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 14 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 239 365 448
Rank change year-on-year +126 +83 +35
Permanent jobs citing GRC 182 56 127
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.98% 0.39% 0.39%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 6.04% 1.92% 3.03%
Number of salaries quoted 112 34 108
10th Percentile £50,000 £58,625 £37,500
25th Percentile £57,500 £62,500 £43,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £84,930 £73,750 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.16% +28.26% -17.86%
75th Percentile £95,000 £85,313 £77,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £90,500 £95,750
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 3,011 2,913 4,195
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.27% 20.04% 12.92%
Number of salaries quoted 1,865 1,590 3,244
10th Percentile £35,750 £35,000 £34,575
25th Percentile £46,500 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £81,250 £75,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.35% +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 14 May 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 4 (2.20%) Totara
Applications
1 7 (3.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (2.75%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.55%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.55%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (1.10%) SAP GRC
1 2 (1.10%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.55%) SAP BPC
2 1 (0.55%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 36 (19.78%) Azure
2 27 (14.84%) AWS
3 24 (13.19%) Serverless
4 16 (8.79%) GCP
5 11 (6.04%) Entra ID
5 11 (6.04%) Microsoft 365
6 10 (5.49%) SaaS
7 8 (4.40%) Azure DevOps
8 7 (3.85%) Azure Key Vault
8 7 (3.85%) Cloudflare
8 7 (3.85%) Vercel
9 6 (3.30%) Vertex AI
10 5 (2.75%) Smartsheet
11 4 (2.20%) Azure Sentinel
12 2 (1.10%) Cloud Computing
12 2 (1.10%) Datadog
12 2 (1.10%) Google Sheets
12 2 (1.10%) Power Platform
13 1 (0.55%) Azure Monitor
13 1 (0.55%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 19 (10.44%) Firewall
2 12 (6.59%) Network Security
3 7 (3.85%) DMZ
4 4 (2.20%) VPN
5 1 (0.55%) Wireless
5 1 (0.55%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.30%) Semantic Layer
2 2 (1.10%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (1.10%) Looker
2 2 (1.10%) Power BI
3 1 (0.55%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 24 (13.19%) Snyk
2 5 (2.75%) JIRA
3 1 (0.55%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.55%) Metasploit
General
1 66 (36.26%) Social Skills
2 54 (29.67%) Finance
3 45 (24.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 31 (17.03%) Telecoms
5 27 (14.84%) Public Sector
6 21 (11.54%) Law
7 18 (9.89%) Banking
8 15 (8.24%) Legal
9 14 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
9 14 (7.69%) Retail
10 12 (6.59%) Marketing
11 10 (5.49%) Influencing Skills
12 8 (4.40%) Electronics
12 8 (4.40%) Manufacturing
13 7 (3.85%) Back Office
13 7 (3.85%) Financial Institution
13 7 (3.85%) Local Government
14 4 (2.20%) Aviation
14 4 (2.20%) Organisational Skills
15 3 (1.65%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 33 (18.13%) Senior
2 32 (17.58%) Architect
3 30 (16.48%) Lead
4 28 (15.38%) Security Architect
5 27 (14.84%) Consultant
6 26 (14.29%) Senior Architect
7 24 (13.19%) Cloud Architect
7 24 (13.19%) Cloud Security Architect
7 24 (13.19%) Senior Cloud Architect
7 24 (13.19%) Senior Security Architect
8 22 (12.09%) Analyst
8 22 (12.09%) Security Consultant
9 14 (7.69%) Security Analyst
10 11 (6.04%) Head of IT
11 7 (3.85%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 7 (3.85%) Information Analyst
11 7 (3.85%) Information Security Analyst
11 7 (3.85%) Risk Analyst
11 7 (3.85%) Software Engineering Manager
11 7 (3.85%) Software Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (4.40%) SAP CAF
2 7 (3.85%) CSS
2 7 (3.85%) HTML
2 7 (3.85%) React
3 1 (0.55%) EDI
3 1 (0.55%) EDIFACT
3 1 (0.55%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 23 (12.64%) Data Centre
2 16 (8.79%) Cloud Native
2 16 (8.79%) Security Posture
3 15 (8.24%) Management Information System
4 13 (7.14%) Onboarding
5 7 (3.85%) Blog
5 7 (3.85%) Cloud Security Posture
5 7 (3.85%) Culture of Ownership
5 7 (3.85%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 7 (3.85%) PKI
5 7 (3.85%) Podcast
6 4 (2.20%) Cyber Defence
6 4 (2.20%) e-Learning
6 4 (2.20%) Learning Management System
6 4 (2.20%) Mobile App
6 4 (2.20%) Operational Technology
7 2 (1.10%) Data Structures
7 2 (1.10%) NHS
7 2 (1.10%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.10%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 5 (2.75%) Windows
2 1 (0.55%) Android
2 1 (0.55%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.55%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (51.65%) Cybersecurity
2 61 (33.52%) Information Security
3 58 (31.87%) Risk Management
4 52 (28.57%) AI
5 42 (23.08%) Security Architecture
6 41 (22.53%) Continuous Improvement
7 40 (21.98%) Cloud Security
8 32 (17.58%) CI/CD
8 32 (17.58%) IT Strategy
9 31 (17.03%) SDLC
9 31 (17.03%) Threat Modelling
10 28 (15.38%) Validation
11 26 (14.29%) DevSecOps
11 26 (14.29%) Security Testing
12 25 (13.74%) Decision-Making
12 25 (13.74%) Regulatory Compliance
13 24 (13.19%) Application Security
14 23 (12.64%) Roadmaps
14 23 (12.64%) Technology Strategy
15 22 (12.09%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 7 (3.85%) JavaScript
2 6 (3.30%) Python
Qualifications
1 38 (20.88%) CISSP
2 35 (19.23%) CISM
3 30 (16.48%) Security Cleared
4 26 (14.29%) CISA
5 24 (13.19%) Degree
6 18 (9.89%) SC Cleared
7 16 (8.79%) CRISC
8 13 (7.14%) CompTIA Security+
9 10 (5.49%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 8 (4.40%) DV Cleared
11 7 (3.85%) ISACA
11 7 (3.85%) PMI Certification
11 7 (3.85%) SANS
12 6 (3.30%) PMP
13 5 (2.75%) CHECK Team Member
13 5 (2.75%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 5 (2.75%) OSCP
14 4 (2.20%) CHECK Team Leader
14 4 (2.20%) CREST Certified
15 3 (1.65%) Cyber Scheme
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 87 (47.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 46 (25.27%) NIST
3 43 (23.63%) PCI DSS
4 21 (11.54%) GDPR
5 12 (6.59%) Cyber Essentials
6 11 (6.04%) NCSC
7 8 (4.40%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 8 (4.40%) SOC 2
8 7 (3.85%) Accessibility
8 7 (3.85%) JSP 440
8 7 (3.85%) NIST 800
9 5 (2.75%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 4 (2.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (1.65%) COBIT
11 3 (1.65%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (1.10%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (1.10%) SEPA
13 1 (0.55%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 1 (0.55%) PMO
System Software
1 24 (13.19%) Virtual Machines
2 5 (2.75%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.55%) IAG
Systems Management
1 8 (4.40%) RSA Archer
2 7 (3.85%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 2 (1.10%) Grafana
3 2 (1.10%) Opsgenie
4 1 (0.55%) Nessus
4 1 (0.55%) Nmap
4 1 (0.55%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.55%) Terraform
Vendors
1 26 (14.29%) CrowdStrike
1 26 (14.29%) Palo Alto
1 26 (14.29%) Tenable
2 18 (9.89%) Microsoft
3 10 (5.49%) SAP
4 6 (3.30%) OpenAI
5 5 (2.75%) Google
6 4 (2.20%) Apple
7 2 (1.10%) GoldenSource
7 2 (1.10%) PagerDuty
7 2 (1.10%) Splunk
8 1 (0.55%) CyberArk
8 1 (0.55%) OneTrust
8 1 (0.55%) Qualys
8 1 (0.55%) ServiceNow