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

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 202 363 386
Rank change year-on-year +161 +23 +29
Permanent jobs citing GRC 296 61 118
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.22% 0.37% 0.50%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 7.38% 2.02% 3.69%
Number of salaries quoted 155 41 86
10th Percentile £41,950 £48,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £52,500 £47,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £71,991 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.77% +10.76% -10.34%
75th Percentile £95,000 £88,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £107,500 £96,875
UK median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £66,750
% change year-on-year - +12.36% -4.64%

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 4,012 3,018 3,195
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.48% 18.50% 13.62%
Number of salaries quoted 2,526 1,672 1,916
10th Percentile £33,750 £35,000 £36,000
25th Percentile £44,447 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,591 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.85% +4.17% -
75th Percentile £76,201 £77,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £93,634 £95,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £57,000
% change year-on-year - +0.88% -5.00%

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 18 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 5 (1.69%) Totara
3 1 (0.34%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (1.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.01%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
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 82 (27.70%) Azure
2 64 (21.62%) Cloud Computing
3 42 (14.19%) Microsoft 365
4 35 (11.82%) Power Platform
5 30 (10.14%) AWS
6 26 (8.78%) Serverless
7 18 (6.08%) SaaS
8 9 (3.04%) Entra ID
9 6 (2.03%) GCP
9 6 (2.03%) Microsoft Purview
10 3 (1.01%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (1.01%) Azure Key Vault
10 3 (1.01%) Cloudflare
10 3 (1.01%) OCI
10 3 (1.01%) Smartsheet
10 3 (1.01%) Vercel
11 2 (0.68%) Google Workspace
11 2 (0.68%) Microsoft Copilot
12 1 (0.34%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 62 (20.95%) WAN
2 58 (19.59%) LAN
3 17 (5.74%) Firewall
3 17 (5.74%) Network Security
4 5 (1.69%) DMZ
5 4 (1.35%) SD-WAN
6 3 (1.01%) Cisco ASA
7 1 (0.34%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.01%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 25 (8.45%) Snyk
2 3 (1.01%) JIRA
3 2 (0.68%) Yeoman
General
1 122 (41.22%) Social Skills
2 90 (30.41%) Finance
3 62 (20.95%) Presentation Skills
4 43 (14.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 40 (13.51%) Law
6 28 (9.46%) Analytical Skills
7 27 (9.12%) Public Sector
8 15 (5.07%) Legal
8 15 (5.07%) Retail
9 12 (4.05%) Banking
9 12 (4.05%) Financial Institution
10 11 (3.72%) Telecoms
11 9 (3.04%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (2.70%) French Language
12 8 (2.70%) German Language
13 6 (2.03%) Manufacturing
14 5 (1.69%) Marketing
15 4 (1.35%) Advertising
15 4 (1.35%) Aerospace
15 4 (1.35%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 96 (32.43%) Architect
2 58 (19.59%) Systems Architect
3 51 (17.23%) Consultant
4 47 (15.88%) Senior
5 32 (10.81%) Senior Architect
6 31 (10.47%) Security Architect
7 28 (9.46%) Senior Security Architect
8 25 (8.45%) Cloud Architect
8 25 (8.45%) Cloud Security Architect
8 25 (8.45%) Security Consultant
8 25 (8.45%) Senior Cloud Architect
9 21 (7.09%) Analyst
10 16 (5.41%) Security Manager
11 15 (5.07%) Security Specialist
12 10 (3.38%) Lead
12 10 (3.38%) Security Analyst
13 9 (3.04%) Information Security Advisor
13 9 (3.04%) IT Manager
13 9 (3.04%) IT Security Manager
13 9 (3.04%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.04%) React
2 6 (2.03%) Node.js
3 5 (1.69%) ModSecurity
3 5 (1.69%) SAP Fiori
4 4 (1.35%) SailPoint
4 4 (1.35%) SAPUI5
5 3 (1.01%) CSS
5 3 (1.01%) HTML
6 1 (0.34%) REST
6 1 (0.34%) SOAP
6 1 (0.34%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 34 (11.49%) Management Information System
2 26 (8.78%) Data Centre
3 20 (6.76%) Onboarding
3 20 (6.76%) Security Posture
4 15 (5.07%) Cloud Native
5 10 (3.38%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (2.70%) Cyber Defence
6 8 (2.70%) Operational Technology
7 7 (2.36%) e-Learning
7 7 (2.36%) PKI
8 5 (1.69%) Blog
8 5 (1.69%) Cloud Security Posture
8 5 (1.69%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 5 (1.69%) Learning Management System
8 5 (1.69%) Security Operations Centre
9 4 (1.35%) PMI
10 3 (1.01%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 3 (1.01%) Enterprise Software
10 3 (1.01%) NHS
10 3 (1.01%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.68%) Windows
2 1 (0.34%) Linux
2 1 (0.34%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 165 (55.74%) Information Security
2 148 (50.00%) Risk Management
3 140 (47.30%) Cybersecurity
4 87 (29.39%) Roadmaps
5 67 (22.64%) IT Strategy
5 67 (22.64%) Technology Strategy
6 65 (21.96%) Project Delivery
7 64 (21.62%) AI
8 63 (21.28%) Business Case
8 63 (21.28%) Containerisation
9 60 (20.27%) Logistics
10 59 (19.93%) Network Design
11 58 (19.59%) Business Strategy
11 58 (19.59%) Infrastructure as Code
11 58 (19.59%) Network Architecture
11 58 (19.59%) Technical Architecture
12 57 (19.26%) Cloud Security
13 48 (16.22%) Continuous Improvement
14 46 (15.54%) Stakeholder Management
15 41 (13.85%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 11 (3.72%) JavaScript
2 7 (2.36%) TypeScript
3 4 (1.35%) ABAP
4 1 (0.34%) Python
4 1 (0.34%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 55 (18.58%) CISSP
2 51 (17.23%) Security Cleared
3 43 (14.53%) CISM
4 34 (11.49%) SC Cleared
5 24 (8.11%) CRISC
6 20 (6.76%) Degree
7 18 (6.08%) CISA
8 17 (5.74%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 16 (5.41%) DV Cleared
10 13 (4.39%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 10 (3.38%) CompTIA Security+
12 8 (2.70%) CREST Certified
13 7 (2.36%) PMI Certification
14 6 (2.03%) Computer Science Degree
14 6 (2.03%) Master's Degree
15 5 (1.69%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 5 (1.69%) CCSP
15 5 (1.69%) Cisco Certification
16 4 (1.35%) CISMP
16 4 (1.35%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 119 (40.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 69 (23.31%) NIST
3 48 (16.22%) GDPR
4 32 (10.81%) PCI DSS
5 28 (9.46%) Cyber Essentials
6 14 (4.73%) SOC 2
7 13 (4.39%) NCSC
8 12 (4.05%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 10 (3.38%) JSP 440
10 7 (2.36%) 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%) Accessibility
12 5 (1.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 4 (1.35%) COBIT
14 2 (0.68%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 1 (0.34%) Actionable Recommendations
15 1 (0.34%) IFRS
15 1 (0.34%) SOC 1
System Software
1 25 (8.45%) Virtual Machines
2 5 (1.69%) IAG
3 1 (0.34%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (1.35%) CASB
2 2 (0.68%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 82 (27.70%) Microsoft
2 30 (10.14%) CrowdStrike
3 28 (9.46%) Palo Alto
4 25 (8.45%) Tenable
5 5 (1.69%) SAP
5 5 (1.69%) ServiceNow
6 4 (1.35%) Cisco
6 4 (1.35%) Netskope
6 4 (1.35%) Zscaler
7 3 (1.01%) CheckPoint
7 3 (1.01%) Oracle
8 2 (0.68%) Google
8 2 (0.68%) OneTrust
9 1 (0.34%) Apple
9 1 (0.34%) Arqiva
9 1 (0.34%) Fortinet
9 1 (0.34%) Qualys
9 1 (0.34%) Sage