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 11 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 212 378 394
Rank change year-on-year +166 +16 +30
Permanent jobs citing GRC 293 50 116
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.29% 0.30% 0.47%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 7.64% 1.67% 3.48%
Number of salaries quoted 153 36 94
10th Percentile £46,250 £51,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £53,750 £62,500 £42,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £64,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +17.19% -14.67%
75th Percentile £95,000 £89,063 £77,500
90th Percentile £107,000 £103,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% +11.54% -3.70%

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 3,834 2,997 3,336
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.90% 18.23% 13.37%
Number of salaries quoted 2,388 1,702 2,321
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,338 £60,000 £58,700
Median % change year-on-year -1.10% +2.21% -2.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £94,750 £92,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +4.55% -5.98%

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 11 August 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 6 (2.05%) SAS
2 5 (1.71%) Totara
3 1 (0.34%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (2.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.71%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.34%) SAP BPC
1 1 (0.34%) SAP GRC
1 1 (0.34%) SAP HCM
1 1 (0.34%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 93 (31.74%) Azure
2 64 (21.84%) Cloud Computing
3 46 (15.70%) Microsoft 365
4 34 (11.60%) Power Platform
5 29 (9.90%) AWS
6 26 (8.87%) Serverless
7 18 (6.14%) SaaS
8 15 (5.12%) Entra ID
9 11 (3.75%) GCP
10 8 (2.73%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (2.39%) Azure Key Vault
11 7 (2.39%) Cloudflare
11 7 (2.39%) Vercel
12 5 (1.71%) Microsoft Purview
12 5 (1.71%) Smartsheet
13 3 (1.02%) OCI
14 2 (0.68%) Azure Sentinel
14 2 (0.68%) Google Workspace
15 1 (0.34%) Azure Monitor
15 1 (0.34%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 62 (21.16%) WAN
2 58 (19.80%) LAN
3 21 (7.17%) Firewall
4 18 (6.14%) Network Security
5 4 (1.37%) DMZ
5 4 (1.37%) SD-WAN
5 4 (1.37%) VPN
6 3 (1.02%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.68%) Power BI
2 1 (0.34%) Looker
Development Applications
1 25 (8.53%) Snyk
2 5 (1.71%) JIRA
3 2 (0.68%) Yeoman
General
1 128 (43.69%) Social Skills
2 93 (31.74%) Finance
3 61 (20.82%) Presentation Skills
4 49 (16.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 46 (15.70%) Law
6 27 (9.22%) Analytical Skills
7 22 (7.51%) Public Sector
8 20 (6.83%) Legal
9 19 (6.48%) Telecoms
10 14 (4.78%) Retail
11 11 (3.75%) Banking
12 10 (3.41%) Financial Institution
13 9 (3.07%) Organisational Skills
14 8 (2.73%) French Language
14 8 (2.73%) German Language
15 7 (2.39%) Legal Technology
15 7 (2.39%) Marketing
16 4 (1.37%) Aerospace
16 4 (1.37%) Aviation
16 4 (1.37%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 95 (32.42%) Architect
2 58 (19.80%) Systems Architect
3 47 (16.04%) Senior
4 44 (15.02%) Consultant
5 32 (10.92%) Security Architect
5 32 (10.92%) Senior Architect
6 28 (9.56%) Senior Security Architect
7 27 (9.22%) Security Consultant
8 25 (8.53%) Cloud Architect
8 25 (8.53%) Cloud Security Architect
8 25 (8.53%) Senior Cloud Architect
9 21 (7.17%) Analyst
10 19 (6.48%) Lead
11 16 (5.46%) Security Specialist
12 10 (3.41%) Security Analyst
12 10 (3.41%) Security Manager
13 9 (3.07%) Information Security Advisor
13 9 (3.07%) Security Advisor
14 8 (2.73%) Senior Consultant
14 8 (2.73%) Senior Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.39%) CSS
1 7 (2.39%) HTML
1 7 (2.39%) React
2 5 (1.71%) ModSecurity
3 1 (0.34%) REST
3 1 (0.34%) SAP Fiori
3 1 (0.34%) SOAP
3 1 (0.34%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 33 (11.26%) Management Information System
2 26 (8.87%) Data Centre
3 24 (8.19%) Onboarding
4 18 (6.14%) Security Posture
5 13 (4.44%) Cloud Native
6 9 (3.07%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (2.73%) Cyber Defence
7 8 (2.73%) Operational Technology
8 7 (2.39%) Culture of Ownership
8 7 (2.39%) e-Learning
8 7 (2.39%) Podcast
9 6 (2.05%) PKI
10 5 (1.71%) Learning Management System
11 4 (1.37%) Blog
11 4 (1.37%) Cloud Security Posture
11 4 (1.37%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 4 (1.37%) Security Operations Centre
12 3 (1.02%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 3 (1.02%) Enterprise Software
13 2 (0.68%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.71%) Windows
2 1 (0.34%) Linux
2 1 (0.34%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 167 (57.00%) Information Security
2 135 (46.08%) Risk Management
3 132 (45.05%) Cybersecurity
4 88 (30.03%) Roadmaps
5 68 (23.21%) Project Delivery
6 65 (22.18%) Business Case
7 62 (21.16%) Containerisation
7 62 (21.16%) Network Design
8 59 (20.14%) Infrastructure as Code
8 59 (20.14%) IT Strategy
8 59 (20.14%) Technology Strategy
9 58 (19.80%) AI
9 58 (19.80%) Business Strategy
9 58 (19.80%) Logistics
9 58 (19.80%) Network Architecture
9 58 (19.80%) Technical Architecture
10 54 (18.43%) Cloud Security
11 50 (17.06%) Continuous Improvement
12 44 (15.02%) Enterprise Architecture
13 42 (14.33%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (2.73%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.34%) Python
2 1 (0.34%) Ruby
2 1 (0.34%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 51 (17.41%) CISSP
2 45 (15.36%) Security Cleared
3 42 (14.33%) CISM
4 31 (10.58%) SC Cleared
5 24 (8.19%) CRISC
5 24 (8.19%) Degree
6 17 (5.80%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 14 (4.78%) CISA
8 13 (4.44%) DV Cleared
8 13 (4.44%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 11 (3.75%) CompTIA Security+
10 8 (2.73%) Computer Science Degree
10 8 (2.73%) CREST Certified
11 7 (2.39%) PMI Certification
12 6 (2.05%) Master's Degree
13 5 (1.71%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 5 (1.71%) CCSP
13 5 (1.71%) Cisco Certification
13 5 (1.71%) PMP
14 4 (1.37%) CISMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 118 (40.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 69 (23.55%) NIST
3 43 (14.68%) GDPR
4 40 (13.65%) PCI DSS
5 27 (9.22%) Cyber Essentials
6 13 (4.44%) SOC 2
7 12 (4.10%) NCSC
8 11 (3.75%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 9 (3.07%) Accessibility
9 9 (3.07%) JSP 440
10 6 (2.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 6 (2.05%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 6 (2.05%) NIST 800
10 6 (2.05%) QA
11 4 (1.37%) COBIT
12 2 (0.68%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 1 (0.34%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.34%) EU AI Act
13 1 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 1 (0.34%) SEPA
System Software
1 25 (8.53%) Virtual Machines
2 4 (1.37%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.34%) IAG
Systems Management
1 4 (1.37%) CASB
2 1 (0.34%) Grafana
2 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.34%) Opsgenie
2 1 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.34%) Terraform
Vendors
1 87 (29.69%) Microsoft
2 29 (9.90%) CrowdStrike
3 28 (9.56%) Palo Alto
4 25 (8.53%) Tenable
5 4 (1.37%) Apple
5 4 (1.37%) Cisco
5 4 (1.37%) Netskope
5 4 (1.37%) Zscaler
6 3 (1.02%) CheckPoint
6 3 (1.02%) Google
6 3 (1.02%) Oracle
7 2 (0.68%) OneTrust
7 2 (0.68%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.34%) Arqiva
8 1 (0.34%) Fortinet
8 1 (0.34%) GoldenSource
8 1 (0.34%) PagerDuty
8 1 (0.34%) SAP
8 1 (0.34%) Splunk