GRC Jobs in the South East

Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 229 310 358
Rank change year-on-year +81 +48 +33
Permanent jobs citing GRC 127 51 153
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.84% 0.44% 0.69%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 6.46% 3.11% 4.22%
Number of salaries quoted 105 31 87
10th Percentile - £41,250 £40,650
25th Percentile £45,000 £52,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £60,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.83% -14.29% +16.67%
75th Percentile £55,000 £66,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £74,500 £92,500 £86,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -11.54% -3.70% +3.85%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 1,965 1,642 3,625
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 13.02% 14.17% 16.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1,285 1,009 2,078
10th Percentile £24,500 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,000 £37,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £62,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £82,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.17% +5.45% -

GRC
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing GRC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for GRC in the South East

GRC
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing GRC in the South East.

Salary trend for GRC in the South East

GRC
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing GRC in the South East over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for GRC in the South East

GRC
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GRC within the South East region over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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
Surrey +51 77 £50,500 -44.20% 1
Thames Valley +16 21 £55,000 -8.33%
Berkshire +8 18 £70,910 +18.18%
Kent -5 11 £57,500 -11.54%
Hampshire -30 11 £75,000 +61.29%
West Sussex +27 6 £62,500 -3.85%
Oxfordshire - 3 £47,500 -
Sussex - 1 - -
GRC
England

GRC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 2 (1.57%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 6 (4.72%) SAP GRC
2 1 (0.79%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 3 (2.36%) Azure
1 3 (2.36%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (2.36%) WhatsApp
2 1 (0.79%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 9 (7.09%) Network Security
2 2 (1.57%) Intranet
3 1 (0.79%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.79%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 1 (0.79%) JIRA
General
1 14 (11.02%) Finance
2 10 (7.87%) Social Skills
3 9 (7.09%) Legal
4 8 (6.30%) Telecoms
5 7 (5.51%) Public Sector
6 4 (3.15%) Retail
7 3 (2.36%) Automotive
8 2 (1.57%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (1.57%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (1.57%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.79%) Analytical Skills
9 1 (0.79%) Banking
9 1 (0.79%) Games
9 1 (0.79%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 66 (51.97%) Cybersecurity Specialist
1 66 (51.97%) Security Specialist
2 15 (11.81%) Security Manager
3 9 (7.09%) Security Assurance Manager
4 8 (6.30%) Consultant
4 8 (6.30%) Cybersecurity Manager
4 8 (6.30%) Lead
4 8 (6.30%) Security Consultant
5 7 (5.51%) Cybersecurity Consultant
5 7 (5.51%) Head of Compliance
6 6 (4.72%) Analyst
6 6 (4.72%) Head of Information
6 6 (4.72%) Head of Information Assurance
7 5 (3.94%) Governance Manager
7 5 (3.94%) Information Security Officer
7 5 (3.94%) IT Governance Manager
7 5 (3.94%) IT Manager
7 5 (3.94%) IT Risk Manager
7 5 (3.94%) Risk Manager
7 5 (3.94%) Security Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.57%) CSS
1 2 (1.57%) HTML
1 2 (1.57%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 19 (14.96%) Management Information System
2 15 (11.81%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (5.51%) Cyber Defence
4 6 (4.72%) Legacy Systems
5 5 (3.94%) Operational Technology
6 4 (3.15%) Cyber Threat
7 2 (1.57%) CMDB
7 2 (1.57%) Cyberattack
8 1 (0.79%) Cloud Security Posture
8 1 (0.79%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 1 (0.79%) Cyber Security Posture
8 1 (0.79%) SCADA
8 1 (0.79%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.15%) Windows
2 3 (2.36%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.79%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (78.74%) Cybersecurity
2 29 (22.83%) Risk Management
3 25 (19.69%) Information Security
4 15 (11.81%) Information Assurance
5 13 (10.24%) Vulnerability Management
6 12 (9.45%) Stakeholder Management
7 11 (8.66%) Project Management
7 11 (8.66%) Security Management
8 10 (7.87%) Computer Science
8 10 (7.87%) Continuous Improvement
8 10 (7.87%) Red Team
8 10 (7.87%) Security Operations
9 9 (7.09%) Agile
9 9 (7.09%) Application Security
9 9 (7.09%) Penetration Testing
9 9 (7.09%) Purple Team
10 8 (6.30%) Content Development
10 8 (6.30%) Security Testing
10 8 (6.30%) Software Engineering
10 8 (6.30%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.57%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 24 (18.90%) CISSP
2 16 (12.60%) CISM
3 14 (11.02%) Degree
4 13 (10.24%) Security Cleared
5 10 (7.87%) GIAC
6 8 (6.30%) CRISC
6 8 (6.30%) GPEN
7 7 (5.51%) CESG Certified Professional
7 7 (5.51%) CISMP
7 7 (5.51%) CREST Certified
8 3 (2.36%) CGEIT
8 3 (2.36%) CISA
9 2 (1.57%) CASP
10 1 (0.79%) CEH
10 1 (0.79%) GCIA
10 1 (0.79%) GCIH
10 1 (0.79%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (66.14%) NIST
2 67 (52.76%) Def Stans
3 27 (21.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 15 (11.81%) GDPR
5 13 (10.24%) NIST 800
6 11 (8.66%) NCSC
7 8 (6.30%) PCI DSS
8 7 (5.51%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 6 (4.72%) Cyber Essentials
10 5 (3.94%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (2.36%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (2.36%) SOC 2
12 2 (1.57%) COBIT
12 2 (1.57%) QA
12 2 (1.57%) SLA
13 1 (0.79%) ITGC
System Software
1 1 (0.79%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.79%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (4.72%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 6 (4.72%) Nessus
2 1 (0.79%) CSIRT
2 1 (0.79%) QRadar
2 1 (0.79%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 8 (6.30%) SAP
2 6 (4.72%) Qualys
3 4 (3.15%) ServiceNow
4 3 (2.36%) Microsoft
5 1 (0.79%) Ariba
5 1 (0.79%) Concur
5 1 (0.79%) Darktrace