Hybrid/Remote GRC Lead Job Trends
Governance, Risk, and Compliance Lead
UK > Work from Home
The median Governance, Risk, and Compliance Lead salary for remote/hybrid work is £57,500 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 | 470 | - | 474 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +20 |
| Permanent GRC Lead jobs | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.016% | - | 0.005% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.017% | - | 0.005% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | - | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -35.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £84,500 | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £68,750 | £91,250 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.66% | +40.38% | -35.00% |
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 Lead Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent GRC Lead job postings offering remote/hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
GRC Lead Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution trend for remote/hybrid GRC Lead job vacancies.
GRC Lead Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution for GRC Lead jobs with remote/hybrid work options over the 6 months to 13 November 2026.
GRC Lead Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 13 November 2026, GRC Lead 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 Lead jobs with remote/hybrid work options.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRC | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2 | Cybersecurity | 75.0% | 3 |
| 2 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 75.0% | 3 |
| 4 | CISSP | 50.0% | 2 |
| 4 | Information Security | 50.0% | 2 |
| 4 | ISO 27001 Lead Implementer | 50.0% | 2 |
| 4 | NIST | 50.0% | 2 |
| 4 | Stakeholder Management | 50.0% | 2 |
| 9 | Azure | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Azure Certification | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | CISA | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | CISM | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Cloud Security | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Collaborative Culture | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Continuous Improvement | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | CRISC | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Culture Change | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Incident Response | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Information Security Governance | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Information Security Management | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | ISMS | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | ISO 31000 | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | ISO/IEC 27005 | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Microsoft | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Microsoft 365 | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Risk Management | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Risk Register | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Security Management | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Vulnerability Management | 25.0% | 1 |
GRC Lead 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 |
|---|