risk assessments jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-08-27, risk assessments appears in 59 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Security Engineer roles.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-27

Postings · last 90 days
59
Top job title · 7% require it
Top hiring metro
Fort Meade

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Frequently asked questions about risk assessments

+Is risk assessments in demand in 2026?

Yes. risk assessments appears in 59 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-27. It is most often required for Security Engineer roles (7% of Security Engineer postings list it).

+What jobs require risk assessments?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-27, the job titles most likely to require risk assessments are Security Engineer (7% of postings list risk assessments), Systems Engineer (7% of postings list risk assessments), Security Architect (5% of postings list risk assessments).

+What skills are commonly paired with risk assessments?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-27), risk assessments most often appears alongside threat modeling, CISSP, Python, incident response, vulnerability management.

+Where is risk assessments most in demand?

As of 2026-08-27, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring risk assessments are Fort Meade, London, Alexandria, Arlington, New York City, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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Weekly job postings requiring risk assessments — last 90 days

Job titles most likely to require risk assessments

RolePostings mentioning% requiring
Security Engineer46.8%
Systems Engineer46.8%
Security Architect35.1%
AI Engineer23.4%
Compliance Analyst23.4%
Cyber Security Analyst23.4%
Cybersecurity Specialist23.4%
DevSecOps Engineer23.4%
Information Security Specialist23.4%
Information Technology Specialist23.4%

Top metros hiring for risk assessments

NamePostingsShare
Fort Meade35.1%
London35.1%
Alexandria23.4%
Arlington23.4%
New York City23.4%
Oakland23.4%
Seattle23.4%
Washington23.4%
Barcelona11.7%

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 2026-08-27. 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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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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608e551fd952ad49
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2026-08-27
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90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index