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

6 months to
26 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 192 383 384
Rank change year-on-year +191 +1 +41
Permanent jobs citing GRC 301 51 116
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.30% 0.31% 0.47%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 7.74% 1.70% 3.49%
Number of salaries quoted 160 36 93
10th Percentile £42,938 £49,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £53,750 £62,188 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £76,250 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.92% +17.31% -13.33%
75th Percentile £95,000 £89,063 £77,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £103,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £75,000 £74,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +1.35% +13.85% -7.14%

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 3,888 3,006 3,320
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.75% 18.18% 13.39%
Number of salaries quoted 2,466 1,712 2,218
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,589 £60,000 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.35% +2.56% -2.50%
75th Percentile £76,250 £76,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,634 £91,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.88% +3.64% -8.33%

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 26 August 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 (1.99%) SAS
2 5 (1.66%) Totara
3 1 (0.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (1.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.66%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.66%) SAP GRC
1 2 (0.66%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.33%) SAP BPC
2 1 (0.33%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 94 (31.23%) Azure
2 64 (21.26%) Cloud Computing
3 46 (15.28%) Microsoft 365
4 34 (11.30%) Power Platform
5 31 (10.30%) AWS
6 26 (8.64%) Serverless
7 18 (5.98%) SaaS
8 15 (4.98%) Entra ID
9 10 (3.32%) GCP
10 8 (2.66%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (2.33%) Azure Key Vault
11 7 (2.33%) Cloudflare
11 7 (2.33%) Vercel
12 5 (1.66%) Microsoft Purview
12 5 (1.66%) Smartsheet
13 3 (1.00%) OCI
14 2 (0.66%) Azure Sentinel
14 2 (0.66%) Google Workspace
15 1 (0.33%) Azure Monitor
15 1 (0.33%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 62 (20.60%) WAN
2 58 (19.27%) LAN
3 22 (7.31%) Firewall
4 19 (6.31%) Network Security
5 5 (1.66%) DMZ
6 4 (1.33%) SD-WAN
6 4 (1.33%) VPN
7 3 (1.00%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.66%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 25 (8.31%) Snyk
2 5 (1.66%) JIRA
3 2 (0.66%) Yeoman
General
1 128 (42.52%) Social Skills
2 91 (30.23%) Finance
3 62 (20.60%) Presentation Skills
4 47 (15.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 44 (14.62%) Law
6 26 (8.64%) Analytical Skills
6 26 (8.64%) Public Sector
7 20 (6.64%) Legal
8 15 (4.98%) Telecoms
9 13 (4.32%) Retail
10 12 (3.99%) Banking
11 10 (3.32%) Financial Institution
12 9 (2.99%) Organisational Skills
13 8 (2.66%) French Language
13 8 (2.66%) German Language
13 8 (2.66%) Marketing
14 7 (2.33%) Legal Technology
15 4 (1.33%) Aerospace
15 4 (1.33%) Aviation
15 4 (1.33%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 95 (31.56%) Architect
2 58 (19.27%) Systems Architect
3 49 (16.28%) Consultant
4 47 (15.61%) Senior
5 32 (10.63%) Security Architect
5 32 (10.63%) Senior Architect
6 28 (9.30%) Senior Security Architect
7 27 (8.97%) Security Consultant
8 25 (8.31%) Cloud Architect
8 25 (8.31%) Cloud Security Architect
8 25 (8.31%) Senior Cloud Architect
9 19 (6.31%) Analyst
10 16 (5.32%) Lead
10 16 (5.32%) Security Specialist
11 13 (4.32%) Security Manager
12 9 (2.99%) Development Manager
12 9 (2.99%) Information Security Advisor
12 9 (2.99%) Security Advisor
12 9 (2.99%) Security Analyst
13 8 (2.66%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.99%) React
2 7 (2.33%) CSS
2 7 (2.33%) HTML
3 5 (1.66%) ModSecurity
4 2 (0.66%) Node.js
4 2 (0.66%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.33%) REST
5 1 (0.33%) SailPoint
5 1 (0.33%) SAPUI5
5 1 (0.33%) SOAP
5 1 (0.33%) TAPI
5 1 (0.33%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 32 (10.63%) Management Information System
2 26 (8.64%) Data Centre
3 24 (7.97%) Onboarding
4 20 (6.64%) Security Posture
5 15 (4.98%) Cloud Native
6 10 (3.32%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (2.66%) Cyber Defence
7 8 (2.66%) Operational Technology
8 7 (2.33%) Culture of Ownership
8 7 (2.33%) e-Learning
8 7 (2.33%) PKI
8 7 (2.33%) Podcast
9 5 (1.66%) Blog
9 5 (1.66%) Cloud Security Posture
9 5 (1.66%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 5 (1.66%) Learning Management System
10 4 (1.33%) Security Operations Centre
11 3 (1.00%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 3 (1.00%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (1.00%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.66%) Windows
2 1 (0.33%) Linux
2 1 (0.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 169 (56.15%) Information Security
2 141 (46.84%) Cybersecurity
3 139 (46.18%) Risk Management
4 90 (29.90%) Roadmaps
5 69 (22.92%) Project Delivery
6 65 (21.59%) Business Case
7 63 (20.93%) Containerisation
7 63 (20.93%) IT Strategy
7 63 (20.93%) Technology Strategy
8 62 (20.60%) AI
8 62 (20.60%) Network Design
9 59 (19.60%) Infrastructure as Code
9 59 (19.60%) Logistics
10 58 (19.27%) Business Strategy
10 58 (19.27%) Cloud Security
10 58 (19.27%) Network Architecture
10 58 (19.27%) Technical Architecture
11 51 (16.94%) Continuous Improvement
12 45 (14.95%) Stakeholder Management
13 44 (14.62%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 10 (3.32%) JavaScript
2 3 (1.00%) TypeScript
3 1 (0.33%) ABAP
3 1 (0.33%) Python
3 1 (0.33%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 52 (17.28%) CISSP
2 48 (15.95%) Security Cleared
3 43 (14.29%) CISM
4 31 (10.30%) SC Cleared
5 24 (7.97%) Degree
6 23 (7.64%) CRISC
7 17 (5.65%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 16 (5.32%) DV Cleared
9 14 (4.65%) CISA
10 13 (4.32%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 10 (3.32%) CompTIA Security+
12 8 (2.66%) Computer Science Degree
12 8 (2.66%) CREST Certified
12 8 (2.66%) PMI Certification
13 6 (1.99%) Master's Degree
14 5 (1.66%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 5 (1.66%) CCSP
14 5 (1.66%) Cisco Certification
14 5 (1.66%) PMP
15 4 (1.33%) CISMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 119 (39.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 72 (23.92%) NIST
3 46 (15.28%) GDPR
4 37 (12.29%) PCI DSS
5 28 (9.30%) Cyber Essentials
6 13 (4.32%) NCSC
6 13 (4.32%) SOC 2
7 12 (3.99%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 10 (3.32%) JSP 440
9 9 (2.99%) Accessibility
10 7 (2.33%) QA
11 6 (1.99%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 6 (1.99%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 6 (1.99%) NIST 800
12 4 (1.33%) COBIT
13 2 (0.66%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 2 (0.66%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 1 (0.33%) Actionable Recommendations
14 1 (0.33%) EU AI Act
14 1 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 25 (8.31%) Virtual Machines
2 4 (1.33%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.66%) IAG
Systems Management
1 4 (1.33%) CASB
2 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.33%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 88 (29.24%) Microsoft
2 30 (9.97%) CrowdStrike
3 28 (9.30%) Palo Alto
4 25 (8.31%) Tenable
5 4 (1.33%) Apple
5 4 (1.33%) Cisco
5 4 (1.33%) Netskope
5 4 (1.33%) Zscaler
6 3 (1.00%) CheckPoint
6 3 (1.00%) Oracle
7 2 (0.66%) Google
7 2 (0.66%) OneTrust
7 2 (0.66%) SAP
7 2 (0.66%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.33%) Arqiva
8 1 (0.33%) Fortinet
8 1 (0.33%) Qualys
8 1 (0.33%) Splunk