GRC Jobs in England

Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for GRC skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited GRC over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 492 593 716
Rank change year-on-year +101 +123 -111
Permanent jobs citing GRC 351 363 469
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.41% 0.39% 0.36%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 2.97% 1.99% 2.18%
Number of salaries quoted 288 287 283
10th Percentile £42,125 £43,150 £42,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £54,375 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £79,375 £80,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £93,750 £92,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

GRC is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 11,830 18,201 21,473
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 13.94% 19.65% 16.41%
Number of salaries quoted 8,356 8,322 11,799
10th Percentile £27,025 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £70,250 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +4.76%

GRC
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing GRC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for GRC in England

GRC
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for GRC in England

GRC
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing GRC in England over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for GRC in England

GRC
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GRC within the England region over the 6 months to 28 April 2024. 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
South East +62 120 £50,500 -12.62% 15
London +74 116 £75,000 +7.14% 42
North of England +40 53 £45,000 -25.00% 9
North West +27 31 £40,000 -32.80% 3
Midlands -1 31 £55,000 -26.67% 9
West Midlands +23 27 £55,000 -26.67% 5
Yorkshire +85 20 £56,250 -7.02% 4
South West -22 16 £70,000 +16.67% 1
East of England +23 11 £72,500 +16.00% 6
East Midlands -10 3 £85,000 - 4
North East -3 2 £37,500 - 2
GRC
UK

GRC
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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (1.71%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (0.85%) SharePoint
Applications
1 13 (3.70%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (1.14%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.85%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 14 (3.99%) SAP GRC
2 6 (1.71%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.57%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 27 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
2 24 (6.84%) Azure
3 12 (3.42%) AWS
4 9 (2.56%) Power Platform
5 7 (1.99%) Entra ID
6 6 (1.71%) SaaS
7 5 (1.42%) SuccessFactors
8 3 (0.85%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (0.85%) GCP
9 2 (0.57%) OCI
9 2 (0.57%) WhatsApp
10 1 (0.28%) IaaS
10 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Purview
10 1 (0.28%) PaaS
10 1 (0.28%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 25 (7.12%) Firewall
2 18 (5.13%) Network Security
3 6 (1.71%) Wireless
3 6 (1.71%) Wireshark
4 4 (1.14%) VPN
5 2 (0.57%) Intranet
5 2 (0.57%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.28%) Cisco IPT
6 1 (0.28%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.28%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.56%) Power BI
2 6 (1.71%) SAP BW
3 1 (0.28%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.28%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 4 (1.14%) JIRA
General
1 67 (19.09%) Finance
2 60 (17.09%) Social Skills
3 38 (10.83%) Legal
4 29 (8.26%) Law
5 25 (7.12%) Analytical Skills
6 21 (5.98%) Public Sector
7 13 (3.70%) Telecoms
8 12 (3.42%) Marketing
8 12 (3.42%) Presentation Skills
9 9 (2.56%) Influencing Skills
10 7 (1.99%) Banking
11 6 (1.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (1.71%) Retail
12 4 (1.14%) Advertising
13 3 (0.85%) French Language
13 3 (0.85%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (0.85%) Spanish Language
14 2 (0.57%) Documentation Skills
14 2 (0.57%) Games
14 2 (0.57%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 77 (21.94%) Analyst
2 68 (19.37%) Cybersecurity Specialist
2 68 (19.37%) Security Specialist
3 62 (17.66%) Security Analyst
4 58 (16.52%) Security Manager
5 44 (12.54%) Information Analyst
5 44 (12.54%) Information Security Analyst
6 42 (11.97%) Senior
7 41 (11.68%) Consultant
8 30 (8.55%) Security Consultant
9 28 (7.98%) Lead
10 23 (6.55%) Information Security Manager
10 23 (6.55%) IT Manager
11 22 (6.27%) Information Manager
12 17 (4.84%) IT Security Manager
13 16 (4.56%) Senior Analyst
14 14 (3.99%) Cybersecurity Analyst
14 14 (3.99%) Cybersecurity Manager
14 14 (3.99%) Penetration Tester
14 14 (3.99%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.14%) CSS
1 4 (1.14%) SAP Business Workflow
2 2 (0.57%) AngularJS
2 2 (0.57%) HTML
2 2 (0.57%) JDBC
2 2 (0.57%) LDAP
2 2 (0.57%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (0.57%) SailPoint
2 2 (0.57%) Web Services
3 1 (0.28%) REST
3 1 (0.28%) SAP Fiori
3 1 (0.28%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 50 (14.25%) Management Information System
2 40 (11.40%) Security Posture
3 32 (9.12%) Cyber Threat
4 18 (5.13%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (1.99%) Cyber Defence
5 7 (1.99%) Cyber Security Posture
5 7 (1.99%) Legacy Systems
6 6 (1.71%) Mobile App
6 6 (1.71%) Operational Technology
6 6 (1.71%) PMI
7 5 (1.42%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 4 (1.14%) CMDB
9 2 (0.57%) Client/Server
9 2 (0.57%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.57%) Digital Media
9 2 (0.57%) Driving Licence
9 2 (0.57%) Life Science
9 2 (0.57%) NHS
9 2 (0.57%) Online Gambling
9 2 (0.57%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 18 (5.13%) Windows
2 9 (2.56%) Linux
3 3 (0.85%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 207 (58.97%) Cybersecurity
2 187 (53.28%) Information Security
3 116 (33.05%) Risk Management
4 49 (13.96%) Data Protection
5 44 (12.54%) Security Management
6 38 (10.83%) Stakeholder Management
7 36 (10.26%) Security Operations
8 34 (9.69%) Incident Response
9 29 (8.26%) Penetration Testing
9 29 (8.26%) Roadmaps
9 29 (8.26%) Vulnerability Management
10 28 (7.98%) Risk Assessment
11 27 (7.69%) Information Assurance
11 27 (7.69%) ITIL
12 26 (7.41%) ISMS
13 25 (7.12%) Cloud Security
13 25 (7.12%) Problem-Solving
13 25 (7.12%) Vulnerability Assessment
14 24 (6.84%) Application Security
14 24 (6.84%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (2.85%) JavaScript
2 8 (2.28%) PowerShell
3 7 (1.99%) Python
4 2 (0.57%) Kusto Query Language
5 1 (0.28%) SQL
Qualifications
1 80 (22.79%) CISSP
2 70 (19.94%) CISM
3 47 (13.39%) CISA
4 43 (12.25%) Security Cleared
5 41 (11.68%) CRISC
6 33 (9.40%) Degree
7 24 (6.84%) SC Cleared
8 18 (5.13%) PCI QSA
9 14 (3.99%) GIAC
9 14 (3.99%) OSCP
10 13 (3.70%) CREST Certified
10 13 (3.70%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 8 (2.28%) CESG Certified Professional
11 8 (2.28%) GPEN
12 7 (1.99%) CISMP
12 7 (1.99%) CompTIA Security+
13 6 (1.71%) CHECK Team Leader
13 6 (1.71%) CHECK Team Member
13 6 (1.71%) Cyber Scheme
13 6 (1.71%) Tigerscheme
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 170 (48.43%) NIST
2 163 (46.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 67 (19.09%) Def Stans
4 57 (16.24%) GDPR
5 44 (12.54%) PCI DSS
6 42 (11.97%) Cyber Essentials
7 29 (8.26%) NCSC
8 19 (5.41%) NIST 800
9 16 (4.56%) COBIT
10 12 (3.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 11 (3.13%) ITGC
11 11 (3.13%) SOC 2
12 9 (2.56%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 7 (1.99%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 6 (1.71%) Actionable Recommendations
14 6 (1.71%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 4 (1.14%) ISO 9001
15 4 (1.14%) PMO
15 4 (1.14%) QA
16 3 (0.85%) IASME
System Software
1 7 (1.99%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 14 (3.99%) CSIRT
2 6 (1.71%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 6 (1.71%) Nessus
3 3 (0.85%) RSA Archer
4 2 (0.57%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.28%) QRadar
Vendors
1 34 (9.69%) Microsoft
2 21 (5.98%) SAP
3 18 (5.13%) Qualys
4 10 (2.85%) ServiceNow
5 6 (1.71%) CrowdStrike
6 4 (1.14%) Workday
7 3 (0.85%) Google
8 2 (0.57%) Ariba
8 2 (0.57%) Concur
8 2 (0.57%) OneTrust
8 2 (0.57%) Oracle
8 2 (0.57%) Sophos
9 1 (0.28%) Darktrace
9 1 (0.28%) Facebook