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

6 months to
3 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 229 316 437
Rank change year-on-year +87 +121 +58
Permanent jobs citing GRC 169 72 131
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.00% 0.56% 0.42%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 5.56% 3.14% 3.08%
Number of salaries quoted 124 44 109
10th Percentile £49,300 £61,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £62,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £69,654 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.85% +16.09% -12.41%
75th Percentile £95,000 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £103,200 £87,500 £95,500
UK median annual salary £75,000 £69,308 £65,000
% change year-on-year +8.21% +6.63% -4.41%

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 3,041 2,291 4,251
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 18.03% 17.85% 13.64%
Number of salaries quoted 1,793 1,547 3,284
10th Percentile £35,750 £36,041 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,500 £46,650 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,000 £57,547
Median % change year-on-year -1.64% +6.00% -4.09%
75th Percentile £82,500 £76,250 £73,875
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +14.29% -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 3 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 (1.78%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.18%) Totara
3 1 (0.59%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (3.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.37%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (1.78%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.59%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (1.78%) SAP GRC
2 2 (1.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 41 (24.26%) Azure
2 34 (20.12%) AWS
3 21 (12.43%) GCP
4 17 (10.06%) SaaS
5 13 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
6 12 (7.10%) Entra ID
7 8 (4.73%) Azure DevOps
8 7 (4.14%) Azure Key Vault
8 7 (4.14%) Cloudflare
8 7 (4.14%) Vercel
9 6 (3.55%) Vertex AI
10 5 (2.96%) Azure Sentinel
11 4 (2.37%) GitHub
11 4 (2.37%) GitHub Actions
11 4 (2.37%) Smartsheet
12 3 (1.78%) Cloud Computing
13 2 (1.18%) Amazon GuardDuty
13 2 (1.18%) Datadog
13 2 (1.18%) Google Sheets
13 2 (1.18%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 24 (14.20%) Firewall
2 15 (8.88%) Network Security
3 6 (3.55%) DMZ
4 5 (2.96%) VPN
5 4 (2.37%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.59%) DHCP
6 1 (0.59%) DNS
6 1 (0.59%) LAN
6 1 (0.59%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.59%) WAN
6 1 (0.59%) Wireless
6 1 (0.59%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.55%) Semantic Layer
2 2 (1.18%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (1.18%) Looker
2 2 (1.18%) Power BI
3 1 (0.59%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (2.37%) JIRA
1 4 (2.37%) TeamCity
2 2 (1.18%) Snyk
3 1 (0.59%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.59%) Metasploit
General
1 74 (43.79%) Social Skills
2 69 (40.83%) Finance
3 39 (23.08%) Public Sector
4 36 (21.30%) Telecoms
5 23 (13.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 22 (13.02%) Banking
6 22 (13.02%) Law
7 21 (12.43%) Marketing
8 17 (10.06%) Electronics
8 17 (10.06%) Manufacturing
9 15 (8.88%) Analytical Skills
10 14 (8.28%) Retail
11 12 (7.10%) Financial Institution
12 11 (6.51%) Back Office
12 11 (6.51%) Influencing Skills
12 11 (6.51%) Legal
13 7 (4.14%) Local Government
14 4 (2.37%) Organisational Skills
15 2 (1.18%) Presentation Skills
16 1 (0.59%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 34 (20.12%) Consultant
2 30 (17.75%) Lead
3 29 (17.16%) Security Consultant
4 18 (10.65%) Analyst
5 15 (8.88%) Head of IT
5 15 (8.88%) Senior
6 11 (6.51%) Security Analyst
7 8 (4.73%) Architect
8 7 (4.14%) Engineering Manager
8 7 (4.14%) Information Analyst
8 7 (4.14%) Information Security Analyst
8 7 (4.14%) Risk Manager
8 7 (4.14%) Security Engineer
8 7 (4.14%) Security Manager
8 7 (4.14%) Software Engineering Manager
8 7 (4.14%) Software Manager
9 6 (3.55%) Cloud Engineer
9 6 (3.55%) Cloud Security Engineer
9 6 (3.55%) Cybersecurity Consultant
9 6 (3.55%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (10.06%) SAP CAF
2 7 (4.14%) CSS
2 7 (4.14%) HTML
2 7 (4.14%) React
3 1 (0.59%) EDI
3 1 (0.59%) EDIFACT
3 1 (0.59%) SAP Basis
3 1 (0.59%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 22 (13.02%) Cloud Native
2 16 (9.47%) Security Posture
3 11 (6.51%) Management Information System
4 10 (5.92%) Blog
5 9 (5.33%) Onboarding
6 8 (4.73%) Cloud Security Posture
7 7 (4.14%) Culture of Ownership
7 7 (4.14%) Podcast
8 6 (3.55%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 6 (3.55%) PKI
9 5 (2.96%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (2.37%) Driving Licence
11 3 (1.78%) Data Centre
11 3 (1.78%) Mobile App
12 2 (1.18%) Data Structures
12 2 (1.18%) e-Learning
12 2 (1.18%) Learning Management System
12 2 (1.18%) Public Cloud
12 2 (1.18%) Self-Motivation
12 2 (1.18%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 6 (3.55%) Windows
2 1 (0.59%) Android
2 1 (0.59%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.59%) Linux
2 1 (0.59%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (43.79%) Cybersecurity
2 63 (37.28%) Risk Management
3 52 (30.77%) Information Security
4 46 (27.22%) Continuous Improvement
5 28 (16.57%) Decision-Making
6 26 (15.38%) AI
7 25 (14.79%) ISMS
7 25 (14.79%) Roadmaps
8 23 (13.61%) Cloud Security
8 23 (13.61%) Security Architecture
9 22 (13.02%) Collaborative Culture
10 21 (12.43%) Regulatory Compliance
11 20 (11.83%) Incident Response
12 19 (11.24%) Business Intelligence
12 19 (11.24%) Security Operations
12 19 (11.24%) Stakeholder Management
13 18 (10.65%) DevOps
14 17 (10.06%) Agile
14 17 (10.06%) Digital Marketing
14 17 (10.06%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (5.92%) Python
2 7 (4.14%) JavaScript
3 4 (2.37%) Bash
3 4 (2.37%) Go
4 2 (1.18%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 45 (26.63%) CISSP
2 40 (23.67%) CISM
2 40 (23.67%) Security Cleared
3 28 (16.57%) SC Cleared
4 26 (15.38%) Degree
5 25 (14.79%) CISA
6 20 (11.83%) CRISC
6 20 (11.83%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 10 (5.92%) DV Cleared
8 9 (5.33%) CompTIA Security+
9 7 (4.14%) ISACA
9 7 (4.14%) PMI Certification
9 7 (4.14%) SANS
10 5 (2.96%) CHECK Team Member
10 5 (2.96%) OSCP
10 5 (2.96%) PMP
11 4 (2.37%) AWS Certification
11 4 (2.37%) CHECK Team Leader
11 4 (2.37%) CREST Certified
12 3 (1.78%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (56.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 51 (30.18%) NIST
3 43 (25.44%) PCI DSS
4 23 (13.61%) GDPR
5 18 (10.65%) SOC 2
6 14 (8.28%) Cyber Essentials
7 13 (7.69%) NCSC
8 10 (5.92%) NIST 800
9 8 (4.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 7 (4.14%) Accessibility
11 6 (3.55%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 6 (3.55%) JSP 440
12 4 (2.37%) COBIT
12 4 (2.37%) ISO 9001
12 4 (2.37%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 3 (1.78%) ISO 14001
13 3 (1.78%) NEBOSH
14 2 (1.18%) Actionable Recommendations
14 2 (1.18%) PMO
14 2 (1.18%) SEPA
System Software
1 5 (2.96%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.18%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 9 (5.33%) RSA Archer
2 7 (4.14%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 7 (4.14%) Terraform
3 4 (2.37%) Cilium
3 4 (2.37%) Kubernetes
4 2 (1.18%) Grafana
4 2 (1.18%) Opsgenie
5 1 (0.59%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.59%) Nessus
5 1 (0.59%) Nmap
5 1 (0.59%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 23 (13.61%) Microsoft
2 20 (11.83%) SAP
3 6 (3.55%) Google
3 6 (3.55%) OpenAI
4 5 (2.96%) Palo Alto
4 5 (2.96%) Tenable
5 4 (2.37%) Apple
6 3 (1.78%) ServiceNow
7 2 (1.18%) CrowdStrike
7 2 (1.18%) GoldenSource
7 2 (1.18%) PagerDuty
7 2 (1.18%) Splunk
8 1 (0.59%) CyberArk
8 1 (0.59%) Darktrace
8 1 (0.59%) Qualys