GRC Jobs in the UK excluding London

Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for GRC skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited GRC over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 545 565 596
Rank change year-on-year +20 +31 -39
Permanent jobs citing GRC 230 199 262
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.33% 0.32% 0.37%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 2.41% 1.58% 2.16%
Number of salaries quoted 194 131 165
10th Percentile £37,500 £41,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £52,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.83% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £67,500 £76,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK excluding London

GRC is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 9,557 12,605 12,140
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 13.58% 20.55% 17.07%
Number of salaries quoted 6,333 4,709 6,973
10th Percentile £25,750 £28,250 £26,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £35,960
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £47,603
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.04% +0.22%
75th Percentile £62,500 £66,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,250 £75,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +3.77%

GRC
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing GRC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for GRC in the UK excluding London

GRC
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing GRC in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for GRC in the UK excluding London

GRC
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing GRC in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Salary histogram for GRC in the UK excluding London

GRC
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GRC within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 5 May 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
South East +75 120 £50,500 -15.83% 18
North of England +48 52 £45,000 -25.00% 13
North West +25 31 £40,000 -32.80% 4
Midlands +15 29 £55,000 -26.67% 9
West Midlands +15 25 £55,000 -26.67% 5
Yorkshire +75 19 £56,250 -7.79% 5
South West -28 16 £70,000 +16.67% 2
East of England +27 11 £72,500 +16.00% 5
East Midlands -9 3 £85,000 - 4
North East -6 2 £37,500 - 4
Scotland -84 2 £32,500 -45.40%
GRC
UK

GRC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 3 (1.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.87%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.43%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 9 (3.91%) SAP GRC
2 2 (0.87%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.43%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 14 (6.09%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (3.91%) AWS
3 8 (3.48%) Azure
4 6 (2.61%) SaaS
5 3 (1.30%) GCP
6 2 (0.87%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (0.87%) OCI
6 2 (0.87%) SuccessFactors
6 2 (0.87%) WhatsApp
7 1 (0.43%) Entra ID
7 1 (0.43%) IaaS
7 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (0.43%) PaaS
7 1 (0.43%) Power Automate
7 1 (0.43%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 18 (7.83%) Network Security
2 2 (0.87%) Intranet
2 2 (0.87%) VPN
3 1 (0.43%) Firewall
3 1 (0.43%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (0.43%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (0.43%) Metadata
1 1 (0.43%) Power BI
1 1 (0.43%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 2 (0.87%) JIRA
General
1 38 (16.52%) Finance
2 31 (13.48%) Social Skills
3 21 (9.13%) Legal
4 17 (7.39%) Analytical Skills
5 16 (6.96%) Public Sector
6 13 (5.65%) Telecoms
7 11 (4.78%) Law
8 8 (3.48%) Influencing Skills
9 6 (2.61%) Banking
10 4 (1.74%) Presentation Skills
10 4 (1.74%) Retail
11 3 (1.30%) Marketing
12 2 (0.87%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (0.87%) Games
12 2 (0.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 1 (0.43%) Advertising
13 1 (0.43%) Financial Institution
13 1 (0.43%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 67 (29.13%) Cybersecurity Specialist
1 67 (29.13%) Security Specialist
2 34 (14.78%) Analyst
3 28 (12.17%) Consultant
4 24 (10.43%) Security Manager
5 23 (10.00%) Security Analyst
6 22 (9.57%) Security Consultant
7 21 (9.13%) Lead
8 18 (7.83%) Information Analyst
8 18 (7.83%) Information Security Analyst
9 17 (7.39%) Senior
10 11 (4.78%) Cybersecurity Consultant
10 11 (4.78%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 9 (3.91%) Head of Information
11 9 (3.91%) Information Security Manager
11 9 (3.91%) Risk Manager
11 9 (3.91%) Security Assurance Manager
12 8 (3.48%) Governance Manager
12 8 (3.48%) Information Manager
12 8 (3.48%) Penetration Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.87%) CSS
1 2 (0.87%) HTML
1 2 (0.87%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (0.43%) REST
2 1 (0.43%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (0.43%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 32 (13.91%) Management Information System
2 16 (6.96%) Self-Motivation
3 14 (6.09%) Security Posture
4 13 (5.65%) Cyber Threat
5 7 (3.04%) Cyber Defence
6 6 (2.61%) Legacy Systems
6 6 (2.61%) Mobile App
6 6 (2.61%) Operational Technology
7 5 (2.17%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 4 (1.74%) CMDB
9 3 (1.30%) PMI
10 2 (0.87%) Cyber Security Posture
10 2 (0.87%) Cyberattack
10 2 (0.87%) Driving Licence
10 2 (0.87%) Life Science
10 2 (0.87%) Product Ownership
10 2 (0.87%) SCADA
11 1 (0.43%) Cloud Security Posture
11 1 (0.43%) Data Protection Act
11 1 (0.43%) Online Games
Operating Systems
1 7 (3.04%) Windows
2 4 (1.74%) Linux
3 3 (1.30%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 146 (63.48%) Cybersecurity
2 102 (44.35%) Information Security
3 65 (28.26%) Risk Management
4 32 (13.91%) Data Protection
5 22 (9.57%) Information Assurance
6 20 (8.70%) Security Management
6 20 (8.70%) Vulnerability Management
7 19 (8.26%) Stakeholder Management
8 18 (7.83%) Cloud Security
8 18 (7.83%) Security Architecture
9 17 (7.39%) Application Security
9 17 (7.39%) Customer Engagement
9 17 (7.39%) Penetration Testing
9 17 (7.39%) Security Operations
10 16 (6.96%) Continuous Improvement
11 15 (6.52%) Vulnerability Assessment
12 14 (6.09%) Decision-Making
12 14 (6.09%) Project Management
13 13 (5.65%) DevSecOps
14 11 (4.78%) GAP Analysis
Programming Languages
1 8 (3.48%) JavaScript
2 5 (2.17%) Python
3 1 (0.43%) SQL
Qualifications
1 44 (19.13%) CISM
2 40 (17.39%) CISSP
3 37 (16.09%) Security Cleared
4 32 (13.91%) CRISC
5 21 (9.13%) CISA
6 19 (8.26%) Degree
6 19 (8.26%) SC Cleared
7 10 (4.35%) GIAC
8 8 (3.48%) GPEN
8 8 (3.48%) OSCP
9 7 (3.04%) CESG Certified Professional
9 7 (3.04%) CISMP
9 7 (3.04%) CREST Certified
10 6 (2.61%) PCI QSA
11 5 (2.17%) AWS Certification
12 4 (1.74%) Numerate Degree
13 3 (1.30%) CGEIT
13 3 (1.30%) PMI Certification
14 2 (0.87%) CASP
14 2 (0.87%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 109 (47.39%) NIST
2 91 (39.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 67 (29.13%) Def Stans
4 43 (18.70%) GDPR
5 25 (10.87%) Cyber Essentials
6 24 (10.43%) PCI DSS
7 19 (8.26%) NCSC
7 19 (8.26%) NIST 800
8 8 (3.48%) COBIT
8 8 (3.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 8 (3.48%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 6 (2.61%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 6 (2.61%) ITGC
10 5 (2.17%) SOC 2
11 3 (1.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.87%) Data Quality
12 2 (0.87%) IASME
12 2 (0.87%) ISO 9001
12 2 (0.87%) RMADS
12 2 (0.87%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (0.43%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (2.61%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 6 (2.61%) Nessus
2 3 (1.30%) CSIRT
3 1 (0.43%) QRadar
3 1 (0.43%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 15 (6.52%) Microsoft
2 10 (4.35%) SAP
3 6 (2.61%) Qualys
4 5 (2.17%) ServiceNow
5 3 (1.30%) Google
6 2 (0.87%) Oracle
6 2 (0.87%) Workday
7 1 (0.43%) Ariba
7 1 (0.43%) Concur
7 1 (0.43%) Darktrace
7 1 (0.43%) Facebook