GRC Consultant Contract Job Trends in Preston
Governance, Risk, and Compliance Consultant
Lancashire > Preston
The median Governance, Risk, and Compliance Consultant daily rate in Preston is £599, 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 | 34 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract GRC Consultant jobs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Preston | 0.48% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.56% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £599 | - | - |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £599 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Preston
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Preston 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 Preston matching a recognised job title | 180 | 90 | 44 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 86.96% | 93.75% | 97.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 128 | 61 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £146 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £485 | £400 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £500 | £559 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.00% | -10.47% | +31.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £603 | £598 |
| 90th Percentile | £665 | £678 | £627 |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £566 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.10% | +5.26% | -13.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 19 | 20 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.77 | £41.55 | £20.39 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.90 | £41.94 | £24.48 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £46.29 | £37.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +51.22% | +25.11% | -19.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.00 | £71.19 | £59.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £75.79 | £67.77 |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £30.90 | £45.46 | £40.33 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.03% | +12.73% | -12.68% |
GRC Consultant Skill Set Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 13 November 2026, GRC Consultant 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 Consultant job ads across the Preston region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cybersecurity | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | GRC | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Incident Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ITSM | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Knowledge Transfer | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | NCSC | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | NIST | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Security Cleared | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Security Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Service Delivery | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Service Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SIAM | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Engagement | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Vulnerability Management | 100.0% | 1 |
GRC Consultant Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cybersecurity Consultant | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SIAM Consultant | 100.0% | 1 |