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

6 months to
9 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 225 389 436
Rank change year-on-year +164 +47 +11
Permanent jobs citing GRC 246 51 120
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.16% 0.31% 0.37%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 6.93% 1.74% 2.86%
Number of salaries quoted 133 35 95
10th Percentile £47,150 £51,300 £37,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £63,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £75,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% +20.00% -10.71%
75th Percentile £95,000 £86,875 £77,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £94,800 £95,000
UK median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% +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 3,551 2,929 4,198
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.75% 17.85% 12.88%
Number of salaries quoted 2,269 1,643 3,099
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £33,700
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £44,738
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year - +3.51% -3.39%
75th Percentile £78,750 £76,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £58,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +0.87% +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 9 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 (2.03%) SAS
1 5 (2.03%) Totara
2 1 (0.41%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (2.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (2.03%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.41%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.81%) SAP GRC
1 2 (0.81%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.41%) SAP BPC
2 1 (0.41%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 68 (27.64%) Azure
2 45 (18.29%) Microsoft 365
3 36 (14.63%) Cloud Computing
4 34 (13.82%) Power Platform
5 30 (12.20%) AWS
6 25 (10.16%) Serverless
7 21 (8.54%) SaaS
8 15 (6.10%) Entra ID
8 15 (6.10%) GCP
9 8 (3.25%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (2.85%) Azure Key Vault
10 7 (2.85%) Cloudflare
10 7 (2.85%) Vercel
11 6 (2.44%) Vertex AI
12 5 (2.03%) Smartsheet
13 3 (1.22%) Microsoft Purview
13 3 (1.22%) OCI
14 2 (0.81%) Azure Sentinel
14 2 (0.81%) Datadog
14 2 (0.81%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 31 (12.60%) LAN
1 31 (12.60%) WAN
2 17 (6.91%) Firewall
3 13 (5.28%) Network Security
4 5 (2.03%) DMZ
5 4 (1.63%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.44%) Semantic Layer
2 2 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (0.81%) Looker
2 2 (0.81%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 25 (10.16%) Snyk
2 5 (2.03%) JIRA
3 2 (0.81%) Yeoman
General
1 97 (39.43%) Social Skills
2 76 (30.89%) Finance
3 51 (20.73%) Law
4 49 (19.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 31 (12.60%) Presentation Skills
6 25 (10.16%) Analytical Skills
7 23 (9.35%) Telecoms
8 19 (7.72%) Public Sector
9 18 (7.32%) Legal
10 16 (6.50%) Banking
10 16 (6.50%) Retail
11 9 (3.66%) Financial Institution
11 9 (3.66%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (2.85%) Legal Technology
13 6 (2.44%) Back Office
13 6 (2.44%) Influencing Skills
13 6 (2.44%) Marketing
14 4 (1.63%) Advertising
14 4 (1.63%) Aviation
14 4 (1.63%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 68 (27.64%) Architect
2 46 (18.70%) Senior
3 32 (13.01%) Senior Architect
4 31 (12.60%) Security Architect
4 31 (12.60%) Systems Architect
5 28 (11.38%) Lead
5 28 (11.38%) Senior Security Architect
6 27 (10.98%) Consultant
7 25 (10.16%) Cloud Architect
7 25 (10.16%) Cloud Security Architect
7 25 (10.16%) Senior Cloud Architect
8 23 (9.35%) Analyst
9 22 (8.94%) Security Consultant
10 16 (6.50%) Security Specialist
11 12 (4.88%) Security Analyst
12 8 (3.25%) Security Manager
13 7 (2.85%) Cybersecurity Specialist
13 7 (2.85%) Engineering Manager
13 7 (2.85%) Software Engineering Manager
13 7 (2.85%) Software Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.85%) CSS
1 7 (2.85%) HTML
1 7 (2.85%) React
2 5 (2.03%) ModSecurity
3 1 (0.41%) EDI
3 1 (0.41%) EDIFACT
3 1 (0.41%) SAP Fiori
3 1 (0.41%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 30 (12.20%) Management Information System
2 23 (9.35%) Data Centre
3 21 (8.54%) Onboarding
4 15 (6.10%) Security Posture
5 14 (5.69%) Cloud Native
6 9 (3.66%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (3.25%) Operational Technology
8 7 (2.85%) Culture of Ownership
8 7 (2.85%) e-Learning
8 7 (2.85%) Podcast
9 6 (2.44%) Cyber Defence
10 5 (2.03%) Blog
10 5 (2.03%) Cloud Security Posture
10 5 (2.03%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 5 (2.03%) Learning Management System
10 5 (2.03%) PKI
11 4 (1.63%) Mobile App
12 3 (1.22%) Enterprise Software
13 2 (0.81%) Data Structures
13 2 (0.81%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.63%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 124 (50.41%) Information Security
2 110 (44.72%) Cybersecurity
3 105 (42.68%) Risk Management
4 58 (23.58%) IT Strategy
4 58 (23.58%) Roadmaps
5 55 (22.36%) AI
5 55 (22.36%) Technology Strategy
6 46 (18.70%) Continuous Improvement
7 44 (17.89%) Security Architecture
8 43 (17.48%) Cloud Security
9 42 (17.07%) Enterprise Architecture
10 41 (16.67%) Project Delivery
11 38 (15.45%) CI/CD
12 36 (14.63%) Business Case
12 36 (14.63%) Containerisation
13 35 (14.23%) Network Design
14 32 (13.01%) Architecture Roadmap
14 32 (13.01%) Infrastructure as Code
14 32 (13.01%) Logistics
14 32 (13.01%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 7 (2.85%) JavaScript
2 6 (2.44%) Python
Qualifications
1 47 (19.11%) CISSP
2 41 (16.67%) CISM
3 37 (15.04%) Security Cleared
4 29 (11.79%) Degree
5 25 (10.16%) SC Cleared
6 24 (9.76%) CISA
6 24 (9.76%) CRISC
7 14 (5.69%) CompTIA Security+
8 13 (5.28%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 10 (4.07%) DV Cleared
10 9 (3.66%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 8 (3.25%) Computer Science Degree
11 8 (3.25%) CREST Certified
12 7 (2.85%) ISACA
12 7 (2.85%) PMI Certification
12 7 (2.85%) SANS
13 6 (2.44%) OSCP
14 5 (2.03%) Master's Degree
14 5 (2.03%) PMP
15 4 (1.63%) CCSAS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 107 (43.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 62 (25.20%) NIST
3 40 (16.26%) PCI DSS
4 35 (14.23%) GDPR
5 20 (8.13%) Cyber Essentials
6 13 (5.28%) SOC 2
7 12 (4.88%) NIST 800
8 11 (4.47%) NCSC
9 10 (4.07%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 10 (4.07%) JSP 440
10 9 (3.66%) Accessibility
11 6 (2.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 5 (2.03%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 3 (1.22%) QA
14 2 (0.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 2 (0.81%) SEPA
15 1 (0.41%) Actionable Recommendations
15 1 (0.41%) COBIT
15 1 (0.41%) EU AI Act
15 1 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 25 (10.16%) Virtual Machines
2 4 (1.63%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.41%) IAG
Systems Management
1 8 (3.25%) RSA Archer
2 7 (2.85%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 2 (0.81%) Grafana
3 2 (0.81%) Opsgenie
4 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.41%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.41%) Terraform
Vendors
1 57 (23.17%) Microsoft
2 29 (11.79%) CrowdStrike
3 25 (10.16%) Palo Alto
3 25 (10.16%) Tenable
4 6 (2.44%) OpenAI
5 4 (1.63%) Apple
6 3 (1.22%) Google
6 3 (1.22%) Oracle
7 2 (0.81%) GoldenSource
7 2 (0.81%) PagerDuty
7 2 (0.81%) SAP
7 2 (0.81%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.41%) OneTrust
8 1 (0.41%) Splunk