GRC Job Trends in Portsmouth

Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC)
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Portsmouth requiring GRC skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 49 54 32
Rank change year-on-year +5 -22 +54
Permanent jobs citing GRC 6 2 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Portsmouth 1.58% 0.42% 1.03%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 11.76% 3.03% 6.67%
Number of salaries quoted 5 2 2
10th Percentile £57,250 £86,125 £47,750
25th Percentile £62,500 £87,813 £48,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £93,750 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -30.67% +78.57% +16.67%
75th Percentile - £97,813 £58,125
90th Percentile £66,500 £98,375 £59,250
Hampshire median annual salary £65,000 £93,750 £60,000
% change year-on-year -30.67% +56.25% +9.09%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Portsmouth

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 Portsmouth.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 51 66 30
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Portsmouth 13.46% 13.92% 15.38%
Number of salaries quoted 38 54 26
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,745 £26,625
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,625 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £46,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.90% -15.45% -
75th Percentile £66,875 £65,313 £60,813
90th Percentile £73,520 £70,000 £62,000
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £54,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +0.92% -5.22% +12.75%

GRC
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

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

GRC job vacancy trend in Portsmouth

GRC
Salary Trend in Portsmouth

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing GRC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing GRC

GRC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:

General
1 5 (83.33%) Organisational Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (16.67%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Manager
1 6 (100.00%) Security Assurance Manager
1 6 (100.00%) Security Manager
Miscellaneous
1 5 (83.33%) Security Posture
2 2 (33.33%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (83.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (83.33%) Information Security
2 5 (83.33%) Regulatory Change
3 2 (33.33%) Security Operations
4 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 6 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 6 (100.00%) GDPR
1 6 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 6 (100.00%) NCSC
1 6 (100.00%) NIST
1 6 (100.00%) PCI DSS
1 6 (100.00%) SOC 2
2 5 (83.33%) SOC 3