Hybrid/Remote GRC Consultant Contract Job Trends
Governance, Risk, and Compliance Consultant
UK > Work from Home
The median Governance, Risk, and Compliance Consultant daily rate for remote/hybrid work 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 | 389 | 307 | 311 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -82 | +4 | +70 |
| Contract GRC Consultant jobs | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.022% | 0.059% | 0.099% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.023% | 0.063% | 0.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £383 | £448 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £431 | £547 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £599 | £525 | £588 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.10% | -10.64% | +2.17% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £613 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £658 | £626 |
| UK median daily rate | £575 | £513 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.03% | -14.46% | +17.07% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts with remote/hybrid work options and 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 remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 12,868 | 9,588 | 11,310 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.90% | 93.75% | 93.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,091 | 6,293 | 7,089 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £325 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £431 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £515 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.94% | -1.90% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £631 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £738 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 776 | 338 | 203 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.33 | £15.06 | £19.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.44 | £20.75 | £23.84 |
| Median hourly rate | £54.95 | £41.71 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.75% | +4.26% | -20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.63 | £68.75 | £72.50 |
| UK median hourly rate | £41.00 | £25.15 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.02% | -28.14% | -21.35% |
GRC Consultant Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract GRC Consultant job postings offering remote/hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
GRC Consultant Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid GRC Consultant job vacancies.
GRC Consultant Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
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 jobs with remote/hybrid work options.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRC | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Cybersecurity | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2 | NIST | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2 | Security Cleared | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2 | Stakeholder Engagement | 66.7% | 2 |
| 6 | Cloud Security | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | COBIT | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | CTC Cleared | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | DV Cleared | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | GAP Analysis | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | IAG | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Incident Management | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | ITSM | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Knowledge Transfer | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | NCSC | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Process Improvement | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Risk Assessment | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Risk Management | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Root Cause Analysis | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | SAP | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | SAP BW | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | SAP Fiori | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | SAP GRC | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | SAP HANA | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | SAP S/4HANA | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | SAP Security | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | SC Cleared | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Security Management | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Service Delivery | 33.3% | 1 |
GRC Consultant Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 | Security Consultant | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2 | Compliance Consultant | 33.3% | 1 |
| 2 | Cybersecurity Consultant | 33.3% | 1 |
| 2 | Governance Consultant | 33.3% | 1 |
| 2 | Risk Consultant | 33.3% | 1 |
| 2 | SAP GRC Consultant | 33.3% | 1 |
| 2 | SAP Security Consultant | 33.3% | 1 |
| 2 | SIAM Consultant | 33.3% | 1 |