GRC Contract Job Trends in England

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

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring GRC skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 376 380 420
Rank change year-on-year +4 +40 +185
Contract jobs citing GRC 168 129 157
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.56% 0.42% 0.40%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 3.16% 3.19% 2.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 93 73 108
10th Percentile £350 £400 £359
25th Percentile £425 £500 £432
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year -14.58% +9.09% -6.38%
75th Percentile £575 £713 £678
90th Percentile £675 £940 £1,050
UK median daily rate £513 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -10.87% +4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £33.50 - £50.00
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £35.77 - -
UK median hourly rate £33.50 - £50.00

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 5,310 4,038 5,661
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.63% 13.16% 14.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,432 2,345 3,797
10th Percentile £310 £288 £320
25th Percentile £403 £395 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -7.41% +2.86%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £713 £738 £760
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 279 174 232
10th Percentile £15.13 £12.28 £14.61
25th Percentile £17.69 £16.10 £20.51
Median hourly rate £25.15 £30.11 £39.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.46% -22.81% +65.96%
75th Percentile £60.00 £62.66 £67.63
90th Percentile £80.00 £70.00 £83.24
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £27.50 £36.75
% change year-on-year -8.55% -25.17% +56.38%

GRC
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

GRC job vacancy trend in England

GRC
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing GRC

GRC
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing GRC in England over the 6 months to 18 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for GRC in England

GRC
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing GRC.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing GRC

GRC
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing GRC in England over the 6 months to 18 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram 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 18 November 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 +24 80 £525 -23.64% 108
South East -8 19 £517 +3.30% 52
North of England -25 19 £450 -11.76% 23
Midlands -27 19 £400 -20.00% 9
South West +16 17 £600 -25.00% 5
East Midlands -8 15 £400 - 1
North West -17 10 £438 +4.17% 18
East of England -19 8 £525 -12.50% 13
Yorkshire -30 8 £450 -28.00% 5
West Midlands -30 4 £663 +32.50% 8
North East - 1 £600 -
GRC
UK

GRC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (2.98%) Confluence
2 3 (1.79%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (3.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.38%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (1.79%) Trello
4 1 (0.60%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (4.17%) SAP GRC
2 6 (3.57%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.60%) SAP BPC
3 1 (0.60%) SAP CO
3 1 (0.60%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.60%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 22 (13.10%) Azure
2 19 (11.31%) AWS
3 12 (7.14%) GCP
3 12 (7.14%) Miro
4 10 (5.95%) Power Platform
5 5 (2.98%) GitHub
6 4 (2.38%) SaaS
7 3 (1.79%) Asana
7 3 (1.79%) Azure Sentinel
7 3 (1.79%) Microsoft 365
7 3 (1.79%) Microsoft Purview
8 2 (1.19%) Akamai
8 2 (1.19%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (1.19%) IaaS
8 2 (1.19%) OneDrive
8 2 (1.19%) PaaS
8 2 (1.19%) SuccessFactors
9 1 (0.60%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.60%) Entra ID
9 1 (0.60%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 14 (8.33%) Network Security
2 12 (7.14%) Firewall
3 3 (1.79%) DMZ
4 2 (1.19%) Intrusion Detection
4 2 (1.19%) SD-WAN
4 2 (1.19%) SSH
4 2 (1.19%) Telnet
4 2 (1.19%) VLAN
4 2 (1.19%) WAN
5 1 (0.60%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.60%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (5.95%) Power BI
2 6 (3.57%) Tableau
3 2 (1.19%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.60%) Amazon Redshift
4 1 (0.60%) Data Vault
4 1 (0.60%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.60%) Metadata
4 1 (0.60%) SAP BW
4 1 (0.60%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 7 (4.17%) JIRA
2 1 (0.60%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.60%) Git
General
1 77 (45.83%) Social Skills
2 38 (22.62%) Finance
3 19 (11.31%) Public Sector
4 17 (10.12%) Banking
5 16 (9.52%) Analytical Skills
6 13 (7.74%) Legal
7 12 (7.14%) Organisational Skills
8 10 (5.95%) Presentation Skills
9 9 (5.36%) Telecoms
10 7 (4.17%) Retail
11 6 (3.57%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (2.38%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (2.38%) Financial Institution
13 3 (1.79%) Law
14 2 (1.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 2 (1.19%) Police
15 1 (0.60%) Aerospace
15 1 (0.60%) Billing
15 1 (0.60%) Games
15 1 (0.60%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 61 (36.31%) Analyst
2 24 (14.29%) Architect
2 24 (14.29%) Security Analyst
3 21 (12.50%) Consultant
4 18 (10.71%) Lead
5 15 (8.93%) Business Analyst
5 15 (8.93%) Information Analyst
5 15 (8.93%) Information Security Analyst
6 14 (8.33%) Risk Analyst
7 13 (7.74%) Senior
8 10 (5.95%) Information Security Advisor
8 10 (5.95%) Security Advisor
9 9 (5.36%) Governance Analyst
9 9 (5.36%) Project Manager
10 8 (4.76%) Security Architect
10 8 (4.76%) ServiceNow Architect
10 8 (4.76%) Solutions Architect
11 6 (3.57%) Compliance Analyst
11 6 (3.57%) Security Consultant
11 6 (3.57%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (4.17%) REST
2 5 (2.98%) SOAP
3 3 (1.79%) SailPoint
4 2 (1.19%) Web Services
5 1 (0.60%) .NET
5 1 (0.60%) IDoc
5 1 (0.60%) SAP Basis
5 1 (0.60%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.60%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 25 (14.88%) Security Posture
2 19 (11.31%) Product Ownership
3 18 (10.71%) Management Information System
4 7 (4.17%) CMDB
5 5 (2.98%) Virtual Team
6 4 (2.38%) Operational Technology
7 3 (1.79%) Hedge funds
7 3 (1.79%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (1.19%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (1.19%) Cloud Native
8 2 (1.19%) Cloud Security Posture
8 2 (1.19%) Credit Risk
8 2 (1.19%) Cyber Defence
8 2 (1.19%) Cyber Threat
8 2 (1.19%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (1.19%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (1.19%) Market Risk
9 1 (0.60%) Greenfield Project
9 1 (0.60%) Onboarding
9 1 (0.60%) PropTech
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (46.43%) Risk Management
2 56 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 56 (33.33%) Information Security
3 44 (26.19%) Stakeholder Management
4 41 (24.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 24 (14.29%) Agile
5 24 (14.29%) ITSM
6 22 (13.10%) Data Protection
6 22 (13.10%) Problem-Solving
6 22 (13.10%) Roadmaps
7 20 (11.90%) Cloud Security
7 20 (11.90%) Computer Science
8 19 (11.31%) Continuous Improvement
9 18 (10.71%) ITIL
10 17 (10.12%) Decision-Making
10 17 (10.12%) Incident Response
11 16 (9.52%) Project Management
11 16 (9.52%) Security Operations
12 15 (8.93%) Translating Business Requirements
13 14 (8.33%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 8 (4.76%) JavaScript
2 3 (1.79%) Python
2 3 (1.79%) SQL
3 1 (0.60%) ABAP
3 1 (0.60%) Java
3 1 (0.60%) Kusto Query Language
3 1 (0.60%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 30 (17.86%) Security Cleared
2 27 (16.07%) SC Cleared
3 25 (14.88%) Degree
4 23 (13.69%) CISSP
5 20 (11.90%) CISM
5 20 (11.90%) Master's Degree
6 13 (7.74%) Computer Science Degree
7 12 (7.14%) CRISC
7 12 (7.14%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 11 (6.55%) BPSS Clearance
9 9 (5.36%) CISA
10 7 (4.17%) FFIEC
11 4 (2.38%) CEH
11 4 (2.38%) CISMP
12 3 (1.79%) Cisco Certification
12 3 (1.79%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 3 (1.79%) OSCP
13 2 (1.19%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 2 (1.19%) CCSP
13 2 (1.19%) CESG Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 58 (34.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 47 (27.98%) NIST
3 23 (13.69%) GDPR
4 17 (10.12%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 15 (8.93%) PCI DSS
6 10 (5.95%) Def Stans
7 9 (5.36%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (5.36%) NCSC
8 7 (4.17%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 5 (2.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (2.38%) COBIT
10 4 (2.38%) HIPAA
11 3 (1.79%) ITGC
11 3 (1.79%) QA
11 3 (1.79%) SOC 2
12 2 (1.19%) Data Quality
12 2 (1.19%) MiFID
12 2 (1.19%) PMO
12 2 (1.19%) SLA
13 1 (0.60%) GxP
System Software
1 2 (1.19%) Firmware
2 1 (0.60%) Docker
2 1 (0.60%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 10 (5.95%) RSA Archer
2 5 (2.98%) Terraform
3 2 (1.19%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.60%) Nexpose
Vendors
1 29 (17.26%) ServiceNow
2 15 (8.93%) Microsoft
3 10 (5.95%) Google
3 10 (5.95%) SAP
4 3 (1.79%) Qualys
4 3 (1.79%) Tenable
5 2 (1.19%) F5
5 2 (1.19%) Oracle
5 2 (1.19%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.60%) CheckPoint
6 1 (0.60%) Commvault
6 1 (0.60%) Concur
6 1 (0.60%) CyberArk
6 1 (0.60%) IBM
6 1 (0.60%) Intel
6 1 (0.60%) Progress
6 1 (0.60%) Rapid7
6 1 (0.60%) Snow
6 1 (0.60%) Splunk
6 1 (0.60%) Veeam