GRC Lead Job Trends in the East of England
Governance, Risk, and Compliance Lead
England > East of England
The median Governance, Risk, and Compliance Lead salary in the East of England is £65,000 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 | 219 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent GRC Lead jobs | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England | 0.022% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.025% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £62,500 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £68,750 | £91,250 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.66% | +40.38% | -35.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
East of England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in the East of England 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 East of England matching a recognised job title | 8,071 | 3,144 | 3,880 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 90.60% | 89.70% | 92.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5,675 | 1,972 | 1,971 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,000 | £28,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,908 | £31,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £45,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -14.29% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £60,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £75,000 | £85,000 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £53,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.21% | -7.83% | -4.17% |
GRC Lead Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent GRC Lead job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England.
GRC Lead Salary Trend in the East of England
Salary distribution trend for GRC Lead job vacancies in the East of England.
GRC Lead Job Locations in the East of England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in GRC Lead jobs within the East of England region over the 6 months to 13 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedfordshire | - | 2 | £65,000 | - | |
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GRC Lead Skill Set Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England
For the 6 months to 13 November 2026, GRC Lead 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 Lead job ads across the East of England region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Continuity | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Cyber Essentials | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Cybersecurity | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Disaster Recovery | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | GRC | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Incident Response | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Information Security | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Information Security Governance | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Information Security Management | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Internal Audit | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | ISMS | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Network Security | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Patch Management | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Penetration Testing | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Risk Management | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | SaaS | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Security Cleared | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Security Management | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Software Engineering | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Vulnerability Management | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Vulnerability Remediation | 100.0% | 2 |
GRC Lead Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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 |
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