GRC Contract Job Trends in Dorset

Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC)
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring GRC skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing GRC 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Dorset 1.03% - -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 4.17% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £450 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - -
75th Percentile £550 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £550 £800 -
% change year-on-year -31.25% - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Dorset

GRC falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Dorset.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 24 15 21
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset 24.74% 15.79% 9.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 12 13
10th Percentile £181 - £106
25th Percentile £256 £469 £358
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £488 £400
Median % change year-on-year -38.46% +21.88% -23.81%
75th Percentile £540 £520 £638
90th Percentile £548 £563 £758
South West median daily rate £525 £501 £550
% change year-on-year +4.88% -8.98% +7.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £17.47
25th Percentile - - £17.48
Median hourly rate £44.81 - £17.50
Median % change year-on-year - - -76.15%
75th Percentile - - £47.93
90th Percentile - - £66.19
South West median hourly rate £39.47 £65.00 £73.31
% change year-on-year -39.28% -11.34% +89.55%

GRC
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing GRC relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

GRC job vacancy trend in Dorset

GRC
Daily Rate Trend in Dorset

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing GRC.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing GRC

GRC
Contract Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GRC within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 25 December 2025. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bournemouth - 1 £500 - 1
GRC
South West

GRC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) IT Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) IT Risk Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Register
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISA
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) COBIT