Safety, Risk, and Incident Management Systems
Implement and oversee safety, risk, and incident management systems to prevent hazards, ensure compliance, and protect personnel and assets.
Skill demand · ONS UK online job adverts
How common is risk and safety?
This requirement appears in 29.8% of UK new online job adverts in 2025. Its share rose by 3.7 percentage points compared with 2024.
The latest year is partial. Comparisons with full years need care. 2026 figures have not been published yet.Share of new adverts29.8%UK · 2025
Change in share+3.7 pp2024 to 2025
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What this skill category covers
Official detailed requirements in this ONS group
Fire Safety and Emergency Response Systems
Implement fire safety systems and perform emergency response procedures to protect life and property.
Business Continuity Planning
Develop and execute strategies for organizational resilience and disaster recovery.
Governance, Risk, and Compliance
Implement GRC frameworks and manage compliance processes using SAP solutions.
Crisis and Disaster Management
Manage crisis intervention and disaster response plans to ensure safety and continuity.
Risk Management Skills
Ability to identify, assess, and mitigate risks in organizational contexts.
Risk Assessment and Hazard Analysis
Perform risk assessments and hazard analysis to identify potential threats and implement preventive measures.
Damage Analysis and Accident Investigation
Conduct damage analysis and accident investigations to determine causes and develop recovery strategies.
Fault Tree Analysis Techniques
Using structured diagrams to analyse system failures and risks.
Explosive Detection and Safety
Implement protocols for explosive detection and safety in high-risk environments.
ONS Table 1 detailed requirements · SCO22.21. Shares can overlap because an advert may mention several requirements.
Roles that often need this skill category
Occupations where risk and safety appears most often in UK new adverts
| # | Occupation | Share of occupation adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Security system installers and repairers Example titles: Security installer · Alarm fitter · CCTV engineer · Alarm engineer | 96.9% | |
| 2 | Health and safety managers and officers Example titles: Health and safety manager · Safety man · Ehs adviser · EHS manager | 93.0% | |
| 3 | Cyber security professionals Example titles: Cyber security analyst · Soc analyst · Ethical hacker · Security auditor | 80.7% | |
| 4 | Fire service officers (watch manager and below) Example titles: Fire officer · Fire guard · Sub officer · Crew manager | 79.1% | |
| 5 | Production managers and directors in construction Example titles: Production manager · Site agent · Area manager · Site director | 76.5% | |
| 6 | Road construction operatives Example titles: Road man · Tar man · Tar layer · Tar paver | 74.9% | |
| 7 | Caretakers Example titles: Caretaker · Care taker · Camp warden · Door keeper | 72.5% | |
| 8 | Security guards and related occupations Example titles: Security guard · Door man · Lodge man · Van guard | 72.5% | |
| 9 | Construction and building trades supervisors Example titles: Building supervisor · Gang master · Leading hand · Navvy ganger | 69.9% | |
| 10 | Production, factory and assembly supervisors Example titles: Factory supervisor · Head dyer · Blow major · Card master | 66.6% |
How related skills compare
Skills within Legal, Governance, Risk and Compliance
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | Change (pp) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Risk and Safety Selected skill · Safety, Risk, and Incident Management Systems · Fire Safety and Emergency Response Systems · Business Continuity Planning | 29.8% | +3.7 pp | |
| 2 | Legal, Regulatory Compliance and Governance Regulatory Compliance and Transition Management · Contingency Planning Techniques · License Management Skills | 19.1% | +3.7 pp | |
| 3 | Legal and Regulatory Data Security Skills · Policy Research and Governance Frameworks · Legal Documentation and Drafting | 4.6% | +0.9 pp | |
| 4 | Regulatory and Compliance Immigration Law and Status Management · Border Control and Network Protocols · Safety Standards and Regulatory Compliance | 1.3% | +0.4 pp | |
| 5 | Professional Standards and Governance Ethical Principles | 1.2% | +0.2 pp | |
| 6 | Legal and Judicial Systems Criminal Justice Process Knowledge · Legal Injunction Processes · Court Staff Roles and Family Court Processes | 0.7% | 0.0 pp | |
| 7 | Electrical and Regulatory Systems Electrical Compliance Standard Knowledge | 0.3% | +0.2 pp | |
| 8 | Legal and Criminal Investigation Forensic Science and Engineering | 0.2% | 0.0 pp | |
| 9 | Enterprise Governance and Risk Impact Analysis Techniques · Competency and Technology Assessment Techniques · Business Ethics and Compliance Skills | 0.2% | 0.0 pp | |
| 10 | Manufacturing and Regulatory Systems Manufacturing Quality and Compliance | 0.2% | 0.0 pp | |
| 11 | Legal and Cybersecurity Cyber Law and Crime Regulations | 0.1% | 0.0 pp | |
| 12 | Healthcare and Regulatory Systems Health Privacy Compliance Skills | 0.1% | 0.0 pp | |
| 13 | Healthcare and Legal Systems Forensic Medicine Knowledge | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 14 | Healthcare and Regulatory Compliance ICH Regulatory Guideline Knowledge · Clinical Data Standards · ICD-10 Medical Coding | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 15 | Legal and Professional Services Legal Practice Management Software Skills | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 16 | Legal and Software Licensing End-User License Agreement Compliance Skills | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 17 | Healthcare and Safety Compliance Pathogen Transmission Knowledge · DGUV Standard Knowledge | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 18 | Hospitality and Regulatory Compliance Alcohol Service Certifications | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 19 | Legal and Accessibility Standards Accessibility Compliance | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 20 | Legal and Cultural Systems Religious Freedom Principles Knowledge | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 21 | Standards and Interoperability Open Document Format Standards | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 22 | Electrical and Regulatory Compliance | 0.0% | 0.0 pp |
About these figures
How to interpret skill demand
Source: Office for National Statistics, UK online job adverts. Shares describe new adverts reporting the requirement. An advert may mention several skills, so their shares do not add up to 100%. A rise from 10% to 12% is an increase of 2 percentage points.
These figures do not establish a salary premium, proficiency level, or which skills are requested together. This page has no published skill-specific salary or location breakdown.
ONS · 2025 · partial year · 2026 figures have not been published yet. · Open Government Licence v3.0. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.