Hybrid/Remote GRC Consultant Job Trends
Governance, Risk, and Compliance Consultant
UK > Work from Home
The median Governance, Risk, and Compliance Consultant salary for remote/hybrid work is £46,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 451 | 382 | 466 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -69 | +84 | +27 |
| Permanent GRC Consultant jobs | 23 | 7 | 9 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.090% | 0.045% | 0.046% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.096% | 0.047% | 0.047% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 6 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £55,625 | £50,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | £60,625 | £50,938 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £46,000 | £77,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -40.65% | +19.23% | -7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,000 | £81,250 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £82,500 | £80,125 |
| UK median annual salary | £52,500 | £77,500 | £66,250 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.26% | +16.98% | -5.36% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts with remote/hybrid work options and matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 24,076 | 14,737 | 19,116 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 94.23% | 93.93% | 96.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,014 | 9,121 | 11,913 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,500 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,500 | £55,233 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.54% | -7.95% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,250 | £97,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -8.70% | -4.17% |
GRC Consultant Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent GRC Consultant job postings offering remote/hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
GRC Consultant Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution trend for remote/hybrid GRC Consultant job vacancies.
GRC Consultant Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution for GRC Consultant jobs with remote/hybrid work options over the 6 months to 13 November 2026.
GRC Consultant Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 13 November 2026, GRC Consultant job ads cited 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 GRC Consultant jobs with remote/hybrid work options.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRC | 100.0% | 23 |
| 2 | Cybersecurity | 78.3% | 18 |
| 3 | DV Cleared | 39.1% | 9 |
| 3 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 39.1% | 9 |
| 3 | Security Cleared | 39.1% | 9 |
| 6 | Cyber Essentials | 26.1% | 6 |
| 6 | Information Security | 26.1% | 6 |
| 8 | NIST | 17.4% | 4 |
| 8 | Risk Management | 17.4% | 4 |
| 10 | AI | 13.0% | 3 |
| 10 | AWS | 13.0% | 3 |
| 10 | Azure | 13.0% | 3 |
| 10 | Cloud Security | 13.0% | 3 |
| 10 | Containerisation | 13.0% | 3 |
| 10 | Cryptography | 13.0% | 3 |
| 10 | DMZ | 13.0% | 3 |
| 10 | Firewall | 13.0% | 3 |
| 10 | GDPR | 13.0% | 3 |
| 10 | ISMS | 13.0% | 3 |
| 10 | ISO/IEC 42001 | 13.0% | 3 |
| 10 | JSP 440 | 13.0% | 3 |
| 10 | Key Management | 13.0% | 3 |
| 10 | NCSC | 13.0% | 3 |
| 10 | Network Security | 13.0% | 3 |
| 10 | PCI DSS | 13.0% | 3 |
| 10 | RBAC | 13.0% | 3 |
| 10 | SDLC | 13.0% | 3 |
| 10 | Security Architecture | 13.0% | 3 |
| 10 | Threat Modelling | 13.0% | 3 |
| 10 | Use Case | 13.0% | 3 |
GRC Consultant Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Junior Consultant | 21.7% | 5 |
| 2 | Senior GRC Consultant | 13.0% | 3 |
| 3 | Cybersecurity Consultant | 4.3% | 1 |