Compliance Manager Jobs in England

Compliance Manager
UK > England

The median Compliance Manager salary in England is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 667 712 834
Rank change year-on-year +45 +122 +221
Permanent jobs requiring a Compliance Manager 23 117 92
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.047% 0.14% 0.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.051% 0.14% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 13 78 46
10th Percentile £43,400 £35,000 £52,305
25th Percentile £49,375 £43,561 £53,970
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,525 £59,625
Median % change year-on-year +7.39% +1.51% -14.82%
75th Percentile £71,250 £72,557 £74,375
90th Percentile £73,750 £80,000 £91,250
UK median annual salary £61,250 £60,525 £58,000
% change year-on-year +1.20% +4.35% -17.14%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 45,023 81,588 81,077
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.06% 94.56% 91.50%
Number of salaries quoted 24,443 60,779 51,494
10th Percentile £29,913 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,800 £53,000 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +7.17% -12.83% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -

Compliance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Compliance Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Compliance Manager in England

Compliance Manager
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Compliance Manager in England.

Salary trend for Compliance Manager in England

Compliance Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Compliance Manager in England over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Compliance Manager in England

Compliance Manager
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Compliance Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 17 May 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
London +89 9 £54,375 -22.02% 39
South East +67 6 £77,500 +21.57% 14
North of England +18 4 £72,500 +65.74% 2
Midlands +53 3 £65,000 +18.18% 4
West Midlands +51 3 £65,000 +18.18% 3
North East +40 2 £72,500 +61.11%
Yorkshire +51 1 £72,500 +65.74% 1
East of England +35 1 - - 1
North West -13 1 £45,000 -18.18% 1
Compliance Manager
UK

Compliance Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 17 May 2025, Compliance Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Compliance Manager in the job title.

1 10 (43.48%) Risk Management
2 9 (39.13%) Information Security
2 9 (39.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 8 (34.78%) Finance
4 7 (30.43%) Legal
4 7 (30.43%) GDPR
5 6 (26.09%) Social Skills
5 6 (26.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 5 (21.74%) Problem-Solving
6 5 (21.74%) Regulatory Change
6 5 (21.74%) Management Information System
6 5 (21.74%) Risk Assessment
7 4 (17.39%) Logistics
7 4 (17.39%) Data Protection
7 4 (17.39%) Process Improvement
7 4 (17.39%) Law
7 4 (17.39%) Project Management
7 4 (17.39%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (17.39%) GRC
8 3 (13.04%) Risk Register
8 3 (13.04%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (13.04%) Due Diligence
8 3 (13.04%) Continuous Improvement
8 3 (13.04%) Analytics
8 3 (13.04%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (13.04%) Business Strategy
8 3 (13.04%) SAP
8 3 (13.04%) Microsoft Excel
8 3 (13.04%) ISO 9001
8 3 (13.04%) Microsoft

Compliance Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 3 (13.04%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (13.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (13.04%) SAP GTS
Cloud Services
1 2 (8.70%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.35%) Data Hub
General
1 8 (34.78%) Finance
2 7 (30.43%) Legal
3 6 (26.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 6 (26.09%) Social Skills
4 4 (17.39%) Law
5 3 (13.04%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (13.04%) Banking
5 3 (13.04%) Pharmaceutical
6 2 (8.70%) Investment Banking
7 1 (4.35%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (4.35%) Public Sector
7 1 (4.35%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 5 (21.74%) Management Information System
2 4 (17.39%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (13.04%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (8.70%) Operational Technology
5 1 (4.35%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (43.48%) Risk Management
2 9 (39.13%) Information Security
3 5 (21.74%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (21.74%) Regulatory Change
3 5 (21.74%) Risk Assessment
4 4 (17.39%) Data Protection
4 4 (17.39%) Logistics
4 4 (17.39%) Process Improvement
4 4 (17.39%) Project Management
5 3 (13.04%) Analytics
5 3 (13.04%) Business Strategy
5 3 (13.04%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (13.04%) Due Diligence
5 3 (13.04%) Information Security Management
5 3 (13.04%) ISMS
5 3 (13.04%) Risk Register
5 3 (13.04%) Security Management
6 2 (8.70%) Cloud Security
6 2 (8.70%) Cybersecurity
6 2 (8.70%) Internal Audit
Qualifications
1 3 (13.04%) CISA
2 2 (8.70%) CISSP
2 2 (8.70%) CRISC
2 2 (8.70%) Degree
2 2 (8.70%) HNC
2 2 (8.70%) Security Cleared
3 1 (4.35%) CISM
3 1 (4.35%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (4.35%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
3 1 (4.35%) PMI Certification
3 1 (4.35%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (39.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (30.43%) GDPR
3 4 (17.39%) GRC
4 3 (13.04%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (13.04%) ISO 9001
5 2 (8.70%) ISO 14001
5 2 (8.70%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 2 (8.70%) NEBOSH
6 1 (4.35%) Data Quality
6 1 (4.35%) NIST
6 1 (4.35%) QA
6 1 (4.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (4.35%) SOC 2
Vendors
1 3 (13.04%) Microsoft
1 3 (13.04%) SAP