GRC Contracts in England

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

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring GRC skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited GRC over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 356 427 498
Rank change year-on-year +71 +71 +109
Contract jobs citing GRC 129 115 155
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.53% 0.31% 0.31%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 3.34% 2.17% 2.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 87 85 111
10th Percentile £354 £340 £425
25th Percentile £500 £475 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £630 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year +9.57% -4.17% +2.13%
75th Percentile £700 £738 £706
90th Percentile £773 £895 £838
UK median daily rate £600 £575 £600
% change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £70.00
UK median hourly rate - - £70.00
% change year-on-year - - +100.00%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 3,865 5,295 6,738
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 15.87% 14.24% 13.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,481 3,378 4,585
10th Percentile £270 £300 £276
25th Percentile £400 £408 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -
75th Percentile £635 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £510 £525
% change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% +2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 160 347 206
10th Percentile £17.78 £10.95 £13.94
25th Percentile £22.27 £13.09 £19.50
Median hourly rate £34.75 £22.34 £41.50
Median % change year-on-year +55.55% -46.17% +50.91%
75th Percentile £65.00 £45.00 £63.75
90th Percentile £79.11 £67.38 £79.88
UK median hourly rate £34.50 £20.80 £37.50
% change year-on-year +65.85% -44.53% +33.93%

GRC
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for GRC in England

GRC
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing GRC in England.

Daily rate trend for GRC in England

GRC
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing GRC in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for GRC in England

GRC
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing GRC in England.

Hourly rate trend for GRC in England

GRC
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GRC within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
London +45 83 £675 +22.73% 134
Midlands +30 14 £600 -22.58% 10
South East +47 12 £550 -4.35% 45
West Midlands +18 9 £600 -22.58% 6
North of England +16 9 £430 -21.91% 59
North West +16 7 £363 -34.00% 19
East Midlands +14 5 £358 - 3
South West +46 4 £416 -37.05% 9
East of England +31 2 £550 +15.79% 16
Yorkshire +5 1 £525 +38.89% 37
North East - 1 £450 - 3
GRC
UK

GRC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 1 (0.78%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (3.10%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.78%) Camtasia
2 1 (0.78%) Final Cut Pro
2 1 (0.78%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 16 (12.40%) SAP GRC
2 15 (11.63%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (3.88%) SAP ERP
4 3 (2.33%) SAP MDG
5 2 (1.55%) SAP BPC
5 2 (1.55%) SAP CO
5 2 (1.55%) SAP ECC
5 2 (1.55%) SAP FI
5 2 (1.55%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.78%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 18 (13.95%) Azure
2 10 (7.75%) AWS
3 7 (5.43%) SaaS
4 6 (4.65%) GCP
5 4 (3.10%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (3.10%) SuccessFactors
6 2 (1.55%) Akamai
6 2 (1.55%) Azure Logic Apps
6 2 (1.55%) Azure Sentinel
6 2 (1.55%) Power Platform
7 1 (0.78%) Azure Key Vault
7 1 (0.78%) Entra ID
7 1 (0.78%) IaaS
7 1 (0.78%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (6.98%) Firewall
2 7 (5.43%) Network Security
3 4 (3.10%) DNS
3 4 (3.10%) SD-WAN
3 4 (3.10%) WAN
4 1 (0.78%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.10%) SAP BW
2 3 (2.33%) SAP HANA
2 3 (2.33%) Tableau
3 2 (1.55%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (0.78%) JIRA
General
1 53 (41.09%) Social Skills
2 31 (24.03%) Finance
3 18 (13.95%) Analytical Skills
3 18 (13.95%) Public Sector
4 9 (6.98%) Banking
5 8 (6.20%) Presentation Skills
6 7 (5.43%) Legal
7 6 (4.65%) Telecoms
8 4 (3.10%) Law
9 3 (2.33%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (1.55%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (1.55%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.55%) Military
11 1 (0.78%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.78%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.78%) International Banking
11 1 (0.78%) Marketing
11 1 (0.78%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.78%) Public Speaking
11 1 (0.78%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 37 (28.68%) Consultant
2 29 (22.48%) Architect
3 23 (17.83%) Security Architect
4 19 (14.73%) Security Consultant
5 15 (11.63%) Analyst
6 10 (7.75%) Lead
6 10 (7.75%) SAP Consultant
7 8 (6.20%) SAP Security Consultant
7 8 (6.20%) Senior
8 7 (5.43%) Solutions Architect
9 5 (3.88%) Developer
9 5 (3.88%) Security Analyst
9 5 (3.88%) Security Solutions Architect
10 4 (3.10%) Compliance Specialist
10 4 (3.10%) IT Manager
10 4 (3.10%) ServiceNow Developer
11 3 (2.33%) Business Analyst
11 3 (2.33%) Information Analyst
11 3 (2.33%) Risk Analyst
11 3 (2.33%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (6.20%) SAP Fiori
2 7 (5.43%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.78%) OAuth
3 1 (0.78%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 13 (10.08%) Management Information System
2 7 (5.43%) Operational Technology
2 7 (5.43%) Product Ownership
2 7 (5.43%) Security Posture
3 5 (3.88%) Cyber Threat
4 4 (3.10%) Data Protection Act
4 4 (3.10%) e-Learning
4 4 (3.10%) Onboarding
4 4 (3.10%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (1.55%) Insider Threat
5 2 (1.55%) Learning Management System
5 2 (1.55%) Public Cloud
5 2 (1.55%) Shadow IT
6 1 (0.78%) Cyber Security Posture
6 1 (0.78%) Data Centre
6 1 (0.78%) Enterprise Cloud
6 1 (0.78%) Greenfield Project
6 1 (0.78%) Reinsurance
6 1 (0.78%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (0.78%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.55%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (45.74%) Risk Management
2 35 (27.13%) Cybersecurity
3 32 (24.81%) Information Security
4 25 (19.38%) Problem-Solving
5 23 (17.83%) Agile
6 17 (13.18%) Stakeholder Management
7 15 (11.63%) Cloud Security
7 15 (11.63%) Security Architecture
8 14 (10.85%) Incident Response
8 14 (10.85%) Roadmaps
8 14 (10.85%) SAP Security
9 13 (10.08%) Identity Access Management
9 13 (10.08%) Security Operations
10 11 (8.53%) DevSecOps
10 11 (8.53%) Risk Assessment
11 10 (7.75%) Data Security
11 10 (7.75%) Project Management
11 10 (7.75%) Regulatory Compliance
11 10 (7.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 9 (6.98%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.55%) Kusto Query Language
2 1 (0.78%) Java
2 1 (0.78%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 24 (18.60%) Security Cleared
2 22 (17.05%) CISSP
3 19 (14.73%) SC Cleared
4 18 (13.95%) CISM
5 15 (11.63%) CISA
6 11 (8.53%) Degree
7 10 (7.75%) CRISC
8 7 (5.43%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 5 (3.88%) DV Cleared
10 3 (2.33%) CEH
10 3 (2.33%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 2 (1.55%) Computer Science Degree
12 1 (0.78%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 1 (0.78%) CESG Certified Professional
12 1 (0.78%) CGEIT
12 1 (0.78%) Cisco Certification
12 1 (0.78%) CISMP
12 1 (0.78%) Master's Degree
12 1 (0.78%) PMP
12 1 (0.78%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (26.36%) NIST
2 31 (24.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (8.53%) GDPR
4 9 (6.98%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 6 (4.65%) NCSC
5 6 (4.65%) NIST 800
5 6 (4.65%) PCI DSS
6 3 (2.33%) COBIT
6 3 (2.33%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 3 (2.33%) SOX 404
7 2 (1.55%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (1.55%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (1.55%) ITGC
7 2 (1.55%) JSP 440
7 2 (1.55%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.78%) ISO 31000
8 1 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 1 (0.78%) PMO
8 1 (0.78%) PSD2
System Software
1 5 (3.88%) IAG
2 3 (2.33%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.78%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (3.10%) RSA Archer
2 1 (0.78%) Nessus
2 1 (0.78%) OPNET
Vendors
1 22 (17.05%) ServiceNow
2 20 (15.50%) Microsoft
2 20 (15.50%) SAP
3 6 (4.65%) Qualys
4 5 (3.88%) Ariba
4 5 (3.88%) IBM
5 3 (2.33%) Concur
6 2 (1.55%) CyberArk
6 2 (1.55%) F5
6 2 (1.55%) Google
6 2 (1.55%) OneTrust
7 1 (0.78%) Cisco
7 1 (0.78%) Cognos
7 1 (0.78%) ForgeRock
7 1 (0.78%) Intel
7 1 (0.78%) Oracle
7 1 (0.78%) Palo Alto
7 1 (0.78%) SolarWinds
7 1 (0.78%) Splunk
7 1 (0.78%) Zscaler