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

6 months to
28 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 236 344 456
Rank change year-on-year +108 +112 +42
Permanent jobs citing GRC 178 58 126
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.98% 0.43% 0.39%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 5.64% 2.23% 3.01%
Number of salaries quoted 115 31 107
10th Percentile £50,000 £61,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £57,264 £62,500 £43,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £84,930 £71,991 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.97% +25.20% -17.86%
75th Percentile £95,000 £80,625 £73,750
90th Percentile £110,000 £86,250 £96,000
UK median annual salary £75,000 £70,996 £65,000
% change year-on-year +5.64% +9.22% -1.14%

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 3,156 2,606 4,186
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.38% 19.30% 12.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,867 1,588 3,264
10th Percentile £35,750 £36,047 £34,575
25th Percentile £47,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £81,250 £75,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.35% +9.52% -8.70%

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 28 April 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 3 (1.69%) SharePoint
1 3 (1.69%) Totara
2 1 (0.56%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (3.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (2.81%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.56%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.56%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (1.12%) SAP GRC
1 2 (1.12%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.56%) SAP BPC
2 1 (0.56%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 41 (23.03%) Azure
2 31 (17.42%) AWS
3 18 (10.11%) GCP
4 16 (8.99%) Serverless
5 13 (7.30%) Microsoft 365
5 13 (7.30%) SaaS
6 12 (6.74%) Entra ID
7 8 (4.49%) Azure DevOps
8 7 (3.93%) Azure Key Vault
8 7 (3.93%) Cloudflare
8 7 (3.93%) Vercel
9 6 (3.37%) Vertex AI
10 5 (2.81%) Azure Sentinel
10 5 (2.81%) Smartsheet
11 3 (1.69%) Cloud Computing
12 2 (1.12%) Amazon GuardDuty
12 2 (1.12%) Datadog
12 2 (1.12%) Google Sheets
12 2 (1.12%) Power Platform
13 1 (0.56%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 22 (12.36%) Firewall
2 13 (7.30%) Network Security
3 6 (3.37%) DMZ
4 5 (2.81%) VPN
5 1 (0.56%) DHCP
5 1 (0.56%) DNS
5 1 (0.56%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.56%) LAN
5 1 (0.56%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.56%) WAN
5 1 (0.56%) Wireless
5 1 (0.56%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.37%) Semantic Layer
2 2 (1.12%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (1.12%) Looker
2 2 (1.12%) Power BI
3 1 (0.56%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 16 (8.99%) Snyk
2 5 (2.81%) JIRA
3 1 (0.56%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.56%) Metasploit
3 1 (0.56%) TeamCity
General
1 70 (39.33%) Social Skills
2 62 (34.83%) Finance
3 37 (20.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 34 (19.10%) Telecoms
5 30 (16.85%) Public Sector
6 21 (11.80%) Law
7 20 (11.24%) Banking
8 17 (9.55%) Analytical Skills
9 16 (8.99%) Marketing
10 15 (8.43%) Retail
11 14 (7.87%) Legal
12 12 (6.74%) Electronics
12 12 (6.74%) Manufacturing
13 11 (6.18%) Influencing Skills
14 8 (4.49%) Back Office
14 8 (4.49%) Financial Institution
15 7 (3.93%) Local Government
16 4 (2.25%) Aviation
17 3 (1.69%) Organisational Skills
18 1 (0.56%) Police
Job Titles
1 31 (17.42%) Lead
2 27 (15.17%) Consultant
3 26 (14.61%) Senior
4 23 (12.92%) Analyst
4 23 (12.92%) Security Consultant
5 22 (12.36%) Architect
6 20 (11.24%) Security Architect
7 16 (8.99%) Cloud Architect
7 16 (8.99%) Cloud Security Architect
7 16 (8.99%) Senior Architect
7 16 (8.99%) Senior Cloud Architect
7 16 (8.99%) Senior Security Architect
8 15 (8.43%) Head of IT
8 15 (8.43%) Security Analyst
9 8 (4.49%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 8 (4.49%) Risk Analyst
10 7 (3.93%) Information Analyst
10 7 (3.93%) Information Security Analyst
10 7 (3.93%) Software Engineering Manager
10 7 (3.93%) Software Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (6.74%) SAP CAF
2 7 (3.93%) CSS
2 7 (3.93%) HTML
2 7 (3.93%) React
3 1 (0.56%) EDI
3 1 (0.56%) EDIFACT
3 1 (0.56%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 18 (10.11%) Cloud Native
2 17 (9.55%) Data Centre
2 17 (9.55%) Security Posture
3 15 (8.43%) Management Information System
4 12 (6.74%) Onboarding
5 8 (4.49%) Cloud Security Posture
6 7 (3.93%) Blog
6 7 (3.93%) Culture of Ownership
6 7 (3.93%) Podcast
7 6 (3.37%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 6 (3.37%) PKI
8 5 (2.81%) Cyber Defence
9 4 (2.25%) Mobile App
9 4 (2.25%) Operational Technology
10 3 (1.69%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (1.69%) e-Learning
10 3 (1.69%) Learning Management System
11 2 (1.12%) Driving Licence
11 2 (1.12%) PMI
11 2 (1.12%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 6 (3.37%) Windows
2 1 (0.56%) Android
2 1 (0.56%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.56%) Linux
2 1 (0.56%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (48.88%) Cybersecurity
2 61 (34.27%) Risk Management
3 60 (33.71%) Information Security
4 45 (25.28%) Continuous Improvement
5 40 (22.47%) AI
6 36 (20.22%) Security Architecture
7 34 (19.10%) Cloud Security
8 28 (15.73%) IT Strategy
9 27 (15.17%) CI/CD
9 27 (15.17%) Decision-Making
10 24 (13.48%) Regulatory Compliance
11 23 (12.92%) Roadmaps
11 23 (12.92%) SDLC
12 22 (12.36%) Agile
12 22 (12.36%) Threat Modelling
12 22 (12.36%) Validation
13 21 (11.80%) ISMS
14 20 (11.24%) DevSecOps
15 19 (10.67%) DevOps
15 19 (10.67%) Security Testing
Programming Languages
1 7 (3.93%) JavaScript
1 7 (3.93%) Python
2 2 (1.12%) Bicep
3 1 (0.56%) Bash
3 1 (0.56%) Go
Qualifications
1 42 (23.60%) CISSP
2 39 (21.91%) CISM
3 35 (19.66%) Security Cleared
4 28 (15.73%) CISA
5 26 (14.61%) Degree
6 23 (12.92%) SC Cleared
7 18 (10.11%) CRISC
8 14 (7.87%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 12 (6.74%) CompTIA Security+
10 8 (4.49%) DV Cleared
10 8 (4.49%) PMI Certification
11 7 (3.93%) ISACA
11 7 (3.93%) SANS
12 6 (3.37%) CHECK Team Member
12 6 (3.37%) OSCP
12 6 (3.37%) PMP
13 5 (2.81%) CHECK Team Leader
13 5 (2.81%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 4 (2.25%) CREST Certified
15 3 (1.69%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (51.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 47 (26.40%) NIST
3 42 (23.60%) PCI DSS
4 23 (12.92%) GDPR
5 14 (7.87%) Cyber Essentials
5 14 (7.87%) NCSC
6 11 (6.18%) SOC 2
7 8 (4.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 7 (3.93%) Accessibility
8 7 (3.93%) NIST 800
9 6 (3.37%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 6 (3.37%) JSP 440
10 4 (2.25%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 4 (2.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (1.69%) COBIT
12 2 (1.12%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (1.12%) ISO 9001
12 2 (1.12%) SEPA
13 1 (0.56%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.56%) PMO
System Software
1 16 (8.99%) Virtual Machines
2 5 (2.81%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.56%) IAG
Systems Management
1 8 (4.49%) RSA Archer
2 7 (3.93%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 4 (2.25%) Terraform
4 2 (1.12%) Grafana
4 2 (1.12%) Opsgenie
5 1 (0.56%) Cilium
5 1 (0.56%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.56%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.56%) Nessus
5 1 (0.56%) Nmap
5 1 (0.56%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 20 (11.24%) Microsoft
2 19 (10.67%) Palo Alto
2 19 (10.67%) Tenable
3 16 (8.99%) CrowdStrike
4 14 (7.87%) SAP
5 6 (3.37%) Google
5 6 (3.37%) OpenAI
6 4 (2.25%) Apple
7 2 (1.12%) GoldenSource
7 2 (1.12%) PagerDuty
7 2 (1.12%) Splunk
8 1 (0.56%) CyberArk
8 1 (0.56%) Qualys
8 1 (0.56%) ServiceNow