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

6 months to
21 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 239 324 410
Rank change year-on-year +85 +86 +88
Permanent jobs citing GRC 134 113 99
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.87% 0.69% 0.41%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 4.89% 4.02% 2.87%
Number of salaries quoted 98 69 85
10th Percentile £45,125 £50,000 £50,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £61,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £69,308 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.43% +6.63% -
75th Percentile £86,790 £86,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £104,700 £92,250 £87,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £69,308 £70,000
% change year-on-year -6.22% -0.99% -

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 2,740 2,814 3,445
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.77% 17.22% 14.33%
Number of salaries quoted 1,646 1,512 2,708
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,813 £48,639 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £58,875 £60,000 £57,046
% change year-on-year -1.88% +5.18% -0.79%

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 21 January 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 4 (2.99%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.49%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (2.24%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.49%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.75%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (3.73%) SAP GRC
2 2 (1.49%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 28 (20.90%) Azure
2 22 (16.42%) AWS
3 18 (13.43%) SaaS
4 10 (7.46%) GCP
5 8 (5.97%) Microsoft 365
6 7 (5.22%) Power Platform
7 4 (2.99%) Entra ID
7 4 (2.99%) GitHub
7 4 (2.99%) GitHub Actions
8 3 (2.24%) Azure Sentinel
8 3 (2.24%) Cloud Computing
9 2 (1.49%) Amazon GuardDuty
9 2 (1.49%) IaaS
9 2 (1.49%) PaaS
9 2 (1.49%) Vertex AI
10 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Purview
10 1 (0.75%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 20 (14.93%) Firewall
2 13 (9.70%) Network Security
3 6 (4.48%) DMZ
4 5 (3.73%) Intrusion Detection
5 4 (2.99%) TCP/IP
5 4 (2.99%) VPN
6 2 (1.49%) DHCP
6 2 (1.49%) DNS
6 2 (1.49%) HTTP
6 2 (1.49%) LAN
6 2 (1.49%) WAN
7 1 (0.75%) Wireless
7 1 (0.75%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (5.22%) Power BI
2 6 (4.48%) Tableau
3 2 (1.49%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 4 (2.99%) TeamCity
2 2 (1.49%) Snyk
3 1 (0.75%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.75%) Metasploit
General
1 67 (50.00%) Finance
2 61 (45.52%) Social Skills
3 49 (36.57%) Public Sector
4 27 (20.15%) Telecoms
5 26 (19.40%) Electronics
5 26 (19.40%) Manufacturing
5 26 (19.40%) Marketing
6 17 (12.69%) Analytical Skills
7 14 (10.45%) Banking
8 12 (8.96%) Influencing Skills
9 8 (5.97%) Financial Institution
9 8 (5.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (5.97%) Legal
9 8 (5.97%) Retail
10 7 (5.22%) Back Office
10 7 (5.22%) Law
11 6 (4.48%) Local Government
12 2 (1.49%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (1.49%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.75%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 49 (36.57%) Consultant
2 39 (29.10%) Security Consultant
3 15 (11.19%) Analyst
4 14 (10.45%) Senior
5 10 (7.46%) Head of IT
5 10 (7.46%) Lead
5 10 (7.46%) Security Analyst
6 8 (5.97%) Security Engineer
6 8 (5.97%) Security Manager
7 6 (4.48%) Cloud Engineer
7 6 (4.48%) Cloud Security Engineer
7 6 (4.48%) Cybersecurity Consultant
8 5 (3.73%) Principal Consultant
8 5 (3.73%) Risk Manager
8 5 (3.73%) SAP Consultant
8 5 (3.73%) Security Specialist
8 5 (3.73%) Senior Consultant
9 4 (2.99%) Information Manager
9 4 (2.99%) Information Security Analyst
9 4 (2.99%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (19.40%) SAP CAF
2 3 (2.24%) SAP Basis
3 2 (1.49%) .NET
3 2 (1.49%) SAP Fiori
3 2 (1.49%) SLSA
Miscellaneous
1 18 (13.43%) Security Posture
2 17 (12.69%) Cloud Native
3 10 (7.46%) Blog
3 10 (7.46%) Cloud Security Posture
3 10 (7.46%) Management Information System
4 6 (4.48%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 6 (4.48%) PKI
5 5 (3.73%) Analytical Mindset
5 5 (3.73%) Public Cloud
6 4 (2.99%) Driving Licence
7 3 (2.24%) Mobile App
7 3 (2.24%) Private Cloud
8 2 (1.49%) Distributed Systems
8 2 (1.49%) Onboarding
8 2 (1.49%) Replication
8 2 (1.49%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (0.75%) Cyber Defence
9 1 (0.75%) Cyber Threat
9 1 (0.75%) NHS
9 1 (0.75%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 5 (3.73%) Windows
2 4 (2.99%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.75%) Android
3 1 (0.75%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.75%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (61.19%) Cybersecurity
2 77 (57.46%) Risk Management
3 44 (32.84%) Continuous Improvement
4 42 (31.34%) ISMS
5 40 (29.85%) Information Security
6 34 (25.37%) Collaborative Culture
7 33 (24.63%) Business Intelligence
8 26 (19.40%) Digital Marketing
8 26 (19.40%) Programme Management
9 20 (14.93%) Decision-Making
9 20 (14.93%) Incident Response
10 19 (14.18%) Cloud Security
10 19 (14.18%) Security Architecture
11 17 (12.69%) Vulnerability Management
12 13 (9.70%) AI
12 13 (9.70%) IT Governance
12 13 (9.70%) Roadmaps
12 13 (9.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 12 (8.96%) RBAC
13 12 (8.96%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 6 (4.48%) Python
2 4 (2.99%) Bash
2 4 (2.99%) Go
3 2 (1.49%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 62 (46.27%) CISSP
2 59 (44.03%) CISM
3 46 (34.33%) Security Cleared
4 36 (26.87%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
5 34 (25.37%) SC Cleared
6 33 (24.63%) CRISC
7 30 (22.39%) CISA
8 23 (17.16%) Degree
9 15 (11.19%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 11 (8.21%) DV Cleared
11 6 (4.48%) ISACA
11 6 (4.48%) SANS
12 5 (3.73%) CHECK Team Member
12 5 (3.73%) CISMP
12 5 (3.73%) CompTIA Security+
12 5 (3.73%) OSCP
13 4 (2.99%) AWS Certification
13 4 (2.99%) CHECK Team Leader
13 4 (2.99%) CREST Certified
14 3 (2.24%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (70.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 69 (51.49%) NIST
3 24 (17.91%) GDPR
4 22 (16.42%) PCI DSS
5 18 (13.43%) Cyber Essentials
6 16 (11.94%) SOC 2
7 15 (11.19%) NCSC
8 14 (10.45%) NIST 800
9 10 (7.46%) JSP 440
10 9 (6.72%) COBIT
10 9 (6.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 9 (6.72%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 5 (3.73%) Data Quality
11 5 (3.73%) ITGC
12 4 (2.99%) ISO 22301
12 4 (2.99%) ISO 9001
13 3 (2.24%) ISO 14001
13 3 (2.24%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 3 (2.24%) NEBOSH
14 2 (1.49%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (0.75%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (6.72%) RSA Archer
2 6 (4.48%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 6 (4.48%) Terraform
3 4 (2.99%) Cilium
3 4 (2.99%) Kubernetes
4 2 (1.49%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (1.49%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.75%) Nessus
5 1 (0.75%) Nmap
Vendors
1 31 (23.13%) SAP
2 15 (11.19%) Microsoft
3 4 (2.99%) Google
4 3 (2.24%) Palo Alto
4 3 (2.24%) Qualys
4 3 (2.24%) Tenable
5 2 (1.49%) Checkmarx
5 2 (1.49%) OpenAI
5 2 (1.49%) Salesforce
5 2 (1.49%) ServiceNow
6 1 (0.75%) CyberArk
6 1 (0.75%) Darktrace
6 1 (0.75%) Splunk