GRC Job Trends in the East Midlands

Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC)
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East Midlands requiring GRC skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 143 143 176
Rank change year-on-year 0 +33 -43
Permanent jobs citing GRC 33 6 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 0.57% 0.26% 0.12%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 6.69% 1.77% 0.88%
Number of salaries quoted 31 4 4
10th Percentile £48,750 £55,125 £64,625
25th Percentile £57,420 £59,063 £69,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £63,750 £87,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% -27.14% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £100,000
90th Percentile £70,250 £79,000 -
England median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - +15.38% -3.70%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 493 339 569
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 8.51% 14.80% 13.70%
Number of salaries quoted 340 227 265
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,450 £26,000
25th Percentile £30,500 £28,750 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £35,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% -17.65% -15.00%
75th Percentile £63,051 £50,250 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £59,250 £66,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £56,785 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.26% +3.25% -7.65%

GRC
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

GRC job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

GRC
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing GRC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing GRC

GRC
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing GRC in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 7 August 2026.

Salary histogram for GRC in the East Midlands

GRC
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GRC within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 7 August 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
Lincolnshire - 14 £60,000 -
Nottinghamshire -19 7 £58,589 -20.56% 2
Northamptonshire +5 6 £52,500 -12.50% 1
Leicestershire -33 5 £85,000 -
Derbyshire - 1 £68,500 -
GRC
England

GRC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 9 (27.27%) Azure
2 4 (12.12%) AWS
2 4 (12.12%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (9.09%) Microsoft Purview
4 2 (6.06%) Power Platform
5 1 (3.03%) Entra ID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.06%) Power BI
General
1 8 (24.24%) Analytical Skills
1 8 (24.24%) Social Skills
2 7 (21.21%) Manufacturing
3 4 (12.12%) Influencing Skills
3 4 (12.12%) Retail
4 1 (3.03%) Finance
Job Titles
1 14 (42.42%) Security Manager
2 6 (18.18%) Training Manager
3 4 (12.12%) Analyst
3 4 (12.12%) Architect
3 4 (12.12%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 4 (12.12%) Cybersecurity Manager
3 4 (12.12%) Enterprise Architect
3 4 (12.12%) Security Analyst
3 4 (12.12%) Security Specialist
3 4 (12.12%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
4 2 (6.06%) Cybersecurity Engineer
4 2 (6.06%) Security Engineer
5 1 (3.03%) Operational Security Analyst
5 1 (3.03%) Operations Analyst
5 1 (3.03%) Security Operations Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 5 (15.15%) Operational Technology
2 4 (12.12%) Management Information System
2 4 (12.12%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (9.09%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (6.06%) Security Posture
5 1 (3.03%) SCADA
5 1 (3.03%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (69.70%) Cybersecurity
2 11 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 10 (30.30%) Decision-Making
4 9 (27.27%) Risk Management
4 9 (27.27%) Stakeholder Management
5 8 (24.24%) Information Security
6 7 (21.21%) Agile
6 7 (21.21%) Continuous Improvement
6 7 (21.21%) Mentoring
7 6 (18.18%) AI
7 6 (18.18%) Change Management
7 6 (18.18%) Coaching
7 6 (18.18%) Data-Driven Decision Making
7 6 (18.18%) Human-Centred Design
7 6 (18.18%) Process Improvement
7 6 (18.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 5 (15.15%) Problem-Solving
8 5 (15.15%) Risk Register
8 5 (15.15%) Technology Strategy
9 4 (12.12%) Incident Response
Qualifications
1 8 (24.24%) CISSP
2 7 (21.21%) CISM
3 5 (15.15%) Degree
4 4 (12.12%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 4 (12.12%) CCSP
4 4 (12.12%) Cisco Certification
4 4 (12.12%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
4 4 (12.12%) SC Cleared
4 4 (12.12%) Security Cleared
4 4 (12.12%) TOGAF Certification
5 3 (9.09%) CompTIA CySA+
5 3 (9.09%) CompTIA Security+
5 3 (9.09%) SSCP
6 1 (3.03%) Azure Certification
6 1 (3.03%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (39.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (27.27%) Cyber Essentials
3 8 (24.24%) NIST
4 6 (18.18%) QA
5 4 (12.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (6.06%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 1 (3.03%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 4 (12.12%) Microsoft