GRC Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring GRC skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited GRC over the 6 months leading up to 3 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 423 470 400
Rank change year-on-year +47 -70 +185
Permanent jobs citing GRC 49 122 231
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.24% 0.35% 0.64%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.51% 2.85% 4.38%
Number of salaries quoted 33 99 108
10th Percentile £50,900 £37,500 £52,125
25th Percentile £62,500 £43,125 £56,993
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £60,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -14.29% +7.69%
75th Percentile £86,250 £77,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £96,150 £95,000 £96,425
UK median annual salary £72,500 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +26.09% -11.54% -3.70%

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 3,247 4,274 5,276
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 15.93% 12.39% 14.67%
Number of salaries quoted 1,840 3,116 3,650
10th Percentile £36,250 £33,750 £36,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £43,480 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% -4.17% +4.45%
75th Percentile £76,250 £76,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £91,375 £97,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% +4.55%

GRC
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing GRC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

GRC trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

GRC
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing GRC.

GRC salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

GRC
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing GRC over the 6 months to 3 July 2025.

GRC salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

GRC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 3 (6.12%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (2.04%) SAP BPC
1 1 (2.04%) SAP GRC
1 1 (2.04%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 7 (14.29%) Azure
2 4 (8.16%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (8.16%) SaaS
3 3 (6.12%) Azure Sentinel
3 3 (6.12%) Entra ID
3 3 (6.12%) Microsoft Purview
4 2 (4.08%) AWS
4 2 (4.08%) GCP
5 1 (2.04%) Google Workspace
5 1 (2.04%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.12%) Firewall
2 1 (2.04%) Cisco ASA
2 1 (2.04%) Intranet
2 1 (2.04%) LAN
2 1 (2.04%) Network Security
2 1 (2.04%) VPN
2 1 (2.04%) WAN
General
1 25 (51.02%) Social Skills
2 15 (30.61%) Finance
3 11 (22.45%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (20.41%) Law
5 5 (10.20%) Banking
6 4 (8.16%) Influencing Skills
6 4 (8.16%) Legal
6 4 (8.16%) Organisational Skills
6 4 (8.16%) Presentation Skills
6 4 (8.16%) Retail
7 3 (6.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (4.08%) Advertising
8 2 (4.08%) Dutch Language
8 2 (4.08%) Public Sector
9 1 (2.04%) Automotive
9 1 (2.04%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (2.04%) Military
Job Titles
1 11 (22.45%) Analyst
2 7 (14.29%) Consultant
2 7 (14.29%) Security Manager
3 6 (12.24%) Information Manager
3 6 (12.24%) Information Security Manager
3 6 (12.24%) Security Analyst
4 5 (10.20%) Security Engineer
4 5 (10.20%) Security Specialist
4 5 (10.20%) ServiceNow Consultant
5 4 (8.16%) Cybersecurity Engineer
5 4 (8.16%) IT Analyst
6 3 (6.12%) Developer
6 3 (6.12%) IT Security Analyst
6 3 (6.12%) IT Security Specialist
6 3 (6.12%) Senior
6 3 (6.12%) Senior Analyst
6 3 (6.12%) ServiceNow Developer
7 2 (4.08%) Compliance Manager
7 2 (4.08%) Financial Analyst
7 2 (4.08%) Head of Security
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.04%) ModSecurity
1 1 (2.04%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 8 (16.33%) Security Posture
2 6 (12.24%) Management Information System
3 5 (10.20%) Taxonomies
4 2 (4.08%) Operational Technology
5 1 (2.04%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (2.04%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (2.04%) Cyberattack
5 1 (2.04%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (2.04%) Insider Threat
5 1 (2.04%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (59.18%) Risk Management
2 26 (53.06%) Information Security
3 25 (51.02%) Cybersecurity
4 12 (24.49%) Problem-Solving
4 12 (24.49%) Security Operations
4 12 (24.49%) Vulnerability Management
5 10 (20.41%) Agile
6 8 (16.33%) Continuous Improvement
7 7 (14.29%) Incident Management
7 7 (14.29%) Incident Response
8 6 (12.24%) Cloud Security
8 6 (12.24%) Data Analysis
8 6 (12.24%) Information Security Governance
8 6 (12.24%) ITIL
8 6 (12.24%) Risk Assessment
9 5 (10.20%) IT Governance
9 5 (10.20%) Risk Register
9 5 (10.20%) Scrum
9 5 (10.20%) Stakeholder Management
10 4 (8.16%) Compliance Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.08%) JavaScript
2 1 (2.04%) Bash
2 1 (2.04%) PowerShell
2 1 (2.04%) Python
Qualifications
1 20 (40.82%) CISM
2 18 (36.73%) CISSP
3 12 (24.49%) CISA
4 11 (22.45%) Security Cleared
5 10 (20.41%) CRISC
5 10 (20.41%) Degree
6 5 (10.20%) Master's Degree
6 5 (10.20%) SC Cleared
7 4 (8.16%) GIAC
7 4 (8.16%) ISACA
7 4 (8.16%) SANS
8 2 (4.08%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 2 (4.08%) PCI QSA
8 2 (4.08%) PMI Certification
8 2 (4.08%) PMP
9 1 (2.04%) CESG Certified Professional
9 1 (2.04%) DBS Check
9 1 (2.04%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 1 (2.04%) OSCP
9 1 (2.04%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (59.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (26.53%) NIST
3 9 (18.37%) PCI DSS
4 8 (16.33%) GDPR
4 8 (16.33%) SOC 2
5 5 (10.20%) JSP 440
5 5 (10.20%) NCSC
5 5 (10.20%) NIST 800
5 5 (10.20%) SOC 1
6 4 (8.16%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (8.16%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 3 (6.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (2.04%) COBIT
8 1 (2.04%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (2.04%) IAG
Systems Management
1 5 (10.20%) RSA Archer
2 3 (6.12%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (4.08%) Nessus
4 1 (2.04%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 8 (16.33%) ServiceNow
2 6 (12.24%) Microsoft
3 2 (4.08%) OneTrust
3 2 (4.08%) Tenable
4 1 (2.04%) Atlassian
4 1 (2.04%) Cisco
4 1 (2.04%) Fortinet
4 1 (2.04%) Google
4 1 (2.04%) Palo Alto
4 1 (2.04%) SAP