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 12 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 273 280 317
Rank change year-on-year +7 +37 +77
Contract jobs citing GRC 139 78 74
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.78% 0.62% 0.42%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 4.33% 3.89% 2.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 89 55 55
10th Percentile £393 £403 £368
25th Percentile £456 £538 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £650 £550
Median % change year-on-year -16.92% +18.18% -6.38%
75th Percentile £700 £706 £725
90th Percentile £825 £778 £925
England median daily rate £525 £601 £575
% change year-on-year -12.68% +4.57% -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 3,211 2,004 2,506
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 18.09% 16.06% 14.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,159 1,329 1,766
10th Percentile £350 £313 £350
25th Percentile £418 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £530 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.83% -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 38 28 64
10th Percentile £19.76 £19.44 £13.09
25th Percentile £25.38 £22.27 £18.04
Median hourly rate £27.75 £34.50 £24.59
Median % change year-on-year -19.57% +40.30% -29.74%
75th Percentile £36.41 £65.00 £49.06
90th Percentile £66.38 £86.37 £59.25
England median hourly rate £32.13 £37.02 £22.75
% change year-on-year -13.22% +62.73% -42.55%

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 12 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 12 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 -6 14 £513 -20.54% 9
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 4 (2.88%) Confluence
1 4 (2.88%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.44%) IIS
Applications
1 6 (4.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (2.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.44%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.44%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.72%) Trello
Business Applications
1 7 (5.04%) SAP GRC
2 5 (3.60%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.72%) SAP FI-AR
Cloud Services
1 28 (20.14%) Azure
2 21 (15.11%) AWS
3 12 (8.63%) GCP
4 7 (5.04%) SaaS
5 5 (3.60%) Microsoft 365
6 4 (2.88%) Entra ID
7 3 (2.16%) Azure Sentinel
7 3 (2.16%) Microsoft Purview
8 2 (1.44%) Amazon ECS
8 2 (1.44%) Amazon EKS
8 2 (1.44%) AWS CloudFormation
8 2 (1.44%) GitHub
8 2 (1.44%) Microsoft Copilot
8 2 (1.44%) OneDrive
8 2 (1.44%) Power Automate
8 2 (1.44%) Power Platform
8 2 (1.44%) Serverless
8 2 (1.44%) SuccessFactors
9 1 (0.72%) IaaS
9 1 (0.72%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.88%) Network Security
2 2 (1.44%) Firewall
2 2 (1.44%) HTTPS
2 2 (1.44%) Internet
2 2 (1.44%) NGFW
3 1 (0.72%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.16%) Metadata
2 2 (1.44%) Power BI
3 1 (0.72%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.72%) SAP BW
3 1 (0.72%) SAP HANA
3 1 (0.72%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (5.04%) JIRA
2 2 (1.44%) Git
3 1 (0.72%) GitLab
General
1 60 (43.17%) Social Skills
2 44 (31.65%) Finance
3 23 (16.55%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (14.39%) Legal
5 14 (10.07%) Banking
6 9 (6.47%) Public Sector
7 5 (3.60%) Law
7 5 (3.60%) Marketing
8 4 (2.88%) Pharmaceutical
8 4 (2.88%) Telecoms
9 3 (2.16%) Documentation Skills
9 3 (2.16%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.44%) Financial Institution
10 2 (1.44%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (1.44%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.72%) Investment Banking
11 1 (0.72%) Local Government
11 1 (0.72%) Military
11 1 (0.72%) Retail
Job Titles
1 19 (13.67%) Analyst
2 17 (12.23%) Consultant
3 14 (10.07%) Lead
4 13 (9.35%) Senior
5 12 (8.63%) Architect
5 12 (8.63%) Security Consultant
6 9 (6.47%) Security Manager
7 8 (5.76%) Security Specialist
8 7 (5.04%) Project Manager
8 7 (5.04%) Security Engineer
9 6 (4.32%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 6 (4.32%) Developer
9 6 (4.32%) Programme Manager
9 6 (4.32%) Security Analyst
9 6 (4.32%) Security Architect
10 5 (3.60%) Business Analyst
10 5 (3.60%) Cloud Engineer
10 5 (3.60%) Cloud Security Engineer
10 5 (3.60%) Risk Analyst
10 5 (3.60%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (4.32%) REST
2 5 (3.60%) SAP Fiori
3 2 (1.44%) ADO
3 2 (1.44%) SailPoint
3 2 (1.44%) SOAP
4 1 (0.72%) .NET
4 1 (0.72%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.72%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 15 (10.79%) Security Posture
2 10 (7.19%) Onboarding
3 6 (4.32%) CMDB
3 6 (4.32%) Management Information System
4 5 (3.60%) IoT
4 5 (3.60%) Operational Technology
5 4 (2.88%) Product Ownership
5 4 (2.88%) PropTech
5 4 (2.88%) Virtual Team
6 3 (2.16%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (2.16%) Taxonomies
7 2 (1.44%) AI Agents
7 2 (1.44%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.44%) Cloud Security Posture
7 2 (1.44%) Data Centre
7 2 (1.44%) IBM Mainframe
7 2 (1.44%) Mainframe
7 2 (1.44%) NHS
7 2 (1.44%) PMI
8 1 (0.72%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.88%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (39.57%) Risk Management
2 54 (38.85%) Information Security
3 41 (29.50%) Cybersecurity
4 39 (28.06%) Stakeholder Management
5 30 (21.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 23 (16.55%) Cloud Security
7 22 (15.83%) Regulatory Compliance
8 21 (15.11%) Problem-Solving
9 20 (14.39%) Risk Assessment
10 19 (13.67%) Identity Access Management
11 18 (12.95%) Agile
11 18 (12.95%) Risk Register
11 18 (12.95%) Roadmaps
12 15 (10.79%) Continuous Improvement
12 15 (10.79%) Incident Response
13 13 (9.35%) AI
14 12 (8.63%) Data Protection
14 12 (8.63%) Security Operations
15 11 (7.91%) Application Security
15 11 (7.91%) Remediation Plan
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.16%) SQL
2 2 (1.44%) JavaScript
2 2 (1.44%) Python
3 1 (0.72%) Bicep
3 1 (0.72%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 1 (0.72%) Java
Qualifications
1 27 (19.42%) CISSP
2 16 (11.51%) CISM
3 15 (10.79%) Security Cleared
4 14 (10.07%) Degree
4 14 (10.07%) SC Cleared
5 13 (9.35%) CISA
5 13 (9.35%) CRISC
6 7 (5.04%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 7 (5.04%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 5 (3.60%) CSSLP
7 5 (3.60%) OSCP
7 5 (3.60%) SANS
8 4 (2.88%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 4 (2.88%) CCSP
8 4 (2.88%) CGEIT
8 4 (2.88%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (2.88%) PMI Certification
8 4 (2.88%) RIBA
9 3 (2.16%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (2.16%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (36.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 38 (27.34%) NIST
3 19 (13.67%) GDPR
4 12 (8.63%) COBIT
5 10 (7.19%) PCI DSS
5 10 (7.19%) SOC 2
6 7 (5.04%) SLA
7 6 (4.32%) ITGC
8 5 (3.60%) NCSC
8 5 (3.60%) NIST 800
8 5 (3.60%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 4 (2.88%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (2.88%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (2.16%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 3 (2.16%) PMO
11 2 (1.44%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (1.44%) Government Security Classifications
11 2 (1.44%) GxP
11 2 (1.44%) HIPAA
11 2 (1.44%) ISO 31000
System Software
1 2 (1.44%) Active Directory
1 2 (1.44%) IAG
2 1 (0.72%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (2.88%) RSA Archer
2 3 (2.16%) Kubernetes
3 2 (1.44%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (1.44%) Terraform
4 1 (0.72%) QRadar
Vendors
1 19 (13.67%) ServiceNow
2 15 (10.79%) Microsoft
3 10 (7.19%) SAP
4 4 (2.88%) Google
4 4 (2.88%) Rapid7
5 3 (2.16%) Palo Alto
6 2 (1.44%) Ariba
6 2 (1.44%) CrowdStrike
6 2 (1.44%) CyberArk
6 2 (1.44%) IBM
6 2 (1.44%) Okta
7 1 (0.72%) BT
7 1 (0.72%) CheckPoint
7 1 (0.72%) Cisco
7 1 (0.72%) Fortinet
7 1 (0.72%) Oracle
7 1 (0.72%) Qualys
7 1 (0.72%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.72%) Sitecore
7 1 (0.72%) Splunk