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

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 227 389 439
Rank change year-on-year +162 +50 +59
Permanent jobs citing GRC 194 42 129
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.02% 0.29% 0.39%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 6.26% 1.50% 3.08%
Number of salaries quoted 122 27 112
10th Percentile £50,000 £59,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £57,500 £63,625 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £84,930 £75,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.24% +25.00% -9.43%
75th Percentile £95,000 £86,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £96,250 £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 3,101 2,793 4,194
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.27% 19.24% 12.76%
Number of salaries quoted 1,973 1,481 3,237
10th Percentile £36,250 £34,750 £34,905
25th Percentile £46,250 £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 £80,000 £75,874 £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 27 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 5 (2.58%) Totara
Applications
1 8 (4.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (2.58%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.52%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (1.03%) SAP GRC
1 2 (1.03%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.52%) SAP BPC
2 1 (0.52%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 34 (17.53%) Azure
2 25 (12.89%) AWS
2 25 (12.89%) Serverless
3 16 (8.25%) GCP
4 13 (6.70%) SaaS
5 11 (5.67%) Entra ID
6 9 (4.64%) Microsoft 365
7 8 (4.12%) Azure DevOps
8 7 (3.61%) Azure Key Vault
8 7 (3.61%) Cloudflare
8 7 (3.61%) Vercel
9 6 (3.09%) Vertex AI
10 5 (2.58%) Smartsheet
11 3 (1.55%) Azure Sentinel
12 2 (1.03%) Datadog
12 2 (1.03%) Google Sheets
12 2 (1.03%) Power Platform
13 1 (0.52%) Azure Monitor
13 1 (0.52%) Cloud Computing
13 1 (0.52%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 19 (9.79%) Firewall
2 13 (6.70%) Network Security
3 6 (3.09%) DMZ
4 4 (2.06%) VPN
5 1 (0.52%) Wireless
5 1 (0.52%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.09%) Semantic Layer
2 2 (1.03%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (1.03%) Looker
2 2 (1.03%) Power BI
3 1 (0.52%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 25 (12.89%) Snyk
2 5 (2.58%) JIRA
3 2 (1.03%) Yeoman
4 1 (0.52%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.52%) Metasploit
General
1 68 (35.05%) Social Skills
2 52 (26.80%) Finance
3 48 (24.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 27 (13.92%) Telecoms
5 25 (12.89%) Public Sector
6 22 (11.34%) Law
7 18 (9.28%) Banking
8 17 (8.76%) Analytical Skills
9 15 (7.73%) Legal
10 14 (7.22%) Retail
11 10 (5.15%) Influencing Skills
12 8 (4.12%) Local Government
12 8 (4.12%) Marketing
13 7 (3.61%) Back Office
13 7 (3.61%) Financial Institution
13 7 (3.61%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (2.06%) Advertising
14 4 (2.06%) Aviation
14 4 (2.06%) Electronics
14 4 (2.06%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 37 (19.07%) Senior
2 36 (18.56%) Architect
3 31 (15.98%) Lead
4 29 (14.95%) Security Architect
4 29 (14.95%) Senior Architect
5 25 (12.89%) Cloud Architect
5 25 (12.89%) Cloud Security Architect
5 25 (12.89%) Senior Cloud Architect
5 25 (12.89%) Senior Security Architect
6 24 (12.37%) Analyst
6 24 (12.37%) Consultant
7 19 (9.79%) Security Consultant
8 13 (6.70%) Security Analyst
9 10 (5.15%) Head of IT
10 9 (4.64%) Solutions Architect
11 7 (3.61%) Engineering Manager
11 7 (3.61%) Information Analyst
11 7 (3.61%) Information Security Analyst
11 7 (3.61%) Risk Analyst
11 7 (3.61%) Senior Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.61%) CSS
1 7 (3.61%) HTML
1 7 (3.61%) React
2 4 (2.06%) SAP CAF
3 2 (1.03%) ModSecurity
4 1 (0.52%) EDI
4 1 (0.52%) EDIFACT
4 1 (0.52%) SAP Fiori
4 1 (0.52%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 23 (11.86%) Data Centre
2 15 (7.73%) Cloud Native
2 15 (7.73%) Management Information System
2 15 (7.73%) Security Posture
3 14 (7.22%) Onboarding
4 7 (3.61%) Culture of Ownership
4 7 (3.61%) Podcast
5 6 (3.09%) Blog
5 6 (3.09%) Cloud Security Posture
5 6 (3.09%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 6 (3.09%) e-Learning
5 6 (3.09%) Operational Technology
5 6 (3.09%) PKI
6 5 (2.58%) Learning Management System
7 4 (2.06%) Cyber Defence
7 4 (2.06%) Mobile App
8 2 (1.03%) Data Structures
8 2 (1.03%) NHS
8 2 (1.03%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (1.03%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 5 (2.58%) Windows
2 1 (0.52%) Android
2 1 (0.52%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.52%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (51.55%) Cybersecurity
2 67 (34.54%) Information Security
3 59 (30.41%) Risk Management
4 54 (27.84%) AI
5 44 (22.68%) Continuous Improvement
6 41 (21.13%) Security Architecture
7 40 (20.62%) Cloud Security
8 33 (17.01%) CI/CD
9 32 (16.49%) IT Strategy
9 32 (16.49%) SDLC
10 31 (15.98%) Threat Modelling
11 28 (14.43%) Validation
12 27 (13.92%) DevSecOps
12 27 (13.92%) Regulatory Compliance
12 27 (13.92%) Security Testing
13 25 (12.89%) Application Security
14 24 (12.37%) Decision-Making
14 24 (12.37%) Roadmaps
14 24 (12.37%) Technology Strategy
15 22 (11.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 7 (3.61%) JavaScript
2 6 (3.09%) Python
Qualifications
1 34 (17.53%) CISSP
2 33 (17.01%) CISM
3 27 (13.92%) Degree
3 27 (13.92%) Security Cleared
4 24 (12.37%) CISA
5 19 (9.79%) CRISC
6 16 (8.25%) SC Cleared
7 14 (7.22%) CompTIA Security+
8 10 (5.15%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 9 (4.64%) DV Cleared
10 7 (3.61%) ISACA
10 7 (3.61%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 7 (3.61%) SANS
11 6 (3.09%) PMI Certification
12 5 (2.58%) CHECK Team Member
12 5 (2.58%) CREST Certified
12 5 (2.58%) OSCP
12 5 (2.58%) PMP
13 4 (2.06%) CHECK Team Leader
14 3 (1.55%) Cyber Scheme
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (45.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 48 (24.74%) NIST
3 42 (21.65%) PCI DSS
4 22 (11.34%) GDPR
5 12 (6.19%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (5.15%) NCSC
7 8 (4.12%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 8 (4.12%) JSP 440
7 8 (4.12%) SOC 2
8 7 (3.61%) Accessibility
8 7 (3.61%) NIST 800
9 5 (2.58%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 3 (1.55%) COBIT
10 3 (1.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (1.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (1.03%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (1.03%) SEPA
12 1 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 1 (0.52%) Solvency II
System Software
1 25 (12.89%) Virtual Machines
2 5 (2.58%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.52%) IAG
Systems Management
1 8 (4.12%) RSA Archer
2 7 (3.61%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 2 (1.03%) Grafana
3 2 (1.03%) Opsgenie
4 1 (0.52%) Nessus
4 1 (0.52%) Nmap
4 1 (0.52%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.52%) Terraform
Vendors
1 29 (14.95%) CrowdStrike
2 26 (13.40%) Palo Alto
2 26 (13.40%) Tenable
3 20 (10.31%) Microsoft
4 6 (3.09%) OpenAI
4 6 (3.09%) SAP
5 4 (2.06%) Apple
5 4 (2.06%) Google
6 2 (1.03%) GoldenSource
6 2 (1.03%) PagerDuty
6 2 (1.03%) Splunk
7 1 (0.52%) CyberArk
7 1 (0.52%) OneTrust
7 1 (0.52%) Qualys
7 1 (0.52%) ServiceNow