GRC Lead Contract Job Trends in Merseyside
Governance, Risk, and Compliance Lead
North West > Merseyside
The median Governance, Risk, and Compliance Lead daily rate in Merseyside is £800, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 36 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract GRC Lead jobs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Merseyside | 0.31% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.36% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £775 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £800 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £825 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £523 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Merseyside
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Merseyside matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Merseyside matching a recognised job title | 280 | 212 | 211 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 88.05% | 91.77% | 92.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 169 | 120 | 96 |
| 10th Percentile | £150 | £129 | £153 |
| 25th Percentile | £220 | £163 | £200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £438 | £398 | £406 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.19% | -2.15% | -3.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £500 | £556 |
| 90th Percentile | £635 | £650 | £600 |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 22 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.67 | £12.21 | £15.22 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.68 | £15.18 | £17.22 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.74 | £18.67 | £18.13 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.69% | +2.98% | -4.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.72 | £44.94 | £23.26 |
| 90th Percentile | £29.03 | £51.02 | £26.54 |
| North West median hourly rate | £45.00 | £29.60 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +52.03% | -8.92% | +3.17% |
GRC Lead Contract Job Locations in Merseyside
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in GRC Lead jobs within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 13 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | - | 1 | £800 | - | |
| GRC Lead North West |
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GRC Lead Skill Set Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside
For the 6 months to 13 November 2026, GRC Lead contract job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract GRC Lead job ads across the Merseyside region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CGEIT | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | CISA | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | CISM | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | CISSP | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | COBIT | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | CRISC | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Cybersecurity | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ERP | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | GRC | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Information Security | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Information Security Governance | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Internal Audit | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ITIL | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | NIST | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | PRINCE2 | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Risk Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Risk Register | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SAP | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SAP Security | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Segregation of Duties | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Technology Transformation | 100.0% | 1 |
GRC Lead Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
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