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 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 527 497 608
Rank change year-on-year -30 +111 +91
Permanent jobs citing GRC 149 352 336
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.31% 0.41% 0.37%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.82% 2.94% 1.94%
Number of salaries quoted 94 292 268
10th Percentile £50,000 £42,500 £44,118
25th Percentile £57,500 £46,250 £54,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £57,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +26.09% -11.54% -
75th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £87,125 £87,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £70,000 £56,250 £65,000
% change year-on-year +24.44% -13.46% -1.89%

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 8,188 11,964 17,339
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 16.93% 13.93% 19.28%
Number of salaries quoted 4,379 8,399 8,026
10th Percentile £30,580 £27,000 £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 £73,375 £70,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £91,250 £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 11 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 11 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 +50 60 £77,500 +5.08% 132
North of England +35 23 £65,000 +44.44% 17
South East +4 23 £62,500 +23.76% 48
Midlands +55 21 £60,000 +9.09% 11
West Midlands +48 15 £67,500 +22.73% 8
North West -17 12 £65,000 +62.50% 12
South West +102 11 £65,000 -7.14% 8
Yorkshire +59 10 £64,125 +16.59% 5
East Midlands +47 6 £57,500 -32.35% 3
East of England +32 3 - - 13
North East +50 1 £72,500 +93.33%
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 8 (5.37%) IBM Domino
2 3 (2.01%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (2.68%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (2.68%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.67%) Camtasia
2 1 (0.67%) Final Cut Pro
2 1 (0.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.67%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (4.70%) SAP GRC
2 3 (2.01%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.67%) Oracle EBS R12
3 1 (0.67%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 19 (12.75%) Azure
2 13 (8.72%) Microsoft 365
3 8 (5.37%) SaaS
4 6 (4.03%) Entra ID
5 5 (3.36%) AWS
6 4 (2.68%) Power Platform
7 3 (2.01%) Azure Sentinel
7 3 (2.01%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (2.01%) Microsoft Purview
7 3 (2.01%) PaaS
8 2 (1.34%) GCP
9 1 (0.67%) Dynamics 365
9 1 (0.67%) Microsoft Copilot
9 1 (0.67%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.67%) ShareGate
9 1 (0.67%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 8 (5.37%) Firewall
2 3 (2.01%) Cisco Firepower
2 3 (2.01%) VPN
3 2 (1.34%) Network Security
4 1 (0.67%) DHCP
4 1 (0.67%) DNS
4 1 (0.67%) Intranet
4 1 (0.67%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.01%) Power BI
2 2 (1.34%) Relational Database
2 2 (1.34%) SAP BW
3 1 (0.67%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (2.01%) JIRA
General
1 61 (40.94%) Social Skills
2 42 (28.19%) Finance
3 35 (23.49%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (19.46%) Presentation Skills
5 16 (10.74%) Legal
6 12 (8.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 10 (6.71%) Banking
8 9 (6.04%) Law
9 8 (5.37%) Influencing Skills
9 8 (5.37%) Retail
10 7 (4.70%) Public Sector
11 4 (2.68%) Manufacturing
12 3 (2.01%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (1.34%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (1.34%) Dutch Language
14 1 (0.67%) Automotive
14 1 (0.67%) Marketing
14 1 (0.67%) Military
Job Titles
1 36 (24.16%) Analyst
2 27 (18.12%) Security Manager
3 22 (14.77%) Security Analyst
4 21 (14.09%) Information Manager
4 21 (14.09%) Information Security Manager
4 21 (14.09%) Senior
5 17 (11.41%) Senior Analyst
6 13 (8.72%) Information Analyst
7 12 (8.05%) Consultant
7 12 (8.05%) IT Analyst
7 12 (8.05%) Risk Manager
8 11 (7.38%) Information Security Analyst
8 11 (7.38%) Senior Information Analyst
9 10 (6.71%) Lead
9 10 (6.71%) Security Engineer
10 9 (6.04%) Cybersecurity Engineer
10 9 (6.04%) IT Security Analyst
10 9 (6.04%) Risk Analyst
10 9 (6.04%) Senior Information Security Analyst
10 9 (6.04%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (4.70%) EDI
2 2 (1.34%) Ajax
2 2 (1.34%) AngularJS
2 2 (1.34%) CSS
2 2 (1.34%) EDIFACT
2 2 (1.34%) HTML
2 2 (1.34%) IDoc
2 2 (1.34%) LDAP
2 2 (1.34%) SAP Fiori
2 2 (1.34%) Web Services
3 1 (0.67%) ModSecurity
3 1 (0.67%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (0.67%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 23 (15.44%) Security Posture
2 16 (10.74%) Management Information System
3 6 (4.03%) Onboarding
4 5 (3.36%) Analytical Mindset
4 5 (3.36%) FMCG
5 4 (2.68%) Cyber Threat
5 4 (2.68%) Operational Technology
5 4 (2.68%) Taxonomies
6 3 (2.01%) Cyber Defence
6 3 (2.01%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.34%) CMDB
7 2 (1.34%) Cyberattack
8 1 (0.67%) Animation
8 1 (0.67%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.67%) Industrial Internet of Things
8 1 (0.67%) Learning Management System
8 1 (0.67%) Mobile App
8 1 (0.67%) Security Operations Centre
8 1 (0.67%) TRADACOMS
8 1 (0.67%) Video Editing
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (57.72%) Information Security
2 82 (55.03%) Risk Management
3 66 (44.30%) Cybersecurity
4 37 (24.83%) Stakeholder Management
5 23 (15.44%) ITIL
5 23 (15.44%) Problem-Solving
6 22 (14.77%) Information Security Governance
7 20 (13.42%) Security Operations
8 18 (12.08%) Service Delivery
9 17 (11.41%) Continuous Improvement
9 17 (11.41%) Vulnerability Management
10 16 (10.74%) Cloud Security
11 15 (10.07%) Agile
12 12 (8.05%) Incident Management
13 11 (7.38%) Incident Response
13 11 (7.38%) IT Governance
13 11 (7.38%) Risk Assessment
14 10 (6.71%) Compliance Management
15 9 (6.04%) Data Protection
16 8 (5.37%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 5 (3.36%) JavaScript
2 3 (2.01%) R
3 2 (1.34%) PowerShell
3 2 (1.34%) Python
3 2 (1.34%) SQL
4 1 (0.67%) VBA
Qualifications
1 62 (41.61%) CISM
2 56 (37.58%) CISSP
3 42 (28.19%) CRISC
4 35 (23.49%) Degree
5 22 (14.77%) CISA
6 19 (12.75%) Security Cleared
7 15 (10.07%) SC Cleared
8 9 (6.04%) ISACA
8 9 (6.04%) SANS
9 8 (5.37%) GIAC
10 6 (4.03%) CompTIA CySA+
10 6 (4.03%) Master's Degree
11 5 (3.36%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 4 (2.68%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 4 (2.68%) CCSP
12 4 (2.68%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (2.68%) CISMP
13 3 (2.01%) Computer Science Degree
13 3 (2.01%) PMI Certification
13 3 (2.01%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (45.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 64 (42.95%) NIST
3 32 (21.48%) PCI DSS
4 22 (14.77%) GDPR
5 15 (10.07%) Cyber Essentials
6 12 (8.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 9 (6.04%) JSP 440
7 9 (6.04%) NCSC
8 8 (5.37%) COBIT
9 7 (4.70%) NIST 800
9 7 (4.70%) SOC 2
10 5 (3.36%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 4 (2.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 4 (2.68%) SOC 1
12 2 (1.34%) ITGC
13 1 (0.67%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.67%) Data Quality
13 1 (0.67%) QA
System Software
1 2 (1.34%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 8 (5.37%) RSA Archer
2 5 (3.36%) Nessus
3 3 (2.01%) FortiGate
3 3 (2.01%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (1.34%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.67%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 1 (0.67%) Terraform
Vendors
1 16 (10.74%) Microsoft
1 16 (10.74%) ServiceNow
2 7 (4.70%) SAP
3 5 (3.36%) Tenable
4 3 (2.01%) Cisco
4 3 (2.01%) Fortinet
4 3 (2.01%) Infor
5 2 (1.34%) Google
5 2 (1.34%) OneTrust
6 1 (0.67%) Oracle