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

 6 months to
23 Apr 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 218 349 451
Rank change year-on-year +131 +102 +42
Permanent jobs citing GRC 174 59 126
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.97% 0.44% 0.39%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 5.53% 2.43% 3.00%
Number of salaries quoted 117 31 107
10th Percentile £50,000 £61,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £57,028 £62,500 £43,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £84,930 £71,991 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.97% +25.20% -17.86%
75th Percentile £95,000 £80,625 £73,750
90th Percentile £108,500 £86,250 £96,000
UK median annual salary £75,000 £71,991 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.18% +10.76% -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 3,146 2,428 4,196
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.57% 18.14% 12.92%
Number of salaries quoted 1,859 1,588 3,301
10th Percentile £35,750 £36,195 £34,500
25th Percentile £46,750 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.17% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £81,500 £76,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.35% +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

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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 23 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 (1.72%) SharePoint
1 3 (1.72%) Totara
2 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (4.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (2.87%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.15%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.57%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (2.30%) SAP GRC
2 3 (1.72%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.57%) SAP BPC
3 1 (0.57%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 40 (22.99%) Azure
2 30 (17.24%) AWS
3 18 (10.34%) GCP
4 13 (7.47%) Microsoft 365
4 13 (7.47%) SaaS
4 13 (7.47%) Serverless
5 12 (6.90%) Entra ID
6 8 (4.60%) Azure DevOps
7 7 (4.02%) Azure Key Vault
7 7 (4.02%) Cloudflare
7 7 (4.02%) Vercel
8 6 (3.45%) Vertex AI
9 5 (2.87%) Azure Sentinel
9 5 (2.87%) Smartsheet
10 3 (1.72%) Cloud Computing
11 2 (1.15%) Amazon GuardDuty
11 2 (1.15%) Datadog
11 2 (1.15%) Google Sheets
11 2 (1.15%) Power Platform
12 1 (0.57%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 20 (11.49%) Firewall
2 11 (6.32%) Network Security
3 5 (2.87%) DMZ
3 5 (2.87%) VPN
4 1 (0.57%) DHCP
4 1 (0.57%) DNS
4 1 (0.57%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (0.57%) LAN
4 1 (0.57%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.57%) WAN
4 1 (0.57%) Wireless
4 1 (0.57%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.45%) Semantic Layer
2 2 (1.15%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (1.15%) Looker
2 2 (1.15%) Power BI
3 1 (0.57%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 13 (7.47%) Snyk
2 5 (2.87%) JIRA
3 1 (0.57%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.57%) Metasploit
3 1 (0.57%) TeamCity
General
1 70 (40.23%) Social Skills
2 62 (35.63%) Finance
3 33 (18.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 33 (18.97%) Telecoms
4 28 (16.09%) Public Sector
5 21 (12.07%) Law
6 19 (10.92%) Banking
7 16 (9.20%) Analytical Skills
7 16 (9.20%) Marketing
8 14 (8.05%) Legal
8 14 (8.05%) Retail
9 12 (6.90%) Electronics
9 12 (6.90%) Manufacturing
10 11 (6.32%) Influencing Skills
11 8 (4.60%) Back Office
11 8 (4.60%) Financial Institution
12 7 (4.02%) Local Government
13 4 (2.30%) Organisational Skills
14 3 (1.72%) Aviation
15 1 (0.57%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 31 (17.82%) Lead
2 28 (16.09%) Consultant
3 24 (13.79%) Security Consultant
3 24 (13.79%) Senior
4 22 (12.64%) Analyst
5 19 (10.92%) Architect
6 17 (9.77%) Security Architect
7 15 (8.62%) Head of IT
8 14 (8.05%) Security Analyst
9 13 (7.47%) Cloud Architect
9 13 (7.47%) Cloud Security Architect
9 13 (7.47%) Senior Architect
9 13 (7.47%) Senior Cloud Architect
9 13 (7.47%) Senior Security Architect
10 7 (4.02%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 7 (4.02%) Information Analyst
10 7 (4.02%) Information Security Analyst
10 7 (4.02%) Risk Analyst
10 7 (4.02%) Software Engineering Manager
10 7 (4.02%) Software Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (6.90%) SAP CAF
2 7 (4.02%) CSS
2 7 (4.02%) HTML
2 7 (4.02%) React
3 2 (1.15%) SAP Fiori
4 1 (0.57%) EDI
4 1 (0.57%) EDIFACT
4 1 (0.57%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 18 (10.34%) Cloud Native
2 16 (9.20%) Management Information System
3 15 (8.62%) Security Posture
4 14 (8.05%) Data Centre
5 12 (6.90%) Onboarding
6 7 (4.02%) Cloud Security Posture
6 7 (4.02%) Culture of Ownership
6 7 (4.02%) Podcast
7 6 (3.45%) Blog
8 5 (2.87%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 5 (2.87%) PKI
9 4 (2.30%) Cyber Defence
10 3 (1.72%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (1.72%) e-Learning
10 3 (1.72%) Learning Management System
10 3 (1.72%) Mobile App
10 3 (1.72%) Operational Technology
11 2 (1.15%) NHS
11 2 (1.15%) PMI
11 2 (1.15%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 6 (3.45%) Windows
2 1 (0.57%) Android
2 1 (0.57%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.57%) Linux
2 1 (0.57%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (45.98%) Cybersecurity
2 60 (34.48%) Information Security
3 59 (33.91%) Risk Management
4 45 (25.86%) Continuous Improvement
5 36 (20.69%) AI
6 31 (17.82%) Security Architecture
7 30 (17.24%) Cloud Security
8 27 (15.52%) Decision-Making
9 25 (14.37%) IT Strategy
10 24 (13.79%) CI/CD
11 23 (13.22%) Regulatory Compliance
11 23 (13.22%) Roadmaps
12 21 (12.07%) Agile
13 20 (11.49%) ISMS
14 19 (10.92%) DevOps
14 19 (10.92%) SDLC
14 19 (10.92%) Stakeholder Management
14 19 (10.92%) Validation
15 18 (10.34%) Threat Modelling
16 17 (9.77%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 7 (4.02%) JavaScript
1 7 (4.02%) Python
2 2 (1.15%) Bicep
3 1 (0.57%) Bash
3 1 (0.57%) Go
Qualifications
1 42 (24.14%) CISSP
2 38 (21.84%) CISM
3 33 (18.97%) Security Cleared
4 27 (15.52%) CISA
5 25 (14.37%) Degree
6 23 (13.22%) SC Cleared
7 18 (10.34%) CRISC
8 14 (8.05%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 12 (6.90%) CompTIA Security+
10 8 (4.60%) PMI Certification
11 7 (4.02%) DV Cleared
11 7 (4.02%) ISACA
11 7 (4.02%) SANS
12 6 (3.45%) PMP
13 5 (2.87%) CHECK Team Member
13 5 (2.87%) OSCP
14 4 (2.30%) CHECK Team Leader
14 4 (2.30%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 3 (1.72%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 3 (1.72%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (50.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 45 (25.86%) NIST
3 40 (22.99%) PCI DSS
4 22 (12.64%) GDPR
5 13 (7.47%) Cyber Essentials
6 12 (6.90%) NCSC
6 12 (6.90%) SOC 2
7 8 (4.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 8 (4.60%) NIST 800
8 7 (4.02%) Accessibility
9 5 (2.87%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 5 (2.87%) JSP 440
10 4 (2.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (1.72%) COBIT
11 3 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 2 (1.15%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (1.15%) ISO 9001
12 2 (1.15%) SEPA
13 1 (0.57%) ISO 14001
13 1 (0.57%) Solvency II
System Software
1 13 (7.47%) Virtual Machines
2 5 (2.87%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.57%) IAG
Systems Management
1 8 (4.60%) RSA Archer
2 7 (4.02%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 4 (2.30%) Terraform
4 2 (1.15%) Grafana
4 2 (1.15%) Opsgenie
4 2 (1.15%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.57%) Cilium
5 1 (0.57%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.57%) Nessus
5 1 (0.57%) Nmap
Vendors
1 21 (12.07%) Microsoft
2 16 (9.20%) Palo Alto
2 16 (9.20%) SAP
2 16 (9.20%) Tenable
3 13 (7.47%) CrowdStrike
4 6 (3.45%) Google
4 6 (3.45%) OpenAI
5 4 (2.30%) Apple
6 2 (1.15%) GoldenSource
6 2 (1.15%) PagerDuty
6 2 (1.15%) Splunk
7 1 (0.57%) CyberArk
7 1 (0.57%) Darktrace
7 1 (0.57%) Qualys
7 1 (0.57%) ServiceNow
55 hybrid/remote GRC jobs