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

6 months to
26 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 204 370 406
Rank change year-on-year +166 +36 +35
Permanent jobs citing GRC 284 50 122
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.30% 0.30% 0.45%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 7.73% 1.70% 3.38%
Number of salaries quoted 144 36 99
10th Percentile £46,250 £54,375 £37,500
25th Percentile £53,750 £63,250 £43,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £76,250 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.64% +22.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £95,000 £89,063 £77,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £103,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £72,500 £72,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year - +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 3,674 2,945 3,614
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.83% 17.87% 13.20%
Number of salaries quoted 2,302 1,672 2,603
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year - +3.45% -3.33%
75th Percentile £78,413 £75,900 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year - +6.48% -6.09%

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 26 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 6 (2.11%) SAS
2 5 (1.76%) Totara
3 1 (0.35%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (2.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.76%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.70%) SAP GRC
1 2 (0.70%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.35%) SAP BPC
2 1 (0.35%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 95 (33.45%) Azure
2 64 (22.54%) Cloud Computing
3 46 (16.20%) Microsoft 365
4 34 (11.97%) Power Platform
5 31 (10.92%) AWS
6 25 (8.80%) Serverless
7 19 (6.69%) SaaS
8 15 (5.28%) Entra ID
9 14 (4.93%) GCP
10 8 (2.82%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (2.46%) Azure Key Vault
11 7 (2.46%) Cloudflare
11 7 (2.46%) Vercel
12 5 (1.76%) Smartsheet
13 4 (1.41%) Microsoft Purview
13 4 (1.41%) Vertex AI
14 3 (1.06%) OCI
15 2 (0.70%) Azure Sentinel
15 2 (0.70%) Datadog
15 2 (0.70%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 60 (21.13%) WAN
2 58 (20.42%) LAN
3 18 (6.34%) Firewall
4 14 (4.93%) Network Security
5 4 (1.41%) DMZ
5 4 (1.41%) VPN
6 2 (0.70%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.35%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.41%) Semantic Layer
2 2 (0.70%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (0.70%) Looker
2 2 (0.70%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 25 (8.80%) Snyk
2 5 (1.76%) JIRA
3 2 (0.70%) Yeoman
General
1 127 (44.72%) Social Skills
2 94 (33.10%) Finance
3 59 (20.77%) Presentation Skills
4 48 (16.90%) Law
5 47 (16.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 26 (9.15%) Analytical Skills
7 23 (8.10%) Telecoms
8 19 (6.69%) Legal
8 19 (6.69%) Public Sector
9 15 (5.28%) Retail
10 12 (4.23%) Banking
11 9 (3.17%) Financial Institution
11 9 (3.17%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (2.46%) Legal Technology
12 7 (2.46%) Marketing
13 6 (2.11%) French Language
13 6 (2.11%) German Language
14 5 (1.76%) Influencing Skills
15 4 (1.41%) Aviation
15 4 (1.41%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 96 (33.80%) Architect
2 58 (20.42%) Systems Architect
3 48 (16.90%) Senior
4 37 (13.03%) Consultant
5 32 (11.27%) Security Architect
5 32 (11.27%) Senior Architect
6 28 (9.86%) Senior Security Architect
7 26 (9.15%) Security Consultant
8 25 (8.80%) Cloud Architect
8 25 (8.80%) Cloud Security Architect
8 25 (8.80%) Senior Cloud Architect
9 24 (8.45%) Lead
10 22 (7.75%) Analyst
11 15 (5.28%) Security Specialist
12 10 (3.52%) Security Analyst
13 9 (3.17%) Security Manager
14 8 (2.82%) Senior Consultant
14 8 (2.82%) Senior Security Consultant
15 7 (2.46%) Senior Solutions Architect
15 7 (2.46%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.46%) CSS
1 7 (2.46%) HTML
1 7 (2.46%) React
2 5 (1.76%) ModSecurity
3 1 (0.35%) EDI
3 1 (0.35%) EDIFACT
3 1 (0.35%) SAP Fiori
3 1 (0.35%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 31 (10.92%) Management Information System
2 24 (8.45%) Data Centre
2 24 (8.45%) Onboarding
3 15 (5.28%) Security Posture
4 13 (4.58%) Cloud Native
5 9 (3.17%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (2.82%) Cyber Defence
6 8 (2.82%) Operational Technology
7 7 (2.46%) Culture of Ownership
7 7 (2.46%) e-Learning
7 7 (2.46%) Podcast
8 5 (1.76%) Learning Management System
8 5 (1.76%) PKI
9 4 (1.41%) Blog
9 4 (1.41%) Cloud Security Posture
9 4 (1.41%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 4 (1.41%) Security Operations Centre
10 3 (1.06%) Enterprise Software
11 2 (0.70%) Data Structures
11 2 (0.70%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.41%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 158 (55.63%) Information Security
2 131 (46.13%) Risk Management
3 121 (42.61%) Cybersecurity
4 86 (30.28%) Roadmaps
5 68 (23.94%) Project Delivery
6 65 (22.89%) Business Case
7 62 (21.83%) Containerisation
7 62 (21.83%) Network Design
8 60 (21.13%) AI
9 59 (20.77%) Infrastructure as Code
9 59 (20.77%) IT Strategy
9 59 (20.77%) Logistics
10 58 (20.42%) Business Strategy
10 58 (20.42%) Network Architecture
10 58 (20.42%) Technical Architecture
10 58 (20.42%) Technology Strategy
11 50 (17.61%) Cloud Security
12 49 (17.25%) Continuous Improvement
13 43 (15.14%) Enterprise Architecture
14 41 (14.44%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 7 (2.46%) JavaScript
2 4 (1.41%) Python
Qualifications
1 48 (16.90%) CISSP
2 41 (14.44%) CISM
2 41 (14.44%) Security Cleared
3 30 (10.56%) SC Cleared
4 25 (8.80%) Degree
5 22 (7.75%) CRISC
6 16 (5.63%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 15 (5.28%) CISA
8 12 (4.23%) CompTIA Security+
8 12 (4.23%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 11 (3.87%) DV Cleared
10 8 (2.82%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (2.46%) CREST Certified
11 7 (2.46%) PMI Certification
12 6 (2.11%) Master's Degree
13 5 (1.76%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 5 (1.76%) CCSP
13 5 (1.76%) Cisco Certification
13 5 (1.76%) PMP
14 4 (1.41%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 112 (39.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 64 (22.54%) NIST
3 43 (15.14%) PCI DSS
4 40 (14.08%) GDPR
5 23 (8.10%) Cyber Essentials
6 14 (4.93%) SOC 2
7 12 (4.23%) NCSC
8 11 (3.87%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 9 (3.17%) Accessibility
9 9 (3.17%) JSP 440
10 6 (2.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 6 (2.11%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 6 (2.11%) NIST 800
10 6 (2.11%) QA
11 3 (1.06%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.70%) SEPA
13 1 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.35%) EU AI Act
13 1 (0.35%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 1 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 25 (8.80%) Virtual Machines
2 4 (1.41%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.35%) IAG
Systems Management
1 2 (0.70%) CASB
1 2 (0.70%) Grafana
1 2 (0.70%) Opsgenie
2 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.35%) Terraform
Vendors
1 86 (30.28%) Microsoft
2 29 (10.21%) CrowdStrike
3 26 (9.15%) Palo Alto
4 25 (8.80%) Tenable
5 4 (1.41%) Apple
5 4 (1.41%) Google
5 4 (1.41%) OpenAI
6 3 (1.06%) Oracle
7 2 (0.70%) Cisco
7 2 (0.70%) GoldenSource
7 2 (0.70%) Netskope
7 2 (0.70%) OneTrust
7 2 (0.70%) PagerDuty
7 2 (0.70%) SAP
7 2 (0.70%) ServiceNow
7 2 (0.70%) Zscaler
8 1 (0.35%) CheckPoint
8 1 (0.35%) Fortinet
8 1 (0.35%) Splunk