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 15 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 293 354 380
Rank change year-on-year +61 +26 +144
Permanent jobs citing GRC 101 113 114
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.65% 0.57% 0.52%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 3.81% 3.79% 3.46%
Number of salaries quoted 72 75 98
10th Percentile £42,875 £50,000 £50,000
25th Percentile £48,938 £61,250 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,250 £69,308 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.51% -4.40% +20.83%
75th Percentile £81,250 £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £94,500 £98,500 £86,625
UK median annual salary £67,875 £70,000 £70,576
% change year-on-year -3.04% -0.82% +0.82%

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 2,653 2,981 3,296
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.95% 14.99% 15.07%
Number of salaries quoted 1,676 1,600 2,625
10th Percentile £33,750 £35,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £47,481
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% +4.35%
75th Percentile £79,719 £80,000 £79,000
90th Percentile £96,750 £97,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +5.17%

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 15 November 2025.

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 4 (3.96%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.98%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (1.98%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (1.98%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (5.94%) SAP GRC
2 3 (2.97%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.99%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 18 (17.82%) Azure
2 14 (13.86%) AWS
2 14 (13.86%) SaaS
3 9 (8.91%) GCP
4 5 (4.95%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (4.95%) Power Platform
5 4 (3.96%) Entra ID
5 4 (3.96%) GitHub
5 4 (3.96%) GitHub Actions
6 2 (1.98%) Amazon GuardDuty
6 2 (1.98%) Azure Sentinel
6 2 (1.98%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (1.98%) IaaS
6 2 (1.98%) PaaS
7 1 (0.99%) Google Workspace
7 1 (0.99%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 13 (12.87%) Firewall
2 8 (7.92%) Network Security
3 6 (5.94%) VPN
4 5 (4.95%) Intrusion Detection
4 5 (4.95%) TCP/IP
5 3 (2.97%) HTTP
5 3 (2.97%) LAN
5 3 (2.97%) WAN
6 2 (1.98%) DHCP
6 2 (1.98%) DNS
7 1 (0.99%) Cisco ASA
7 1 (0.99%) DMZ
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.95%) Power BI
1 5 (4.95%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (3.96%) TeamCity
2 3 (2.97%) Snyk
General
1 54 (53.47%) Social Skills
2 43 (42.57%) Finance
3 33 (32.67%) Public Sector
4 20 (19.80%) Analytical Skills
5 19 (18.81%) Telecoms
6 18 (17.82%) Electronics
6 18 (17.82%) Manufacturing
6 18 (17.82%) Marketing
7 9 (8.91%) Banking
8 8 (7.92%) Influencing Skills
8 8 (7.92%) Legal
9 5 (4.95%) Financial Institution
9 5 (4.95%) Law
10 4 (3.96%) Back Office
10 4 (3.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (3.96%) Retail
11 3 (2.97%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (1.98%) Advertising
13 1 (0.99%) Cyber-Physical System
13 1 (0.99%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 38 (37.62%) Consultant
2 30 (29.70%) Security Consultant
3 12 (11.88%) Analyst
4 11 (10.89%) Senior
5 10 (9.90%) Security Engineer
6 9 (8.91%) Security Manager
6 9 (8.91%) Security Specialist
7 7 (6.93%) Cloud Engineer
8 6 (5.94%) Cloud Security Engineer
8 6 (5.94%) SAP Consultant
9 5 (4.95%) Cybersecurity Specialist
9 5 (4.95%) Security Analyst
9 5 (4.95%) Senior Consultant
10 4 (3.96%) Automation Engineer
10 4 (3.96%) Cloud Automation Engineer
10 4 (3.96%) Cybersecurity Consultant
10 4 (3.96%) Head of IT
10 4 (3.96%) Information Security Manager
10 4 (3.96%) IT Analyst
11 3 (2.97%) Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (17.82%) SAP CAF
2 3 (2.97%) SAP Basis
2 3 (2.97%) SAP Fiori
3 2 (1.98%) .NET
3 2 (1.98%) SLSA
Miscellaneous
1 13 (12.87%) Cloud Native
1 13 (12.87%) Security Posture
2 9 (8.91%) Management Information System
3 6 (5.94%) Analytical Mindset
3 6 (5.94%) Cloud Security Posture
3 6 (5.94%) Taxonomies
4 5 (4.95%) Blog
4 5 (4.95%) Public Cloud
5 3 (2.97%) Driving Licence
5 3 (2.97%) Private Cloud
6 2 (1.98%) Distributed Systems
6 2 (1.98%) Onboarding
6 2 (1.98%) Replication
7 1 (0.99%) Cyber Defence
7 1 (0.99%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 1 (0.99%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (0.99%) Operational Technology
7 1 (0.99%) PKI
7 1 (0.99%) PMI
7 1 (0.99%) Smart City
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.96%) Windows
1 4 (3.96%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (60.40%) Cybersecurity
2 60 (59.41%) Risk Management
3 38 (37.62%) Information Security
4 30 (29.70%) Continuous Improvement
4 30 (29.70%) ISMS
5 26 (25.74%) Business Intelligence
6 22 (21.78%) Collaborative Culture
7 18 (17.82%) Digital Marketing
7 18 (17.82%) Programme Management
8 17 (16.83%) Incident Response
8 17 (16.83%) Vulnerability Management
9 13 (12.87%) Decision-Making
9 13 (12.87%) Problem-Solving
10 12 (11.88%) Cloud Security
11 11 (10.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 10 (9.90%) CI/CD
12 10 (9.90%) Security Architecture
13 9 (8.91%) Risk Assessment
13 9 (8.91%) Security Management
13 9 (8.91%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 5 (4.95%) Bash
1 5 (4.95%) Python
2 4 (3.96%) Go
3 2 (1.98%) Bicep
4 1 (0.99%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 48 (47.52%) CISM
2 46 (45.54%) CISSP
3 33 (32.67%) Security Cleared
4 28 (27.72%) SC Cleared
5 27 (26.73%) CRISC
5 27 (26.73%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 19 (18.81%) CISA
7 15 (14.85%) Degree
8 14 (13.86%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 6 (5.94%) Master's Degree
10 5 (4.95%) CISMP
10 5 (4.95%) DV Cleared
11 4 (3.96%) AWS Certification
12 3 (2.97%) NVQ Level 3
13 2 (1.98%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 2 (1.98%) CCSP
13 2 (1.98%) CEH
13 2 (1.98%) CESG Certified Professional
13 2 (1.98%) Cisco Certification
13 2 (1.98%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (71.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 52 (51.49%) NIST
3 19 (18.81%) SOC 2
4 16 (15.84%) GDPR
5 15 (14.85%) Cyber Essentials
6 13 (12.87%) NIST 800
7 12 (11.88%) PCI DSS
8 10 (9.90%) NCSC
9 8 (7.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 6 (5.94%) COBIT
10 6 (5.94%) SOC 1
11 5 (4.95%) Data Quality
11 5 (4.95%) ITGC
11 5 (4.95%) JSP 440
12 4 (3.96%) ISO 22301
12 4 (3.96%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 3 (2.97%) ISO 14001
13 3 (2.97%) ISO 9001
13 3 (2.97%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 3 (2.97%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 1 (0.99%) IAG
Systems Management
1 7 (6.93%) RSA Archer
2 6 (5.94%) Terraform
3 4 (3.96%) Cilium
3 4 (3.96%) Kubernetes
4 3 (2.97%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (1.98%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 24 (23.76%) SAP
2 14 (13.86%) Microsoft
3 4 (3.96%) Google
4 3 (2.97%) Checkmarx
4 3 (2.97%) Palo Alto
4 3 (2.97%) Qualys
4 3 (2.97%) Salesforce
4 3 (2.97%) ServiceNow
5 2 (1.98%) Tenable
6 1 (0.99%) Atlassian
6 1 (0.99%) Cisco
6 1 (0.99%) Darktrace
6 1 (0.99%) Fortinet