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 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 259 337 381
Rank change year-on-year +78 +44 +149
Permanent jobs citing GRC 110 119 100
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.72% 0.67% 0.50%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 4.14% 4.08% 3.24%
Number of salaries quoted 79 75 87
10th Percentile £42,500 £50,500 £50,000
25th Percentile £49,500 £61,250 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £69,308 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.43% -0.99% +9.38%
75th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £95,500 £94,250 £85,000
UK median annual salary £67,500 £69,308 £70,576
% change year-on-year -2.61% -1.80% +0.82%

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 2,660 2,920 3,086
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.46% 16.38% 15.34%
Number of salaries quoted 1,642 1,633 2,432
10th Percentile £34,755 £35,000 £37,000
25th Percentile £47,000 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £62,500 £60,249
Median % change year-on-year -1.60% +3.74% +4.78%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +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 14 December 2025.

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 (3.64%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.82%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (1.82%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.91%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 6 (5.45%) SAP GRC
2 3 (2.73%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.91%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 22 (20.00%) Azure
2 15 (13.64%) AWS
2 15 (13.64%) SaaS
3 8 (7.27%) GCP
4 7 (6.36%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (6.36%) Power Platform
5 4 (3.64%) Entra ID
5 4 (3.64%) GitHub
5 4 (3.64%) GitHub Actions
6 2 (1.82%) Amazon GuardDuty
6 2 (1.82%) Azure Sentinel
6 2 (1.82%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (1.82%) IaaS
6 2 (1.82%) PaaS
7 1 (0.91%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (0.91%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 14 (12.73%) Firewall
2 9 (8.18%) Network Security
3 5 (4.55%) Intrusion Detection
3 5 (4.55%) TCP/IP
3 5 (4.55%) VPN
4 3 (2.73%) DMZ
4 3 (2.73%) HTTP
5 2 (1.82%) DHCP
5 2 (1.82%) DNS
5 2 (1.82%) LAN
5 2 (1.82%) WAN
6 1 (0.91%) Wireless
6 1 (0.91%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (6.36%) Power BI
2 6 (5.45%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (3.64%) TeamCity
2 3 (2.73%) Snyk
3 1 (0.91%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.91%) Metasploit
General
1 58 (52.73%) Social Skills
2 54 (49.09%) Finance
3 43 (39.09%) Public Sector
4 25 (22.73%) Telecoms
5 24 (21.82%) Electronics
5 24 (21.82%) Manufacturing
5 24 (21.82%) Marketing
6 18 (16.36%) Analytical Skills
7 13 (11.82%) Banking
8 8 (7.27%) Legal
9 7 (6.36%) Financial Institution
9 7 (6.36%) Retail
10 6 (5.45%) Back Office
10 6 (5.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (5.45%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (5.45%) Law
11 2 (1.82%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (1.82%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.91%) Cyber-Physical System
12 1 (0.91%) Police
Job Titles
1 46 (41.82%) Consultant
2 38 (34.55%) Security Consultant
3 12 (10.91%) Analyst
4 11 (10.00%) Senior
5 9 (8.18%) Security Engineer
5 9 (8.18%) Security Specialist
6 8 (7.27%) Security Analyst
6 8 (7.27%) Security Manager
7 7 (6.36%) Cloud Engineer
8 6 (5.45%) Cloud Security Engineer
8 6 (5.45%) Cybersecurity Consultant
8 6 (5.45%) Head of IT
8 6 (5.45%) SAP Consultant
9 5 (4.55%) Cybersecurity Specialist
9 5 (4.55%) Senior Consultant
10 4 (3.64%) Automation Engineer
10 4 (3.64%) Cloud Automation Engineer
10 4 (3.64%) IT Analyst
11 3 (2.73%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 3 (2.73%) Principal SAP Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (21.82%) SAP CAF
2 3 (2.73%) SAP Basis
2 3 (2.73%) SAP Fiori
3 2 (1.82%) .NET
3 2 (1.82%) SLSA
Miscellaneous
1 17 (15.45%) Security Posture
2 15 (13.64%) Cloud Native
3 9 (8.18%) Management Information System
4 8 (7.27%) Cloud Security Posture
5 7 (6.36%) Blog
6 6 (5.45%) Analytical Mindset
6 6 (5.45%) Taxonomies
7 5 (4.55%) Public Cloud
8 4 (3.64%) Driving Licence
9 3 (2.73%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 3 (2.73%) PKI
9 3 (2.73%) Private Cloud
10 2 (1.82%) Distributed Systems
10 2 (1.82%) Onboarding
10 2 (1.82%) Replication
11 1 (0.91%) Cyber Threat
11 1 (0.91%) Mobile App
11 1 (0.91%) Operational Technology
11 1 (0.91%) PMI
11 1 (0.91%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 5 (4.55%) Windows
2 4 (3.64%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.91%) Android
3 1 (0.91%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.91%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (65.45%) Cybersecurity
2 67 (60.91%) Risk Management
3 37 (33.64%) Information Security
3 37 (33.64%) ISMS
4 35 (31.82%) Continuous Improvement
5 32 (29.09%) Business Intelligence
6 30 (27.27%) Collaborative Culture
7 24 (21.82%) Digital Marketing
7 24 (21.82%) Programme Management
8 18 (16.36%) Vulnerability Management
9 15 (13.64%) Cloud Security
9 15 (13.64%) Incident Response
10 13 (11.82%) Security Architecture
10 13 (11.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 12 (10.91%) Decision-Making
11 12 (10.91%) Risk Assessment
12 10 (9.09%) Security Operations
13 9 (8.18%) CI/CD
13 9 (8.18%) Problem-Solving
13 9 (8.18%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (3.64%) Bash
1 4 (3.64%) Go
1 4 (3.64%) Python
2 2 (1.82%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 53 (48.18%) CISM
2 52 (47.27%) CISSP
3 42 (38.18%) Security Cleared
4 34 (30.91%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
4 34 (30.91%) SC Cleared
5 30 (27.27%) CRISC
6 21 (19.09%) CISA
7 16 (14.55%) Degree
8 15 (13.64%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 8 (7.27%) DV Cleared
10 6 (5.45%) Master's Degree
11 5 (4.55%) CISMP
12 4 (3.64%) AWS Certification
12 4 (3.64%) CompTIA Security+
13 3 (2.73%) CHECK Team Member
13 3 (2.73%) NVQ Level 3
13 3 (2.73%) OSCP
14 2 (1.82%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 2 (1.82%) CESG Certified Professional
14 2 (1.82%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 82 (74.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 61 (55.45%) NIST
3 20 (18.18%) SOC 2
4 19 (17.27%) GDPR
5 15 (13.64%) Cyber Essentials
5 15 (13.64%) PCI DSS
6 13 (11.82%) NIST 800
7 12 (10.91%) NCSC
8 8 (7.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 7 (6.36%) COBIT
9 7 (6.36%) JSP 440
10 6 (5.45%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 6 (5.45%) SOC 1
11 5 (4.55%) Data Quality
11 5 (4.55%) ITGC
12 4 (3.64%) ISO 22301
12 4 (3.64%) ISO 9001
13 3 (2.73%) ISO 14001
13 3 (2.73%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 3 (2.73%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 1 (0.91%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.91%) IAG
Systems Management
1 7 (6.36%) RSA Archer
2 6 (5.45%) Terraform
3 4 (3.64%) Cilium
3 4 (3.64%) Kubernetes
4 3 (2.73%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (1.82%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.91%) Nessus
6 1 (0.91%) Nmap
Vendors
1 30 (27.27%) SAP
2 15 (13.64%) Microsoft
3 4 (3.64%) Qualys
4 3 (2.73%) Checkmarx
4 3 (2.73%) Google
4 3 (2.73%) Salesforce
5 2 (1.82%) Palo Alto
5 2 (1.82%) ServiceNow
5 2 (1.82%) Tenable
6 1 (0.91%) Darktrace