GRC Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work 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
Rank 263 302 387
Rank change year-on-year +39 +85 +132
Contract jobs citing GRC 41 43 90
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.41% 0.28% 0.35%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 2.76% 1.92% 2.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 36 76
10th Percentile £424 £466 £395
25th Percentile £494 £513 £509
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% +2.13%
75th Percentile £703 £700 £713
90th Percentile £754 £906 £838
UK median daily rate £600 £575 £600
% change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring quality assurance or compliance skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 1,488 2,240 3,140
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 15.02% 14.60% 12.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,005 1,532 2,292
10th Percentile £281 £313 £325
25th Percentile £400 £420 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £510 £515
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% -0.97% +3.00%
75th Percentile £603 £623 £625
90th Percentile £713 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £500 £510 £525
% change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% +2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 79 63
10th Percentile £17.98 £12.75 £18.54
25th Percentile £23.13 £14.00 £25.50
Median hourly rate £39.00 £22.87 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +70.53% -46.81% -2.16%
75th Percentile £67.50 £44.38 £61.88
90th Percentile £87.15 £65.00 £72.35
UK median hourly rate £34.50 £20.80 £37.50
% change year-on-year +65.85% -44.53% +33.93%

GRC
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing GRC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

GRC trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

GRC
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing GRC.

GRC daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

GRC
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing GRC over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

GRC daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

GRC
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing GRC.

GRC hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

GRC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (2.44%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (9.76%) SAP GRC
1 4 (9.76%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (2.44%) iTrent
2 1 (2.44%) SAP ERP
2 1 (2.44%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 9 (21.95%) Azure
2 3 (7.32%) Entra ID
3 2 (4.88%) AWS
3 2 (4.88%) GCP
4 1 (2.44%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (2.44%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.88%) Network Security
2 1 (2.44%) Firewall
2 1 (2.44%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.44%) Power BI
General
1 16 (39.02%) Social Skills
2 11 (26.83%) Finance
3 4 (9.76%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (9.76%) Public Sector
4 3 (7.32%) Banking
4 3 (7.32%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (4.88%) Military
5 2 (4.88%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (2.44%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (2.44%) Legal
6 1 (2.44%) Retail
6 1 (2.44%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 13 (31.71%) Consultant
2 10 (24.39%) Analyst
3 7 (17.07%) Architect
3 7 (17.07%) Security Architect
4 6 (14.63%) Security Consultant
5 4 (9.76%) Governance Analyst
5 4 (9.76%) IT Manager
5 4 (9.76%) SAP Consultant
6 3 (7.32%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 3 (7.32%) Cybersecurity Architect
6 3 (7.32%) Risk Analyst
6 3 (7.32%) Risk Consultant
6 3 (7.32%) Security Solutions Architect
6 3 (7.32%) Senior
6 3 (7.32%) Solutions Architect
7 2 (4.88%) Business Analyst
7 2 (4.88%) IT Consultant
7 2 (4.88%) Lead
7 2 (4.88%) Security Auditor
7 2 (4.88%) ServiceNow Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (12.20%) SailPoint
2 1 (2.44%) CSS
2 1 (2.44%) HTML
2 1 (2.44%) JSON
2 1 (2.44%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (2.44%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (12.20%) Operational Technology
2 4 (9.76%) Management Information System
3 3 (7.32%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (4.88%) e-Learning
5 1 (2.44%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (2.44%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (2.44%) FMCG
5 1 (2.44%) Onboarding
5 1 (2.44%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (46.34%) Risk Management
2 13 (31.71%) Information Security
3 12 (29.27%) Cybersecurity
4 8 (19.51%) Security Architecture
5 7 (17.07%) Cloud Security
6 6 (14.63%) Agile
6 6 (14.63%) Identity Access Management
7 5 (12.20%) Risk Assessment
7 5 (12.20%) Stakeholder Management
8 4 (9.76%) Business Strategy
8 4 (9.76%) IT Audit
8 4 (9.76%) Problem-Solving
8 4 (9.76%) Remediation Plan
8 4 (9.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 3 (7.32%) Data Protection
9 3 (7.32%) DevSecOps
9 3 (7.32%) RBAC
9 3 (7.32%) Regulatory Compliance
9 3 (7.32%) Roadmaps
9 3 (7.32%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.44%) Java
1 1 (2.44%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 8 (19.51%) CISM
1 8 (19.51%) CISSP
2 6 (14.63%) CISA
3 4 (9.76%) Degree
3 4 (9.76%) Security Cleared
4 2 (4.88%) CRISC
4 2 (4.88%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
4 2 (4.88%) SC Cleared
5 1 (2.44%) CEH
5 1 (2.44%) DV Cleared
5 1 (2.44%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 1 (2.44%) PMP
5 1 (2.44%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (31.71%) NIST
2 7 (17.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (17.07%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 6 (14.63%) GDPR
4 3 (7.32%) HIPAA
4 3 (7.32%) NCSC
4 3 (7.32%) NIST 800
4 3 (7.32%) PCI DSS
5 2 (4.88%) ITGC
5 2 (4.88%) SOX 404
6 1 (2.44%) COBIT
6 1 (2.44%) PMO
6 1 (2.44%) SOC 2
System Software
1 3 (7.32%) Active Directory
2 2 (4.88%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (2.44%) Nessus
Vendors
1 7 (17.07%) ServiceNow
2 6 (14.63%) SAP
3 4 (9.76%) Qualys
4 3 (7.32%) ForgeRock
4 3 (7.32%) Microsoft
4 3 (7.32%) Okta
5 2 (4.88%) CyberArk
5 2 (4.88%) OneTrust
6 1 (2.44%) IBM
6 1 (2.44%) Intel