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 29 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 288 268 320
Rank change year-on-year -20 +52 +82
Contract jobs citing GRC 134 80 74
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.76% 0.64% 0.42%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 4.17% 4.02% 2.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 88 58 53
10th Percentile £389 £361 £354
25th Percentile £455 £531 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £675 £550
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% +22.73% -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £725 £738
90th Percentile £766 £840 £925
England median daily rate £525 £616 £575
% change year-on-year -14.81% +7.17% -4.17%

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 3,214 1,989 2,475
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 18.20% 15.83% 13.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,164 1,314 1,749
10th Percentile £350 £313 £350
25th Percentile £415 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £530 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.89% -3.64% -2.22%
75th Percentile £625 £675 £688
90th Percentile £750 £775 £788
England median daily rate £500 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -2.44% -2.38% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 28 64
10th Percentile £19.76 £19.44 £13.09
25th Percentile £25.38 £22.27 £18.04
Median hourly rate £27.75 £34.75 £25.62
Median % change year-on-year -20.14% +35.64% -16.68%
75th Percentile £50.25 £57.50 £45.00
90th Percentile £70.30 £86.37 £56.38
England median hourly rate £30.58 £34.75 £22.42
% change year-on-year -12.00% +55.00% -47.25%

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 29 April 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 29 April 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 -7 11 £499 -23.23% 8
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 5 (3.73%) Confluence
1 5 (3.73%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (5.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (2.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (2.24%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.49%) MS Visio
3 2 (1.49%) Trello
Business Applications
1 6 (4.48%) SAP GRC
2 4 (2.99%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.75%) SAP FI-AR
Cloud Services
1 22 (16.42%) Azure
2 15 (11.19%) AWS
3 11 (8.21%) GCP
4 6 (4.48%) SaaS
5 5 (3.73%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (3.73%) Power Platform
6 3 (2.24%) Entra ID
6 3 (2.24%) Microsoft Purview
6 3 (2.24%) Miro
6 3 (2.24%) OneDrive
7 2 (1.49%) Amazon ECS
7 2 (1.49%) Amazon EKS
7 2 (1.49%) Asana
7 2 (1.49%) AWS CloudFormation
7 2 (1.49%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (1.49%) GitHub
7 2 (1.49%) Microsoft Copilot
7 2 (1.49%) Power Automate
7 2 (1.49%) Serverless
7 2 (1.49%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.99%) Network Security
2 1 (0.75%) Firewall
2 1 (0.75%) Internet
2 1 (0.75%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.73%) Power BI
2 3 (2.24%) Metadata
3 2 (1.49%) Tableau
4 1 (0.75%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.75%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 8 (5.97%) JIRA
2 2 (1.49%) Git
3 1 (0.75%) GitLab
General
1 60 (44.78%) Social Skills
2 36 (26.87%) Finance
3 23 (17.16%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (14.18%) Legal
5 14 (10.45%) Banking
6 12 (8.96%) Public Sector
7 6 (4.48%) Law
8 5 (3.73%) Marketing
9 4 (2.99%) Influencing Skills
9 4 (2.99%) Telecoms
10 2 (1.49%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (1.49%) Financial Institution
10 2 (1.49%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (1.49%) Pharmaceutical
10 2 (1.49%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.75%) Investment Banking
11 1 (0.75%) Local Government
11 1 (0.75%) Military
11 1 (0.75%) Retail
Job Titles
1 24 (17.91%) Analyst
2 17 (12.69%) Consultant
3 14 (10.45%) Lead
4 12 (8.96%) Senior
5 11 (8.21%) Security Consultant
6 9 (6.72%) Architect
6 9 (6.72%) Security Analyst
6 9 (6.72%) Security Manager
6 9 (6.72%) Security Specialist
7 7 (5.22%) Security Engineer
8 6 (4.48%) Business Analyst
8 6 (4.48%) Cybersecurity Manager
8 6 (4.48%) Developer
8 6 (4.48%) Programme Manager
8 6 (4.48%) Project Manager
9 5 (3.73%) Cloud Engineer
9 5 (3.73%) Cloud Security Engineer
9 5 (3.73%) Risk Analyst
9 5 (3.73%) Senior Consultant
9 5 (3.73%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.99%) REST
1 4 (2.99%) SAP Fiori
2 2 (1.49%) ADO
2 2 (1.49%) SOAP
3 1 (0.75%) .NET
3 1 (0.75%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (0.75%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.75%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 14 (10.45%) Security Posture
2 10 (7.46%) Onboarding
3 6 (4.48%) CMDB
3 6 (4.48%) Management Information System
3 6 (4.48%) Operational Technology
4 5 (3.73%) IoT
4 5 (3.73%) Product Ownership
4 5 (3.73%) Virtual Team
5 4 (2.99%) PropTech
6 3 (2.24%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (2.24%) Taxonomies
7 2 (1.49%) AI Agents
7 2 (1.49%) Cloud Security Posture
7 2 (1.49%) Data Centre
7 2 (1.49%) IBM Mainframe
7 2 (1.49%) Mainframe
7 2 (1.49%) NHS
7 2 (1.49%) PMI
8 1 (0.75%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (0.75%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.49%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (40.30%) Risk Management
2 50 (37.31%) Information Security
3 39 (29.10%) Cybersecurity
4 36 (26.87%) Stakeholder Management
5 31 (23.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 22 (16.42%) Problem-Solving
7 21 (15.67%) Cloud Security
8 20 (14.93%) Risk Assessment
9 18 (13.43%) Risk Register
10 17 (12.69%) Agile
11 16 (11.94%) Regulatory Compliance
12 15 (11.19%) Continuous Improvement
12 15 (11.19%) Identity Access Management
12 15 (11.19%) Roadmaps
13 13 (9.70%) AI
14 11 (8.21%) Incident Response
14 11 (8.21%) Vulnerability Management
15 10 (7.46%) Application Security
15 10 (7.46%) Internal Audit
15 10 (7.46%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.24%) SQL
2 2 (1.49%) JavaScript
2 2 (1.49%) Python
3 1 (0.75%) Bicep
3 1 (0.75%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 1 (0.75%) Java
Qualifications
1 26 (19.40%) CISSP
2 16 (11.94%) CISM
3 15 (11.19%) Security Cleared
4 14 (10.45%) SC Cleared
5 13 (9.70%) CRISC
5 13 (9.70%) Degree
6 12 (8.96%) CISA
7 7 (5.22%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 7 (5.22%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 5 (3.73%) CSSLP
9 4 (2.99%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 4 (2.99%) CCSP
9 4 (2.99%) CGEIT
9 4 (2.99%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (2.99%) OSCP
9 4 (2.99%) RIBA
9 4 (2.99%) SANS
10 3 (2.24%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (2.24%) GIAC
10 3 (2.24%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (33.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (25.37%) NIST
3 15 (11.19%) GDPR
4 10 (7.46%) SOC 2
5 9 (6.72%) PCI DSS
6 8 (5.97%) COBIT
7 7 (5.22%) SLA
8 4 (2.99%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (2.99%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 4 (2.99%) ITGC
8 4 (2.99%) NCSC
8 4 (2.99%) NIST 800
9 3 (2.24%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 3 (2.24%) PMO
9 3 (2.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (1.49%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (1.49%) Data Quality
10 2 (1.49%) GxP
10 2 (1.49%) ISO 31000
10 2 (1.49%) QA
System Software
1 2 (1.49%) IAG
2 1 (0.75%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.75%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (3.73%) RSA Archer
2 3 (2.24%) Kubernetes
3 2 (1.49%) Terraform
4 1 (0.75%) QRadar
4 1 (0.75%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 19 (14.18%) ServiceNow
2 14 (10.45%) Microsoft
3 9 (6.72%) SAP
4 4 (2.99%) Rapid7
5 3 (2.24%) Google
6 2 (1.49%) Ariba
6 2 (1.49%) CrowdStrike
6 2 (1.49%) IBM
6 2 (1.49%) Palo Alto
7 1 (0.75%) BT
7 1 (0.75%) Carbon Black
7 1 (0.75%) CheckPoint
7 1 (0.75%) CyberArk
7 1 (0.75%) Okta
7 1 (0.75%) OneTrust
7 1 (0.75%) OpenAI
7 1 (0.75%) Oracle
7 1 (0.75%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.75%) Snow
7 1 (0.75%) Workday