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 29 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 215 359 394
Rank change year-on-year +144 +35 +10
Permanent jobs citing GRC 295 68 104
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.19% 0.41% 0.46%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 7.35% 2.27% 3.33%
Number of salaries quoted 151 46 72
10th Percentile £41,250 £48,750 £44,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £52,500 £59,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.69% -10.34%
75th Percentile £95,000 £87,500 £81,563
90th Percentile £110,000 £103,750 £99,625
UK median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £70,910
% change year-on-year - +5.77% +1.30%

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 4,013 2,990 3,127
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.16% 18.06% 13.92%
Number of salaries quoted 2,504 1,625 1,788
10th Percentile £33,750 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,447 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,589 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.26% +4.17% -
75th Percentile £76,284 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,634 £95,600 £105,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year - - -4.17%

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 29 September 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 (2.03%) SAS
2 4 (1.36%) Totara
3 1 (0.34%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (0.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (1.69%) SAP GRC
1 5 (1.69%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.34%) SAP BPC
2 1 (0.34%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 80 (27.12%) Azure
2 64 (21.69%) Cloud Computing
3 41 (13.90%) Microsoft 365
4 38 (12.88%) Power Platform
5 30 (10.17%) AWS
6 26 (8.81%) Serverless
7 21 (7.12%) SaaS
8 6 (2.03%) Entra ID
8 6 (2.03%) Microsoft Purview
9 4 (1.36%) GCP
10 3 (1.02%) OCI
11 2 (0.68%) Google Workspace
11 2 (0.68%) Microsoft Copilot
12 1 (0.34%) Azure DevOps
12 1 (0.34%) Azure Key Vault
12 1 (0.34%) Cloudflare
12 1 (0.34%) Copilot Studio
12 1 (0.34%) Google Analytics
12 1 (0.34%) Smartsheet
12 1 (0.34%) Vercel
Communications & Networking
1 62 (21.02%) WAN
2 58 (19.66%) LAN
3 18 (6.10%) Network Security
4 17 (5.76%) Firewall
5 6 (2.03%) DMZ
6 4 (1.36%) SD-WAN
7 3 (1.02%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.03%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 25 (8.47%) Snyk
2 2 (0.68%) Yeoman
3 1 (0.34%) JIRA
General
1 119 (40.34%) Social Skills
2 92 (31.19%) Finance
3 62 (21.02%) Presentation Skills
4 42 (14.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 39 (13.22%) Law
6 28 (9.49%) Analytical Skills
7 27 (9.15%) Public Sector
8 16 (5.42%) Legal
8 16 (5.42%) Retail
9 13 (4.41%) Banking
10 12 (4.07%) Financial Institution
11 9 (3.05%) Organisational Skills
11 9 (3.05%) Telecoms
12 8 (2.71%) French Language
12 8 (2.71%) German Language
13 6 (2.03%) Manufacturing
13 6 (2.03%) Marketing
14 4 (1.36%) Advertising
14 4 (1.36%) Aerospace
14 4 (1.36%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 94 (31.86%) Architect
2 58 (19.66%) Systems Architect
3 52 (17.63%) Consultant
4 48 (16.27%) Senior
5 32 (10.85%) Senior Architect
6 29 (9.83%) Security Architect
7 28 (9.49%) Senior Security Architect
8 25 (8.47%) Cloud Architect
8 25 (8.47%) Cloud Security Architect
8 25 (8.47%) Senior Cloud Architect
9 24 (8.14%) Security Consultant
10 21 (7.12%) Analyst
11 16 (5.42%) Security Manager
12 14 (4.75%) Security Specialist
13 11 (3.73%) Lead
14 10 (3.39%) Security Analyst
15 9 (3.05%) IT Manager
15 9 (3.05%) IT Security Manager
15 9 (3.05%) Security Advisor
15 9 (3.05%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.71%) React
2 7 (2.37%) Node.js
3 5 (1.69%) ModSecurity
3 5 (1.69%) SAP Fiori
4 4 (1.36%) SailPoint
4 4 (1.36%) SAPUI5
5 2 (0.68%) HTML
6 1 (0.34%) CSS
6 1 (0.34%) REST
6 1 (0.34%) SOAP
6 1 (0.34%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 34 (11.53%) Management Information System
2 26 (8.81%) Data Centre
3 23 (7.80%) Security Posture
4 17 (5.76%) Onboarding
5 15 (5.08%) Cloud Native
6 10 (3.39%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (2.71%) Cyber Defence
7 8 (2.71%) Operational Technology
7 8 (2.71%) PKI
8 6 (2.03%) Blog
8 6 (2.03%) Cloud Security Posture
8 6 (2.03%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 6 (2.03%) e-Learning
9 5 (1.69%) Security Operations Centre
10 4 (1.36%) Learning Management System
11 3 (1.02%) AI Agents
11 3 (1.02%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 3 (1.02%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (1.02%) NHS
11 3 (1.02%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.34%) Linux
1 1 (0.34%) Windows
1 1 (0.34%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 162 (54.92%) Information Security
2 154 (52.20%) Risk Management
3 143 (48.47%) Cybersecurity
4 85 (28.81%) Roadmaps
5 68 (23.05%) IT Strategy
5 68 (23.05%) Technology Strategy
6 64 (21.69%) AI
6 64 (21.69%) Containerisation
7 63 (21.36%) Project Delivery
8 61 (20.68%) Business Case
9 60 (20.34%) Logistics
10 58 (19.66%) Business Strategy
10 58 (19.66%) Cloud Security
10 58 (19.66%) Infrastructure as Code
10 58 (19.66%) Network Architecture
10 58 (19.66%) Network Design
10 58 (19.66%) Technical Architecture
11 48 (16.27%) Stakeholder Management
12 46 (15.59%) Continuous Improvement
13 40 (13.56%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 10 (3.39%) JavaScript
2 8 (2.71%) TypeScript
3 4 (1.36%) ABAP
4 1 (0.34%) Python
4 1 (0.34%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 56 (18.98%) CISSP
2 50 (16.95%) Security Cleared
3 43 (14.58%) CISM
4 31 (10.51%) SC Cleared
5 26 (8.81%) CRISC
6 18 (6.10%) CISA
6 18 (6.10%) Degree
6 18 (6.10%) DV Cleared
7 16 (5.42%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 13 (4.41%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 10 (3.39%) CompTIA Security+
10 8 (2.71%) CREST Certified
11 6 (2.03%) Computer Science Degree
11 6 (2.03%) Master's Degree
12 5 (1.69%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 5 (1.69%) CCSP
12 5 (1.69%) Cisco Certification
13 4 (1.36%) CISMP
13 4 (1.36%) OSCP
13 4 (1.36%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 122 (41.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 70 (23.73%) NIST
3 51 (17.29%) GDPR
4 33 (11.19%) PCI DSS
5 30 (10.17%) Cyber Essentials
6 16 (5.42%) SOC 2
7 15 (5.08%) NCSC
8 13 (4.41%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 11 (3.73%) JSP 440
10 8 (2.71%) QA
11 6 (2.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 6 (2.03%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 6 (2.03%) NIST 800
12 5 (1.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 4 (1.36%) COBIT
14 3 (1.02%) Accessibility
15 2 (0.68%) HMG Security Policy Framework
16 1 (0.34%) Actionable Recommendations
16 1 (0.34%) COSO
16 1 (0.34%) IFRS
System Software
1 25 (8.47%) Virtual Machines
2 5 (1.69%) IAG
Systems Management
1 4 (1.36%) CASB
2 2 (0.68%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 80 (27.12%) Microsoft
2 30 (10.17%) CrowdStrike
3 28 (9.49%) Palo Alto
4 26 (8.81%) Tenable
5 5 (1.69%) SAP
5 5 (1.69%) ServiceNow
6 4 (1.36%) Cisco
6 4 (1.36%) Netskope
6 4 (1.36%) Zscaler
7 3 (1.02%) CheckPoint
7 3 (1.02%) Google
7 3 (1.02%) Oracle
8 2 (0.68%) OneTrust
8 2 (0.68%) Qualys
9 1 (0.34%) Arqiva
9 1 (0.34%) Fortinet
9 1 (0.34%) Marketo
9 1 (0.34%) Sage