GRC Contract Job Trends in Merseyside

Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC)
North West > Merseyside

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Merseyside requiring GRC skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 20 -
Rank change year-on-year -23 - -
Contract jobs citing GRC 2 5 0
As % of all contract jobs in Merseyside 0.62% 3.14% -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 6.06% 23.81% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £750 £213 -
Median % change year-on-year +252.94% - -
North West median daily rate £525 £359 £490
% change year-on-year +46.34% -26.79% -31.71%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Merseyside

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 Merseyside.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 33 21 14
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Merseyside 10.15% 13.21% 6.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 15 6
10th Percentile £298 £166 £303
25th Percentile £304 £206 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £441 £300 £450
Median % change year-on-year +47.00% -33.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £510 £475 £563
90th Percentile £700 £510 £625
North West median daily rate £492 £460 £493
% change year-on-year +7.07% -6.80% +1.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile - - £12.81
25th Percentile - - £16.17
Median hourly rate £25.38 - £18.09
75th Percentile - - £22.14
90th Percentile - - £29.38
North West median hourly rate £64.00 £62.50 £10.95
% change year-on-year +2.40% +470.78% -69.15%

GRC
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

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

GRC job vacancy trend in Merseyside

GRC
Daily Rate Trend in Merseyside

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Merseyside citing GRC

GRC
Contract Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GRC within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 30 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
Liverpool -23 2 £750 +252.94% 1
GRC
North West

GRC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside 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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (50.00%) MS Visio
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) LAN
1 1 (50.00%) WAN
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Banking
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Compliance Specialist
1 1 (50.00%) LAN Specialist
1 1 (50.00%) Lead
1 1 (50.00%) Network Specialist
1 1 (50.00%) WAN Specialist
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Register
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft