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 1 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 229 376 454
Rank change year-on-year +147 +78 -2
Permanent jobs citing GRC 207 48 123
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.00% 0.30% 0.37%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 6.18% 1.68% 2.92%
Number of salaries quoted 130 33 100
10th Percentile £48,550 £50,900 £37,500
25th Percentile £57,500 £62,500 £43,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 £75,000 £61,250
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% +22.45% -12.50%
75th Percentile £95,000 £86,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £96,150 £95,250
UK median annual salary £75,000 £72,246 £65,000
% change year-on-year +3.81% +11.15% -

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 3,351 2,863 4,209
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.17% 18.02% 12.59%
Number of salaries quoted 2,205 1,594 3,120
10th Percentile £35,000 £34,825 £33,977
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £43,480
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,969 £76,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £58,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +1.74% +9.52% -8.70%

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 1 July 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 5 (2.42%) Totara
2 2 (0.97%) SAS
3 1 (0.48%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (3.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (2.42%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.48%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.48%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.97%) SAP GRC
1 2 (0.97%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.48%) SAP BPC
2 1 (0.48%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 36 (17.39%) Azure
2 27 (13.04%) AWS
3 25 (12.08%) Serverless
4 20 (9.66%) SaaS
5 15 (7.25%) GCP
6 14 (6.76%) Entra ID
7 13 (6.28%) Microsoft 365
8 8 (3.86%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (3.38%) Azure Key Vault
9 7 (3.38%) Cloudflare
9 7 (3.38%) Vercel
10 6 (2.90%) Vertex AI
11 5 (2.42%) Smartsheet
12 3 (1.45%) Microsoft Purview
12 3 (1.45%) OCI
12 3 (1.45%) Power Platform
13 2 (0.97%) Azure Sentinel
13 2 (0.97%) Cloud Computing
13 2 (0.97%) Datadog
13 2 (0.97%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 17 (8.21%) Firewall
2 13 (6.28%) Network Security
3 5 (2.42%) DMZ
4 4 (1.93%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.90%) Semantic Layer
2 2 (0.97%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (0.97%) Looker
2 2 (0.97%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 25 (12.08%) Snyk
2 5 (2.42%) JIRA
3 2 (0.97%) Yeoman
General
1 69 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 49 (23.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 48 (23.19%) Finance
4 25 (12.08%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (11.59%) Telecoms
6 20 (9.66%) Law
6 20 (9.66%) Public Sector
7 18 (8.70%) Legal
8 16 (7.73%) Banking
8 16 (7.73%) Retail
9 9 (4.35%) Organisational Skills
10 8 (3.86%) Financial Institution
10 8 (3.86%) Influencing Skills
11 7 (3.38%) Legal Technology
12 6 (2.90%) Back Office
12 6 (2.90%) Local Government
12 6 (2.90%) Marketing
13 4 (1.93%) Advertising
13 4 (1.93%) Aviation
14 2 (0.97%) French Language
Job Titles
1 43 (20.77%) Senior
2 37 (17.87%) Architect
3 32 (15.46%) Senior Architect
4 31 (14.98%) Security Architect
5 29 (14.01%) Lead
6 28 (13.53%) Senior Security Architect
7 25 (12.08%) Cloud Architect
7 25 (12.08%) Cloud Security Architect
7 25 (12.08%) Consultant
7 25 (12.08%) Senior Cloud Architect
8 23 (11.11%) Analyst
9 20 (9.66%) Security Consultant
10 16 (7.73%) Security Specialist
11 12 (5.80%) Security Analyst
12 8 (3.86%) Head of IT
12 8 (3.86%) Security Manager
13 7 (3.38%) Engineering Manager
13 7 (3.38%) Risk Analyst
13 7 (3.38%) Senior Solutions Architect
13 7 (3.38%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.38%) CSS
1 7 (3.38%) HTML
1 7 (3.38%) React
2 5 (2.42%) ModSecurity
3 1 (0.48%) EDI
3 1 (0.48%) EDIFACT
3 1 (0.48%) SAP CAF
3 1 (0.48%) SAP Fiori
3 1 (0.48%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 26 (12.56%) Management Information System
2 23 (11.11%) Data Centre
3 16 (7.73%) Onboarding
4 14 (6.76%) Cloud Native
4 14 (6.76%) Security Posture
5 8 (3.86%) Operational Technology
5 8 (3.86%) Self-Motivation
6 7 (3.38%) Culture of Ownership
6 7 (3.38%) e-Learning
6 7 (3.38%) Podcast
7 5 (2.42%) Blog
7 5 (2.42%) Cloud Security Posture
7 5 (2.42%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 5 (2.42%) Learning Management System
7 5 (2.42%) PKI
8 4 (1.93%) Cyber Defence
8 4 (1.93%) Mobile App
9 3 (1.45%) Enterprise Software
10 2 (0.97%) Data Structures
10 2 (0.97%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.93%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (50.72%) Cybersecurity
2 83 (40.10%) Information Security
3 69 (33.33%) Risk Management
4 54 (26.09%) AI
5 45 (21.74%) Continuous Improvement
6 44 (21.26%) Security Architecture
7 43 (20.77%) Cloud Security
8 35 (16.91%) CI/CD
9 32 (15.46%) Decision-Making
9 32 (15.46%) SDLC
10 30 (14.49%) Threat Modelling
11 29 (14.01%) IT Strategy
12 28 (13.53%) Validation
13 27 (13.04%) Application Security
13 27 (13.04%) Regulatory Compliance
14 26 (12.56%) DevSecOps
14 26 (12.56%) Roadmaps
15 25 (12.08%) Agile
15 25 (12.08%) Incident Management
15 25 (12.08%) Security Testing
Programming Languages
1 7 (3.38%) JavaScript
2 6 (2.90%) Python
Qualifications
1 44 (21.26%) CISSP
2 40 (19.32%) CISM
3 35 (16.91%) Security Cleared
4 29 (14.01%) Degree
5 24 (11.59%) CRISC
6 23 (11.11%) SC Cleared
7 22 (10.63%) CISA
8 14 (6.76%) CompTIA Security+
8 14 (6.76%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 10 (4.83%) DV Cleared
10 9 (4.35%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 8 (3.86%) CREST Certified
12 7 (3.38%) ISACA
12 7 (3.38%) PMI Certification
12 7 (3.38%) SANS
13 6 (2.90%) OSCP
14 5 (2.42%) Computer Science Degree
14 5 (2.42%) PMP
15 4 (1.93%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 4 (1.93%) CCSAS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 103 (49.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 59 (28.50%) NIST
3 40 (19.32%) PCI DSS
4 31 (14.98%) GDPR
5 19 (9.18%) Cyber Essentials
6 13 (6.28%) SOC 2
7 11 (5.31%) NCSC
8 10 (4.83%) JSP 440
9 9 (4.35%) Accessibility
9 9 (4.35%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 9 (4.35%) NIST 800
10 6 (2.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 5 (2.42%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 2 (0.97%) COBIT
12 2 (0.97%) QA
12 2 (0.97%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.97%) SEPA
13 1 (0.48%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 1 (0.48%) Solvency II
System Software
1 25 (12.08%) Virtual Machines
2 4 (1.93%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.48%) IAG
Systems Management
1 8 (3.86%) RSA Archer
2 7 (3.38%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 2 (0.97%) Grafana
3 2 (0.97%) Opsgenie
4 1 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.48%) Terraform
Vendors
1 29 (14.01%) CrowdStrike
2 25 (12.08%) Microsoft
2 25 (12.08%) Palo Alto
2 25 (12.08%) Tenable
3 6 (2.90%) OpenAI
4 4 (1.93%) Apple
5 3 (1.45%) Google
5 3 (1.45%) Oracle
5 3 (1.45%) SAP
6 2 (0.97%) GoldenSource
6 2 (0.97%) PagerDuty
6 2 (0.97%) ServiceNow
7 1 (0.48%) OneTrust
7 1 (0.48%) Splunk