GRC Jobs in the North West

Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC)
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West 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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 259 282 287
Rank change year-on-year +23 +5 -51
Permanent jobs citing GRC 31 20 54
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.32% 0.25% 0.57%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 2.50% 1.05% 3.46%
Number of salaries quoted 29 14 44
10th Percentile - £41,250 £39,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £43,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £59,526 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.80% +19.05% -16.67%
75th Percentile £47,500 £67,438 £56,563
90th Percentile £61,250 £70,000 £75,875
England median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
North West

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 North West with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 1,238 1,898 1,560
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 12.77% 23.84% 16.58%
Number of salaries quoted 877 517 856
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,000 £38,500 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,827
90th Percentile £84,919 £75,000 £76,520
England median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -

GRC
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for GRC in the North West

GRC
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for GRC in the North West

GRC
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing GRC in the North West over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for GRC in the North West

GRC
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GRC within the North West region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Cheshire - 15 £40,000 - 3
Manchester +29 14 £47,500 -20.20%
Merseyside +3 2 £32,500 -30.11%
GRC
England

GRC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Cloud Services
1 7 (22.58%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (6.45%) OCI
General
1 5 (16.13%) Law
1 5 (16.13%) Legal
2 3 (9.68%) Finance
2 3 (9.68%) Social Skills
3 1 (3.23%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (3.23%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (3.23%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 14 (45.16%) Lead
2 12 (38.71%) Analyst
3 9 (29.03%) Security Analyst
4 7 (22.58%) Information Analyst
4 7 (22.58%) Information Security Analyst
5 2 (6.45%) Application Security Analyst
5 2 (6.45%) Cloud Security Analyst
5 2 (6.45%) Graduate
5 2 (6.45%) Oracle Analyst
6 1 (3.23%) Compliance Manager
6 1 (3.23%) Consultant
6 1 (3.23%) Governance Manager
6 1 (3.23%) Information Officer
6 1 (3.23%) Information Security Officer
6 1 (3.23%) Risk Manager
6 1 (3.23%) Security Consultant
6 1 (3.23%) Security Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (6.45%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 3 (9.68%) PMI
2 2 (6.45%) Cyber Threat
2 2 (6.45%) Life Science
2 2 (6.45%) Management Information System
2 2 (6.45%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.23%) Linux
1 1 (3.23%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (83.87%) Information Security
2 15 (48.39%) Customer Engagement
2 15 (48.39%) Data Protection
3 8 (25.81%) Risk Management
4 7 (22.58%) GAP Analysis
5 6 (19.35%) Cloud Security
5 6 (19.35%) Cybersecurity
6 4 (12.90%) Risk Assessment
7 3 (9.68%) Business Strategy
7 3 (9.68%) Decision-Making
7 3 (9.68%) Due Diligence
7 3 (9.68%) IT Audit
8 2 (6.45%) Active Listening
8 2 (6.45%) Application Security
8 2 (6.45%) Decarbonisation
8 2 (6.45%) Innovative Thinking
8 2 (6.45%) Mentoring
8 2 (6.45%) Personalization
8 2 (6.45%) Project Delivery
8 2 (6.45%) RBAC
Qualifications
1 19 (61.29%) CISM
2 15 (48.39%) CISA
2 15 (48.39%) CRISC
3 14 (45.16%) SC Cleared
3 14 (45.16%) Security Cleared
4 4 (12.90%) CISSP
5 3 (9.68%) PMI Certification
6 2 (6.45%) Degree
6 2 (6.45%) Numerate Degree
7 1 (3.23%) PCI QSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (77.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 19 (61.29%) GDPR
3 5 (16.13%) ITGC
4 4 (12.90%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (12.90%) NCSC
4 4 (12.90%) NIST
4 4 (12.90%) PCI DSS
5 3 (9.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (9.68%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 1 (3.23%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 4 (12.90%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.45%) Oracle