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 20 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 225 346 438
Rank change year-on-year +121 +92 +52
Permanent jobs citing GRC 179 59 125
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.00% 0.44% 0.39%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 5.68% 2.44% 2.98%
Number of salaries quoted 121 31 106
10th Percentile £50,000 £61,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £62,500 £42,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 £71,991 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.60% +25.20% -17.86%
75th Percentile £95,000 £80,625 £72,813
90th Percentile £107,500 £86,250 £96,250
UK median annual salary £75,000 £71,991 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.18% +10.76% -3.70%

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 3,149 2,419 4,192
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.66% 18.16% 12.92%
Number of salaries quoted 1,865 1,577 3,298
10th Percentile £35,750 £36,250 £34,859
25th Percentile £47,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,018 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.70% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £82,500 £76,000 £73,438
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £58,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +2.56% +11.43% -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 20 April 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 3 (1.68%) SharePoint
1 3 (1.68%) Totara
2 1 (0.56%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (3.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (2.79%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.12%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.56%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (2.23%) SAP GRC
2 3 (1.68%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.56%) SAP BPC
3 1 (0.56%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 40 (22.35%) Azure
2 33 (18.44%) AWS
3 21 (11.73%) GCP
4 16 (8.94%) SaaS
5 13 (7.26%) Microsoft 365
5 13 (7.26%) Serverless
6 12 (6.70%) Entra ID
7 8 (4.47%) Azure DevOps
8 7 (3.91%) Azure Key Vault
8 7 (3.91%) Cloudflare
8 7 (3.91%) Vercel
9 6 (3.35%) Vertex AI
10 5 (2.79%) Azure Sentinel
10 5 (2.79%) Smartsheet
11 4 (2.23%) GitHub
11 4 (2.23%) GitHub Actions
12 3 (1.68%) Cloud Computing
13 2 (1.12%) Amazon GuardDuty
13 2 (1.12%) Google Sheets
13 2 (1.12%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 23 (12.85%) Firewall
2 14 (7.82%) Network Security
3 5 (2.79%) DMZ
3 5 (2.79%) VPN
4 4 (2.23%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.56%) DHCP
5 1 (0.56%) DNS
5 1 (0.56%) LAN
5 1 (0.56%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.56%) WAN
5 1 (0.56%) Wireless
5 1 (0.56%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.35%) Semantic Layer
2 2 (1.12%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (1.12%) Looker
2 2 (1.12%) Power BI
3 1 (0.56%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 13 (7.26%) Snyk
2 5 (2.79%) JIRA
3 4 (2.23%) TeamCity
4 1 (0.56%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.56%) Metasploit
General
1 72 (40.22%) Social Skills
2 67 (37.43%) Finance
3 34 (18.99%) Telecoms
4 33 (18.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 31 (17.32%) Public Sector
6 22 (12.29%) Banking
7 21 (11.73%) Law
8 17 (9.50%) Marketing
9 16 (8.94%) Analytical Skills
10 15 (8.38%) Retail
11 14 (7.82%) Legal
12 13 (7.26%) Electronics
12 13 (7.26%) Manufacturing
13 12 (6.70%) Financial Institution
14 11 (6.15%) Back Office
14 11 (6.15%) Influencing Skills
15 7 (3.91%) Local Government
16 4 (2.23%) Organisational Skills
17 1 (0.56%) Documentation Skills
17 1 (0.56%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 31 (17.32%) Lead
2 29 (16.20%) Consultant
3 25 (13.97%) Security Consultant
4 24 (13.41%) Senior
5 21 (11.73%) Analyst
6 19 (10.61%) Architect
7 17 (9.50%) Security Architect
8 15 (8.38%) Head of IT
9 13 (7.26%) Cloud Architect
9 13 (7.26%) Cloud Security Architect
9 13 (7.26%) Senior Architect
9 13 (7.26%) Senior Cloud Architect
9 13 (7.26%) Senior Security Architect
10 12 (6.70%) Security Analyst
11 7 (3.91%) Engineering Manager
11 7 (3.91%) Information Analyst
11 7 (3.91%) Information Security Analyst
11 7 (3.91%) Security Engineer
11 7 (3.91%) Software Engineering Manager
11 7 (3.91%) Software Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (7.26%) SAP CAF
2 7 (3.91%) CSS
2 7 (3.91%) HTML
2 7 (3.91%) React
3 2 (1.12%) SAP Fiori
4 1 (0.56%) EDI
4 1 (0.56%) EDIFACT
4 1 (0.56%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 21 (11.73%) Cloud Native
2 15 (8.38%) Security Posture
3 14 (7.82%) Data Centre
3 14 (7.82%) Management Information System
4 12 (6.70%) Onboarding
5 9 (5.03%) Blog
6 7 (3.91%) Cloud Security Posture
6 7 (3.91%) Culture of Ownership
6 7 (3.91%) Podcast
7 5 (2.79%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 5 (2.79%) PKI
8 4 (2.23%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (1.68%) Driving Licence
9 3 (1.68%) e-Learning
9 3 (1.68%) Learning Management System
9 3 (1.68%) Mobile App
10 2 (1.12%) NHS
10 2 (1.12%) PMI
10 2 (1.12%) Public Cloud
10 2 (1.12%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 6 (3.35%) Windows
2 1 (0.56%) Android
2 1 (0.56%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.56%) Linux
2 1 (0.56%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (44.69%) Cybersecurity
2 59 (32.96%) Risk Management
3 58 (32.40%) Information Security
4 45 (25.14%) Continuous Improvement
5 36 (20.11%) AI
6 34 (18.99%) Security Architecture
7 33 (18.44%) Cloud Security
8 27 (15.08%) CI/CD
8 27 (15.08%) Decision-Making
9 25 (13.97%) IT Strategy
10 23 (12.85%) Regulatory Compliance
10 23 (12.85%) Roadmaps
11 22 (12.29%) SDLC
12 21 (11.73%) ISMS
13 20 (11.17%) Incident Response
14 19 (10.61%) Agile
14 19 (10.61%) DevOps
14 19 (10.61%) Security Testing
14 19 (10.61%) Stakeholder Management
14 19 (10.61%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 10 (5.59%) Python
2 7 (3.91%) JavaScript
3 4 (2.23%) Bash
3 4 (2.23%) Go
4 2 (1.12%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 42 (23.46%) CISSP
2 38 (21.23%) CISM
3 35 (19.55%) Security Cleared
4 26 (14.53%) CISA
4 26 (14.53%) Degree
5 25 (13.97%) SC Cleared
6 19 (10.61%) CRISC
7 15 (8.38%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 13 (7.26%) CompTIA Security+
9 8 (4.47%) DV Cleared
9 8 (4.47%) PMI Certification
10 7 (3.91%) ISACA
10 7 (3.91%) SANS
11 6 (3.35%) PMP
12 5 (2.79%) CHECK Team Member
12 5 (2.79%) OSCP
13 4 (2.23%) AWS Certification
13 4 (2.23%) CHECK Team Leader
14 3 (1.68%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 3 (1.68%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (51.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 45 (25.14%) NIST
3 43 (24.02%) PCI DSS
4 23 (12.85%) GDPR
5 15 (8.38%) SOC 2
6 14 (7.82%) Cyber Essentials
7 11 (6.15%) NCSC
8 8 (4.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 8 (4.47%) NIST 800
9 7 (3.91%) Accessibility
10 5 (2.79%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 5 (2.79%) JSP 440
11 4 (2.23%) COBIT
11 4 (2.23%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (1.68%) ISO 9001
13 2 (1.12%) Actionable Recommendations
13 2 (1.12%) ISO 14001
13 2 (1.12%) NEBOSH
13 2 (1.12%) SEPA
14 1 (0.56%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 13 (7.26%) Virtual Machines
2 5 (2.79%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.56%) IAG
Systems Management
1 8 (4.47%) RSA Archer
2 7 (3.91%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 7 (3.91%) Terraform
3 4 (2.23%) Cilium
3 4 (2.23%) Kubernetes
4 2 (1.12%) Grafana
4 2 (1.12%) Opsgenie
4 2 (1.12%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.56%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.56%) Nessus
5 1 (0.56%) Nmap
Vendors
1 22 (12.29%) Microsoft
2 17 (9.50%) SAP
3 16 (8.94%) Palo Alto
3 16 (8.94%) Tenable
4 13 (7.26%) CrowdStrike
5 6 (3.35%) Google
5 6 (3.35%) OpenAI
6 4 (2.23%) Apple
7 2 (1.12%) GoldenSource
7 2 (1.12%) PagerDuty
7 2 (1.12%) Splunk
8 1 (0.56%) CyberArk
8 1 (0.56%) Darktrace
8 1 (0.56%) Qualys
8 1 (0.56%) ServiceNow