GRC Job Trends in London

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

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring GRC skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 261 338 370
Rank change year-on-year +77 +32 +129
Permanent jobs citing GRC 139 64 112
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.82% 0.48% 0.51%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 5.36% 2.95% 3.48%
Number of salaries quoted 91 48 92
10th Percentile £55,000 £55,518 £52,500
25th Percentile £63,500 £66,875 £59,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £80,000 £73,750
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% +8.47% +1.72%
75th Percentile £103,500 £83,750 £86,563
90th Percentile £122,500 £88,625 £101,250
England median annual salary £70,000 £72,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.45% +11.54% -7.14%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 2,595 2,171 3,218
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 15.25% 16.17% 14.72%
Number of salaries quoted 1,715 1,209 2,492
10th Percentile £43,000 £41,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £56,250 £53,750 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,000 £72,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.69% +7.41% +0.75%
75th Percentile £91,250 £90,000 £88,750
90th Percentile £110,000 £115,000 £105,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -4.35%

GRC
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

GRC job vacancy trend in London

GRC
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing GRC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing GRC

GRC
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing GRC in London over the 6 months to 16 March 2026.

Salary histogram for GRC in London

GRC
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GRC within the London region over the 6 months to 16 March 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
Central London +17 23 £80,000 - 11
East London - 7 £122,500 - 3
GRC
England

GRC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 4 (2.88%) Palantir Foundry
2 3 (2.16%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.44%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.72%) Confluence
Applications
1 10 (7.19%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (5.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (5.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (4.32%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (1.44%) Unit4 Business World
2 1 (0.72%) Aladdin
2 1 (0.72%) SAP GRC
2 1 (0.72%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 22 (15.83%) Azure
2 20 (14.39%) AWS
3 18 (12.95%) GCP
4 15 (10.79%) SaaS
5 12 (8.63%) Microsoft 365
6 8 (5.76%) GitHub
6 8 (5.76%) GitHub Actions
7 7 (5.04%) Power Platform
8 5 (3.60%) Entra ID
9 3 (2.16%) Vertex AI
10 2 (1.44%) Azure Data Factory
10 2 (1.44%) Copilot Studio
10 2 (1.44%) Matillion
10 2 (1.44%) Microsoft Purview
10 2 (1.44%) OneDrive
10 2 (1.44%) Power Automate
10 2 (1.44%) PowerApps
10 2 (1.44%) Snowflake
11 1 (0.72%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (8.63%) Network Security
2 7 (5.04%) Firewall
3 5 (3.60%) Cisco IOS
3 5 (3.60%) WAAS
4 4 (2.88%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.32%) Power BI
2 5 (3.60%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (2.16%) Semantic Layer
4 2 (1.44%) Qlik Sense
4 2 (1.44%) Tableau
5 1 (0.72%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 8 (5.76%) TeamCity
2 1 (0.72%) JIRA
General
1 64 (46.04%) Finance
2 52 (37.41%) Social Skills
3 34 (24.46%) Banking
4 25 (17.99%) Retail
5 22 (15.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 19 (13.67%) Analytical Skills
7 13 (9.35%) Telecoms
8 12 (8.63%) Back Office
8 12 (8.63%) Financial Institution
8 12 (8.63%) Law
9 11 (7.91%) Public Sector
10 10 (7.19%) Presentation Skills
11 9 (6.47%) Local Government
12 8 (5.76%) Legal
13 6 (4.32%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (2.88%) Marketing
15 3 (2.16%) Documentation Skills
16 2 (1.44%) Organisational Skills
17 1 (0.72%) Japanese Language
17 1 (0.72%) Wholesale Banking
Job Titles
1 31 (22.30%) Lead
2 27 (19.42%) Senior
3 20 (14.39%) Consultant
4 18 (12.95%) Analyst
5 13 (9.35%) Security Analyst
6 10 (7.19%) Information Analyst
6 10 (7.19%) Information Security Analyst
6 10 (7.19%) Senior Consultant
7 9 (6.47%) Risk Manager
7 9 (6.47%) Security Engineer
8 8 (5.76%) Architect
8 8 (5.76%) Automation Engineer
8 8 (5.76%) Cloud Automation Engineer
8 8 (5.76%) Cloud Engineer
8 8 (5.76%) Cloud Security Engineer
9 5 (3.60%) Information Manager
9 5 (3.60%) Security Architect
10 4 (2.88%) Compliance Manager
10 4 (2.88%) Information Risk Manager
10 4 (2.88%) Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.16%) EDI
2 1 (0.72%) EDIFACT
2 1 (0.72%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 18 (12.95%) Management Information System
2 16 (11.51%) Security Posture
3 8 (5.76%) Cloud Native
3 8 (5.76%) Onboarding
4 7 (5.04%) CMDB
5 6 (4.32%) Analytical Mindset
5 6 (4.32%) PKI
6 5 (3.60%) Video Conferencing
7 4 (2.88%) Blog
7 4 (2.88%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (2.16%) Driving Licence
8 3 (2.16%) Taxonomies
9 2 (1.44%) Data Structures
9 2 (1.44%) Low-Code
9 2 (1.44%) Virtual Team
10 1 (0.72%) Cloud Security Posture
10 1 (0.72%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (0.72%) FMCG
10 1 (0.72%) TRADACOMS
Operating Systems
1 7 (5.04%) Windows
2 5 (3.60%) Android
3 2 (1.44%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (56.83%) Information Security
2 76 (54.68%) Risk Management
3 54 (38.85%) Cybersecurity
4 29 (20.86%) Continuous Improvement
5 27 (19.42%) Mentoring
6 21 (15.11%) Cloud Security
6 21 (15.11%) Stakeholder Management
7 20 (14.39%) Regulatory Compliance
8 19 (13.67%) ITIL
9 18 (12.95%) AI
9 18 (12.95%) Roadmaps
10 16 (11.51%) Project Management
11 15 (10.79%) Agile
11 15 (10.79%) Incident Response
11 15 (10.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 14 (10.07%) Internal Audit
12 14 (10.07%) Problem-Solving
12 14 (10.07%) Risk Assessment
13 13 (9.35%) Matrix Organization
13 13 (9.35%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 16 (11.51%) Python
2 5 (3.60%) PowerShell
3 4 (2.88%) Bash
3 4 (2.88%) Go
3 4 (2.88%) Java
4 2 (1.44%) SQL
Qualifications
1 50 (35.97%) CISSP
2 37 (26.62%) CISM
3 35 (25.18%) CRISC
4 34 (24.46%) CISA
5 28 (20.14%) Degree
6 15 (10.79%) ISACA
7 12 (8.63%) SANS
8 11 (7.91%) Security Cleared
9 10 (7.19%) CompTIA Security+
10 9 (6.47%) SC Cleared
11 8 (5.76%) AWS Certification
12 7 (5.04%) Microsoft Certification
13 5 (3.60%) Computer Science Degree
13 5 (3.60%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 3 (2.16%) CGEIT
14 3 (2.16%) DV Cleared
14 3 (2.16%) NVQ Level 3
15 2 (1.44%) PMI Certification
15 2 (1.44%) PMP
15 2 (1.44%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (63.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 46 (33.09%) NIST
3 33 (23.74%) PCI DSS
4 23 (16.55%) NIST 800
5 20 (14.39%) SOC 2
6 12 (8.63%) GDPR
7 9 (6.47%) QA
8 5 (3.60%) COBIT
8 5 (3.60%) SLA
9 4 (2.88%) ISO 9001
9 4 (2.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (2.16%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (2.16%) ISO 14001
10 3 (2.16%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 3 (2.16%) NEBOSH
11 2 (1.44%) Accessibility
11 2 (1.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (1.44%) HIPAA
11 2 (1.44%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 2 (1.44%) PMO
System Software
1 5 (3.60%) Firmware
2 2 (1.44%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 14 (10.07%) RSA Archer
2 12 (8.63%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 8 (5.76%) Cilium
3 8 (5.76%) Kubernetes
3 8 (5.76%) Terraform
4 7 (5.04%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (3.60%) SCCM
6 4 (2.88%) HP Fortify
7 2 (1.44%) CASB
7 2 (1.44%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 21 (15.11%) Microsoft
2 5 (3.60%) Cisco
2 5 (3.60%) ServiceNow
3 4 (2.88%) Foundry
3 4 (2.88%) Palantir
4 3 (2.16%) OpenAI
5 2 (1.44%) Darktrace
5 2 (1.44%) Trapeze
6 1 (0.72%) Atlassian
6 1 (0.72%) Bloomberg
6 1 (0.72%) Calypso
6 1 (0.72%) Carbon Black
6 1 (0.72%) CyberArk
6 1 (0.72%) FXall
6 1 (0.72%) GoldenSource
6 1 (0.72%) Progress
6 1 (0.72%) Qualys
6 1 (0.72%) SAP
6 1 (0.72%) Splunk
6 1 (0.72%) Tradeweb