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

6 months to
14 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 234 381 464
Rank change year-on-year +147 +83 +4
Permanent jobs citing GRC 196 47 131
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.99% 0.31% 0.38%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 6.14% 1.64% 3.03%
Number of salaries quoted 124 32 109
10th Percentile £50,000 £50,700 £37,500
25th Percentile £58,317 £62,188 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £84,930 £73,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.16% +22.92% -14.29%
75th Percentile £95,000 £86,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £88,625 £97,500
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 3,192 2,859 4,330
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.13% 18.69% 12.56%
Number of salaries quoted 2,064 1,532 3,254
10th Percentile £35,750 £34,750 £34,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £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 £79,250 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,978 £95,000
UK median annual salary £59,732 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +3.88% +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 14 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 7 (3.57%) 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 36 (18.37%) Azure
2 27 (13.78%) AWS
3 25 (12.76%) Serverless
4 16 (8.16%) SaaS
5 15 (7.65%) GCP
6 12 (6.12%) Entra ID
7 10 (5.10%) Microsoft 365
8 8 (4.08%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (3.57%) Azure Key Vault
9 7 (3.57%) Cloudflare
9 7 (3.57%) Vercel
10 6 (3.06%) Vertex AI
11 5 (2.55%) Smartsheet
12 3 (1.53%) Azure Sentinel
13 2 (1.02%) Datadog
13 2 (1.02%) Google Sheets
13 2 (1.02%) Microsoft Purview
13 2 (1.02%) Power Platform
14 1 (0.51%) Cloud Computing
14 1 (0.51%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 20 (10.20%) Firewall
2 14 (7.14%) Network Security
3 6 (3.06%) DMZ
4 4 (2.04%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.06%) Semantic Layer
2 2 (1.02%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (1.02%) Looker
2 2 (1.02%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 25 (12.76%) Snyk
2 5 (2.55%) JIRA
3 2 (1.02%) Yeoman
General
1 66 (33.67%) Social Skills
2 49 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 47 (23.98%) Finance
4 25 (12.76%) Telecoms
5 21 (10.71%) Analytical Skills
5 21 (10.71%) Public Sector
6 19 (9.69%) Law
7 15 (7.65%) Banking
7 15 (7.65%) Legal
7 15 (7.65%) Retail
8 10 (5.10%) Influencing Skills
9 8 (4.08%) Local Government
10 7 (3.57%) Legal Technology
10 7 (3.57%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (3.06%) Back Office
11 6 (3.06%) Financial Institution
11 6 (3.06%) Marketing
12 4 (2.04%) Advertising
12 4 (2.04%) Aviation
13 2 (1.02%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 39 (19.90%) Senior
2 36 (18.37%) Architect
3 31 (15.82%) Lead
4 30 (15.31%) Security Architect
4 30 (15.31%) Senior Architect
5 26 (13.27%) Senior Security Architect
6 25 (12.76%) Cloud Architect
6 25 (12.76%) Cloud Security Architect
6 25 (12.76%) Senior Cloud Architect
7 24 (12.24%) Analyst
8 23 (11.73%) Consultant
9 18 (9.18%) Security Consultant
10 13 (6.63%) Security Analyst
11 11 (5.61%) Security Specialist
12 9 (4.59%) Head of IT
13 8 (4.08%) Solutions Architect
14 7 (3.57%) Engineering Manager
14 7 (3.57%) Risk Analyst
14 7 (3.57%) Security Manager
14 7 (3.57%) Senior Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.57%) CSS
1 7 (3.57%) HTML
1 7 (3.57%) React
2 4 (2.04%) ModSecurity
3 2 (1.02%) SAP CAF
4 1 (0.51%) EDI
4 1 (0.51%) EDIFACT
4 1 (0.51%) SAP Fiori
4 1 (0.51%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 23 (11.73%) Data Centre
2 17 (8.67%) Management Information System
3 15 (7.65%) Cloud Native
4 14 (7.14%) Onboarding
5 12 (6.12%) Security Posture
6 7 (3.57%) Culture of Ownership
6 7 (3.57%) e-Learning
6 7 (3.57%) Operational Technology
6 7 (3.57%) Podcast
7 6 (3.06%) Blog
7 6 (3.06%) Cloud Security Posture
7 6 (3.06%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 6 (3.06%) PKI
7 6 (3.06%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (2.55%) Learning Management System
9 4 (2.04%) Cyber Defence
10 3 (1.53%) Mobile App
11 2 (1.02%) Data Structures
11 2 (1.02%) NHS
11 2 (1.02%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.04%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 103 (52.55%) Cybersecurity
2 72 (36.73%) Information Security
3 60 (30.61%) Risk Management
4 54 (27.55%) AI
5 43 (21.94%) Cloud Security
6 42 (21.43%) Security Architecture
7 40 (20.41%) Continuous Improvement
8 33 (16.84%) CI/CD
8 33 (16.84%) SDLC
9 31 (15.82%) IT Strategy
9 31 (15.82%) Threat Modelling
10 29 (14.80%) Decision-Making
11 28 (14.29%) Validation
12 27 (13.78%) Regulatory Compliance
13 26 (13.27%) DevSecOps
13 26 (13.27%) Security Testing
14 25 (12.76%) Application Security
14 25 (12.76%) Incident Management
14 25 (12.76%) Roadmaps
15 24 (12.24%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 7 (3.57%) JavaScript
2 6 (3.06%) Python
Qualifications
1 36 (18.37%) CISSP
2 35 (17.86%) CISM
3 30 (15.31%) Security Cleared
4 29 (14.80%) Degree
5 21 (10.71%) CISA
6 20 (10.20%) SC Cleared
7 19 (9.69%) CRISC
8 14 (7.14%) CompTIA Security+
9 12 (6.12%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 10 (5.10%) DV Cleared
11 7 (3.57%) ISACA
11 7 (3.57%) SANS
12 6 (3.06%) CREST Certified
12 6 (3.06%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 6 (3.06%) PMI Certification
13 5 (2.55%) PMP
14 4 (2.04%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 4 (2.04%) CCSP
14 4 (2.04%) Cisco Certification
14 4 (2.04%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 93 (47.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 52 (26.53%) NIST
3 41 (20.92%) PCI DSS
4 22 (11.22%) GDPR
5 16 (8.16%) Cyber Essentials
6 11 (5.61%) NCSC
7 10 (5.10%) JSP 440
8 9 (4.59%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 8 (4.08%) SOC 2
10 7 (3.57%) Accessibility
10 7 (3.57%) NIST 800
11 5 (2.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 5 (2.55%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 3 (1.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 2 (1.02%) COBIT
13 2 (1.02%) SEPA
14 1 (0.51%) Actionable Recommendations
14 1 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 1 (0.51%) Solvency II
System Software
1 25 (12.76%) Virtual Machines
2 4 (2.04%) 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%) 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 21 (10.71%) 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%) Oracle
7 1 (0.51%) ServiceNow