?
As of 2026-07-16, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring risk assessments are Seattle, New York City, London, Lisbon, San Francisco, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new risk assessments content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring risk assessments — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require risk assessments
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Security Engineer | 36 | 8.5% |
| AI Legal Specialist | 20 | 4.7% |
| Systems Engineer | 11 | 2.6% |
| Application Security Engineer | 10 | 2.4% |
| Cybersecurity Engineer | 8 | 1.9% |
| Engineering Manager | 8 | 1.9% |
| Flight Test Engineer | 8 | 1.9% |
| Quality Assurance Manager | 8 | 1.9% |
| Cybersecurity Specialist | 7 | 1.6% |
| Information Security Specialist | 7 | 1.6% |
Top metros hiring for risk assessments
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 12 | 2.8% |
| New York City | 11 | 2.6% |
| London | 8 | 1.9% |
| Lisbon | 6 | 1.4% |
| San Francisco | 6 | 1.4% |
| Somerville | 5 | 1.2% |
| Toronto | 5 | 1.2% |
| Pune | 4 | 0.9% |
| Salt Lake City | 4 | 0.9% |
Skills commonly paired with risk assessments
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-16. 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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