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

6 months to
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 208 358 376
Rank change year-on-year +150 +18 +32
Permanent jobs citing GRC 300 60 117
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.25% 0.37% 0.50%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 7.53% 2.01% 3.70%
Number of salaries quoted 159 41 88
10th Percentile £42,650 £48,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £71,991 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.71% +10.76% -10.34%
75th Percentile £95,000 £88,750 £77,813
90th Percentile £110,000 £107,500 £96,625
UK median annual salary £75,000 £74,000 £66,500
% change year-on-year +1.35% +11.28% -5.00%

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 3,983 2,992 3,165
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.64% 18.37% 13.53%
Number of salaries quoted 2,510 1,676 1,953
10th Percentile £33,750 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £44,447 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% -
75th Percentile £75,754 £77,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £93,634 £95,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £56,075
% change year-on-year - +2.54% -6.54%

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 September 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 (2.00%) SAS
2 5 (1.67%) Totara
3 1 (0.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (1.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.33%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (1.33%) SAP GRC
1 4 (1.33%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.33%) SAP BPC
2 1 (0.33%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 85 (28.33%) Azure
2 64 (21.33%) Cloud Computing
3 43 (14.33%) Microsoft 365
4 34 (11.33%) Power Platform
5 32 (10.67%) AWS
6 26 (8.67%) Serverless
7 18 (6.00%) SaaS
8 11 (3.67%) Entra ID
9 7 (2.33%) GCP
10 6 (2.00%) Microsoft Purview
11 4 (1.33%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (1.33%) Azure Key Vault
11 4 (1.33%) Cloudflare
11 4 (1.33%) Smartsheet
11 4 (1.33%) Vercel
12 3 (1.00%) OCI
13 2 (0.67%) Google Workspace
13 2 (0.67%) Microsoft Copilot
14 1 (0.33%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 62 (20.67%) WAN
2 58 (19.33%) LAN
3 18 (6.00%) Firewall
4 17 (5.67%) Network Security
5 5 (1.67%) DMZ
6 4 (1.33%) SD-WAN
7 3 (1.00%) Cisco ASA
8 2 (0.67%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.67%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 25 (8.33%) Snyk
2 4 (1.33%) JIRA
3 2 (0.67%) Yeoman
General
1 124 (41.33%) Social Skills
2 90 (30.00%) Finance
3 62 (20.67%) Presentation Skills
4 44 (14.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 42 (14.00%) Law
6 28 (9.33%) Public Sector
7 27 (9.00%) Analytical Skills
8 15 (5.00%) Legal
9 14 (4.67%) Retail
10 12 (4.00%) Banking
10 12 (4.00%) Financial Institution
10 12 (4.00%) Telecoms
11 9 (3.00%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (2.67%) French Language
12 8 (2.67%) German Language
13 6 (2.00%) Marketing
14 4 (1.33%) Advertising
14 4 (1.33%) Aerospace
14 4 (1.33%) Aviation
14 4 (1.33%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 97 (32.33%) Architect
2 58 (19.33%) Systems Architect
3 53 (17.67%) Consultant
4 48 (16.00%) Senior
5 32 (10.67%) Security Architect
5 32 (10.67%) Senior Architect
6 28 (9.33%) Security Consultant
6 28 (9.33%) Senior Security Architect
7 25 (8.33%) Cloud Architect
7 25 (8.33%) Cloud Security Architect
7 25 (8.33%) Senior Cloud Architect
8 21 (7.00%) Analyst
9 16 (5.33%) Security Manager
10 15 (5.00%) Security Specialist
11 10 (3.33%) Lead
11 10 (3.33%) Security Analyst
12 9 (3.00%) Information Security Advisor
12 9 (3.00%) IT Manager
12 9 (3.00%) IT Security Manager
12 9 (3.00%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.33%) React
2 6 (2.00%) Node.js
3 5 (1.67%) ModSecurity
4 4 (1.33%) CSS
4 4 (1.33%) HTML
4 4 (1.33%) SAP Fiori
5 3 (1.00%) SailPoint
5 3 (1.00%) SAPUI5
6 1 (0.33%) REST
6 1 (0.33%) SOAP
6 1 (0.33%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 33 (11.00%) Management Information System
2 26 (8.67%) Data Centre
3 21 (7.00%) Onboarding
3 21 (7.00%) Security Posture
4 16 (5.33%) Cloud Native
5 10 (3.33%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (2.67%) Cyber Defence
6 8 (2.67%) Operational Technology
7 7 (2.33%) e-Learning
7 7 (2.33%) PKI
8 5 (1.67%) Blog
8 5 (1.67%) Cloud Security Posture
8 5 (1.67%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 5 (1.67%) Learning Management System
8 5 (1.67%) Security Operations Centre
9 4 (1.33%) Culture of Ownership
9 4 (1.33%) PMI
9 4 (1.33%) Podcast
10 3 (1.00%) Enterprise Software
10 3 (1.00%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.00%) Windows
2 1 (0.33%) Linux
2 1 (0.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 166 (55.33%) Information Security
2 146 (48.67%) Risk Management
3 142 (47.33%) Cybersecurity
4 91 (30.33%) Roadmaps
5 67 (22.33%) IT Strategy
5 67 (22.33%) Technology Strategy
6 66 (22.00%) Project Delivery
7 65 (21.67%) AI
8 64 (21.33%) Business Case
9 63 (21.00%) Containerisation
10 60 (20.00%) Network Design
11 59 (19.67%) Cloud Security
11 59 (19.67%) Logistics
12 58 (19.33%) Business Strategy
12 58 (19.33%) Infrastructure as Code
12 58 (19.33%) Network Architecture
12 58 (19.33%) Technical Architecture
13 48 (16.00%) Continuous Improvement
14 46 (15.33%) Stakeholder Management
15 43 (14.33%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 12 (4.00%) JavaScript
2 7 (2.33%) TypeScript
3 3 (1.00%) ABAP
4 1 (0.33%) Python
4 1 (0.33%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 54 (18.00%) CISSP
2 53 (17.67%) Security Cleared
3 43 (14.33%) CISM
4 36 (12.00%) SC Cleared
5 23 (7.67%) CRISC
6 21 (7.00%) Degree
7 17 (5.67%) CISA
7 17 (5.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 16 (5.33%) DV Cleared
9 13 (4.33%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 10 (3.33%) CompTIA Security+
11 8 (2.67%) CREST Certified
11 8 (2.67%) PMI Certification
12 6 (2.00%) Computer Science Degree
12 6 (2.00%) Master's Degree
13 5 (1.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 5 (1.67%) CCSP
13 5 (1.67%) Cisco Certification
14 4 (1.33%) CISMP
14 4 (1.33%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 121 (40.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 72 (24.00%) NIST
3 47 (15.67%) GDPR
4 33 (11.00%) PCI DSS
5 29 (9.67%) Cyber Essentials
6 13 (4.33%) NCSC
6 13 (4.33%) SOC 2
7 12 (4.00%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 10 (3.33%) JSP 440
9 7 (2.33%) QA
10 6 (2.00%) Accessibility
10 6 (2.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 6 (2.00%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 6 (2.00%) NIST 800
11 4 (1.33%) COBIT
11 4 (1.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.67%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 1 (0.33%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.33%) IFRS
13 1 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 25 (8.33%) Virtual Machines
2 4 (1.33%) IAG
3 2 (0.67%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (1.33%) CASB
2 2 (0.67%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.33%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 82 (27.33%) Microsoft
2 30 (10.00%) CrowdStrike
3 28 (9.33%) Palo Alto
4 25 (8.33%) Tenable
5 5 (1.67%) ServiceNow
6 4 (1.33%) Cisco
6 4 (1.33%) Netskope
6 4 (1.33%) SAP
6 4 (1.33%) Zscaler
7 3 (1.00%) CheckPoint
7 3 (1.00%) Oracle
8 2 (0.67%) Apple
8 2 (0.67%) Google
8 2 (0.67%) OneTrust
9 1 (0.33%) Arqiva
9 1 (0.33%) Fortinet
9 1 (0.33%) Qualys
9 1 (0.33%) Sage