GLBA Job Trends

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA, GLB Act)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring GLBA skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 671 786 777
Rank change year-on-year +115 -9 +401
Permanent jobs citing GLBA 3 5 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.006% 0.006% 0.005%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.039% 0.048% 0.034%
Number of salaries quoted 0 5 2
10th Percentile - - £44,875
25th Percentile - £72,500 £54,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £110,000 £73,750
Median % change year-on-year - +49.15% +34.09%
75th Percentile - £117,500 £94,063
90th Percentile - - £103,625
UK excluding London median annual salary - - £42,500

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

GLBA 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 7,708 10,520 8,724
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 15.60% 13.46% 14.42%
Number of salaries quoted 4,247 5,386 6,670
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,750 £40,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.88% -5.00% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £76,385
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,000 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.00%

GLBA
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing GLBA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for GLBA in the UK

GLBA
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing GLBA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing GLBA

GLBA
Top 4 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GLBA within the UK over the 6 months to 19 September 2025. 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
England +105 3 - -
UK excluding London - 3 - -
North of England - 3 - -
North West - 3 - -

GLBA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) SaaS
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
1 3 (100.00%) Law
1 3 (100.00%) Legal
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Financial Institution
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Business Strategy
1 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (66.67%) Data Management
1 2 (66.67%) Data Privacy
1 2 (66.67%) Information Security
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Contract Negotiation
2 1 (33.33%) Creative Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Change
2 1 (33.33%) Software Licensing
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) California Consumer Privacy Act
1 3 (100.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) iManage