GRC Jobs in the West Midlands

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

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West 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 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 220 248 263
Rank change year-on-year +28 +15 -67
Permanent jobs citing GRC 27 30 17
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.37% 0.45% 0.23%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 2.41% 1.53% 1.22%
Number of salaries quoted 22 22 11
10th Percentile - £32,100 £51,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £46,625 £58,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £75,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -26.67% +15.38% +28.08%
75th Percentile £76,250 £85,938 £81,250
90th Percentile £84,000 £101,750 £85,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
West 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 West Midlands with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 1,121 1,966 1,397
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 15.48% 29.50% 19.26%
Number of salaries quoted 861 733 868
10th Percentile £27,300 £31,000 £26,925
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,000 £33,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £51,201 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.54% +7.79% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £61,574
90th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £75,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -

GRC
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for GRC in the West Midlands

GRC
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for GRC in the West Midlands

GRC
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing GRC in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Salary histogram for GRC in the West Midlands

GRC
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GRC within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 29 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
Birmingham -10 9 £70,000 +115.38%
Coventry +34 3 £80,000 +45.45%
Warwickshire +43 2 - - 1
GRC
England

GRC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West 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 (7.41%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (7.41%) AWS
1 2 (7.41%) Azure
1 2 (7.41%) Cloud Computing
1 2 (7.41%) GCP
1 2 (7.41%) SaaS
General
1 11 (40.74%) Finance
2 10 (37.04%) Legal
3 9 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (25.93%) Social Skills
5 2 (7.41%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (7.41%) Law
6 1 (3.70%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 8 (29.63%) Penetration Tester
1 8 (29.63%) Tester
2 6 (22.22%) Analyst
3 5 (18.52%) Senior
4 4 (14.81%) Senior Manager
5 3 (11.11%) Consultant
5 3 (11.11%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 3 (11.11%) Risk Manager
5 3 (11.11%) Security Consultant
5 3 (11.11%) Security Manager
6 2 (7.41%) Compliance Analyst
6 2 (7.41%) Data Protection Officer
6 2 (7.41%) Data Protection Specialist
6 2 (7.41%) Information Analyst
6 2 (7.41%) Information Security Analyst
6 2 (7.41%) Risk Analyst
6 2 (7.41%) Security Analyst
7 1 (3.70%) Information Security Consultant
7 1 (3.70%) Senior Analyst
7 1 (3.70%) Senior Security Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 8 (29.63%) Security Posture
2 6 (22.22%) Management Information System
3 2 (7.41%) Driving Licence
4 1 (3.70%) Cyber Security Posture
4 1 (3.70%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (3.70%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.70%) Linux
1 1 (3.70%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (88.89%) Information Security
2 19 (70.37%) Cybersecurity
3 16 (59.26%) Risk Management
4 11 (40.74%) Data Protection
5 10 (37.04%) Data Privacy
6 8 (29.63%) API Testing
6 8 (29.63%) Ethical Hacking
6 8 (29.63%) Penetration Testing
6 8 (29.63%) Test Strategy
7 5 (18.52%) Compliance Management
8 4 (14.81%) Cloud Security
8 4 (14.81%) Risk and Compliance Management
9 3 (11.11%) Collaborative Working
9 3 (11.11%) Due Diligence
9 3 (11.11%) Security Management
10 2 (7.41%) Continuous Improvement
10 2 (7.41%) IT Strategy
10 2 (7.41%) Problem-Solving
10 2 (7.41%) Risk Assessment
10 2 (7.41%) Technology Strategy
Qualifications
1 8 (29.63%) OSCP
2 6 (22.22%) CISM
2 6 (22.22%) CISSP
2 6 (22.22%) CRISC
3 1 (3.70%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (3.70%) Degree
3 1 (3.70%) Master's Degree
3 1 (3.70%) PCI QSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (18.52%) NIST
3 4 (14.81%) COBIT
3 4 (14.81%) PCI DSS
4 3 (11.11%) GDPR
5 2 (7.41%) IASME
6 1 (3.70%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (3.70%) NCSC
6 1 (3.70%) QA
Vendors
1 4 (14.81%) Microsoft
2 2 (7.41%) Google
3 1 (3.70%) Facebook