GRC Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring GRC skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited GRC over the 6 months leading up to 4 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 358 456 473
Rank change year-on-year +98 +17 +124
Permanent jobs citing GRC 57 128 206
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.37% 0.38% 0.48%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.99% 2.99% 3.29%
Number of salaries quoted 31 109 141
10th Percentile £61,250 £37,500 £52,500
25th Percentile £62,500 £43,750 £55,015
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £57,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +26.09% -17.86% +7.69%
75th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £88,750 £95,500 £90,000
UK median annual salary £71,991 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +25.20% -11.54% -

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 2,863 4,286 6,261
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 18.69% 12.67% 14.73%
Number of salaries quoted 1,751 3,256 4,233
10th Percentile £37,170 £34,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £42,500 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% -4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,778 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% +4.55%

GRC
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing GRC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

GRC trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

GRC
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing GRC.

GRC salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

GRC
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing GRC over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.

GRC salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

GRC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (1.75%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 6 (10.53%) Azure
2 3 (5.26%) Azure Sentinel
2 3 (5.26%) Entra ID
2 3 (5.26%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (5.26%) Microsoft Purview
2 3 (5.26%) SaaS
3 1 (1.75%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.51%) Firewall
1 2 (3.51%) Wireless
2 1 (1.75%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.51%) Relational Database
General
1 21 (36.84%) Social Skills
2 10 (17.54%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (15.79%) Finance
4 7 (12.28%) Law
4 7 (12.28%) Presentation Skills
5 4 (7.02%) Retail
6 3 (5.26%) Banking
6 3 (5.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (5.26%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (3.51%) Dutch Language
7 2 (3.51%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (3.51%) Legal
7 2 (3.51%) Marketing
7 2 (3.51%) Public Sector
8 1 (1.75%) Automotive
8 1 (1.75%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.75%) Military
Job Titles
1 16 (28.07%) Security Manager
2 15 (26.32%) Information Manager
2 15 (26.32%) Information Security Manager
3 13 (22.81%) Analyst
4 10 (17.54%) Senior
5 9 (15.79%) Security Analyst
6 8 (14.04%) Senior Analyst
7 7 (12.28%) Information Analyst
7 7 (12.28%) Senior Information Analyst
8 6 (10.53%) Consultant
9 5 (8.77%) Information Security Analyst
9 5 (8.77%) Senior Information Security Analyst
9 5 (8.77%) Senior Security Analyst
10 4 (7.02%) Cybersecurity Engineer
10 4 (7.02%) IT Analyst
10 4 (7.02%) Risk Analyst
10 4 (7.02%) Security Engineer
10 4 (7.02%) ServiceNow Consultant
11 3 (5.26%) Developer
11 3 (5.26%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.51%) Ajax
1 2 (3.51%) AngularJS
1 2 (3.51%) CSS
1 2 (3.51%) HTML
1 2 (3.51%) LDAP
1 2 (3.51%) Web Services
2 1 (1.75%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 14 (24.56%) Security Posture
2 5 (8.77%) Analytical Mindset
2 5 (8.77%) Management Information System
3 2 (3.51%) CMDB
3 2 (3.51%) Mobile App
3 2 (3.51%) Operational Technology
3 2 (3.51%) Taxonomies
4 1 (1.75%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (1.75%) Cyberattack
4 1 (1.75%) Insider Threat
4 1 (1.75%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (63.16%) Information Security
1 36 (63.16%) Risk Management
2 22 (38.60%) Cybersecurity
3 15 (26.32%) Information Security Governance
4 13 (22.81%) Agile
4 13 (22.81%) Security Operations
5 8 (14.04%) Cloud Security
5 8 (14.04%) ITIL
5 8 (14.04%) Problem-Solving
5 8 (14.04%) Vulnerability Management
6 7 (12.28%) Scrum
6 7 (12.28%) Stakeholder Management
7 6 (10.53%) Business Continuity
7 6 (10.53%) IT Governance
8 5 (8.77%) Continuous Improvement
8 5 (8.77%) Information Security Management
8 5 (8.77%) Penetration Testing
8 5 (8.77%) Risk Register
8 5 (8.77%) Security Management
9 4 (7.02%) Incident Response
Programming Languages
1 4 (7.02%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 20 (35.09%) CISM
2 19 (33.33%) CISSP
3 14 (24.56%) Security Cleared
4 13 (22.81%) CRISC
5 9 (15.79%) CISA
5 9 (15.79%) SC Cleared
6 7 (12.28%) Degree
7 5 (8.77%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 4 (7.02%) GIAC
8 4 (7.02%) ISACA
8 4 (7.02%) SANS
9 2 (3.51%) CHECK Team Leader
9 2 (3.51%) CHECK Team Member
9 2 (3.51%) CISMP
9 2 (3.51%) CREST Certified
9 2 (3.51%) Master's Degree
9 2 (3.51%) OSCP
9 2 (3.51%) PCI QSA
9 2 (3.51%) PMI Certification
9 2 (3.51%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (29.82%) NIST
3 16 (28.07%) PCI DSS
4 9 (15.79%) GDPR
5 7 (12.28%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (10.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 5 (8.77%) JSP 440
7 5 (8.77%) NCSC
8 4 (7.02%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 4 (7.02%) SOC 2
9 3 (5.26%) NIST 800
10 2 (3.51%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (3.51%) SOC 1
11 1 (1.75%) COBIT
11 1 (1.75%) Data Quality
Systems Management
1 3 (5.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (3.51%) Nessus
2 2 (3.51%) RSA Archer
2 2 (3.51%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 10 (17.54%) ServiceNow
2 4 (7.02%) Microsoft
3 2 (3.51%) OneTrust
3 2 (3.51%) Tenable