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 1 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 225 395 459
Rank change year-on-year +170 +64 +15
Permanent jobs citing GRC 196 44 128
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.02% 0.29% 0.38%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 6.27% 1.54% 3.03%
Number of salaries quoted 125 30 111
10th Percentile £50,000 £52,150 £37,500
25th Percentile £57,500 £63,563 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £84,930 £75,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.24% +25.00% -11.11%
75th Percentile £95,000 £86,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £90,625 £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 3,128 2,850 4,231
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.29% 19.03% 12.67%
Number of salaries quoted 1,986 1,527 3,235
10th Percentile £36,250 £34,750 £34,812
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 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £94,400 £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 1 June 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 (2.55%) Totara
Applications
1 8 (4.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (2.55%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.51%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (1.02%) SAP GRC
1 2 (1.02%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.51%) SAP BPC
2 1 (0.51%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 35 (17.86%) Azure
2 26 (13.27%) AWS
3 25 (12.76%) Serverless
4 16 (8.16%) GCP
5 12 (6.12%) SaaS
6 11 (5.61%) Entra ID
6 11 (5.61%) Microsoft 365
7 8 (4.08%) Azure DevOps
8 7 (3.57%) Azure Key Vault
8 7 (3.57%) Cloudflare
8 7 (3.57%) Vercel
9 6 (3.06%) Vertex AI
10 5 (2.55%) Smartsheet
11 4 (2.04%) Power Platform
12 3 (1.53%) Azure Sentinel
12 3 (1.53%) Microsoft Purview
13 2 (1.02%) Datadog
13 2 (1.02%) Google Sheets
14 1 (0.51%) Azure Monitor
14 1 (0.51%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 19 (9.69%) Firewall
2 13 (6.63%) Network Security
3 6 (3.06%) DMZ
4 4 (2.04%) VPN
5 1 (0.51%) Wireless
5 1 (0.51%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.06%) Semantic Layer
2 4 (2.04%) Power BI
3 2 (1.02%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (1.02%) Looker
4 1 (0.51%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 25 (12.76%) Snyk
2 5 (2.55%) JIRA
3 2 (1.02%) Yeoman
4 1 (0.51%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.51%) Metasploit
General
1 67 (34.18%) Social Skills
2 49 (25.00%) Finance
3 48 (24.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 25 (12.76%) Telecoms
5 22 (11.22%) Public Sector
6 21 (10.71%) Analytical Skills
6 21 (10.71%) Law
7 16 (8.16%) Banking
8 15 (7.65%) Legal
9 14 (7.14%) Retail
10 10 (5.10%) Influencing Skills
11 8 (4.08%) Local Government
12 7 (3.57%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (3.06%) Back Office
13 6 (3.06%) Financial Institution
13 6 (3.06%) Marketing
14 4 (2.04%) Advertising
14 4 (2.04%) Aviation
15 2 (1.02%) Electronics
15 2 (1.02%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 38 (19.39%) Senior
2 36 (18.37%) Architect
3 31 (15.82%) Lead
4 29 (14.80%) Security Architect
4 29 (14.80%) Senior Architect
5 25 (12.76%) Analyst
5 25 (12.76%) Cloud Architect
5 25 (12.76%) Cloud Security Architect
5 25 (12.76%) Senior Cloud Architect
5 25 (12.76%) Senior Security Architect
6 22 (11.22%) Consultant
7 17 (8.67%) Security Consultant
8 14 (7.14%) Security Analyst
9 10 (5.10%) Head of IT
10 9 (4.59%) Solutions Architect
11 8 (4.08%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 8 (4.08%) Security Specialist
12 7 (3.57%) Engineering Manager
12 7 (3.57%) Presales Solution Architect
12 7 (3.57%) Software Engineering Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.57%) CSS
1 7 (3.57%) HTML
1 7 (3.57%) React
2 2 (1.02%) ModSecurity
2 2 (1.02%) SAP CAF
3 1 (0.51%) EDI
3 1 (0.51%) EDIFACT
3 1 (0.51%) SAP Fiori
3 1 (0.51%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 23 (11.73%) Data Centre
2 15 (7.65%) Cloud Native
2 15 (7.65%) Management Information System
3 14 (7.14%) Onboarding
3 14 (7.14%) Security Posture
4 7 (3.57%) Culture of Ownership
4 7 (3.57%) Operational Technology
4 7 (3.57%) Podcast
5 6 (3.06%) Blog
5 6 (3.06%) Cloud Security Posture
5 6 (3.06%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 6 (3.06%) e-Learning
5 6 (3.06%) PKI
6 5 (2.55%) Learning Management System
7 4 (2.04%) Cyber Defence
7 4 (2.04%) Mobile App
7 4 (2.04%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (1.02%) Data Structures
8 2 (1.02%) NHS
8 2 (1.02%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 5 (2.55%) Windows
2 1 (0.51%) Android
2 1 (0.51%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.51%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (52.04%) Cybersecurity
2 71 (36.22%) Information Security
3 59 (30.10%) Risk Management
4 54 (27.55%) AI
5 44 (22.45%) Continuous Improvement
6 42 (21.43%) Cloud Security
7 41 (20.92%) Security Architecture
8 33 (16.84%) CI/CD
8 33 (16.84%) SDLC
9 32 (16.33%) IT Strategy
10 31 (15.82%) Threat Modelling
11 28 (14.29%) Validation
12 27 (13.78%) DevSecOps
12 27 (13.78%) Regulatory Compliance
12 27 (13.78%) Security Testing
13 26 (13.27%) Decision-Making
14 25 (12.76%) Application Security
14 25 (12.76%) Roadmaps
15 24 (12.24%) Technology Strategy
16 22 (11.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 7 (3.57%) JavaScript
2 6 (3.06%) Python
Qualifications
1 33 (16.84%) CISM
1 33 (16.84%) CISSP
2 27 (13.78%) Degree
3 26 (13.27%) Security Cleared
4 23 (11.73%) CISA
5 18 (9.18%) CRISC
6 16 (8.16%) SC Cleared
7 15 (7.65%) CompTIA Security+
8 9 (4.59%) DV Cleared
8 9 (4.59%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 7 (3.57%) CREST Certified
9 7 (3.57%) ISACA
9 7 (3.57%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 7 (3.57%) SANS
10 6 (3.06%) PMI Certification
11 5 (2.55%) OSCP
11 5 (2.55%) PMP
12 4 (2.04%) CHECK Team Member
13 3 (1.53%) CompTIA CySA+
13 3 (1.53%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 90 (45.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 50 (25.51%) NIST
3 41 (20.92%) PCI DSS
4 23 (11.73%) GDPR
5 14 (7.14%) Cyber Essentials
6 11 (5.61%) NCSC
7 8 (4.08%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 8 (4.08%) JSP 440
8 7 (3.57%) Accessibility
8 7 (3.57%) NIST 800
8 7 (3.57%) SOC 2
9 5 (2.55%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 4 (2.04%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (1.53%) COBIT
11 3 (1.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (1.02%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (1.02%) SEPA
13 1 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 1 (0.51%) Solvency II
System Software
1 25 (12.76%) Virtual Machines
2 5 (2.55%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.51%) IAG
Systems Management
1 8 (4.08%) RSA Archer
2 7 (3.57%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 2 (1.02%) Grafana
3 2 (1.02%) Opsgenie
4 1 (0.51%) Nessus
4 1 (0.51%) Nmap
4 1 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.51%) Terraform
Vendors
1 29 (14.80%) CrowdStrike
2 26 (13.27%) Palo Alto
2 26 (13.27%) Tenable
3 22 (11.22%) Microsoft
4 6 (3.06%) OpenAI
5 4 (2.04%) Apple
5 4 (2.04%) Google
5 4 (2.04%) SAP
6 2 (1.02%) GoldenSource
6 2 (1.02%) PagerDuty
6 2 (1.02%) Splunk
7 1 (0.51%) CyberArk
7 1 (0.51%) OneTrust
7 1 (0.51%) Qualys
7 1 (0.51%) ServiceNow