risk assessments jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, risk assessments appears in 418 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Security Engineer roles, with demand down 54% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about risk assessments
+Is risk assessments in demand in 2026?
Yes. risk assessments appears in 418 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 54% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Security Engineer roles (13% of Security Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require risk assessments?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require risk assessments are Security Engineer (13% of postings list risk assessments), AI Legal Specialist (10% of postings list risk assessments), AI Compliance Specialist (7% of postings list risk assessments).
+What skills are commonly paired with risk assessments?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), risk assessments most often appears alongside GDPR, incident response, AI governance, Privacy Notice, transfer impact assessment (TIA).
+Where is risk assessments most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring risk assessments are San Francisco, New York City, London, Washington, Seattle, 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
Job titles most likely to require risk assessments
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Security Engineer | 54 | 12.9% |
| AI Legal Specialist | 44 | 10.5% |
| AI Compliance Specialist | 28 | 6.7% |
| Application Security Engineer | 8 | 1.9% |
| Automation Engineer | 7 | 1.7% |
| Information Security Analyst | 7 | 1.7% |
| Technical Program Manager | 7 | 1.7% |
| Engineering Manager | 6 | 1.4% |
| Quality Assurance Manager | 6 | 1.4% |
| Security Analyst | 6 | 1.4% |
Top metros hiring for risk assessments
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 23 | 26.4% |
| New York City | 17 | 19.5% |
| London | 10 | 11.5% |
| Washington | 8 | 9.2% |
| Seattle | 7 | 8.0% |
| Somerville | 6 | 6.9% |
| Toronto | 6 | 6.9% |
| Long Beach | 5 | 5.7% |
| Singapore | 5 | 5.7% |
Skills commonly paired with risk assessments
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- Security Engineer
- AI Legal Specialist
- AI Compliance Specialist
- Application Security Engineer
- Automation Engineer
- Information Security Analyst
- Technical Program Manager
- Engineering Manager
- GDPR
- incident response
- AI governance
- Privacy Notice
- transfer impact assessment (TIA)
- data protection law
- Data Protection Agreement
- DMCA notices
How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17. 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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