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 21 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 237 291 342
Rank change year-on-year +54 +51 +44
Contract jobs citing GRC 203 74 52
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.03% 0.55% 0.31%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 5.59% 3.24% 2.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 135 52 31
10th Percentile £425 £475 £410
25th Percentile £506 £522 £506
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £630 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +9.57% -4.17%
75th Percentile £675 £681 £738
90th Percentile £800 £738 £950
England median daily rate £550 £550 £550
% change year-on-year - - -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £65.00 -
England median hourly rate £64.09 £65.00 -
% change year-on-year -1.40% - -

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 3,630 2,282 2,330
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 18.35% 16.83% 13.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,429 1,521 1,615
10th Percentile £350 £325 £350
25th Percentile £425 £413 £426
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -2.65%
75th Percentile £638 £663 £675
90th Percentile £738 £751 £800
England median daily rate £510 £500 £523
% change year-on-year +2.00% -4.47% -1.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 34 51
10th Percentile £20.99 £22.75 £16.00
25th Percentile £25.25 £25.15 £18.13
Median hourly rate £28.55 £34.49 £24.18
Median % change year-on-year -17.22% +42.64% -27.73%
75th Percentile £53.25 £46.81 £43.75
90th Percentile £66.29 £56.23 £55.00
England median hourly rate £36.07 £31.64 £25.77
% change year-on-year +14.00% +22.80% -39.38%

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 21 July 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 21 July 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 +1 24 £565 -13.08% 20
West London -11 2 £500 +42.86% 4
East London -2 1 £590 +0.85% 2
North London - 1 £400 -
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 17 (8.37%) SAS
2 5 (2.46%) IIS
3 4 (1.97%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.49%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.49%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (0.99%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (0.99%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (2.96%) SAP GRC
1 6 (2.96%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.49%) SAP FI-AR
Cloud Services
1 41 (20.20%) Azure
2 33 (16.26%) AWS
3 15 (7.39%) GCP
4 8 (3.94%) SaaS
5 7 (3.45%) Entra ID
6 6 (2.96%) Microsoft 365
7 4 (1.97%) Azure Sentinel
8 3 (1.48%) GitHub
8 3 (1.48%) Microsoft Copilot
9 2 (0.99%) AWS Control Tower
9 2 (0.99%) GitHub Actions
9 2 (0.99%) Google Gemini
9 2 (0.99%) Microsoft Purview
9 2 (0.99%) Power Automate
9 2 (0.99%) Serverless
9 2 (0.99%) SuccessFactors
10 1 (0.49%) AWS KMS
10 1 (0.49%) Azure Key Vault
10 1 (0.49%) Azure Monitor
10 1 (0.49%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.45%) Network Security
2 5 (2.46%) HTTPS
3 3 (1.48%) Firewall
4 2 (0.99%) NGFW
5 1 (0.49%) Cisco IPT
5 1 (0.49%) HTTP
5 1 (0.49%) Internet
5 1 (0.49%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.49%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.48%) SAP BW
2 2 (0.99%) Metadata
3 1 (0.49%) Amazon QuickSight
3 1 (0.49%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.49%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 7 (3.45%) JIRA
2 3 (1.48%) Git
3 1 (0.49%) Cypress.io
3 1 (0.49%) GitLab
General
1 63 (31.03%) Social Skills
2 53 (26.11%) Finance
3 25 (12.32%) Legal
4 19 (9.36%) Analytical Skills
5 16 (7.88%) Telecoms
6 12 (5.91%) Banking
7 10 (4.93%) Public Sector
8 9 (4.43%) Pharmaceutical
9 6 (2.96%) Documentation Skills
10 5 (2.46%) Influencing Skills
10 5 (2.46%) Law
11 4 (1.97%) Marketing
12 3 (1.48%) Financial Institution
12 3 (1.48%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (0.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 2 (0.99%) Local Government
13 2 (0.99%) Presentation Skills
14 1 (0.49%) Back Office
14 1 (0.49%) Retail
14 1 (0.49%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 39 (19.21%) Architect
2 22 (10.84%) Analyst
3 19 (9.36%) Consultant
4 18 (8.87%) Lead
5 17 (8.37%) Senior
6 13 (6.40%) Project Manager
6 13 (6.40%) Security Consultant
6 13 (6.40%) Security Manager
7 10 (4.93%) ServiceNow Architect
8 9 (4.43%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 7 (3.45%) Security Architect
10 6 (2.96%) Compliance Officer
10 6 (2.96%) Developer
10 6 (2.96%) Programme Manager
10 6 (2.96%) Risk Officer
10 6 (2.96%) SAP Consultant
10 6 (2.96%) SAP Security Consultant
10 6 (2.96%) Senior Consultant
11 5 (2.46%) Security Technical Architect
11 5 (2.46%) ServiceNow Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (8.87%) REST
2 10 (4.93%) SOAP
3 6 (2.96%) SAP Fiori
4 3 (1.48%) Web Services
4 3 (1.48%) XML
5 2 (0.99%) ADO
5 2 (0.99%) CSS
5 2 (0.99%) HTML
5 2 (0.99%) JSON
5 2 (0.99%) LDAP
5 2 (0.99%) SailPoint
6 1 (0.49%) Ajax
6 1 (0.49%) Django
6 1 (0.49%) Flask
6 1 (0.49%) Jest
6 1 (0.49%) Kafka
6 1 (0.49%) Oracle Fusion
6 1 (0.49%) Playwright
6 1 (0.49%) React
6 1 (0.49%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 17 (8.37%) Onboarding
2 14 (6.90%) CMDB
3 13 (6.40%) Security Posture
4 8 (3.94%) Cloud Native
5 7 (3.45%) Management Information System
5 7 (3.45%) Product Ownership
6 6 (2.96%) Operational Technology
7 5 (2.46%) Virtual Team
8 4 (1.97%) AI Agents
8 4 (1.97%) IoT
8 4 (1.97%) PropTech
8 4 (1.97%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (1.48%) FMCG
10 2 (0.99%) Data Centre
10 2 (0.99%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (0.99%) Data Structures
10 2 (0.99%) Enterprise Software
10 2 (0.99%) IBM Mainframe
10 2 (0.99%) Mainframe
10 2 (0.99%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 8 (3.94%) Windows
2 2 (0.99%) Linux
3 1 (0.49%) AIX
3 1 (0.49%) HPUX
3 1 (0.49%) Oracle Linux
3 1 (0.49%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (0.49%) Solaris
3 1 (0.49%) SUSE
3 1 (0.49%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (32.02%) Risk Management
2 62 (30.54%) Cybersecurity
3 55 (27.09%) Information Security
4 49 (24.14%) Stakeholder Management
5 36 (17.73%) Roadmaps
6 35 (17.24%) Agile
6 35 (17.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 28 (13.79%) Security Operations
8 27 (13.30%) Enterprise Architecture
9 23 (11.33%) Problem-Solving
9 23 (11.33%) Regulatory Compliance
10 22 (10.84%) Incident Response
11 21 (10.34%) Continuous Improvement
12 20 (9.85%) Analytics
12 20 (9.85%) Cloud Security
12 20 (9.85%) Data Protection
13 19 (9.36%) Data Integration
13 19 (9.36%) Risk Register
14 18 (8.87%) AI
14 18 (8.87%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (5.42%) JavaScript
2 2 (0.99%) Python
3 1 (0.49%) Bicep
3 1 (0.49%) Java
3 1 (0.49%) Korn
3 1 (0.49%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 44 (21.67%) Security Cleared
2 32 (15.76%) SC Cleared
3 28 (13.79%) CISSP
4 14 (6.90%) Degree
5 13 (6.40%) CISA
5 13 (6.40%) CISM
6 12 (5.91%) CRISC
7 10 (4.93%) DV Cleared
8 8 (3.94%) PMI Certification
9 7 (3.45%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 7 (3.45%) PMP
10 6 (2.96%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 5 (2.46%) CSSLP
11 5 (2.46%) OSCP
11 5 (2.46%) SANS
12 4 (1.97%) RIBA
13 3 (1.48%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 3 (1.48%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (1.48%) GIAC
13 3 (1.48%) GWAPT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (29.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 49 (24.14%) NIST
3 21 (10.34%) GDPR
4 17 (8.37%) PCI DSS
5 14 (6.90%) SOC 2
6 10 (4.93%) COBIT
7 7 (3.45%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (3.45%) QA
7 7 (3.45%) SLA
8 6 (2.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (2.96%) ITGC
8 6 (2.96%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 5 (2.46%) HIPAA
9 5 (2.46%) NCSC
9 5 (2.46%) NIST 800
10 4 (1.97%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (1.48%) Data Quality
11 3 (1.48%) Government Security Classifications
11 3 (1.48%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 3 (1.48%) PMO
System Software
1 4 (1.97%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.48%) IAG
3 1 (0.49%) Docker
3 1 (0.49%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.49%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 3 (1.48%) RSA Archer
2 2 (0.99%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.99%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.49%) Grafana
3 1 (0.49%) QRadar
3 1 (0.49%) SCCM
3 1 (0.49%) Terraform
Vendors
1 35 (17.24%) ServiceNow
2 22 (10.84%) Oracle
3 20 (9.85%) Microsoft
4 7 (3.45%) SAP
5 6 (2.96%) CyberArk
6 3 (1.48%) Ericsson
6 3 (1.48%) Nokia
6 3 (1.48%) Palo Alto
7 2 (0.99%) Databricks
7 2 (0.99%) Google
7 2 (0.99%) IBM
7 2 (0.99%) Okta
7 2 (0.99%) OpenAI
7 2 (0.99%) Rapid7
7 2 (0.99%) Red Hat
7 2 (0.99%) Snow
7 2 (0.99%) Tenable
8 1 (0.49%) Carbon Black
8 1 (0.49%) OneTrust
8 1 (0.49%) Zscaler