Compliance Specialist Job Trends in England

Compliance Specialist
UK > England

The median Compliance Specialist salary in England is £55,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 598 675 676
Rank change year-on-year +77 +1 +294
Permanent jobs requiring a Compliance Specialist 7 1 8
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.013% 0.002% 0.016%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.015% 0.002% 0.017%
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 7
10th Percentile £46,119 - £56,500
25th Percentile £48,935 £50,750 £71,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,500 £53,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.74% -28.67% +7.14%
75th Percentile £60,000 £56,250 -
90th Percentile - - £78,000
UK median annual salary £55,500 £58,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -4.31% -22.67% +7.14%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 47,747 44,477 47,148
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.85% 92.70% 95.14%
Number of salaries quoted 30,178 23,217 36,932
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,670
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,800
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +3.81% -6.02%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Compliance Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Compliance Specialist' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Compliance Specialist job vacancy trend in England

Compliance Specialist
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Compliance Specialist job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Compliance Specialist job vacancies in England

Compliance Specialist
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Compliance Specialist in England over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Compliance Specialist in England

Compliance Specialist
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 Specialist within the England region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
North of England +31 4 £51,000 -4.67% 1
North West - 3 - - 1
South East - 3 £60,000 - 1
Yorkshire -7 1 £51,000 -4.67%
Compliance Specialist
UK

Compliance Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Compliance Specialist job roles required 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 job ads across the England region featuring Compliance Specialist in the job title.

1 2 (28.57%) ISMS
1 2 (28.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (14.29%) Active Directory
2 1 (14.29%) Asset Management
2 1 (14.29%) Azure
2 1 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (14.29%) Customer Experience
2 1 (14.29%) Customer Service
2 1 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (14.29%) Entra ID
2 1 (14.29%) Freshdesk
2 1 (14.29%) GDPR
2 1 (14.29%) Information Management
2 1 (14.29%) Information Security
2 1 (14.29%) Information Security Management
2 1 (14.29%) Internal Audit
2 1 (14.29%) IT Asset Management
2 1 (14.29%) IT Governance
2 1 (14.29%) ITIL
2 1 (14.29%) ITSM
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (14.29%) NIST
2 1 (14.29%) NIST 800
2 1 (14.29%) Remediation Plan
2 1 (14.29%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (14.29%) Risk Management
2 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared
2 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
2 1 (14.29%) Security Management

Compliance Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 1 (14.29%) Azure
1 1 (14.29%) Entra ID
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (14.29%) Automotive
1 1 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (14.29%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Driving Licence
1 1 (14.29%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (14.29%) Windows
1 1 (14.29%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (28.57%) ISMS
2 1 (14.29%) Asset Management
2 1 (14.29%) Customer Experience
2 1 (14.29%) Customer Service
2 1 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (14.29%) Information Management
2 1 (14.29%) Information Security
2 1 (14.29%) Information Security Management
2 1 (14.29%) Internal Audit
2 1 (14.29%) IT Asset Management
2 1 (14.29%) IT Governance
2 1 (14.29%) ITIL
2 1 (14.29%) ITSM
2 1 (14.29%) Remediation Plan
2 1 (14.29%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (14.29%) Risk Management
2 1 (14.29%) Security Management
2 1 (14.29%) Service Delivery
2 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (14.29%) Threat Analysis
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared
1 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (28.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (14.29%) GDPR
2 1 (14.29%) NIST
2 1 (14.29%) NIST 800
System Software
1 1 (14.29%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Freshdesk
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft