Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC)
England > North East
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North East requiring GRC skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited GRC over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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Rank | 37 | - | 58 |
Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
Contract jobs citing GRC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North East | 0.31% | - | 0.24% |
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 2.27% | - | 1.79% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | - | - |
England median daily rate | £630 | £575 | £600 |
% change year-on-year | +9.57% | -4.17% | +2.13% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
North East
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 the North East.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 44 | 49 | 56 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East | 13.75% | 14.50% | 13.24% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 32 | 29 | 42 |
10th Percentile | £335 | £379 | £232 |
25th Percentile | £371 | £425 | £400 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £500 | £550 |
Median % change year-on-year | -6.00% | -9.09% | +10.00% |
75th Percentile | £628 | £588 | £586 |
90th Percentile | £740 | £610 | £600 |
England median daily rate | £513 | £525 | £525 |
% change year-on-year | -2.38% | - | - |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Median hourly rate | - | £35.25 | - |
England median hourly rate | £34.75 | £22.34 | £41.50 |
% change year-on-year | +55.55% | -46.17% | +50.91% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the North East
Job postings citing GRC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North East.

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North East
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing GRC in the North East.
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Contract Job Locations in the North East
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GRC within the North East region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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 |
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Tyne and Wear | - | 1 | £450 | - | 8 |
GRC England |