GRC Specialist Job Trends in the City of London
Governance, Risk, and Compliance Specialist
Central London > City of London
The median Governance, Risk, and Compliance Specialist salary in the City of London is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 108 | 127 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +19 | - | - |
| Permanent GRC Specialist jobs | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London | 0.23% | 0.18% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.25% | 0.19% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £85,000 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,000 | £80,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | £95,000 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £104,000 | - |
| Central London median annual salary | £90,000 | £80,000 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +12.50% | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
City of London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in the City of London matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in the City of London matching a recognised job title | 2,005 | 1,584 | 2,577 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 94.13% | 94.45% | 92.97% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,292 | 1,229 | 1,704 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £37,463 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £60,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £75,000 | £74,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | +1.01% | +2.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £96,250 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £111,125 | £120,000 | £115,000 |
| Central London median annual salary | £77,500 | £75,000 | £72,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.33% | +3.45% | - |
GRC Specialist Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent GRC Specialist job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
GRC Specialist Salary Trend in the City of London
Salary distribution trend for GRC Specialist job vacancies in the City of London.
GRC Specialist Skill Set Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 13 November 2026, GRC Specialist 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 permanent GRC Specialist job ads across the City of London region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRC | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1 | Information Security | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 100.0% | 5 |
| 4 | Cybersecurity | 80.0% | 4 |
| 4 | DORA | 80.0% | 4 |
| 6 | Risk Management | 60.0% | 3 |
| 7 | COBIT | 40.0% | 2 |
| 7 | GDPR | 40.0% | 2 |
| 7 | IT Audit | 40.0% | 2 |
| 7 | IT Governance | 40.0% | 2 |
| 7 | ITIL | 40.0% | 2 |
| 7 | NIST | 40.0% | 2 |
| 7 | Operational Resilience | 40.0% | 2 |
| 7 | Regulatory Compliance | 40.0% | 2 |
| 7 | Risk Register | 40.0% | 2 |
| 16 | Continuous Improvement | 20.0% | 1 |
| 16 | COSO | 20.0% | 1 |
| 16 | Incident Management | 20.0% | 1 |
| 16 | ITSM | 20.0% | 1 |
GRC Specialist Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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 | Information Security Specialist | 40.0% | 2 |
| 2 | GDPR Specialist | 20.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Information Governance Specialist | 20.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Security Compliance Specialist | 20.0% | 1 |