Hybrid/Remote GRC Job Trends

Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring GRC skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 241 330 421
Rank change year-on-year +89 +91 +74
Permanent jobs citing GRC 149 93 107
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.91% 0.62% 0.39%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 5.18% 3.51% 2.77%
Number of salaries quoted 106 55 88
10th Percentile £48,750 £59,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £62,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £69,308 £63,750
Median % change year-on-year +1.00% +8.72% -1.92%
75th Percentile £95,000 £82,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £103,500 £87,500 £96,875
UK median annual salary £65,000 £69,308 £70,000
% change year-on-year -6.22% -0.99% -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home

GRC 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 with remote or hybrid options requiring quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 2,879 2,649 3,865
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.51% 17.66% 13.94%
Number of salaries quoted 1,659 1,513 3,020
10th Percentile £34,318 £37,716 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £49,300 £42,699
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +5.93% -1.67%
75th Percentile £82,500 £78,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,750 £96,250 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -4.35%

GRC
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing GRC and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

GRC job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

GRC
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing GRC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing GRC

GRC
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing GRC over the 6 months to 27 February 2026.

GRC salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

GRC
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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (2.68%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.34%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (2.01%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.34%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.67%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (4.03%) SAP GRC
2 3 (2.01%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 31 (20.81%) Azure
2 28 (18.79%) AWS
3 22 (14.77%) SaaS
4 16 (10.74%) GCP
5 8 (5.37%) Microsoft 365
6 6 (4.03%) Vertex AI
7 4 (2.68%) GitHub
7 4 (2.68%) GitHub Actions
8 3 (2.01%) Azure Sentinel
8 3 (2.01%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (2.01%) Entra ID
8 3 (2.01%) Power Platform
9 2 (1.34%) Amazon GuardDuty
9 2 (1.34%) Datadog
9 2 (1.34%) Google Sheets
9 2 (1.34%) IaaS
9 2 (1.34%) PaaS
10 1 (0.67%) Microsoft Purview
10 1 (0.67%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 19 (12.75%) Firewall
2 13 (8.72%) Network Security
3 6 (4.03%) DMZ
4 4 (2.68%) Intrusion Detection
5 3 (2.01%) TCP/IP
5 3 (2.01%) VPN
6 2 (1.34%) DHCP
6 2 (1.34%) DNS
6 2 (1.34%) LAN
6 2 (1.34%) WAN
7 1 (0.67%) HTTP
7 1 (0.67%) Wireless
7 1 (0.67%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.03%) Semantic Layer
2 3 (2.01%) Power BI
3 2 (1.34%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (1.34%) Looker
3 2 (1.34%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (2.68%) TeamCity
2 1 (0.67%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.67%) Metasploit
2 1 (0.67%) Snyk
General
1 73 (48.99%) Finance
2 67 (44.97%) Social Skills
3 48 (32.21%) Public Sector
4 36 (24.16%) Telecoms
5 26 (17.45%) Electronics
5 26 (17.45%) Manufacturing
5 26 (17.45%) Marketing
6 20 (13.42%) Banking
7 14 (9.40%) Analytical Skills
7 14 (9.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 14 (9.40%) Law
7 14 (9.40%) Retail
8 12 (8.05%) Financial Institution
9 11 (7.38%) Back Office
9 11 (7.38%) Influencing Skills
10 7 (4.70%) Local Government
11 6 (4.03%) Legal
12 2 (1.34%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (1.34%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.67%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 48 (32.21%) Consultant
2 39 (26.17%) Security Consultant
3 20 (13.42%) Analyst
3 20 (13.42%) Lead
4 14 (9.40%) Senior
5 13 (8.72%) Security Analyst
6 11 (7.38%) Head of IT
7 8 (5.37%) Security Manager
8 7 (4.70%) Information Analyst
8 7 (4.70%) Information Security Analyst
8 7 (4.70%) Risk Manager
8 7 (4.70%) Security Engineer
9 6 (4.03%) Cloud Engineer
9 6 (4.03%) Cloud Security Engineer
9 6 (4.03%) Cybersecurity Consultant
10 5 (3.36%) Head of Digital
10 5 (3.36%) Head of Finance
10 5 (3.36%) IT Analyst
10 5 (3.36%) Principal Consultant
10 5 (3.36%) SAP Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (17.45%) SAP CAF
2 3 (2.01%) SAP Basis
3 2 (1.34%) SAP Fiori
3 2 (1.34%) SLSA
4 1 (0.67%) .NET
4 1 (0.67%) EDI
4 1 (0.67%) EDIFACT
Miscellaneous
1 18 (12.08%) Cloud Native
2 16 (10.74%) Security Posture
3 13 (8.72%) Management Information System
4 10 (6.71%) Blog
5 9 (6.04%) Cloud Security Posture
6 6 (4.03%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 6 (4.03%) PKI
7 5 (3.36%) Analytical Mindset
7 5 (3.36%) Public Cloud
8 4 (2.68%) Driving Licence
9 3 (2.01%) Mobile App
9 3 (2.01%) Private Cloud
10 2 (1.34%) Data Structures
10 2 (1.34%) Distributed Systems
10 2 (1.34%) Onboarding
10 2 (1.34%) Replication
10 2 (1.34%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (1.34%) Taxonomies
11 1 (0.67%) Cyber Defence
11 1 (0.67%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.68%) Windows
2 3 (2.01%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.67%) Android
3 1 (0.67%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.67%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (51.01%) Cybersecurity
1 76 (51.01%) Risk Management
2 45 (30.20%) Continuous Improvement
2 45 (30.20%) Information Security
3 40 (26.85%) ISMS
4 34 (22.82%) Collaborative Culture
5 29 (19.46%) Business Intelligence
6 26 (17.45%) Digital Marketing
6 26 (17.45%) Programme Management
7 20 (13.42%) Incident Response
8 17 (11.41%) AI
8 17 (11.41%) Cloud Security
8 17 (11.41%) Decision-Making
8 17 (11.41%) Security Architecture
9 14 (9.40%) IT Governance
9 14 (9.40%) Security Operations
9 14 (9.40%) Vulnerability Management
10 13 (8.72%) Regulatory Compliance
10 13 (8.72%) Roadmaps
10 13 (8.72%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 10 (6.71%) Python
2 4 (2.68%) Bash
2 4 (2.68%) Go
3 2 (1.34%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 61 (40.94%) CISSP
2 53 (35.57%) CISM
3 45 (30.20%) Security Cleared
4 34 (22.82%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
5 33 (22.15%) SC Cleared
6 30 (20.13%) CISA
6 30 (20.13%) CRISC
7 21 (14.09%) Degree
8 12 (8.05%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 10 (6.71%) DV Cleared
10 9 (6.04%) CompTIA Security+
11 7 (4.70%) ISACA
11 7 (4.70%) SANS
12 5 (3.36%) CHECK Team Member
12 5 (3.36%) CISMP
12 5 (3.36%) OSCP
13 4 (2.68%) AWS Certification
13 4 (2.68%) CHECK Team Leader
13 4 (2.68%) CREST Certified
14 3 (2.01%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 98 (65.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 61 (40.94%) NIST
3 35 (23.49%) PCI DSS
4 23 (15.44%) GDPR
5 19 (12.75%) SOC 2
6 16 (10.74%) Cyber Essentials
7 15 (10.07%) NCSC
8 14 (9.40%) NIST 800
9 10 (6.71%) JSP 440
10 9 (6.04%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 8 (5.37%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 5 (3.36%) COBIT
13 4 (2.68%) ISO 9001
13 4 (2.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 3 (2.01%) ISO 14001
14 3 (2.01%) ISO 22301
14 3 (2.01%) NEBOSH
15 2 (1.34%) ISO/IEC 27005
15 2 (1.34%) PMO
15 2 (1.34%) SEPA
System Software
1 1 (0.67%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (6.04%) RSA Archer
2 7 (4.70%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 6 (4.03%) Terraform
4 4 (2.68%) Cilium
4 4 (2.68%) Kubernetes
5 2 (1.34%) Grafana
5 2 (1.34%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (1.34%) Opsgenie
5 2 (1.34%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.67%) Nessus
6 1 (0.67%) Nmap
Vendors
1 32 (21.48%) SAP
2 15 (10.07%) Microsoft
3 6 (4.03%) Google
3 6 (4.03%) OpenAI
4 3 (2.01%) Palo Alto
4 3 (2.01%) ServiceNow
4 3 (2.01%) Tenable
5 2 (1.34%) GoldenSource
5 2 (1.34%) PagerDuty
5 2 (1.34%) Qualys
6 1 (0.67%) Checkmarx
6 1 (0.67%) CyberArk
6 1 (0.67%) Darktrace
6 1 (0.67%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.67%) Splunk