GRC Job Trends in Central London

Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC)
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Central London requiring GRC skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 127 144 151
Rank change year-on-year +17 +7 +112
Permanent jobs citing GRC 14 35 18
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 0.58% 1.09% 0.59%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 3.78% 6.89% 3.57%
Number of salaries quoted 11 15 17
10th Percentile £65,000 £64,500 £59,750
25th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £80,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.34%
75th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £83,250 -
London median annual salary £80,000 £80,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year - - +10.12%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Central London

GRC falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Central London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 370 508 504
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 15.40% 15.83% 16.42%
Number of salaries quoted 273 232 438
10th Percentile £36,750 £46,025 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £56,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £73,000
Median % change year-on-year - -4.11% +0.69%
75th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £97,500
90th Percentile £102,500 £103,500 £110,750
London median annual salary £71,028 £75,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -5.30% +7.14% +3.70%

GRC
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing GRC relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Central London.

GRC job vacancy trend in Central London

GRC
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing GRC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing GRC

GRC
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing GRC in Central London over the 6 months to 4 January 2026.

Salary histogram for GRC in Central London

GRC
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GRC within the Central London region over the 6 months to 4 January 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London +16 13 £80,000 - 16
GRC
London

GRC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (7.14%) Azure
1 1 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
General
1 11 (78.57%) Finance
2 6 (42.86%) Social Skills
3 4 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (21.43%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (14.29%) Banking
5 2 (14.29%) Financial Institution
5 2 (14.29%) Law
5 2 (14.29%) Legal
6 1 (7.14%) Games
6 1 (7.14%) Local Government
6 1 (7.14%) Retail
Job Titles
1 5 (35.71%) Senior
2 3 (21.43%) Consultant
2 3 (21.43%) Lead
3 2 (14.29%) Analyst
3 2 (14.29%) IT Analyst
3 2 (14.29%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
4 1 (7.14%) Compliance Manager
4 1 (7.14%) Governance Manager
4 1 (7.14%) Head of IT
4 1 (7.14%) Head of PMO
4 1 (7.14%) Head of Projects
4 1 (7.14%) Information Governance Manager
4 1 (7.14%) Information Risk Manager
4 1 (7.14%) Information Security Compliance Manager
4 1 (7.14%) Information Security Risk Manager
4 1 (7.14%) Risk Consultant
4 1 (7.14%) Security Compliance Manager
4 1 (7.14%) Security Manager
4 1 (7.14%) ServiceNow Architect
4 1 (7.14%) Solutions Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 2 (14.29%) Virtual Team
2 1 (7.14%) Credit Risk
2 1 (7.14%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (57.14%) Cybersecurity
2 7 (50.00%) Risk Management
3 6 (42.86%) Attestation
3 6 (42.86%) ITIL
4 5 (35.71%) Information Security
5 4 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (28.57%) IT Governance
5 4 (28.57%) Resilience Testing
6 3 (21.43%) AI
6 3 (21.43%) IT Audit
6 3 (21.43%) Regulatory Compliance
6 3 (21.43%) Security Operations
7 2 (14.29%) Agile
7 2 (14.29%) Coaching
7 2 (14.29%) Collaborative Culture
7 2 (14.29%) Information Security Governance
7 2 (14.29%) ITSM
7 2 (14.29%) Project Management
7 2 (14.29%) Remediation Plan
7 2 (14.29%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 7 (50.00%) CRISC
2 5 (35.71%) CISM
2 5 (35.71%) CISSP
3 3 (21.43%) CISA
4 1 (7.14%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (7.14%) PMI Certification
4 1 (7.14%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (42.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (28.57%) COBIT
2 4 (28.57%) NIST
3 1 (7.14%) ISO 9001
3 1 (7.14%) NIST 800
3 1 (7.14%) PMO
3 1 (7.14%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (14.29%) ServiceNow
2 1 (7.14%) Microsoft