GRC Jobs with Work from Home Options

Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 461 469 587
Rank change year-on-year +8 +118 -127
Permanent jobs citing GRC 128 200 262
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.38% 0.48% 0.38%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 2.99% 3.29% 2.41%
Number of salaries quoted 109 135 176
10th Percentile £37,500 £53,950 £42,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £55,243 £48,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.86% +7.69% -7.14%
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £95,500 £90,000 £109,375
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home

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 with a WFH option and a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 4,286 6,071 10,878
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.69% 14.64% 15.89%
Number of salaries quoted 3,243 4,106 5,993
10th Percentile £34,750 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £73,750 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +4.76%

GRC
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing GRC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

GRC trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing GRC.

GRC salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

GRC
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing GRC over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

GRC salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (4.69%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.78%) IBM Domino
2 1 (0.78%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (6.25%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (3.13%) SAP GRC
2 3 (2.34%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 20 (15.63%) Microsoft 365
2 17 (13.28%) Azure
3 8 (6.25%) Entra ID
4 4 (3.13%) SaaS
5 3 (2.34%) AWS
5 3 (2.34%) Power Platform
5 3 (2.34%) WhatsApp
6 1 (0.78%) IaaS
6 1 (0.78%) PaaS
6 1 (0.78%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 22 (17.19%) Firewall
2 6 (4.69%) Wireless
2 6 (4.69%) Wireshark
3 4 (3.13%) Network Security
4 3 (2.34%) VPN
5 1 (0.78%) SAN
5 1 (0.78%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.34%) Power BI
2 1 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
General
1 31 (24.22%) Finance
2 27 (21.09%) Social Skills
3 21 (16.41%) Legal
4 15 (11.72%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (10.94%) Law
6 10 (7.81%) Presentation Skills
7 7 (5.47%) Marketing
7 7 (5.47%) Public Sector
8 5 (3.91%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (1.56%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (1.56%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.78%) Advertising
10 1 (0.78%) Banking
10 1 (0.78%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.78%) Games
10 1 (0.78%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 39 (30.47%) Analyst
2 33 (25.78%) Security Analyst
3 27 (21.09%) Information Analyst
3 27 (21.09%) Information Security Analyst
4 19 (14.84%) Security Manager
5 17 (13.28%) IT Manager
6 15 (11.72%) IT Security Manager
6 15 (11.72%) Lead
7 14 (10.94%) Penetration Tester
7 14 (10.94%) Tester
8 13 (10.16%) Consultant
8 13 (10.16%) Senior
9 7 (5.47%) Security Consultant
10 6 (4.69%) Email Analyst
10 6 (4.69%) IT Analyst
10 6 (4.69%) IT Security Analyst
10 6 (4.69%) Security Penetration Tester
10 6 (4.69%) Senior Penetration Tester
10 6 (4.69%) Senior Tester
10 6 (4.69%) Vulnerability Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.56%) CSS
1 2 (1.56%) HTML
1 2 (1.56%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 28 (21.88%) Cyber Threat
2 25 (19.53%) Security Posture
3 18 (14.06%) Management Information System
4 3 (2.34%) CMDB
4 3 (2.34%) PMI
4 3 (2.34%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (1.56%) Client/Server
5 2 (1.56%) Driving Licence
5 2 (1.56%) NHS
6 1 (0.78%) CESG
6 1 (0.78%) Data Centre
6 1 (0.78%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (0.78%) Onboarding
6 1 (0.78%) Online Games
6 1 (0.78%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 12 (9.38%) Windows
2 4 (3.13%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 93 (72.66%) Information Security
2 52 (40.63%) Cybersecurity
2 52 (40.63%) Risk Management
3 41 (32.03%) Data Protection
4 29 (22.66%) Security Operations
5 24 (18.75%) Stakeholder Management
6 23 (17.97%) Incident Response
7 20 (15.63%) Penetration Testing
8 18 (14.06%) Risk Assessment
9 17 (13.28%) Customer Engagement
9 17 (13.28%) GAP Analysis
10 16 (12.50%) Data Privacy
10 16 (12.50%) ITIL
11 15 (11.72%) IT Audit
11 15 (11.72%) Risk Register
11 15 (11.72%) Security Architecture
12 14 (10.94%) Incident Management
12 14 (10.94%) ISMS
12 14 (10.94%) Security Management
12 14 (10.94%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 10 (7.81%) PowerShell
2 2 (1.56%) JavaScript
2 2 (1.56%) Kusto Query Language
2 2 (1.56%) Python
Qualifications
1 47 (36.72%) CISM
2 41 (32.03%) CISSP
3 38 (29.69%) CISA
4 22 (17.19%) CRISC
5 19 (14.84%) Security Cleared
6 15 (11.72%) SC Cleared
7 14 (10.94%) OSCP
8 11 (8.59%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 10 (7.81%) Degree
9 10 (7.81%) PCI QSA
10 6 (4.69%) CHECK Team Leader
10 6 (4.69%) CHECK Team Member
10 6 (4.69%) CREST Certified
10 6 (4.69%) Cyber Scheme
10 6 (4.69%) Tigerscheme
11 5 (3.91%) CompTIA Security+
11 5 (3.91%) GIAC
12 4 (3.13%) ISACA
12 4 (3.13%) Numerate Degree
13 3 (2.34%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (53.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 36 (28.13%) NIST
3 34 (26.56%) GDPR
4 27 (21.09%) PCI DSS
5 24 (18.75%) Cyber Essentials
6 11 (8.59%) NCSC
7 6 (4.69%) Actionable Recommendations
7 6 (4.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 6 (4.69%) SOC 2
8 4 (3.13%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 3 (2.34%) COBIT
9 3 (2.34%) ITGC
9 3 (2.34%) NIST 800
9 3 (2.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (1.56%) IASME
11 1 (0.78%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.78%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 1 (0.78%) ISO 31000
11 1 (0.78%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 8 (6.25%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (4.69%) CSIRT
2 2 (1.56%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 2 (1.56%) Nessus
Vendors
1 22 (17.19%) Microsoft
2 16 (12.50%) Qualys
3 8 (6.25%) CrowdStrike
4 5 (3.91%) SAP
4 5 (3.91%) ServiceNow
5 2 (1.56%) Sophos
6 1 (0.78%) Facebook
6 1 (0.78%) OneTrust