GRC Jobs in England

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring GRC skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited GRC over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 504 498 608
Rank change year-on-year -6 +110 +105
Permanent jobs citing GRC 145 350 363
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.31% 0.41% 0.39%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.85% 2.95% 2.01%
Number of salaries quoted 88 287 287
10th Percentile £48,850 £42,000 £43,150
25th Percentile £57,500 £46,250 £54,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £57,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +26.09% -11.54% -
75th Percentile £80,625 £77,500 £79,375
90th Percentile £84,500 £87,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £70,000 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +21.74% -11.54% -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 7,844 11,884 18,083
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 17.03% 13.95% 19.54%
Number of salaries quoted 4,203 8,387 8,321
10th Percentile £30,580 £27,030 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% +4.55%

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 1 May 2025.

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 1 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 +52 58 £76,250 +1.67% 134
South East +12 23 £70,000 +38.61% 45
North of England +53 21 £67,500 +50.00% 59
Midlands +72 20 £62,500 +13.64% 10
West Midlands +38 14 £68,750 +25.00% 6
South West +102 11 £65,000 -7.14% 9
North West +12 11 £67,500 +68.75% 19
Yorkshire +65 9 £65,000 +15.56% 37
East Midlands +53 6 £57,500 -32.35% 3
East of England +50 4 £50,000 -31.03% 16
North East +49 1 £72,500 +93.33% 3
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 10 (6.90%) IBM Domino
2 3 (2.07%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (2.76%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (2.76%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.69%) Camtasia
2 1 (0.69%) Final Cut Pro
2 1 (0.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.69%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (4.83%) SAP GRC
2 3 (2.07%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.69%) Oracle EBS R12
3 1 (0.69%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 22 (15.17%) Azure
2 15 (10.34%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (4.14%) Entra ID
3 6 (4.14%) SaaS
4 5 (3.45%) AWS
5 4 (2.76%) Power Platform
6 3 (2.07%) Azure Sentinel
6 3 (2.07%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (2.07%) Microsoft Purview
7 2 (1.38%) GCP
8 1 (0.69%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.69%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.69%) Microsoft Copilot
8 1 (0.69%) PaaS
8 1 (0.69%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.69%) ShareGate
8 1 (0.69%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 8 (5.52%) Firewall
2 3 (2.07%) Cisco Firepower
2 3 (2.07%) VPN
2 3 (2.07%) Wireless
3 2 (1.38%) Network Security
4 1 (0.69%) DHCP
4 1 (0.69%) DNS
4 1 (0.69%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.07%) Power BI
2 2 (1.38%) Relational Database
2 2 (1.38%) SAP BW
3 1 (0.69%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (2.76%) JIRA
2 1 (0.69%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 60 (41.38%) Social Skills
2 37 (25.52%) Finance
3 32 (22.07%) Analytical Skills
3 32 (22.07%) Presentation Skills
4 15 (10.34%) Legal
5 12 (8.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 9 (6.21%) Law
7 8 (5.52%) Influencing Skills
7 8 (5.52%) Retail
8 6 (4.14%) Public Sector
9 4 (2.76%) Banking
9 4 (2.76%) Manufacturing
9 4 (2.76%) Marketing
10 3 (2.07%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (1.38%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (1.38%) Dutch Language
12 1 (0.69%) Automotive
12 1 (0.69%) Military
12 1 (0.69%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 39 (26.90%) Analyst
2 27 (18.62%) Security Manager
3 24 (16.55%) Security Analyst
4 23 (15.86%) Senior
5 21 (14.48%) Information Manager
5 21 (14.48%) Information Security Manager
6 17 (11.72%) Senior Analyst
7 14 (9.66%) IT Analyst
8 13 (8.97%) Information Analyst
9 12 (8.28%) Consultant
9 12 (8.28%) Risk Manager
10 11 (7.59%) Information Security Analyst
10 11 (7.59%) IT Security Analyst
11 10 (6.90%) Risk Analyst
11 10 (6.90%) Security Engineer
11 10 (6.90%) Senior Information Analyst
12 9 (6.21%) Cybersecurity Engineer
13 8 (5.52%) Lead
13 8 (5.52%) Senior Information Security Analyst
13 8 (5.52%) Senior Risk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (4.83%) EDI
2 2 (1.38%) Ajax
2 2 (1.38%) AngularJS
2 2 (1.38%) CSS
2 2 (1.38%) EDIFACT
2 2 (1.38%) HTML
2 2 (1.38%) IDoc
2 2 (1.38%) LDAP
2 2 (1.38%) SAP Fiori
2 2 (1.38%) Web Services
3 1 (0.69%) ModSecurity
3 1 (0.69%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (0.69%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 19 (13.10%) Security Posture
2 17 (11.72%) Management Information System
3 6 (4.14%) Onboarding
4 5 (3.45%) Analytical Mindset
4 5 (3.45%) FMCG
5 4 (2.76%) Cyber Threat
5 4 (2.76%) Operational Technology
6 3 (2.07%) Cyber Defence
6 3 (2.07%) Cyberattack
6 3 (2.07%) Mobile App
6 3 (2.07%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.38%) CMDB
8 1 (0.69%) Animation
8 1 (0.69%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.69%) Industrial Internet of Things
8 1 (0.69%) Learning Management System
8 1 (0.69%) Security Operations Centre
8 1 (0.69%) TRADACOMS
8 1 (0.69%) Video Conferencing
8 1 (0.69%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.69%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (58.62%) Information Security
2 79 (54.48%) Risk Management
3 65 (44.83%) Cybersecurity
4 38 (26.21%) Stakeholder Management
5 25 (17.24%) ITIL
6 21 (14.48%) Information Security Governance
6 21 (14.48%) Problem-Solving
6 21 (14.48%) Security Operations
7 20 (13.79%) Service Delivery
8 18 (12.41%) Cloud Security
9 16 (11.03%) Agile
10 14 (9.66%) Continuous Improvement
11 13 (8.97%) Vulnerability Management
12 12 (8.28%) IT Governance
13 11 (7.59%) Incident Response
14 10 (6.90%) Compliance Management
14 10 (6.90%) Data Protection
15 9 (6.21%) Project Management
16 8 (5.52%) Business Continuity
16 8 (5.52%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 5 (3.45%) JavaScript
2 3 (2.07%) R
3 2 (1.38%) PowerShell
3 2 (1.38%) Python
3 2 (1.38%) SQL
4 1 (0.69%) VBA
Qualifications
1 59 (40.69%) CISM
2 57 (39.31%) CISSP
3 39 (26.90%) CRISC
4 32 (22.07%) Degree
5 22 (15.17%) CISA
6 19 (13.10%) Security Cleared
7 15 (10.34%) SC Cleared
8 9 (6.21%) ISACA
8 9 (6.21%) SANS
9 8 (5.52%) CompTIA CySA+
9 8 (5.52%) GIAC
10 5 (3.45%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 4 (2.76%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (2.76%) CCSP
11 4 (2.76%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (2.76%) CISMP
12 3 (2.07%) CHECK Team Leader
12 3 (2.07%) CHECK Team Member
12 3 (2.07%) PMI Certification
12 3 (2.07%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (44.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 63 (43.45%) NIST
3 37 (25.52%) PCI DSS
4 21 (14.48%) GDPR
5 17 (11.72%) Cyber Essentials
6 14 (9.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 9 (6.21%) JSP 440
7 9 (6.21%) NCSC
8 8 (5.52%) COBIT
9 5 (3.45%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (2.07%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (2.07%) NIST 800
10 3 (2.07%) SOC 2
11 2 (1.38%) ITGC
11 2 (1.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.69%) Data Quality
12 1 (0.69%) QA
System Software
1 2 (1.38%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (3.45%) Nessus
2 3 (2.07%) FortiGate
2 3 (2.07%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (1.38%) RSA Archer
3 2 (1.38%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.69%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.69%) Terraform
Vendors
1 15 (10.34%) Microsoft
2 12 (8.28%) ServiceNow
3 7 (4.83%) SAP
4 5 (3.45%) Tenable
5 3 (2.07%) Cisco
5 3 (2.07%) Fortinet
5 3 (2.07%) Infor
6 2 (1.38%) Google
6 2 (1.38%) OneTrust
7 1 (0.69%) Oracle