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 22 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 199 385 423
Rank change year-on-year +186 +38 +19
Permanent jobs citing GRC 282 49 118
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.30% 0.30% 0.41%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 7.78% 1.67% 3.11%
Number of salaries quoted 142 35 95
10th Percentile £46,250 £54,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £53,750 £63,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £63,000
Median % change year-on-year - +19.05% -16.00%
75th Percentile £95,000 £87,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £94,800 £95,000
UK median annual salary £72,500 £72,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year - +11.54% -2.26%

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 3,624 2,931 3,789
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.72% 17.78% 13.02%
Number of salaries quoted 2,289 1,653 2,751
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year - +3.51% -3.39%
75th Percentile £78,250 £75,900 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £53,500
% change year-on-year - +7.48% -6.96%

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 22 July 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 (2.13%) SAS
2 5 (1.77%) Totara
3 1 (0.35%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (2.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.77%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.71%) SAP GRC
1 2 (0.71%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.35%) SAP BPC
2 1 (0.35%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 95 (33.69%) Azure
2 64 (22.70%) Cloud Computing
3 46 (16.31%) Microsoft 365
4 34 (12.06%) Power Platform
5 31 (10.99%) AWS
6 25 (8.87%) Serverless
7 21 (7.45%) SaaS
8 15 (5.32%) Entra ID
9 14 (4.96%) GCP
10 8 (2.84%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (2.48%) Azure Key Vault
11 7 (2.48%) Cloudflare
11 7 (2.48%) Vercel
12 5 (1.77%) Smartsheet
13 4 (1.42%) Microsoft Purview
13 4 (1.42%) Vertex AI
14 3 (1.06%) OCI
15 2 (0.71%) Azure Sentinel
15 2 (0.71%) Datadog
15 2 (0.71%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 60 (21.28%) WAN
2 58 (20.57%) LAN
3 17 (6.03%) Firewall
4 13 (4.61%) Network Security
5 4 (1.42%) DMZ
5 4 (1.42%) VPN
6 2 (0.71%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.35%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.42%) Semantic Layer
2 2 (0.71%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (0.71%) Looker
2 2 (0.71%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 25 (8.87%) Snyk
2 5 (1.77%) JIRA
3 2 (0.71%) Yeoman
General
1 126 (44.68%) Social Skills
2 97 (34.40%) Finance
3 59 (20.92%) Presentation Skills
4 51 (18.09%) Law
5 49 (17.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 26 (9.22%) Analytical Skills
7 23 (8.16%) Telecoms
8 18 (6.38%) Legal
8 18 (6.38%) Public Sector
9 17 (6.03%) Retail
10 14 (4.96%) Banking
11 11 (3.90%) Financial Institution
12 9 (3.19%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (2.48%) Legal Technology
13 7 (2.48%) Marketing
14 6 (2.13%) Back Office
14 6 (2.13%) French Language
14 6 (2.13%) German Language
15 4 (1.42%) Advertising
15 4 (1.42%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 96 (34.04%) Architect
2 58 (20.57%) Systems Architect
3 48 (17.02%) Senior
4 36 (12.77%) Consultant
5 32 (11.35%) Security Architect
5 32 (11.35%) Senior Architect
6 28 (9.93%) Senior Security Architect
7 25 (8.87%) Cloud Architect
7 25 (8.87%) Cloud Security Architect
7 25 (8.87%) Security Consultant
7 25 (8.87%) Senior Cloud Architect
8 24 (8.51%) Analyst
9 23 (8.16%) Lead
10 15 (5.32%) Security Specialist
11 12 (4.26%) Security Analyst
12 9 (3.19%) Security Manager
13 8 (2.84%) Senior Consultant
13 8 (2.84%) Senior Security Consultant
14 7 (2.48%) Senior Solutions Architect
14 7 (2.48%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.48%) CSS
1 7 (2.48%) HTML
1 7 (2.48%) React
2 5 (1.77%) ModSecurity
3 1 (0.35%) EDI
3 1 (0.35%) EDIFACT
3 1 (0.35%) SAP Fiori
3 1 (0.35%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 33 (11.70%) Management Information System
2 24 (8.51%) Data Centre
3 23 (8.16%) Onboarding
4 15 (5.32%) Security Posture
5 13 (4.61%) Cloud Native
6 9 (3.19%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (2.84%) Operational Technology
8 7 (2.48%) Culture of Ownership
8 7 (2.48%) Cyber Defence
8 7 (2.48%) e-Learning
8 7 (2.48%) Podcast
9 5 (1.77%) Learning Management System
10 4 (1.42%) Blog
10 4 (1.42%) Cloud Security Posture
10 4 (1.42%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 4 (1.42%) PKI
11 3 (1.06%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (1.06%) Security Operations Centre
12 2 (0.71%) Data Structures
12 2 (0.71%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.42%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 157 (55.67%) Information Security
2 131 (46.45%) Risk Management
3 118 (41.84%) Cybersecurity
4 85 (30.14%) Roadmaps
5 68 (24.11%) Project Delivery
6 64 (22.70%) Business Case
7 62 (21.99%) Containerisation
7 62 (21.99%) Network Design
8 59 (20.92%) Infrastructure as Code
8 59 (20.92%) Logistics
9 58 (20.57%) AI
9 58 (20.57%) Business Strategy
9 58 (20.57%) IT Strategy
9 58 (20.57%) Network Architecture
9 58 (20.57%) Technical Architecture
10 57 (20.21%) Technology Strategy
11 50 (17.73%) Continuous Improvement
12 48 (17.02%) Cloud Security
13 42 (14.89%) Enterprise Architecture
14 41 (14.54%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 7 (2.48%) JavaScript
2 4 (1.42%) Python
Qualifications
1 48 (17.02%) CISSP
2 40 (14.18%) CISM
3 38 (13.48%) Security Cleared
4 27 (9.57%) SC Cleared
5 25 (8.87%) Degree
6 24 (8.51%) CRISC
7 17 (6.03%) CISA
8 15 (5.32%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 14 (4.96%) CompTIA Security+
10 11 (3.90%) DV Cleared
10 11 (3.90%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 8 (2.84%) Computer Science Degree
12 7 (2.48%) PMI Certification
13 6 (2.13%) CREST Certified
13 6 (2.13%) Master's Degree
14 5 (1.77%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 5 (1.77%) CCSP
14 5 (1.77%) Cisco Certification
14 5 (1.77%) PMP
15 4 (1.42%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 110 (39.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 61 (21.63%) NIST
3 44 (15.60%) PCI DSS
4 39 (13.83%) GDPR
5 23 (8.16%) Cyber Essentials
6 15 (5.32%) SOC 2
7 11 (3.90%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 11 (3.90%) NCSC
8 9 (3.19%) Accessibility
8 9 (3.19%) JSP 440
9 6 (2.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 6 (2.13%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 6 (2.13%) NIST 800
9 6 (2.13%) QA
10 3 (1.06%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.71%) SEPA
12 1 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.35%) COBIT
12 1 (0.35%) EU AI Act
12 1 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 25 (8.87%) Virtual Machines
2 4 (1.42%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.35%) IAG
Systems Management
1 2 (0.71%) CASB
1 2 (0.71%) Grafana
1 2 (0.71%) Opsgenie
2 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.35%) Terraform
Vendors
1 86 (30.50%) Microsoft
2 29 (10.28%) CrowdStrike
3 26 (9.22%) Palo Alto
4 25 (8.87%) Tenable
5 4 (1.42%) Apple
5 4 (1.42%) Google
5 4 (1.42%) OpenAI
6 3 (1.06%) Oracle
7 2 (0.71%) Cisco
7 2 (0.71%) GoldenSource
7 2 (0.71%) Netskope
7 2 (0.71%) OneTrust
7 2 (0.71%) PagerDuty
7 2 (0.71%) SAP
7 2 (0.71%) ServiceNow
7 2 (0.71%) Zscaler
8 1 (0.35%) CheckPoint
8 1 (0.35%) Fortinet
8 1 (0.35%) Splunk