Hybrid/Remote Compliance Specialist Job Trends

Compliance Specialist
UK > Work from Home

The median Compliance Specialist salary for remote/hybrid work is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 361 - 469
Rank change year-on-year - - +262
Permanent jobs requiring a Compliance Specialist 5 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.033% - 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.035% - 0.005%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 1
10th Percentile £33,125 - -
25th Percentile - - £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -6.67%
75th Percentile £35,625 - £72,500
90th Percentile £45,150 - -
UK median annual salary £51,000 £66,250 £75,000
% change year-on-year -23.02% -11.67% +20.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title 14,313 16,655 18,964
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.54% 96.25% 95.72%
Number of salaries quoted 9,270 10,320 15,401
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,592 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.10% +0.99% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Compliance Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Compliance Specialist' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Compliance Specialist job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Compliance Specialist
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Compliance Specialist job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Compliance Specialist job vacancies

Compliance Specialist
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Compliance Specialist over the 6 months to 24 December 2025.

Compliance Specialist salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Compliance Specialist Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 24 December 2025, Compliance Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Compliance Specialist in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) QA
2 2 (40.00%) Internal Audit
2 2 (40.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (20.00%) Active Directory
3 1 (20.00%) Asset Management
3 1 (20.00%) Azure
3 1 (20.00%) Compliance Audit
3 1 (20.00%) Compliance Management
3 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Experience
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Service
3 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (20.00%) Entra ID
3 1 (20.00%) Freshdesk
3 1 (20.00%) ISMS
3 1 (20.00%) ISO 9001
3 1 (20.00%) IT Asset Management
3 1 (20.00%) IT Governance
3 1 (20.00%) ITIL
3 1 (20.00%) ITSM
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (20.00%) Remediation Plan
3 1 (20.00%) Service Delivery
3 1 (20.00%) Windows
3 1 (20.00%) Windows Server

Compliance Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Azure
1 1 (20.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (20.00%) Automotive
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (20.00%) Windows
1 1 (20.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Internal Audit
2 1 (20.00%) Asset Management
2 1 (20.00%) Compliance Audit
2 1 (20.00%) Compliance Management
2 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (20.00%) Customer Experience
2 1 (20.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (20.00%) ISMS
2 1 (20.00%) IT Asset Management
2 1 (20.00%) IT Governance
2 1 (20.00%) ITIL
2 1 (20.00%) ITSM
2 1 (20.00%) Remediation Plan
2 1 (20.00%) Service Delivery
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) QA
2 2 (40.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (20.00%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 1 (20.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Freshdesk
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft