GRC Job Trends in England

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

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring GRC skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 330 496 566
Rank change year-on-year +166 +70 +28
Permanent jobs citing GRC 445 136 287
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.53% 0.34% 0.30%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 5.12% 2.16% 2.36%
Number of salaries quoted 314 101 224
10th Percentile £50,000 £49,000 £38,575
25th Percentile £60,000 £56,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% +11.54% -
75th Percentile £95,000 £83,750 £78,495
90th Percentile £110,000 £105,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% +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 8,687 6,302 12,170
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 10.44% 15.93% 12.83%
Number of salaries quoted 5,837 3,581 8,332
10th Percentile £31,675 £29,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.48% +9.52% -8.70%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £93,175
UK median annual salary £59,394 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +3.29% +9.52% -8.70%

GRC
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing GRC relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

GRC job vacancy trend in England

GRC
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing GRC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing GRC

GRC
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing GRC in England over the 6 months to 17 June 2026.

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 17 June 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
London +80 187 £90,000 +16.13% 99
South East +33 65 £80,000 +28.00% 61
Midlands +27 65 £60,000 - 20
North of England -3 48 £65,000 - 33
West Midlands +14 43 £60,000 -11.11% 7
North West +30 38 £65,000 +1.96% 19
East of England +20 35 £43,000 -14.00% 25
South West -28 34 £57,500 -2.13% 21
East Midlands -13 22 £60,000 +4.35% 13
Yorkshire -44 9 £72,500 +13.06% 9
North East -47 1 £75,000 +3.45% 5
GRC
UK

GRC
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:

Application Platforms
1 14 (3.15%) Palantir Foundry
2 2 (0.45%) Confluence
Applications
1 13 (2.92%) Microsoft Excel
1 13 (2.92%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (1.35%) MS Visio
4 5 (1.12%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (1.57%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.67%) SAP GRC
3 2 (0.45%) Unit4 Business World
4 1 (0.22%) Aladdin
4 1 (0.22%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 1 (0.22%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.22%) SAP BPC
4 1 (0.22%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 68 (15.28%) Azure
2 58 (13.03%) AWS
3 34 (7.64%) GCP
4 25 (5.62%) Microsoft 365
4 25 (5.62%) Serverless
5 21 (4.72%) SaaS
6 14 (3.15%) Power Platform
7 13 (2.92%) GitHub
7 13 (2.92%) GitHub Actions
8 12 (2.70%) Entra ID
8 12 (2.70%) Microsoft Purview
9 5 (1.12%) Smartsheet
10 3 (0.67%) Snowflake
10 3 (0.67%) Vertex AI
11 2 (0.45%) Azure Data Factory
11 2 (0.45%) Copilot Studio
11 2 (0.45%) Matillion
11 2 (0.45%) OCI
11 2 (0.45%) Power Automate
11 2 (0.45%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 30 (6.74%) Network Security
2 28 (6.29%) Firewall
3 6 (1.35%) DMZ
4 5 (1.12%) VPN
5 2 (0.45%) Cisco IOS
5 2 (0.45%) WAAS
6 1 (0.22%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.92%) Power BI
2 5 (1.12%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (0.67%) Semantic Layer
4 2 (0.45%) Qlik Sense
5 1 (0.22%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.22%) SAP BW
5 1 (0.22%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.22%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 25 (5.62%) Snyk
2 13 (2.92%) TeamCity
3 8 (1.80%) JIRA
4 7 (1.57%) Yeoman
General
1 151 (33.93%) Social Skills
2 100 (22.47%) Finance
3 70 (15.73%) Analytical Skills
4 50 (11.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 49 (11.01%) Retail
6 48 (10.79%) Banking
7 44 (9.89%) Public Sector
8 26 (5.84%) Legal
8 26 (5.84%) Telecoms
9 24 (5.39%) Local Government
10 23 (5.17%) Influencing Skills
11 20 (4.49%) Organisational Skills
12 11 (2.47%) Law
13 8 (1.80%) Marketing
14 7 (1.57%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (1.57%) Manufacturing
15 6 (1.35%) Back Office
15 6 (1.35%) Financial Institution
16 4 (0.90%) Aviation
17 2 (0.45%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 76 (17.08%) Consultant
2 75 (16.85%) Senior
3 63 (14.16%) Lead
4 57 (12.81%) Analyst
5 52 (11.69%) Security Manager
6 46 (10.34%) Architect
7 36 (8.09%) Security Architect
8 33 (7.42%) Security Analyst
9 32 (7.19%) Security Consultant
10 31 (6.97%) Senior Architect
11 27 (6.07%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 27 (6.07%) Senior Security Architect
12 26 (5.84%) Cloud Architect
13 25 (5.62%) Cloud Security Architect
13 25 (5.62%) Senior Cloud Architect
14 23 (5.17%) Risk Manager
15 20 (4.49%) Compliance Manager
15 20 (4.49%) Senior Consultant
16 19 (4.27%) Security Specialist
17 18 (4.04%) Cybersecurity Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.02%) eBPF
2 4 (0.90%) ModSecurity
3 3 (0.67%) OpenID
3 3 (0.67%) SAML
4 2 (0.45%) SAP CAF
5 1 (0.22%) EDI
5 1 (0.22%) EDIFACT
5 1 (0.22%) REST
5 1 (0.22%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.22%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 45 (10.11%) Security Posture
2 30 (6.74%) Management Information System
3 23 (5.17%) Data Centre
4 21 (4.72%) PKI
5 20 (4.49%) Cloud Native
6 16 (3.60%) Operational Technology
7 12 (2.70%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 12 (2.70%) Cyber Threat
8 11 (2.47%) Onboarding
9 9 (2.02%) Self-Motivation
10 8 (1.80%) Cloud Security Posture
11 7 (1.57%) Analytical Mindset
12 6 (1.35%) Blog
12 6 (1.35%) Security Operations Centre
13 5 (1.12%) NHS
13 5 (1.12%) Team-Oriented Environment
14 4 (0.90%) Cyber Defence
14 4 (0.90%) Greenfield Project
15 3 (0.67%) CMDB
15 3 (0.67%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.35%) Windows
2 2 (0.45%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 259 (58.20%) Cybersecurity
2 179 (40.22%) Risk Management
3 170 (38.20%) Information Security
4 77 (17.30%) AI
4 77 (17.30%) Cloud Security
5 67 (15.06%) Continuous Improvement
6 65 (14.61%) Security Architecture
7 61 (13.71%) Mentoring
8 51 (11.46%) IT Strategy
9 50 (11.24%) Threat Modelling
10 49 (11.01%) Roadmaps
11 45 (10.11%) Technology Strategy
12 44 (9.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 44 (9.89%) Stakeholder Management
13 43 (9.66%) Security Operations
14 42 (9.44%) Decision-Making
14 42 (9.44%) Project Management
15 41 (9.21%) Incident Response
16 40 (8.99%) CI/CD
17 38 (8.54%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 22 (4.94%) Python
2 14 (3.15%) Java
3 9 (2.02%) Go
4 2 (0.45%) PowerShell
4 2 (0.45%) SQL
Qualifications
1 104 (23.37%) CISSP
2 97 (21.80%) CISM
3 56 (12.58%) CRISC
3 56 (12.58%) Degree
4 48 (10.79%) Security Cleared
5 40 (8.99%) CISA
6 26 (5.84%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 26 (5.84%) SC Cleared
7 24 (5.39%) CompTIA Security+
7 24 (5.39%) DV Cleared
8 16 (3.60%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 15 (3.37%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 15 (3.37%) Cisco Certification
10 13 (2.92%) AWS Certification
10 13 (2.92%) CompTIA CySA+
11 11 (2.47%) CREST Certified
11 11 (2.47%) ISACA
11 11 (2.47%) SANS
11 11 (2.47%) SSCP
12 10 (2.25%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 229 (51.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 155 (34.83%) NIST
3 69 (15.51%) PCI DSS
4 66 (14.83%) GDPR
5 44 (9.89%) Cyber Essentials
6 41 (9.21%) SOC 2
7 32 (7.19%) NIST 800
8 27 (6.07%) NCSC
9 18 (4.04%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 17 (3.82%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 17 (3.82%) JSP 440
10 17 (3.82%) QA
11 10 (2.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 9 (2.02%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 8 (1.80%) SOC 3
14 7 (1.57%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 6 (1.35%) Accessibility
15 6 (1.35%) ISO 31000
16 5 (1.12%) COBIT
17 3 (0.67%) HIPAA
System Software
1 25 (5.62%) Virtual Machines
2 4 (0.90%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.45%) Firmware
4 1 (0.22%) IAG
Systems Management
1 15 (3.37%) RSA Archer
2 13 (2.92%) Cilium
2 13 (2.92%) Kubernetes
2 13 (2.92%) Terraform
3 11 (2.47%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 4 (0.90%) HP Fortify
5 2 (0.45%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.45%) SCCM
6 1 (0.22%) CASB
6 1 (0.22%) Nessus
6 1 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 39 (8.76%) Microsoft
2 33 (7.42%) CrowdStrike
3 26 (5.84%) Palo Alto
3 26 (5.84%) Tenable
4 14 (3.15%) Foundry
4 14 (3.15%) Palantir
5 11 (2.47%) SAP
6 7 (1.57%) ServiceNow
7 4 (0.90%) Apple
7 4 (0.90%) OneTrust
8 3 (0.67%) Cisco
8 3 (0.67%) OpenAI
9 2 (0.45%) Google
9 2 (0.45%) Oracle
9 2 (0.45%) Splunk
9 2 (0.45%) Trapeze
10 1 (0.22%) Atlassian
10 1 (0.22%) Fortinet
10 1 (0.22%) Qualys
10 1 (0.22%) Tradeweb