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 13 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 214 345 381
Rank change year-on-year +131 +36 +16
Permanent jobs citing GRC 293 69 97
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.17% 0.42% 0.46%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 7.34% 2.32% 3.15%
Number of salaries quoted 153 48 65
10th Percentile £41,600 £48,750 £46,250
25th Percentile £53,750 £51,063 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% -7.14% -3.45%
75th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £102,250 £101,500
UK median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - +7.14% -

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 3,993 2,976 3,081
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 15.98% 18.04% 14.47%
Number of salaries quoted 2,472 1,623 1,699
10th Percentile £33,525 £33,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,447 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.20% - +3.74%
75th Percentile £76,250 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,634 £96,250 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% - -4.17%

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 13 October 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 (2.05%) SAS
2 2 (0.68%) Totara
3 1 (0.34%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (0.68%) Spreadsheet
2 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (1.71%) SAP GRC
1 5 (1.71%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.34%) SAP BPC
2 1 (0.34%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 83 (28.33%) Azure
2 64 (21.84%) Cloud Computing
3 44 (15.02%) Microsoft 365
4 40 (13.65%) Power Platform
5 30 (10.24%) AWS
6 24 (8.19%) SaaS
7 15 (5.12%) Serverless
8 8 (2.73%) Microsoft Purview
9 6 (2.05%) Entra ID
10 4 (1.37%) GCP
11 3 (1.02%) OCI
12 2 (0.68%) Azure Sentinel
12 2 (0.68%) Google Workspace
12 2 (0.68%) Microsoft Copilot
13 1 (0.34%) Copilot Studio
13 1 (0.34%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 62 (21.16%) WAN
2 58 (19.80%) LAN
3 18 (6.14%) Network Security
4 17 (5.80%) Firewall
5 6 (2.05%) DMZ
6 4 (1.37%) SD-WAN
7 3 (1.02%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.73%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 14 (4.78%) Snyk
2 2 (0.68%) Yeoman
3 1 (0.34%) JIRA
General
1 115 (39.25%) Social Skills
2 99 (33.79%) Finance
3 62 (21.16%) Presentation Skills
4 39 (13.31%) Law
5 35 (11.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 33 (11.26%) Public Sector
7 29 (9.90%) Analytical Skills
8 17 (5.80%) Retail
9 16 (5.46%) Legal
10 14 (4.78%) Banking
11 12 (4.10%) Financial Institution
12 8 (2.73%) French Language
12 8 (2.73%) German Language
12 8 (2.73%) Marketing
13 7 (2.39%) Organisational Skills
14 6 (2.05%) Manufacturing
14 6 (2.05%) Telecoms
15 5 (1.71%) Advertising
16 4 (1.37%) Aerospace
16 4 (1.37%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 83 (28.33%) Architect
2 58 (19.80%) Systems Architect
3 56 (19.11%) Consultant
4 37 (12.63%) Senior
5 23 (7.85%) Security Consultant
6 22 (7.51%) Analyst
7 21 (7.17%) Senior Architect
8 18 (6.14%) Security Architect
9 17 (5.80%) Security Manager
9 17 (5.80%) Senior Security Architect
10 15 (5.12%) Security Specialist
11 14 (4.78%) Cloud Architect
11 14 (4.78%) Cloud Security Architect
11 14 (4.78%) Senior Cloud Architect
12 12 (4.10%) Lead
12 12 (4.10%) Security Analyst
13 9 (3.07%) Information Security Advisor
13 9 (3.07%) IT Manager
13 9 (3.07%) IT Security Manager
13 9 (3.07%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.39%) Node.js
1 7 (2.39%) React
2 5 (1.71%) ModSecurity
2 5 (1.71%) SAP Fiori
3 4 (1.37%) SailPoint
3 4 (1.37%) SAPUI5
4 1 (0.34%) HTML
4 1 (0.34%) JSON
4 1 (0.34%) REST
4 1 (0.34%) SOAP
4 1 (0.34%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 35 (11.95%) Management Information System
2 24 (8.19%) Security Posture
3 16 (5.46%) Onboarding
4 14 (4.78%) Cloud Native
4 14 (4.78%) Data Centre
5 10 (3.41%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (2.73%) Cyber Defence
6 8 (2.73%) Operational Technology
6 8 (2.73%) PKI
7 6 (2.05%) Blog
7 6 (2.05%) Cloud Security Posture
7 6 (2.05%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 5 (1.71%) Security Operations Centre
9 4 (1.37%) e-Learning
10 3 (1.02%) Cyber Security Posture
10 3 (1.02%) Cyber Threat
10 3 (1.02%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 3 (1.02%) Enterprise Software
10 3 (1.02%) NHS
10 3 (1.02%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.68%) Linux
1 2 (0.68%) Windows
1 2 (0.68%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 161 (54.95%) Information Security
2 158 (53.92%) Risk Management
3 142 (48.46%) Cybersecurity
4 85 (29.01%) Roadmaps
5 64 (21.84%) Containerisation
6 62 (21.16%) Project Delivery
7 60 (20.48%) Business Case
7 60 (20.48%) Logistics
8 58 (19.80%) Business Strategy
8 58 (19.80%) Infrastructure as Code
8 58 (19.80%) Network Architecture
8 58 (19.80%) Network Design
8 58 (19.80%) Technical Architecture
9 57 (19.45%) IT Strategy
9 57 (19.45%) Technology Strategy
10 55 (18.77%) AI
11 48 (16.38%) Stakeholder Management
12 47 (16.04%) Cloud Security
13 46 (15.70%) Continuous Improvement
14 38 (12.97%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 9 (3.07%) JavaScript
2 8 (2.73%) TypeScript
3 4 (1.37%) ABAP
4 2 (0.68%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (0.68%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.34%) Python
5 1 (0.34%) Ruby
5 1 (0.34%) SQL
Qualifications
1 57 (19.45%) CISSP
2 53 (18.09%) Security Cleared
3 44 (15.02%) CISM
4 29 (9.90%) CRISC
4 29 (9.90%) SC Cleared
5 24 (8.19%) DV Cleared
6 19 (6.48%) CISA
7 18 (6.14%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 16 (5.46%) Degree
9 15 (5.12%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 9 (3.07%) CompTIA Security+
11 8 (2.73%) CREST Certified
12 6 (2.05%) ACCA
12 6 (2.05%) Computer Science Degree
12 6 (2.05%) Master's Degree
13 5 (1.71%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 5 (1.71%) CCSP
13 5 (1.71%) CIMA
13 5 (1.71%) Cisco Certification
14 4 (1.37%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 124 (42.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 72 (24.57%) NIST
3 53 (18.09%) GDPR
4 35 (11.95%) Cyber Essentials
5 30 (10.24%) PCI DSS
6 17 (5.80%) SOC 2
7 16 (5.46%) NCSC
8 13 (4.44%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 12 (4.10%) JSP 440
10 9 (3.07%) QA
11 8 (2.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 6 (2.05%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 6 (2.05%) NIST 800
13 5 (1.71%) COBIT
13 5 (1.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 4 (1.37%) Accessibility
15 2 (0.68%) HMG Security Policy Framework
16 1 (0.34%) COSO
16 1 (0.34%) IFRS
16 1 (0.34%) RMADS
System Software
1 14 (4.78%) Virtual Machines
2 5 (1.71%) IAG
Systems Management
1 4 (1.37%) CASB
2 2 (0.68%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 83 (28.33%) Microsoft
2 19 (6.48%) CrowdStrike
3 17 (5.80%) Palo Alto
4 15 (5.12%) Tenable
5 5 (1.71%) SAP
5 5 (1.71%) ServiceNow
6 4 (1.37%) Cisco
6 4 (1.37%) Netskope
6 4 (1.37%) Zscaler
7 3 (1.02%) CheckPoint
7 3 (1.02%) Google
7 3 (1.02%) Oracle
8 2 (0.68%) Intel
8 2 (0.68%) OneTrust
8 2 (0.68%) Qualys
8 2 (0.68%) Salesforce
8 2 (0.68%) Xero
9 1 (0.34%) Fortinet
9 1 (0.34%) Marketo
9 1 (0.34%) Sage