GRC Contract Job Trends in London

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

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring GRC skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 265 271 325
Rank change year-on-year +6 +54 +66
Contract jobs citing GRC 142 79 71
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.79% 0.63% 0.41%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 4.37% 3.93% 2.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 93 57 52
10th Percentile £403 £423 £347
25th Percentile £463 £525 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £640 £575
Median % change year-on-year -14.06% +11.30% -4.17%
75th Percentile £719 £700 £728
90th Percentile £825 £773 £925
England median daily rate £525 £588 £575
% change year-on-year -10.64% +2.17% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £65.00 -
England median hourly rate £36.00 £65.00 -
% change year-on-year -44.62% - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 3,250 2,011 2,473
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 18.11% 16.07% 14.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,184 1,339 1,744
10th Percentile £350 £315 £350
25th Percentile £421 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £530 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.89% -3.64% -4.35%
75th Percentile £625 £675 £688
90th Percentile £738 £775 £800
England median daily rate £500 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -2.44% -2.38% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 29 62
10th Percentile £19.68 £19.63 £12.70
25th Percentile £25.25 £22.27 £17.85
Median hourly rate £28.00 £34.50 £24.18
Median % change year-on-year -18.84% +42.68% -30.91%
75th Percentile £37.50 £65.00 £47.50
90th Percentile £67.25 £85.31 £57.13
England median hourly rate £33.98 £35.00 £22.75
% change year-on-year -2.91% +53.85% -40.85%

GRC
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

GRC job vacancy trend in London

GRC
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing GRC

GRC
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing GRC in London over the 6 months to 18 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for GRC in London

GRC
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing GRC

GRC
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GRC within the London region over the 6 months to 18 May 2026. 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
Central London -5 15 £519 -19.57% 12
GRC
England

GRC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 3 (2.11%) Confluence
1 3 (2.11%) IIS
1 3 (2.11%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (3.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (2.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.41%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.70%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.70%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (4.93%) SAP GRC
2 5 (3.52%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.70%) SAP FI-AR
Cloud Services
1 30 (21.13%) Azure
2 23 (16.20%) AWS
3 11 (7.75%) GCP
4 7 (4.93%) SaaS
5 5 (3.52%) Microsoft 365
6 4 (2.82%) Entra ID
7 3 (2.11%) Microsoft Purview
8 2 (1.41%) Azure Sentinel
8 2 (1.41%) Microsoft Copilot
8 2 (1.41%) Power Automate
8 2 (1.41%) Serverless
8 2 (1.41%) SuccessFactors
9 1 (0.70%) Amazon ECS
9 1 (0.70%) Amazon EKS
9 1 (0.70%) Amazon S3
9 1 (0.70%) AWS Lambda
9 1 (0.70%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.70%) GitHub
9 1 (0.70%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.70%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 6 (4.23%) Network Security
2 3 (2.11%) Firewall
2 3 (2.11%) HTTPS
2 3 (2.11%) NGFW
3 2 (1.41%) Internet
4 1 (0.70%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (0.70%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.82%) Metadata
2 1 (0.70%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.70%) Power BI
2 1 (0.70%) SAP BW
2 1 (0.70%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 7 (4.93%) JIRA
2 1 (0.70%) Git
2 1 (0.70%) GitLab
General
1 61 (42.96%) Social Skills
2 44 (30.99%) Finance
3 24 (16.90%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (14.08%) Legal
5 12 (8.45%) Banking
6 8 (5.63%) Public Sector
7 5 (3.52%) Marketing
7 5 (3.52%) Pharmaceutical
7 5 (3.52%) Telecoms
8 4 (2.82%) Law
9 3 (2.11%) Documentation Skills
9 3 (2.11%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.41%) Financial Institution
10 2 (1.41%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.70%) Investment Banking
11 1 (0.70%) Local Government
11 1 (0.70%) Military
11 1 (0.70%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.70%) Retail
Job Titles
1 18 (12.68%) Analyst
2 17 (11.97%) Consultant
3 14 (9.86%) Architect
3 14 (9.86%) Lead
4 13 (9.15%) Senior
5 12 (8.45%) Security Consultant
6 9 (6.34%) Security Manager
7 8 (5.63%) Project Manager
8 7 (4.93%) Security Architect
8 7 (4.93%) Security Engineer
8 7 (4.93%) Security Specialist
9 6 (4.23%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 6 (4.23%) Developer
9 6 (4.23%) Programme Manager
10 5 (3.52%) Information Security Architect
10 5 (3.52%) Risk Analyst
10 5 (3.52%) Security Technical Architect
10 5 (3.52%) Senior Consultant
10 5 (3.52%) Technical Architect
10 5 (3.52%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (4.23%) REST
2 5 (3.52%) SAP Fiori
3 2 (1.41%) ADO
3 2 (1.41%) SailPoint
3 2 (1.41%) SOAP
4 1 (0.70%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 13 (9.15%) Security Posture
2 10 (7.04%) Onboarding
3 6 (4.23%) CMDB
4 5 (3.52%) IoT
4 5 (3.52%) Management Information System
4 5 (3.52%) Operational Technology
5 4 (2.82%) Product Ownership
5 4 (2.82%) PropTech
5 4 (2.82%) Virtual Team
6 3 (2.11%) Cloud Native
6 3 (2.11%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (2.11%) Taxonomies
7 2 (1.41%) AI Agents
7 2 (1.41%) Data Centre
7 2 (1.41%) IBM Mainframe
7 2 (1.41%) Mainframe
7 2 (1.41%) PMI
8 1 (0.70%) Cloud Security Posture
8 1 (0.70%) NHS
8 1 (0.70%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 5 (3.52%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (38.03%) Risk Management
2 53 (37.32%) Information Security
3 41 (28.87%) Cybersecurity
4 40 (28.17%) Stakeholder Management
5 31 (21.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 24 (16.90%) Cloud Security
7 22 (15.49%) Problem-Solving
7 22 (15.49%) Regulatory Compliance
8 21 (14.79%) Risk Assessment
9 20 (14.08%) Agile
9 20 (14.08%) Roadmaps
10 18 (12.68%) Identity Access Management
10 18 (12.68%) Risk Register
11 17 (11.97%) Continuous Improvement
12 15 (10.56%) Incident Response
13 13 (9.15%) Security Operations
14 12 (8.45%) AI
14 12 (8.45%) Data Protection
14 12 (8.45%) Vulnerability Management
15 11 (7.75%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.11%) SQL
2 2 (1.41%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.70%) Bicep
3 1 (0.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 1 (0.70%) Python
Qualifications
1 24 (16.90%) CISSP
2 16 (11.27%) Security Cleared
3 15 (10.56%) Degree
4 14 (9.86%) CISA
4 14 (9.86%) CISM
4 14 (9.86%) SC Cleared
5 12 (8.45%) CRISC
6 6 (4.23%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 6 (4.23%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 5 (3.52%) CSSLP
7 5 (3.52%) OSCP
7 5 (3.52%) PMI Certification
7 5 (3.52%) SANS
8 4 (2.82%) RIBA
9 3 (2.11%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 3 (2.11%) CGEIT
9 3 (2.11%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (2.11%) GIAC
9 3 (2.11%) GWAPT
9 3 (2.11%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (34.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 38 (26.76%) NIST
3 18 (12.68%) GDPR
4 12 (8.45%) COBIT
5 10 (7.04%) PCI DSS
5 10 (7.04%) SOC 2
6 7 (4.93%) SLA
7 6 (4.23%) ITGC
7 6 (4.23%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 5 (3.52%) NIST 800
9 4 (2.82%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (2.82%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (2.11%) HIPAA
10 3 (2.11%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 3 (2.11%) NCSC
10 3 (2.11%) PMO
11 2 (1.41%) Data Quality
11 2 (1.41%) GxP
11 2 (1.41%) ISO 31000
11 2 (1.41%) QA
System Software
1 2 (1.41%) Active Directory
1 2 (1.41%) IAG
Systems Management
1 3 (2.11%) RSA Archer
2 2 (1.41%) Kubernetes
2 2 (1.41%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.70%) QRadar
3 1 (0.70%) Terraform
Vendors
1 18 (12.68%) ServiceNow
2 15 (10.56%) Microsoft
3 10 (7.04%) SAP
4 4 (2.82%) Palo Alto
5 3 (2.11%) Google
5 3 (2.11%) Rapid7
6 2 (1.41%) Ariba
6 2 (1.41%) CrowdStrike
6 2 (1.41%) CyberArk
6 2 (1.41%) Fortinet
6 2 (1.41%) IBM
6 2 (1.41%) Okta
6 2 (1.41%) Oracle
6 2 (1.41%) Tenable
7 1 (0.70%) Carbon Black
7 1 (0.70%) Databricks
7 1 (0.70%) OneTrust
7 1 (0.70%) OpenAI
7 1 (0.70%) Snow
7 1 (0.70%) Workday