GRC Jobs in the Midlands

Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC)
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for GRC skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited GRC over the 6 months to 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 286 291 337
Rank change year-on-year +5 +46 -78
Permanent jobs citing GRC 30 32 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.26% 0.33% 0.19%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.78% 1.20% 1.01%
Number of salaries quoted 24 23 14
10th Percentile £47,375 £32,950 £51,625
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,000 £57,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -26.67% +7.14% +35.92%
75th Percentile £79,125 £85,625 £77,500
90th Percentile £84,700 £101,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Midlands

GRC is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 1,687 2,677 2,073
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 14.44% 27.94% 19.10%
Number of salaries quoted 1,253 985 1,328
10th Percentile £25,800 £28,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,000 £34,242
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £45,800
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +9.17% -1.88%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £80,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -

GRC
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing GRC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for GRC in the Midlands

GRC
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing GRC in the Midlands.

Salary trend for GRC in the Midlands

GRC
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing GRC in the Midlands over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

Salary histogram for GRC in the Midlands

GRC
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GRC within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Midlands +20 26 £55,000 -26.67% 5
East Midlands -10 3 £85,000 - 4
GRC
England

GRC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 2 (6.67%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (10.00%) AWS
1 3 (10.00%) Azure
1 3 (10.00%) SaaS
2 2 (6.67%) Cloud Computing
2 2 (6.67%) GCP
3 1 (3.33%) IaaS
3 1 (3.33%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.33%) SAN
1 1 (3.33%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.33%) Data Warehouse
General
1 11 (36.67%) Finance
2 10 (33.33%) Legal
3 9 (30.00%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (26.67%) Social Skills
5 3 (10.00%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (6.67%) Law
7 1 (3.33%) Advertising
7 1 (3.33%) Banking
7 1 (3.33%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 8 (26.67%) Penetration Tester
1 8 (26.67%) Tester
2 7 (23.33%) Analyst
3 4 (13.33%) Consultant
3 4 (13.33%) Security Consultant
3 4 (13.33%) Senior
4 3 (10.00%) Cybersecurity Manager
4 3 (10.00%) Information Analyst
4 3 (10.00%) Information Security Analyst
4 3 (10.00%) Risk Manager
4 3 (10.00%) Security Analyst
4 3 (10.00%) Security Manager
4 3 (10.00%) Senior Manager
5 2 (6.67%) Compliance Analyst
5 2 (6.67%) Data Protection Officer
5 2 (6.67%) Data Protection Specialist
5 2 (6.67%) Information Security Consultant
5 2 (6.67%) Risk Analyst
6 1 (3.33%) Head of Information Security
6 1 (3.33%) Senior Information Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.33%) REST
1 1 (3.33%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 8 (26.67%) Security Posture
2 6 (20.00%) Management Information System
3 2 (6.67%) Driving Licence
4 1 (3.33%) CMDB
4 1 (3.33%) Cyber Security Posture
4 1 (3.33%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (3.33%) Data Centre
4 1 (3.33%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (3.33%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.33%) Linux
1 1 (3.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (86.67%) Information Security
2 19 (63.33%) Cybersecurity
3 17 (56.67%) Risk Management
4 12 (40.00%) Data Protection
5 10 (33.33%) Data Privacy
6 8 (26.67%) API Testing
6 8 (26.67%) Ethical Hacking
6 8 (26.67%) Penetration Testing
6 8 (26.67%) Test Strategy
7 4 (13.33%) Cloud Security
7 4 (13.33%) Compliance Management
8 3 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
8 3 (10.00%) Due Diligence
8 3 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
8 3 (10.00%) Risk and Compliance Management
8 3 (10.00%) Security Management
9 2 (6.67%) Continuous Improvement
9 2 (6.67%) IT Strategy
9 2 (6.67%) Risk Assessment
9 2 (6.67%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 8 (26.67%) OSCP
2 6 (20.00%) CISM
2 6 (20.00%) CISSP
2 6 (20.00%) CRISC
3 2 (6.67%) Degree
4 1 (3.33%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (3.33%) Master's Degree
4 1 (3.33%) PCI QSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (40.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (23.33%) NIST
3 5 (16.67%) PCI DSS
4 4 (13.33%) COBIT
4 4 (13.33%) GDPR
5 2 (6.67%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (6.67%) IASME
6 1 (3.33%) ISO 31000
6 1 (3.33%) ISO 9001
6 1 (3.33%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 1 (3.33%) NCSC
6 1 (3.33%) NIST 800
6 1 (3.33%) QA
6 1 (3.33%) SOC 2
6 1 (3.33%) TickIT
Vendors
1 4 (13.33%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.67%) Google
3 1 (3.33%) Facebook
3 1 (3.33%) ServiceNow