GRC Lead Contract Job Trends in the South West
Governance, Risk, and Compliance Lead
England > South West
The median Governance, Risk, and Compliance Lead daily rate in the South West is £600, 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 | 163 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract GRC Lead jobs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the South West | 0.027% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.029% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £563 | £763 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.67% | -26.23% | +3.39% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
South West
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in the South West 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 the South West matching a recognised job title | 3,464 | 1,966 | 2,211 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.62% | 89.32% | 92.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,758 | 1,134 | 1,348 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £221 | £246 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £375 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £520 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.77% | -0.95% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £733 | £725 | £720 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £510 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -2.86% | -1.87% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 694 | 262 | 176 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.40 | £14.47 | £12.79 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.06 | £18.87 | £30.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £57.50 | £32.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +76.92% | -50.00% | +15.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £65.00 | £71.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.28 | £67.25 | £73.75 |
| England median hourly rate | £41.71 | £25.15 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +65.84% | -37.13% | -11.11% |
GRC Lead Contract Job Locations in the South West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in GRC Lead jobs within the South West 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol | - | 1 | £600 | - | |
| GRC Lead England |
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GRC Lead Skill Set Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West
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 South West region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Enablement | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Business Transformation | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | GRC | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Internal Audit | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ITGC | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Regulatory Compliance | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Risk Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SAP | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SAP GRC | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SAP S/4HANA | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SAP Security | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Sarbanes-Oxley | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Segregation of Duties | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 100.0% | 1 |
GRC Lead Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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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