GRC Job Trends in the South East

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

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring GRC skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 258 274 319
Rank change year-on-year +16 +45 -3
Permanent jobs citing GRC 62 18 63
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.39% 0.21% 0.37%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 3.67% 1.41% 2.89%
Number of salaries quoted 50 12 41
10th Percentile £41,750 £42,425 £43,750
25th Percentile £65,625 £51,875 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% +13.04% -4.17%
75th Percentile £82,500 £75,938 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £83,250 £91,250
England median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £67,250
% change year-on-year +3.45% +7.81% +3.46%

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 1,690 1,278 2,177
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 10.76% 14.89% 12.83%
Number of salaries quoted 1,175 689 1,468
10th Percentile £31,100 £28,500 £24,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £45,340
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +21.31% -9.32%
75th Percentile £70,250 £72,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £84,500 £83,750 £76,625
England median annual salary £58,500 £57,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year +1.74% +6.48% -6.09%

GRC
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

GRC job vacancy trend in the South East

GRC
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing GRC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing GRC

GRC
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing GRC in the South East over the 6 months to 12 July 2026.

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 12 July 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
Hampshire -19 25 £80,000 +23.08% 2
Thames Valley +30 18 £43,500 -33.45% 9
Surrey -9 12 £75,000 +15.38% 3
Buckinghamshire - 10 £96,250 -
Oxfordshire - 7 £43,500 - 2
East Sussex - 4 £56,250 - 1
West Sussex -17 2 £100,000 +29.03%
Berkshire +17 1 £100,000 +52.98% 7
Middlesex - 1 £97,500 -
GRC
England

GRC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 1 (1.61%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.61%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (1.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.61%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 4 (6.45%) Azure
1 4 (6.45%) SaaS
2 3 (4.84%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (1.61%) AWS
3 1 (1.61%) Entra ID
3 1 (1.61%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.61%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.61%) SAP BW
1 1 (1.61%) SAP HANA
General
1 12 (19.35%) Analytical Skills
1 12 (19.35%) Social Skills
2 7 (11.29%) Finance
3 6 (9.68%) Influencing Skills
4 4 (6.45%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (4.84%) Local Government
6 2 (3.23%) Marketing
6 2 (3.23%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.61%) Banking
7 1 (1.61%) Legal
7 1 (1.61%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.61%) Retail
Job Titles
1 13 (20.97%) Consultant
2 9 (14.52%) Lead
3 7 (11.29%) Coordinator
3 7 (11.29%) Cybersecurity Manager
3 7 (11.29%) Security Manager
4 6 (9.68%) Information Security Specialist
4 6 (9.68%) Information Specialist
4 6 (9.68%) Security Specialist
5 4 (6.45%) Security Assurance Manager
6 3 (4.84%) Analyst
6 3 (4.84%) Risk Manager
6 3 (4.84%) Security Analyst
7 2 (3.23%) Business Development Manager
7 2 (3.23%) Business Manager
7 2 (3.23%) Delivery Manager
7 2 (3.23%) Development Manager
7 2 (3.23%) Head of Digital
7 2 (3.23%) Head of Finance
7 2 (3.23%) Head of IT
7 2 (3.23%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.61%) OpenID
1 1 (1.61%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (6.45%) Security Posture
1 4 (6.45%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (4.84%) Security Operations Centre
3 2 (3.23%) e-Learning
3 2 (3.23%) NHS
3 2 (3.23%) Operational Technology
3 2 (3.23%) Product Ownership
4 1 (1.61%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (1.61%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (70.97%) Cybersecurity
2 21 (33.87%) Information Security
3 10 (16.13%) IT Governance
4 9 (14.52%) Continuous Improvement
5 8 (12.90%) Risk Management
5 8 (12.90%) Security Operations
5 8 (12.90%) SIEM
6 7 (11.29%) Decision-Making
7 5 (8.06%) Roadmaps
8 4 (6.45%) Data Privacy
8 4 (6.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 3 (4.84%) Business Development
9 3 (4.84%) CRM
9 3 (4.84%) Cyber Assurance
9 3 (4.84%) Data Protection
9 3 (4.84%) IT Strategy
9 3 (4.84%) Line Management
9 3 (4.84%) Regulatory Change
9 3 (4.84%) Risk Register
9 3 (4.84%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 6 (9.68%) CISSP
1 6 (9.68%) CREST Certified
1 6 (9.68%) Degree
2 5 (8.06%) CISM
3 3 (4.84%) CISA
3 3 (4.84%) SC Cleared
3 3 (4.84%) Security Cleared
4 2 (3.23%) CompTIA CySA+
4 2 (3.23%) CRISC
4 2 (3.23%) OSCP
5 1 (1.61%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (1.61%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
5 1 (1.61%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (33.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (17.74%) NIST
3 10 (16.13%) GDPR
4 8 (12.90%) Cyber Essentials
4 8 (12.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 7 (11.29%) PCI DSS
6 6 (9.68%) NCSC
7 4 (6.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (6.45%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 4 (6.45%) SOC 2
7 4 (6.45%) SOC 3
8 1 (1.61%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (1.61%) COBIT
8 1 (1.61%) ITGC
Vendors
1 2 (3.23%) Microsoft
1 2 (3.23%) OneTrust
2 1 (1.61%) SAP