GRC Job Trends in County Antrim

Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC)
Northern Ireland > County Antrim

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in County Antrim requiring GRC skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 42 47 -
Rank change year-on-year +5 - -
Permanent jobs citing GRC 1 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in County Antrim 0.26% 0.59% -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 2.27% 3.57% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27,250 £64,471 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £69,308 -
Median % change year-on-year -53.11% - -
75th Percentile £37,750 £74,144 -
90th Percentile - - -
Northern Ireland median annual salary £32,500 £69,308 -
% change year-on-year -53.11% - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
County Antrim

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 County Antrim.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 44 56 25
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in County Antrim 11.46% 16.62% 10.25%
Number of salaries quoted 14 14 19
10th Percentile - £28,875 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £57,188 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £67,500 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +46.74% -5.64%
75th Percentile £55,625 £71,250 £61,445
90th Percentile £68,500 - £69,000
Northern Ireland median annual salary £45,000 £67,500 £46,000
% change year-on-year -33.33% +46.74% -10.24%

GRC
Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim

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

GRC job vacancy trend in County Antrim

GRC
Salary Trend in County Antrim

Salary distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing GRC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing GRC

GRC
Job Locations in County Antrim

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GRC within the County Antrim region over the 6 months to 21 December 2025. 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
Belfast +9 1 £32,500 -53.11% 1
GRC
Northern Ireland

GRC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Antrim 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Security Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001