GRC Job Trends in Somerset

Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC)
South West > Somerset

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Somerset requiring GRC skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing GRC 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Somerset 0.27% - -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 2.33% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - -
South West median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -15.38% -13.33% +15.38%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Somerset

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 Somerset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 129 41 48
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset 11.68% 11.11% 6.53%
Number of salaries quoted 58 11 23
10th Percentile £34,850 £49,793 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,313 £52,500 £33,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £57,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.65% - -5.00%
75th Percentile £72,500 £73,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £84,000 £117,500 £74,500
South West median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -

GRC
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

GRC job vacancy trend in Somerset

GRC
Salary Trend in Somerset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing GRC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing GRC

GRC
Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GRC within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 11 September 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
Yeovil - 3 £90,000 -
GRC
South West

GRC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset 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:

Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Head of Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) Head of Information
1 3 (100.00%) Head of Information Security
1 3 (100.00%) Head of Security
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Information Security